Spooky Season at the MGCC Library!

It's officially spooky season, and Harold Skellington III has decided to come visit the MGCC Library again! He will be spending the entire month of October learning about all of our library resources. Stop by each week in October to see what Harold is up to.

Students can enter for a chance to win a $25 Domino's gift certificate! Raffle tickets will be located at the circulation desk. Just let us know where you saw Harold and what library resource he was using! (Multiple entries are allowed, but only one entry per library resource.)

Also, be sure to check out our spoooooky book display. We've got vampires and ghosts, monsters and murder mysteries! Stop by today and find a new book to sink your teeth into!

Here are our Library Staff Picks for October:

Sara B. - Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Sara Jane - The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Sara C. - The Queen by Nick Cutter

Lilli - Dracula by Bram Stoker
Katie - Rouge by Mona Awad
Nova - Eynhallow by Tim McGregor

Happy Halloween from the MGCC Library!

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