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Playdoh Club: Young patrons sit around tables in the community room using dough tools to make brightly colored creations with Playdough. Sensory Bins sorting: A young patron sits at a table sorting fuzzy pom poms into matching cups.

After School at the Oglethorpe County Library

We have so many fun after school programs planned here at the Oglethorpe County Library! We are hosting Playdoh Club

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Family History & Genealogy with library logo, a graphic of a family tree over a photo of research materials, pens, papers and books

Family History & Genealogy

Join us at the Oglethorpe County Library on Saturday, October 11, 2025 to learn how to research your family history

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Ghosts Between the Shelves With Special Guests Georgia Paranormal Investigations on the cover of a book with ghosts on it and stars behind it.

Ghosts Between the Shelves

The Oglethorpe County Library is hosting Georgia Paranormal Investigations on Saturday, October 4, 2025! This science based team will talk

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Homeschool Hangout Oglethorpe County Library logo Third Friday Every Month 3 to 4 PM with graphics of a young patron reading a book and several young patrons drawing on a chalkboard

Homeschool Hangout

Homeschool Hangout is BACK! We will meet the 3rd Friday of every month from 3-4 PM here at the Oglethorpe

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Talk Like a Pirate Day! with graphics of a young pirate boy, a green parrot sitting on a spy glass looking at a treasure map

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Join us here at the Oglethorpe County Library on Friday, September 19 for Talk Like a Pirate Day! Float on by

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Teen Open Studio: Air Dry Clay Creations Sept 12 at 4:30 PM for Middle Grade and High School age youth with graphics of art supplies and crafting materials, including: scissors, ribbon, paper clips, buttons and a glue bottle with spilled glue.

Teen Open Studio

New TEEN events are coming this Fall! Teen Open Studio is a time for middle grade and high school teens

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Family Health Resource Fair across a blue banner with library logo and a circle shaped photo of a family smiling.

Family Health Resource Fair

Join us here at Oglethorpe County Library for our Family Health Resource Fair!  Come participate in activities to learn ways

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Library staff members in matching tie dye Color Our World summer reading shirts in front of the library building's entrance

New Staff at the Oglethorpe County Library

We have some new faces at the Oglethorpe County Library! We welcomed our new Children’s Program Specialist, Beth Akins, in

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Line Dancing Fridays at 4 PM For Middle School and up with a pink and orange cowgirl hat and upside down kicking legs wearing matching cowgirl boots

Boot Scootin’ Our Way Through Summer

Join us here at the Oglethorpe County Library for Beginners Line Dancing every Friday this summer! Get out of your

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A cartoon of a classroom. The board reads "Create with Canva."

Create With ‘Canva’

Learn to create signs, graphics, slides, games, stickers and more using Canva! Canva is a great teacher resource and

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Neatly stacked children's illustrated books

Are You Ready to be a Published Author?

Each Thursday in September from 11 AM to 12 PM, the Oglethorpe County Library will teach you about writing

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Thank you for an amazing summer at Oglethorpe Library. Polaroid pictures of children laughing and playing at the library with an illustrated, yellow sun smiling in the background.

An AMAZING Summer at the Oglethorpe Co. Library!

Check out some photos from summer events at the Oglethorpe County Library.

A penguin freaks out atop a mountain of ice with a background of "I survived" book titles

Will You Survive this Library Party?

Time to test your survival skills!

Join in for lots of hands-on fun based on the popular book

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Snowed in at the Library. There are accompanying illustrations of pail and shovel, as well as a photograph of fake snow.

‘Snowed In’ at the Library in July?

Enjoy some ‘snow’ without the cold! Join us to play in a room with lots of shredded paper ‘SNOW’

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Drive in Theater on Tuesday, July 2 at 10:30am. The accompanying photo shows children sitting in cardboard boxes decorated like cars and watching cartoons in the library.

Kids Drive-In Theater

BEEP BEEP! Come for a morning of tunes and ‘toons– and create your very own cardboard rocket ship, car,

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Text: Percy Jackson Camp Half Blood. A fantasy landscape with a cyclops, a man riding on a unicorn, and a monster looking over a maze.

Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood

Calling all Percy Jackson and the Olympians fans! Ready to see if you have what it takes to be

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Woman on phone sitting on floor surrounded by cardboard boxes. Text reads "Your business, your library, and you."

Tools for Starting & Running Your Business

If you’re a small business owner, or hope to be, you know that starting and running that business

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Woman helps child using laptop.

Homeschool Resources

If you’re a parent that homeschools your children or has a child that needs a little additional help with their

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An illustration of a dragon sitting atop a pile of gold and jewels and curling its tail around the treasure.

One Day to Read Them ALL!

Painting by J.R.R. Tolkien from Smithsonian Magazine

Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each

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Woman reading on tablet.

Quick Guide to Library eBooks

The Athens Regional Library System offers patrons several ways to enjoy free digital eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more with a

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Beginners Guide to Online Dating. The text features illustrations of emojis surrounding it, as well as two people holding out their phones and showing each other's dating profiles.

Beginner’s Guide to Online Dating — Tips For Success

Somewhere between 20% and 45% of romantic relationships now begin online. If you’ve been curious but unsure about this

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Oglethorpe Story time

Have You Been to an Oglethorpe Story Time?

Every Story Time, at every library, is different and special. We suggest you visit them all!

Story Times allow children

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Yoga at the Library. January 20 at 11am. The background photograph is of women sitting on their yoga mats and pressing their hands together.

Yoga at the Oglethorpe Library

Join us here at the Oglethorpe County Library for a fun and relaxing yoga experience! All ages welcome and encouraged more >

Camp out movie night. Featuring a cartoon graphic of people sitting outside and watching a movie.

Camp Out Movie Night

Join us here at the Oglethorpe County Library on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 5:30pm for an interactive movie

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Super Friendship Thanksgiving. November 11th at 11am - 1pm. Photo op with cap! The text is included in comic book-like speech bubbles and is layered atop screenprint design flourishes. The central figure holds a shield with the American flag and looks into the distance.

SUPER Friendship Thanksgiving!

Join forces on Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 11:00am – 1:00pm at the Oglethorpe County Library and become

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Cloudy Solar Eclipse

Annular Solar Eclipse Event

Celebrate the Sun with us here at the Oglethorpe County Library! On Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 11:00am until

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A graphic that contrasts what people think success looks like (a straight, linear arrow upwards) versus what success really looks like (a chaotic arrow that loops shakily continues upwards).

Setting SMART Goals — Fitness & Health

Come to the OGLETHORPE COUNTY LIBRARY on Monday, October 2nd at 11:00am and join our goal-setting group to gain

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Friday Afternoon Unwind at Oglethorpe County

Oglethorpe Friday Afternoon Unwind — Pumpkin Edition!

After a busy day — or week — come hang out and relax at the Oglethorpe County Library! FREE

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Corner of a gold frame

Vintage Ghost Painting Party

Join us here at the Oglethorpe County Library for some spooky season fun! Swing by the thrift store and

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Several colored pencils arranged in a circle and pointing all their sharpened tips together.

Mindfulness Coloring

Join us at the Oglethorpe County Library for an all-ages relaxing coloring event! De-stress from the week with mindfulness

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An uncapped fountain pen sitting on top of a blank sheet of notebook paper.

OGLE-Worthy Writers

Are you interested in writing? Do you dream of holding your very own book in your hands? Then come

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A bee is standing on a white background

Lunch and Learn Series– The Buzz About Bees

Cory Momany, vice president of the Oglethorpe County Bee Club, will be giving a presentation about bee keeping and

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A green mug and an open book resting atop a wooden beam with gently rippling water in the background. The water reflects the sunlight.

(Deep Breath) Time To Unwind…

After a busy day — or week — come hang out and relax at the Oglethorpe County Library! FREE

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Available at select locations. Features a logo for hearing loop technology.

Athens Regional Library System Announces Assistive Hearing Technology in Meeting Rooms

Athens Regional Library System now offers assistive hearing technology with Listen EVERYWHERE hearing loops in select locations.

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A blue background with multi-color confetti in the air

End of Summer Dance ParTAY!

Join us at the Oglethorpe County Library 11:00am – 1:00pm, Saturday, July 29, 2023 for a Taylor Swift Dance

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Librarian handing a patron a Chromebook and smiling

Chromebooks Available to Borrow

Need a laptop for work or school? Check one out from the library! Thanks to a grant from the

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Shoppers standing behind table full of books, with text "Oglethorpe County Book Sale, Wednesday, April 12 to Saturday, April 15, 10am to 6pm"

Oglethorpe Friends’ Spring Book Sale

The Friends of the Oglethorpe County Library will host its annual Spring Book Sale beginning Wednesday, April 12th, 2023

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