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Have you looked at our SWGLAS website? Check it out at swgrl.org/swglas. You can find information about the library, current and past newsletters, and services that we offer

For any questions about the website or any of the other services offered through SWGLAS, please contact us at 229-248-2680.

1 on 1 Financial Advice

Legos

Minecraft Club

Book Clubs @ Your Library

The Bainbridge Bookworms at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library will discuss Peace Like a River by Leif Enger on January 8th at 5 pm. The club will read Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis for February. 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 January 28th at 10 am and will discuss The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. The Bookends will read Peachtree Road by Anne Rivers Siddon for February.

The First Tuesday Book Club at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library will not meet in January. To join the First Tuesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-758-3131.

The First Wednesday Book Club will meet on January 2nd at 10 am at the Seminole County Public Library and will discuss Look Away Dixieland by James B. Twitchell. The club will read Varina by Charles Frazier for February. To Join the First Wednesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-524-2665.

Fortnite

Knitting Club

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. Toddler Time will not be held January 1st.

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

Seminole County hosts Toddler Time every Tuesday at 10:30 am.

Join us for stories, songs, and activities!

New Books at the Library!

We Hope for Better Things
by Erin Bartels

A journalist discovers more than she expected when she is charged with delivering a box of photos to a relative she didn't know she had.

The Bloated Belly Whisperer: See Results within a Week and Tame Digestive Distress Once and for All
by Tamara Duker Freuman

A leading digestive diagnostician shares consultation methods to outline a program for eliminating uncomfortable bloat, helping readers to identify specific needs from an informed perspective based on the latest research and patient stories.

Flights of Fancy
by Jen Turano

Miss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the high society world she's always known and finds herself to be an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania. Mr. Ian MacKenzie is known for his savvy business sense and has built his reputation and fortune completely on his own merits.

New Children's Books at the Library!

Giraffe Problems
by Jory John

A follow-up to Penguin Problems finds an embarrassed giraffe trying to cover up the long neck he thinks is absurdly different from those of other animals before a turtle in a bow tie helps him realize how purposeful, and stylish, his long neck can be.

Potato Pants!
by Laurie Keller

Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in

The Eye that Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln
by Marissa Moss

A picture book introduction to the life and achievements of 19th-century American detective Allan Pinkerton discusses how he became Chicago's first police detective, established the nation's most successful detective agency, solved hundreds of murder cases and saved the 16th president from an assassination attempt.

Schedule of Upcoming Events

1st ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR
NEW YEAR'S DAY

2nd First Wed. Book Club 10 am SEM

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

3rd Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Minecraft Club 4 pm DEC

Legos at the Library 4 pm MIL

7th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

Knitting Club 6 pm DEC

8th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM

Minecraft Club 4 pm MIL

Bainbridge Bookworms 5 pm DEC

9th Chess Club 4 pm DEC

10th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Fortnite at the Library 4 pm MIL

14th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

15th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM

Chess Club 4 pm SEM

16th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

17th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Medicare Assistance 10 am DEC

Legos & More 4 pm DEC

18th Darkness to Light 10 am DEC*

21st ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR

MLK, JR. DAY

22nd Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM

Minecraft Club 4 pm SEM

23rd Chess Club 4 pm DEC

24th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Chess Club 4 pm MIL

1 on 1 Financial Advice 4 pm DEC

28th Bookends Book Club 10 am DEC

Craft Club 3:30 pm SEM

29th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM

30th Chess Club 4 pm DEC

31st Toddler Time 10 am DEC

* Registration Required

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

Board Meetings

Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library Board of Trustees Meeting - January 15, 5 pm

Seminole County Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting - January 16, 10 am

Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library Board of Trustees Meeting - January 16, 1 pm

Southwest Georgia Regional Library System Board of Trustees Meeting - January 16, 3 pm

January Bookmobile Schedule

January 3rd Recovery Community Center 10-11 am

January 7th Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 am

January 16th Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 am

January 23rd 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.