Editing Quitman, Texas (section)

==Education==
The City of Quitman is served by the [[Quitman Independent School District]], a [[University Interscholastic League]] (UIL) class-3A school district. Recently, the school has produced a state championship in golf, UIL news writing, and powerlifting, and received first runner-up at the 2011 state [[University Interscholastic League#One-Act Play Contest|UIL one-act play contest]].

===Public Library===
The Quitman Public Library is located at 202 East Goode Street, one block east of the Wood County Courthouse.  The library was formed in 1975 when a group of citizens gathered to study the need for a public library that would serve Quitman and the surrounding community. The Quitman City Council chartered the library in 1975. The library's first building was in a frame house offered by the Liles family located at the corner of Main and Lane Streets near the courthouse square.<ref name="QPL_AboutUs"/>
	
In August 1980, a financial drive began to purchase a larger building to house the many books that had been collected from donations.  The community supported the drive, and the former facility of the First National Bank, at 202 East Goode Street, Quitman, was purchased.  In early 1987, a local fundraising effort was started for additional space in the library to accommodate a children's department, a staff book-processing area, and a community meeting room.  The library received several grants, and in October 1988, the Thurman Shamburger Wing was dedicated.

Today, the Quitman Public Library is fully staffed and houses a collection of nearly 30,000 items in a variety of formats; the library also houses the collection of the Wood County Genealogical Society. The library has an advisory board and active Friends of the Library group.

The mayor of Quitman and the Quitman city council are the governing body of the Quitman Public Library as it is a department of the city government.
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The Quitman Public Library is in the heart of Quitman and Wood County.<ref>Delene Allen, Civic Services Director, 2015</ref> -->