As part of its mission to provide independent learning and recreational opportunities for our community, the Library has committed to featuring changing exhibits that help supplement and highlight our existing services and collections, as well as excite the curiosity and imagination of our community members. These educational and artistic exhibits are offered at no cost to our community.

September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World Poster Exhibition

The poster exhibition was developed by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

When: Tuesday, September 1 - Wednesday, September 30

Where: Josey Ranch Lake Library

Cost: Free

About the Exhibit

In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Carrollton Public Library will host an educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks.

Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival photographs and images of artifacts from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s permanent collection. It explores the consequences of terrorism on individual lives and communities at the local, national, and international levels, and encourages critical thinking about the legacies of 9/11. 

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MUMENTOUS Exhibit

MUMENTOUS is a special collaboration between Texas Lakes Trail Region, author Amy J. Schultz, and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections with sponsorship from the Arlington Museum of Art.

Exhibition possible courtesy of the Friends of the Carrollton Public Library

When: Tuesday, September 8 - Saturday, October 31

Where: Josey Ranch Lake Library

Cost: Free

Exhibit Rules

1. No food or drink is allowed around exhibit at any time.
2. No touching of any part of the Exhibition

About the Exhibit

Visit the Josey Ranch Lake Library this fall to view MUMENTOUS, an exhibit exploring the big, bold, and unique history, culture, and evolving traditions of high school homecoming mums in Texas.

"The closest you'll ever get to seeing someone actually wear their heart on their sleeve is in Texas, every fall, at the local high school homecoming game."

Experience MUMENTOUS, a visual history that explores the evolution of Texas high school homecoming mums from their humble beginnings in the early 1900s through today’s highly-varied practices.

The exhibit’s panels cover a number of topics including the emergence of high school football, fan and pop culture, the DIY movement, entrepreneurship, and women as tradition-keepers.

MUMENTOUS is a special collaboration between Texas Lakes Trail Region, author Amy J. Schultz, and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections with sponsorship from the Arlington Museum of Art.

The exhibit is based on research for Schultz's book entitled MUMENTOUS: Original Photos and Mostly True Stories About Football, Glue Guns, Moms, and a Super-Sized High School Tradition That Was Born Deep in the Heart of Texas. The book is published by Atmosphere Press.

About the Photographer and Author

Amy J. Schultz is an author and award-winning photographer who explores unique aspects of modern culture that hide in plain sight.

Amy and her husband Brian live in Texas with their gigantic golden retriever, Bentley. When she isn’t talking about homecoming mums, Amy is writing, taking photos, working with clients on creative projects, traveling, snort-laughing, or vacuuming up dog fur.

MUMENTOUS is Amy’s first published book, which was nurtured during her tenure as
Artist-in-Residence at the Arlington Museum of Art in Arlington, TX. Her first “books,” however, were collections of three-year-old Amy’s stick figure masterpieces stapled together by her mother. 

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