Archive for 2023

family fun day graphic with fox reading a book Family Fun Day!

Get ready for a truly FUN day on Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Athens-Clarke County more >

puzzle palooza Puzzle Palooza!

Think you’re a jigsaw puzzle master? Now’s your chance to prove it on Friday, June 9, at 2 p.m. Bring more >

Galaxy of stars Starlight, Diamond Brights & Movies!

Starlight, Star Bright!

Who doesn’t love learning about the stars? Join the Amazing Scientific Mr. Dodd for a fun-filled program about more >

Oglethorpe County Library’s 2023 Summer Reading Program

It’s summer reading time! Oglethorpe County Library offers creative, fun, and free ways to build a love for reading for more >

Two children carrying books. 2023 Oconee County Library Summer Reading Program

Excited to get prizes just for reading this summer? Learn more about summer reading for your age group and enter more >

American flags on gravestones Memorials, Mysteries & More

A Memorial Day Treat

If you’ve dropped by the Bogart Library lately, you may have noticed LOTS of excited children and more >

Spooky Party at Lay Park Spooky Party at Lay Park Resource Center

After School Party at Lay Park

This week the library is hosting a Wednesday Addams themed party more >

It's Party Time at Heard Resource Center graphic Storytime Parties at Heard Resource Center

It’s party time at Heard Resource Center!

Before we take a storytime break for summer at the Heard Resource more >

YA culture night famous world buildings YA Culture Night–Taiwan–May 9

Lín-hó! The Royston Public Library will be hosting a monthly Young Adult Culture Night. During this event, there will be more >

accgov seeks public input on potential sites for east side library through may 21 Public Engagement Sessions and Online Survey for East Side Library Announced

The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) will host community feedback opportunities and an online survey for eight potential sites identified more >

insect in hand Insect Zoo & Gardening Fun, Too!

Drop by the Bogart Library for hands-on insect and gardening fun, Saturday, April 29th from 11 am – 1:30 pm. more >

garden plants Meet a Worm (and Have Gardening Fun, Too!)

 It’s Spring and programs are blooming at the Bogart Library. Join us for our semi-annual Seed Swap & Garden Fun, more >

Photo of tennis racket and tennis ball laying on grass. Text overlaid "Tennis Story Time, Wednesday, May 10th, 10:30am" and logos for Oglethorpe County Library and Clarke Oconee Tennis Association. Tennis Story Time with COTA

This May, the Oglethorpe County Library is celebrating National Tennis Month with a special tennis-themed Story Time in partnership with more >

the u.s. and the holocaust documentary and discussion Film Screening and Discussion: The U.S. and the Holocaust

Join us for this special screening of selecting from The U.S. and the Holocaust. The three-part documentary, directed and produced more >

poetry event Celebrating Poetry

It’s National Poetry Month, and the Athens-Clarke County Library will be celebrating with original readings by local authors and students more >

lavonia library meeting grounds logo “YA Meeting Grounds” Lavonia Teen Programs

Lavonia-Carnegie has added a new line-up of weekly Teen and Young Adult programs under the banner of “YA Meeting Grounds.” more >

winterville library teen makers market Teen Makers Market at Winterville Library on April 15

Winterville Library presents a Teen Makers Market on Saturday, April 15! The market goes from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. more >

book madness bracket Book Madness After School!

 

Inspired by the annual March Madness basketball brackets, Aaron Heard Resource Center’s after school kids have been voting to determine more >

winterville library poetry month Poetry Reading and Reception with Poets of Winterville on Thursday, April 20

April is National Poetry Month. Reception begins at Winterville Library at 5:30 p.m. View the poetry we have on display more >

nea big read deaf republic NEA Big Read

The Athens-Clarke County Library announces a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read series exploring Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky. more >

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 until more >

vhs tape Digitize Your VHS Tapes at the Digital Media Center

VHS tapes don’t last forever. So convert your VHS tapes to digital files at the Digital Media Center to ensure more >

fanfest 2023 Announcing Fanfest 2023!

The Oconee County Library is pleased to announce FanFest 2023 on April 1st, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. more >

st patrick biography womens history New book clubs!

The Athens-Clarke County Library is hosting two special book discussions this month, one to learn about St. Patrick and one more >

legos Art, Science & Adventure! Oh, My! Programs to Brighten Rainy Days

The showers of Spring are upon us, but the Bogart Library has programs guaranteed to brighten any rainy day this more >

dungeons and dragons game Intro to Dungeons & Dragons

Interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons®  but don’t know where to start?  Come to the Athens-Clarke County Library on Saturday, more >

chick-fil-a storytime Chick-Fil-A Celebrates ‘Read Across America Week’ with Storytimes

Chick-Fil-A is going to be doing two special storytime events at both the Royston Public Library and the Lavonia-Carnegie Library more >

Meet the Staff: Kerry Cavanaugh

Kerry Cavanaugh retired from being an elementary school teacher in Athens-Clarke County. Kerry is a “Yankee”, originally from New York more >

Teenager wearing VR headset holding out hand. Above them is the text "Teen Tech Week." Teen Tech Week 2023

During Teen Tech Week 2023, the Oglethorpe County Library will dive into some of the tech resources available for teens more >

abc storytime ABC Storytime Has Begun!

ABC..123…Storytime with Miss Erika has started! Explore the alphabet with Miss Erika and her puppet friends! Listen to stories and more >

crayon colored mandala New Programs for All Ages @ the Bogart Library

Art inspired by artist Alma Thomas.

Happy New Program Year! The calendar year may have begun on January 1, more >

bling your prom Bling Your Prom

Prom Season is right around the corner!

Athens-Clarke County Library will be hosting our annual event Bling Your Prom on Friday, more >

aarp logo Free income tax help

Starting Feb. 1, volunteers with AARP Tax-Aide will be at the library offering free income tax filing assistance. Walk-ins are more >

spring into wellness flyer 1st Annual Spring Into Wellness at Wire Park

The Oconee County Library, Oconee County Parks & Recreation, and Wire Park are excited to announce the 1st annual Spring more >

sam deal day Story Time with Miss Sam

Story Time at Winterville Library meets every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

Each week Miss Sam presents a fun craft, stories, songs more >

book stack with glasses Two Book Club Opportunities!

Starting January 2023, Winterville Library offers two different Book Clubs to attend.  The new Daytime Book Club meets the second more >

overdrive and libby icons OverDrive App to be Replaced by Libby in April 2023

The OverDrive app will be discontinued at the end of April 2023. Therefore, we strongly suggest upgrading to Libby, OverDrive’s more >

runner silhouette on colors Friends of Lavonia Library–Carnegie Color Crawl

On April 1, 2023, the Friends of the Lavonia Library will host its 1st Annual Color Crawl! This color run more >

Georgia artists with disabilities flyer Georgia Artists with DisAbilities–Art Tour at Royston

From February 4-28, 2023, the Royston Public Library will host art created by artists of the Georgia Artists more >

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