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The Summer Reading Program theme for 2016 is Build a Better World! We'll be exploring how we can make our world a better place this summer, and enjoying fun, entertaining shows from our performers.

Registration for Summer Reading will begin on Monday, May 22, 2017 at all libraries. Participants will receive a reading log to keep track of every 15 minutes you read. Participants must read 12.5 hours to complete a reading log.

Each completed reading log is will be worth 1 chance to win one of six Kindle Fires at the end of the summer. All completed logs are due on or before Friday, July 14, 2017.

For those who submit a completed reading log, there will be a celebratory photo taken for the newspaper on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The top 10 readers' names will be listed in the newspaper. Pictures will be taken at the Decatur County-Gilbert H. Gragg Library at 10 a.m., at the Seminole County Public Library at 1 p.m., and at the Miller County-James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library at 3:30 p.m. We will also do our prize drawings at the photo, but winners do not have to be present to win.

There will be several fun programs at the library this summer. Read more to learn about all the fun we will have this summer. Be sure to visit your Southwest Georgia Regional Library System and be a part of a great Summer Reading Program!

Summer Reading is for Everyone

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM

HEADQUARTERS
Decatur County—
Gilbert H. Gragg Library
301 S. Monroe Street
Bainbridge, Georgia 39819
229.248.2665
Hours: Mon 9 a.m- 8 p.m.,
Tues, Wed, Fri 9 a.m - 6 p.m.,
Thur 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
& Sat 9 a .m. - 4 p.m.

Miller County—
James W. Merritt, Jr.
Memorial Library
259 E. Main Street
Colquitt, Georgia 39837
229.758.3131
Hours: Mon - Fri 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Seminole County Public Library
103 W. Fourth Street
Donalsonville, Georgia
39845
229.524.2665
Hours: Mon - Sat 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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The Summer Reading Program is available to children who are blind, unable to hold books or turn pages because of a physical handicap, or are certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability due to an organic dysfunction.

Contact the Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services at 229.248.2680 or 1.800.795.2680 for more information on how children of all abilities can participate in the Summer Reading Program.

Doc Atoms

Pete the Cat

Bright Stars Theatre

Will Keating

Thursdays in Decatur

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Toddler Time in Decatur

Crafting in Seminole

Stay Cool with a Book Club!

The First Wednesday Book Club will meet at the Seminole County Public Library at 10 am on June 7, 2017 and July 5, 2017. The book for June is Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. The book for July is At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen. To join the First Wednesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-524-2665.

The First Tuesday Book Club held at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library will be taking a break during the summer. Check back for Fall dates!

Seminole County Coloring

New Materials at Your Library!

Becoming Bonnie : a novel
by Jenni L. Walsh

A young woman determined to escape poverty secretly takes a night job in a 1927 speakeasy while maintaining her wholesome-girl identity by day, an endeavor that reveals her fiancé's licentious nature and introduces her to convicted felon Clyde Barrow, who entices her to become his partner in crime.

The book of summer : a novel
by Michelle Gable

Returning to the Nantucket compound where her ancestors built a once-grand family home, doctor Bess endeavors to pack up the crumbling estate against the wishes of her contentious mother, only to discover an astonishing family secret. By the best-selling author of A Paris Apartment.

Any day now
by Robyn Carr

A sequel to What We Find continues the adventures of the characters from Sullivan's Crossing, who greet diverse visitors at a rustic campground at the crossroads of the Colorado and Continental Divide Trails. (romance).

Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Florida
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

Book Annotation

Dragons love tacos 2 : the sequel
by Adam Rubin

A time-traveling sequel to the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos follows the advice of a panicked narrator who offers counsel about journeying into the past when the world runs out of the snack most loved by dragons (tacos) in order to resupply the planet.

The Princess in Black takes a vacation
by Shannon Hale

A sleepy Princess in Black takes a much-needed vacation and rides her bicycle to the seaside, where she plans to nap in a hammock, but her peace is disrupted by a roaring sea monster

The unbreakable code
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Uncovering a trail of encrypted messages in books by Mark Twain when Mr. Quisling's behavior turns mysterious, Emily and James are alarmed when each hidden book triggers an arson fire, compelling them to race against time to crack the code before more disasters occur. Simultaneous eBook.

The dark prophecy
by Rick Riordan

Leaving the relative safety of the demigod training ground with his companions, a disgraced Apollo embarks on a quest across North America to find a dangerous ancient-world Oracle while navigating the challenges of the evil Triumvirate. 2,000,000 first printing.

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

May

16: Book Babies 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

Legos & Games 4 p.m. SEM

18: Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

22: Summer Reading Registration Begins ALL LIBRARIES

23: Book Babies 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

Legos & Games 4 p.m. SEM

Coding Club 4 p.m. DEC

25: Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

Legos & Games 4 p.m. SEM

29: Libraries Closed for Memorial Day

30: Book Babies 10 a.m. DEC

June

6: Doc Atoms 10 a.m. DEC, 1 p.m. SEM, 3:30 p.m. MIL

7: First Wednesday Book Club 10 a.m. SEM

8: Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Coloring and Puzzles 1:30 p.m. DEC

12: Adult Coloring 3 p.m. SEM

13: Pete the Cat 10 a.m. DEC, 1 p.m. SEM, 3:30 p.m. MIL

15: Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Coloring and Puzzles 1:30 p.m. DEC

20: Bright Stars Theatre 10 a.m. DEC, 1 p.m. SEM, 3:30 p.m. MIL

Adult Coloring Program 3:00 p.m. SEM

22: Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Coloring and Puzzles 1:30 p.m. DEC

26: Craft Club 3:30 p.m. SEM

27: Will Keating 10 a.m. DEC, 1 p.m. SEM, 3:30 p.m. MIL

29: Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Coloring and Puzzles 1:30 p.m. DEC

July

4: Libraries Closed for Independence Day

5: First Wednesday Book Club 10 a.m. SEM

10: Adult Coloring 3 p.m. SEM

14: Summer Reading Logs Due

18: Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library Board Meeting 5 p.m. DEC

19: Seminole County Public Library Board Meeting 10 a.m. SEM

Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library Board Meeting 1 p.m. MIL

Southwest Georgia Regional Library Board Meeting 3 p.m. DEC

20: Completed Log Picture for Newspaper 10 a.m. DEC, 1 p.m. SEM, 3:30 p.m. MIL

31: Craft Club 3:30 p.m. SEM

DEC = Decatur; MIL = Miller; SEM = Seminole Counties

Summer Bookmobile Schedule

May

May 2 Attapulgus Community Center 10 - 11 a.m.

May 4 Recovery Community Center 10-11 a.m.

May 17 Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 a.m.

May 25 Parkside Mini Mart 10-11 a.m.

June

June 5 Attapulgus Community Center 10 - 11 a.m.

June 7 Recovery Community Center 10-11 a.m.

June 20 Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 a.m.

June 28 Parkside Mini Mart 10-11 a.m.

July

July 3 Attapulgus Community Center 10 - 11 a.m.

July 5 Recovery Community Center 10 - 11 a.m.

July 18 Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10 - 11 a.m.

July 26 Parkside Mini Mart 10-11 a.m.