Magee Library Newsletter             
December 2025
All CMRLS Libraries and the Administrative Office will close Tuesday, December 23, either at their regular hours or at 6:00 p.m. for the Christmas holiday. Regular library hours will resume Monday, December 29.
 
All CMRLS Libraries and the Administrative Office will close Wednesday, December 31 at 4:00 p.m. for the New Year's holiday. Regular library hours will resume Monday, January 5.
 
Digital media and resources can be found 24/7 on our website.
 
 
Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Illustration of two mice one sitting and reading and one drinking tea
 
Register for the Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge December 8 – December 31 and have your fines forgiven. You will also have a chance to win a $50 gift card! Register by clicking here.
Remember to let staff know once you have registered so your fines can be forgiven. Don't have fines? Just enjoy the challenge and good luck on the drawing. Happy reading, CMRLS patrons! 
 
Don't worry about having enough room for your books while traveling this holiday season! Check out our digital resources and the offered eContent!
 
cloudLibrary
 
Hoopla
 
Comics Plus
 
Freading
Don't stress over a holiday playlist! We have you covered! Check out the CMRLS playlists here! Don't forget you can download 5 free songs each week! 
 
 
Community News:
 
Magee Christmas Parade
Tuesday, December 2
at 6 p.m.
Main Avenue
Click here for parade entry forms
parade_entrance_form_
2025.docx
 
Birth to 12 years
Pictures with Santa Claus
Tuesday, December 2 at
4 p.m.  Stop by and take your picture with Santa Claus before the Parade. No device for the picture? The staff can help.
 
 
 
Preschool Story Time 
Join in the fun with stories, silly songs, and a craft every Wednesday at 10 a.m. on December 3, 10, & 17.
 
 
 Lego Club Meeting
Wednesday, December 3, 10, & 17 at 3:30 p.m. - Come, family and friends, to build your imagination world with Legos. Share ideas and have fun.
Teens
Sharpie Painting
Thursday, December 11 at 4 p.m.
Come and have fun with markers in creating art!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Homeschool Hangout
Tuesday, December 16 at 
10 a.m.  Have fun in a
STEAM activity and a Christmas Movie.
 
 
Movie Day
Thursday, December 18 at 3:30 p.m.  Have a good time watching "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rating: G; Production: Universal Studios.; Duration: 47 minutes. Free Popcorn.
Adult & Senior Adult
Friends of the Magee Public Library will have their next meeting on December 4 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join!
 
Book Club
Tuesday, December 9 at 12:30 p.m.  We will eat a potluck lunch and discuss the book "The Shack" by William Paul Young. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant. The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?"  The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!
-Goodreads.com 
 
Color Me Calm
Saturday, December 13 at 
10 a.m. - Color until you feel peace and calmness.
 
 
 
Book Signing
Saturday, December 20 at 
9 a.m.- Magee native Lollie Wheat will be signing her new book, "Beneath the Magnolia: Barefoot Beginnings."  A heartfelt Southern novel, rooted in Mississippi soil and told straight from the heart, this small-town story will make you laugh, tear up, and remind you of where you came from. 
 
 
 
 
Click here to read last month's blog: 
  • Discover Your Roots with Heritage Quest
  • MS Driver's Education Program
Magee Public Library
120 First St. NW, Magee, Mississippi 39111
601-849-3747

https://cmrls.lib.ms.us/cmrlsbranches/magee