May is Get Caught Reading Month! Where do you like to read? Most everyone has a special place or favorite chair that comes to mind when you find a few minutes in a busy day to read. Go to the CMRLS Facebook page during the month of May and let us know where you can be caught reading!
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---------- All CMRLS Libraries will be closed Monday, May 28 in observance of National Memorial Day. Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, May 29. ------------
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Check out the CMRLS Virtual Reference Collection, an online Library available 24/7 with information you can trust. Customer Service Email: custsvc@cmrls.lib.ms.us
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Summer Reading Signup For Children and Adults Starting May 21st! Ask about the Beanstack app and how to register online for Summer Reading Grand Prizes. Call the library for details. Children - Get your registration bag with a reading log, activity dates, and more! Adults - get your complimentary notebook and pen from FOBL just for registering!
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Baby & Me - Mondays @ 10:30 am Bond with your baby through music, movement, and stories. For ages 0-15 months Toddler Time - Mondays @ 10:30 am Stories, songs, nursery rhymes, puzzles, and a simple craft for ages 0-2 Kid Connection - Tuesdays @ 4 pm Activities for ages 6-12 May 1 - Cinco de Mayo May 8 - Chess Club / Chess Tangrams May 15 - Legend of the Loch Ness Monster May 22 - Legend of Bigfoot May 29 - Legend of the Bermuda Triangle Preschool Story Time Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 10:30 am Songs, stories, and crafts for ages 3-5 May 2, 3 - May Flowers May 9, 10 - Celebrate Our Moms May 16, 17 - Bugs May 23, 24 - Frogs May 30, 31 - Farm Animals Free Play!!! Duplo Play for ages 3-5 Wednesday, May 2 @ 11:30 am Lego Play for ages 6-12 Thursday, May 10 @ 3 pm Family Night Thursday, May 24 @ 6 pm Commemorate Memorial Day with us as we welcome the 113 MP Company and enjoy Ice Cream Sundaes!
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Middle Grade Monday and Teens: If I Could Go Anywhere... Monday, May 7 @ 5 pm For National Tourism Day, take a vacation from reality by describing/discussing your ideal trip if money or time were not an issue. For Ages 10+ Chess Club for Teens & Adults Tuesday, May 8 @ 6 pm For Ages 13+ Middle Grade Monday: Game Night! Monday, May 14 @ 5 pm GAME ON! We've got Jenga, Man Bites Dog, Apples to Apples, and more! For Ages 10-13 Teen After Hours: Game Night Friday, May 18 @ 5:30 pm Relax from the stress of finals and join us for another Late Night Game Night! There will be several board games, pizza, and snacks! For Ages 13+ Video Game DaySaturday, May 19 @ 12 pm This month we are playing: Mario Kart. For ages 6+ Teens: On the Catwalk! Monday, May 21 @ 5 pm Unleash your inner paparazzo and take pictures of your friends (or yourself) as we celebrate National Photography Month! Pictures voted the best will be posted on the CMRLS Teen Scene Facebook page! For Ages 13+
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Trivia Night @ Lost Pizza Tuesday, May 1 @ 6 pm It's Trivia Night! Join us at Lost Pizza Co. across the street from the library for tons of fun and awesome prizes! First prize is a $50 gift card to Lost Pizza Co. All ages welcome. Gardening @ Your Library Wednesday, May 2 @ 10:30 am "All About Sedges" by Master Gardener Nila McCullough Genealogy Club Thursday, May 3 @ 10:30 am Coin Club Thursday, May 3 @ 6 pm Word Salad (Brandon Writing Club) Thursday, May 3 @ 6 pm Do you like to write? Are you stuck mid-sentence in your future bestseller, or perhaps brainstorming ideas for your blog? Join us for writing discussions, critiques, and more! Brandon Quilters Monday, May 7 @ 6 pm Chess Club for Teens & Adults Tuesday, May 8 @ 6 pm VVA Meeting Wednesday, May 9 @ 10:30 am The Brandon Book Club The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Monday, May 14 @ 10:30 am Beading Class Monday, May 14 @ 4 pm and 6 pm Black and White Loom Bracelet $4 supply fee. Please register by May 2. Must have a bead loom. $8 if needed. Please let us know. Friends of the Library Meeting Brandon and Rankin Historical Societies Tuesday, May 15 @ 7 pm Join us for our joint membership meeting Special guest speaker will be Chandler Battaile, Jr. from Washington, DC with The White House Historical Association Light refreshments will be served DNA Discovery Group Thursday, May 17 @ 10:30 am Understand the differences in DNA tests and testing companies. Third Thursday Book Club for the Millennial generation Thursday, May 17 @ 6:30 pm Symphony of the City of the Dead by M.T. Anderson Weekly Activities Mondays @ 6 pm Bridge Wednesdays @ 1:30 pm BYOP - Bring Your Own Project Thursdays @ 1 pm Creative Crafters Thursdays @ 6 pm
Brandon Walking Club Saturdays @ 11 am Monthly Displays Artwork of Lou McDaniel Quilts by William J. Crye (Collection of Kayla Martin-Gant) Beanie Baby Collection of Leavie Moore Brandon Library will be closed May 28, 2017 for Memorial Day. We will reopen Tuesday morning at 10 am.
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