July events at the Morton Library

                                           

Summer reading is still going strong! We still have a lot of fun online activities for all ages.

For adults, we have Blue Feather Bakery and fun crafts to make.

For Tweens/Teens, we have Who's Tail is it Anyway? Trivia.

We have lots of Preschool Story Times, the Hattiesburg Zoo, and the Mississippi Aquarium!

These are all great virtual events that you can enjoy as a family.

Our in-house Family Story Time is July 8 at 5 p.m. Be sure to go to our online calendar to register for this event or call the library at 601-732-6288.

The link to register is below.

https://cmrls.evanced.info/signup

We are still having take-home crafts each week to pick up at the library so there is no excuse to be bored this summer, we've got something for everyone! 

There is always something to enjoy at the Library!

Sebastopol June Happenings

 

Our Summer Library Program is almost here! 

June 7 - July 16, 2021

Sign up today in your local library or online with Beanstack.
Beanstack has added a “Friends” tab to the Beanstack page. Those registered in Beanstack will be able to share their “Friend Code” with family, friends, classmates, etc. This means if you are Beanstack Friends with someone they will be able to see your badges, what challenges you are in, and your reading log. If you don’t want anyone to see these things, you don’t share your “Friend Code”. Friends can see a leaderboard where all your friends are listed and can compete against each other.

Once you are signed up for Beanstack you are able to complete reading goals to be entered into a Grand Prize drawing at your library. Depending on your age group you will have different challenges and a different prize drawing, as listed below: 

Preschool - 5 books - a Prize Basket

Kids (K - 4th grade) - 5 books- a $25 gift card

Tween (5th - 8th grade) - 5 books- a $25 gift card

Teen ( 9th - 12th grade) - 3 books - a $25 gift card

Adult - 3 books - a $25 gift card

If you need any assistance using Beanstack or logging your books, your neighborhood librarians are always happy to help.

In-House Program

Family Story Time

Wednesday, June 09, 2021, at 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Join us for Story Time!  We will have stories, music, and a craft. This week's theme is Farm Animal Tales! Registration is required by phone, in the library, or online HERE.

Virtual Programs

Family

• Freedom Ranch: June 11 @ 9:00 a.m.

• Police K-9 Department: June 18 @ 9:00 a.m.

• Museum of Science: June 25 @ 9:00 a.m.

Adult

• Craft With Rhoda Benton: June 10

• Author Visit with Suzanne Woods Fisher: June 17

Tween/Teen

• Pokemon Trivia: June 10

• Pokeball Terrarium (Take Home Craft): June 10

Click HERE for more Summer Library Programs around our other libraries.

June Happenings at the Morton Library

 

Summer Reading is almost here! Registration begins May 17th! We have programs and contests for all ages. We are virtual again this year but starting in June we will have our first in-person program! It will be June 10th at 5 p.m. and it will be a Family Story Time. You have to pre-register for this event and we can't have over 12 people per event. We are excited to have an in-person event again so be sure and call to reserve your family's spot for the event. All social distancing guidelines will be followed.

We have been reworking the shelves in the library to make room for all of the new books that we have been getting so be sure and come check out our new selections.

Fit Kits are available for checkout again! We have a lot of good choices of exercise equipment to check out.  Did you know we also have cake pans that you can check out? We have a lot of cute character-shaped cake pans and regular cake pans that you can check out like a book. This way you don't have to buy a pan to just use one time. 

We hope to see you soon!

 

May Events at the Morton Library

We are all set up early for Summer Reading! Please come by and see our amazing jungle! With the Summer theme being Tails and Tales we decided to go Jungle! We have monkeys, elephants, birds, and even a waterfall for you to come and see. May 7th will be the first day to sign up for Summer Reading so be sure and come by and get signed up to be entered into all of our programs and contests.

Summer Reading will officially begin June 1st. We think this will be a fantastic summer theme with lots of amazing things to make and do.

May 4th is of course STAR WARS DAY! May the Fourth be with you! Come check out Star Wars movies and books to make it a fun family day.

And don't forget all of our special Mothers on May 9th for Mother's Day! We have take-home crafts to make for Mom.  Be sure and do something special for her even if it's just to help around the house. A hug is worth more than anything you could buy.  

April at the Morton Library

 If you need to try and find something new to read, stop by the library and pick a book from the jar to try.  They are color-coded by genre of the book or just grab one for something totally different.  We will also be having National Library Week so we will be having a lot of great activities online for all ages.  We will also have take-home crafts to pick up in the library for all ages and even a family craft for the whole family to make together. Come check out a family movie and make some snacks and spend quality time together as a family! 

We would like to thank all of our Friends of the Morton  Library for all that they do for us all year long and would like to invite others to become a Friend of the Library and receive special library benefits and help to make our library the best it can be! We need your help to do this! Memberships can be picked up at the library. The enrolment fee for joining is Students $1, individuals $5, family $10, and a business $25 per year. This is a great way to help out your local library!

We are slowly trying to update the inside of the library to make it more enjoyable for you so come by and see the progress!

March Events For The Morton Library

 The month of March is always a fun month!

It is Dr. Seuss's Birthday and Read Across America!  We have a lot of fun planned with Dr. Seuss crafts to pick up at the library and Don't forget to come check out all of your favorite Dr. Seuss books!  We all love Dr. Seuss and all of his books so make this a fun day! 

St Patrick's Day is March 17th so don't forget to wear green!

March 20th is the first day of  Spring! I know we are all ready for it!  Plan on doing something fun outside or come to the Library and check out our books on Spring flower planting. This is the time to get all of our gardens and flower beds ready for summer. 

Our Adult Online Event is With Brian Easterling a former champ on the Forged in Fire T.V. show. Be sure to go online and watch his demonstrations. The video will be online all month.

Please go to our Online Event Calendar to see all of the exciting stories and crafts for all ages.

January Events for The Morton Library

       

   Just because Christmas is over doesn't mean all of the excitement is gone.
At the Morton Library, we are still reading, making crafts, and having contests! 
We have fun crafts to be picked up for our take-home crafts this month.
We are also having another fun contest! This one will show all of your creative talents!
It's making a snowman! The only rules are that it can't contain anything that will go bad or melt and it needs to be no taller than 24 inches high. Other than that let your imaginations run wild and see who can create the best snowman. So let the contest begin and may the best snowman win! Bring your snowman to the library no later than Jan 17th . The winner will be picked that afternoon. A small prize will be given.

   We have a great event for adults online this month. It is an interview with  Author Randy Pierce.

It will be a zoom talk on January 21 at 3:00 p.m. He is the author of the book Missy. Please join in 

and hear all about him.

Don't forget to return any books that you may still have at home from prior to covid, we are relieving

fines right now so please return any books you may have and we will take care of the fine for you.

December Events At The Morton LIbrary

                                                     

We have a lot of fun events at the Library this month!

     We have a Gingerbread contest where you come into the library and pick up a paper gingerbread man and make it look like something other than a gingerbread man. They need to be turned in before Dec 20th for judging and the best one will win a small prize!

 We also have a new take-home craft each week to be picked up. 

The week of Dec 14th come by the library to pick up your little Christmas treat.

We have a ton of Christmas movies and books for you to watch this Holiday Season so come by and see what all we have available or you can go online and reserve your copies to be placed on hold for you.

The Elf on the Shelf will be up to fun and mischief from now until Christmas so come by the Library each day and see what he is up to and to fill out your letters to Santa! We have a magic mailbox that sends your letters directly to Santa! 

 We look forward to seeing all of you and we hope you stay well and have a very Happy Holiday!

  

Turkey, Ducks, and Puppets, oh my!

Now that the turkey has been eaten, and sales have been attended, the Brandon Library is looking forward to celebrating the Holiday Season. This is definitely a party month for us. Be sure to check the calendar so that you don’t miss any of the fun.

If you have a few minutes this weekend while the library is closed, take a stroll through City Park behind the library and read The Twelve Days of Christmas by Susan Jeffers. We change the story every month so there is always something new to read.

You have a few more days to find your Library Duck! You can come every day through Friday, December 6. We will have the drawing for the Library Duck Hunt at the Puppet Show on Saturday, December 7. The winner of the drawing will receive a $100 gift card. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Brandon Library. Thank you, Friends!

Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m. in addition to the Duck Drawing, we will have a CMRLS Christmas Puppet Show and afterwards we will make some yummy wreaths out of donuts!  At the end of the program, we will all go to the park and read the Story Walk.

We have decorated the library and if you would like to take family pictures, you are welcome to come by during library hours.

Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

December Events for the Morton Library

On December 5 

We will be having our Family Story Time

We will be reading Christmas stories, playing songs and making a craft

Fun for the whole family! 5p.m.  

December 12

It's SANTA CLAUS!

Come see Santa and have your picture made.

You can make your own pictures for free or

we can make them for $1 with proceeds going to 

the Friends of the Library.

After pictures we will make an ornament craft.

Bring the whole family!

Also come check out our Whoville!

December 19

We will be having a Dungeons and Dragons game

for Teens.

It will be from 3-4 p.m.

Harrisville Happenings

Harrisville has some big plans for the month of October. 

To celebrate October being Teen Read / Tech Month
we will be exploring electrical engineering with Snap Circuits.
Snap Circuits are a system of modules that magnetically
snap together to complete an electrical circuit.
We have 3 different kits to explore. 

Snap! It's electric!

Tuesday, October 8, 2019, @ 4:30 p.m.

for Tweens (5th - 8th grades)

Thursday, October 10, 2019, @ 4:30 p.m.
for Teens (9th -12th grades)

Movies in the Morning 

Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m.

We will be watching the 1993,
Walt Disney Pictures, Hocus Pocus.
A young teenage boy releases a coven of evil witches.
With the help of his little sister,
new girlfriend and a magical cat,
they must steal the witches' book of spells
to stop them from becoming immortal. 

This movie is rated PG; runs 1 hr 36 mins.

Free event for the whole family! 

Family Bingo Night

Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 4:30 p.m.

Bring the family or bring a friend, it's bingo time again! 

Join us for some good laughs, yummy snacks, and great prizes.

Coffee and Cake with Friends

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 4:00 p.m.

Life is better with Friends!

Join the Friends of the Harrisville Library

for coffee and cake. 

Stop by and enjoy some cake and

learn more about what the Friends

do for the library as part of our membership drive.

October 21 - 25 is National Friends of the Library Week.

Harrisville's Candy Lane

Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 6:30 p.m.

Join the Friends of the Harrisville Library for their annual

Candy Lane at the Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Every child will receive a punch card at the door.

Concessions will be available for purchase by the Friends.

Bring the family or bring a friend,

you are sure to have a great time.

If you would like to participate in Candy Lane by hosting a table,

please contact Mrs. Kathie at the Library for more information. 

June Summer Library Programs for Morton Library

Summer is upon us and we are ready for our AMAZING Summer Programs!

The theme this summer is A Universe Of Stories so we are exploring space,

planets, aliens and getting ready for a great summer.

Every Tuesday Morning At 10:30 we will have

  Pre-School Storytime

June 4th: Space Ships

June 11th: Alien Crafts

June 18th: Rockets

June 25th: Aliens

K- 6th Grade

June 6th: The Farm Bureau will be here at 2 pm

June 13th: The CMRLS Puppets will be here at 2 pm

June 20th: We will be making an Alien Craft at 5 pm

June  27th: We will be having a very special event at 2 pm!

We will have a LIVE  feed from the NASA Space Station

with the Astronauts! 

We will also be making Galaxy Slime.

( while supplies  last)

This event will last approx. 1 1/2 hours

Teen

June 20th: We will be making Galaxy Snow Globes at 2 pm

( you have to sign up for this event ahead of time .)

Family

June 6th:  At 5 pm The Hattiesburg Zoo will be here.

We will have live animals and a great time.

Please come sign up for our Summer Programs and let's have a great summer! 

Rolling into the New Year Strong at the Pearl Public Library!

So, you would think with the busy programming year the Pearl Public Library had in 2018, there would be some down time and uh, just chillin' out right now. Right? 

NOT!

Well, actually there is some chillin' going on, just not that kind of chillin'! No, this is the brrr kind of chillin'.  It's cold themed programs. However, it would be nice if the temperature would straighten out and act like it's winter time! LOL!  

Already underway is the Snuggle Up and Read adult program. All you have to do is write a book review for every book you snuggle up with. Every book review is a chance to win a throw blanket and hot chocolate basket. The drawing will be held on Fri. Feb. 1.

Please mark you calendars!  Here comes the biggie! As February is Library Lover's Month, the Pearl Library is second to none in showing the community some good lovin'! 

It's the patron favorite Come in From the Cold With a Good Book on Wed. Feb. 13 and Thurs. Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day! This is the eleventh year for the event when patrons are treated to free cookies, donuts and coffee all generously donated by area businesses. 

Community Coffee, the Donut Factory, Dunkin' Donuts, That Special Touch Bakery, Sam's Club of Pearl, Wal-Mart of Pearl and Simply Southern Cafe and Grill in Flowood help out every year to make this event spectacular! The program is also sponsored by the Friends of the Pearl Library. Volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions about the Friends' group. Registration forms to become a Friends' member will be available.  

You really don't want to miss this! What a great time to bring your family and friends, sit in the little, sweet cafe the Pearl Library creates and just enjoy the free treats and fellowship!

We'll see you there!

THE SWEETEST LIBRARY LOVERS ARE AT PEARL!

Don't miss out! FREE cookies, donuts and coffee, all sweetly donated by Community Coffee, Wal-Mart of Pearl, Sam's Club of Pearl, Simply Southern, Dunkin' Donuts, Donut Factory and That Special Touch!! That's Thursday, Feb. 11 and Friday, Feb. 12, both days from 9 a.m. to 4 .m.! 

HAPPY LIBRARY LOVERS' MONTH AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

We'll see you there!

Florence - Family Movie Night

Come and bring the family to enjoy a movie and popcorn! it's FREE, FUN for the entire family. We will be watching Brave. Brave is a production of Walt Disney Pics/ Pixar and is rated PG 

For more information contact Tina Clyburn: Youth Services

Florence Public Library
115 West Main Street
Florence, MS 39073
Phone: 601-845-6032

M & Th 9:30-7:00
Tu & W 9:30-5:00
F 1:00-5:00
Sa 9:00-12:30

Fall Family FUN Fest... Florence

Wear your non-scary costume and come prepared for CANDY!



Come one, come all to the Fall Family FUN Fest! 

We will have a Bean Bag Toss, candy, Bowling, candy,

Little Debbie Walks, candy, the D.A.R.E. Car, candy, and much more!

Oh, and did I mention that you can win CANDY at the games?

You and your adults may wear your non-scary costumes 

or even come as yourself.

We hope to see you here!

Fall Family FUN Fest

Thursday, October 25th, 4:30 to 6:30 PM

Florence Public Library  

Mark Twain 100 Years Later

"The only sure things are death and taxes...but at least death doesn't get worse every year!"

Come join us Wednesday, December, 14th @ 4 pm, as Dave Ehlert, AKA "Mark Twain", a Branson, MO favorite, comes to the Magee Public Library.

Florence Library Fall Family Fest

Come Join us for Fun, Food and more...Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Florence Library. Where we will be hosting our annual Family Fall Fest. Program time will be 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  You are welcome to dress in costume, but please no scary or revealing costumes. This is a FREE program and all are welcome. We hope to see you there.

For more information contact:  Gwen Davis/ Tina Clyburn

Florence Public Library
115 West Main Street
Florence, MS 39073
Phone: 601-845-6032

M & Th 9:30-7:00
Tu & W 9:30-5:00
F 1:00-5:00
Sa 9:00-12:30