Holiday Hours, Winter Reading Challenge, & Talking Book Services

Closing Times:  All CMRLS branches will close at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23 and return to normal hours Thursday, December 26.  For the New Year’s holiday, branches will close at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 and return to normal hours Thursday, January 2.

Winter Reading Challenge:  Sign up on Beanstack for our Winter Reading Challenge, which will run from January 1-31!  However, you can start registering Monday, December 23. Participants in the Reading Challenge will receive fine forgiveness. Start logging your books January 1. When you read four books will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card.  If you read another four books, you get another entry. And if you read a total of 12 books for the month, your name goes into the drawing 3 times. Plus, you receive a CMRLS Perks sheet giving you $5 FREE fines, 10 free black and white copies and 10 free color copies as a thank you from CMRLS for your support of your local library.

Talking Book Services: If you are unable to read standard print because of a visual, physical, or organic reading disability, ask about registering for our free talking book service!  The Mississippi Library Commission provides eligible patrons with a digital audio device and a large catalogue of fiction and non-fiction books and magazines for all ages.