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Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services

Low Vision Support Group

Come to the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library on the third

Monday of each Month at 5 pm. For more information, please call

Jeanette Sickel at 229-872-3620 or Woody Woodward at

229-220-0824

Book Clubs @ Your Library

We have started a new book club at the Miller County Library! The club meets on the last Thursday of each month at 6 pm. To join the book club, call us at 229-758-3131.

The Bainbridge Bookworms at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library will discuss Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt on August 12th at 6 pm. The club will read Lost Horizon by James Hilton for September. For more information about the book club, call the library at 229-248-2665, ext. 112.

The Bookends Book Club at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library will meet on August 26th at 10 am to discuss Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. The club will read The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See for September.

The First Tuesday Book Club at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library will meet on August 6th at 10 am to discuss Taken, by local author Jessie Roland. The club will read The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan. To join the First Tuesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-758-3131.

The First Wednesday Book Club will meet on August 7th at 10 am at the Seminole County Public Library and will discuss The Source by James A. Michener. The club will read A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith for September. To Join the First Wednesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-524-2665.

Programs for Kids

Programs for Adults

Free Passes

Once Upon a Story . . .

Check out local toddler and story times at your library!

Decatur County hosts Toddler Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am.

Miller County hosts Toddler Time on the third Thursday of each month at 10 am.

Seminole County hosts Story Time on the second Tuesday of each month at 4 pm.

Join us for stories, songs, and activities!

New Books at the Library!

Window On the Bay: A Novel
by Debbie Macomber

Encouraged by her best friend to start dating again, a Seattle intensive care nurse and empty nester unexpectedly catches the attentions of her injured mother's stoic surgeon. By the best-selling author of the Rose Harbor Inn series.

Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
by Guillermo del Toro

An Oscar-winning writer-director and a New York Times best-selling author have come together to transform Guillermo del Toro’s hit movie, Pan’s Labyrinth, into an epic and dark fantasy novel, complete with haunting illustrations and enchanting short stories that flesh out the folklore of this fascinating world.

The Chain
by Adrian McKinty

A parent receives a panicked phone call from a stranger who reveals that both of their children have been kidnapped by someone who demands that they abduct another child to prevent the murders of their own.

New Children's Books at the Library!

Camp Average
by Craig Battle

When a new camp director, who is obsessed with winning, pushes Mack and his friends into a high-stakes baseball tournament and an intense training schedule, the boys come up with a plan of their own.

You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks
by Evan Turk

The award-winning creator of The Storyteller celebrates the beauty and importance of America's national parks, combining lyrical verses with sumptuous illustrations of protected areas ranging from the Maine coast to the Hawaiian volcanoes.

If I Was the Sunshine
by Julie Fogliano

The award-winning author of If You Want to See a Whale and the illustrator of President Obama's Of Thee I Sing combine lyrical, thought-provoking verses with warmly evocative art in a celebration of the awe-inspiring nature of relationships, love and connection. 175,000 first printing.

Schedule of Upcoming Events

1st Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Minecraft Club 4 pm DEC

Legos & More 4 pm MIL

5th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

DIY Craft Club 6 pm DEC

6th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

First Tuesday Book Club 10 am MIL

7th First Wed. Book Club 10 am SEM

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

8th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Fortnite at the Library 4 pm MIL

Maximize Your Retirement 5 pm DEC

12th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

Maximize Your Retirement 4 pm MIL

Bainbridge Bookworms 6 pm DEC

13th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Minecraft Club 4 pm MIL

Story Time 4 pm SEM

14th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

15th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Toddler Time 10 am MIL

Legos & More 4 pm DEC

19th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

Low Vision Support Group 5 pm DEC

20th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

21st Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

22nd Toddler Time 10 am DEC

26th Bookends Book Club 10 am DEC

Craft Club 3:30 pm SEM

Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

27th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Minecraft Club 4 pm SEM

28th Disaster Relief

Support Group 10 am SEM
Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

29th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Financial Advice: Paying Off Debt

11:30 am DEC

Last Thursday Book Club 6 pm MIL

* Registration Required

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

Board Meetings

Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting:

August 13, 5 pm

Bookmobile Schedule

August 5th Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 am

August 7th Recovery Community Center 10-11 am

August 21st Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 am

August 28th Parkside Mini Mart 10-11 am

The Bookmobile containing books, DVDs, and more travels to a stop near you!

Visit Ms. Arlene to get your hands on these materials.