 All CMRLS Libraries and the Administrative Office will be closed Monday, October 12 in observance of the federal holiday. Regular library hours will resume Tuesday, October 13. Digital media and resources can be found 24/7 on our website.  National Friends of the Library Week is October 18-24, 2026! Libraries are so thankful for Friends. Our Friends groups make equipment, books, holiday decorating, refreshments, programs, and more possible in all of the CMRLS Libraries. If you are interested in working with a group to support your Library and better your community, a Friends to Your Library is what you want to be! Annual membership begins as low as $2 for students. Ask the staff at your library for information and become a Friend to your Library. Are you looking for a safe place to celebrate Halloween or Harvest Time with your little ones? Be sure to check your library events at right and then take a look at the Events Calendar for even more holiday events near you. |
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NEA Big Read with CMRLS: Stories of Us - Mississippi Dreams Map Stop by and tell us all about your hopes and dreams for your community! Write them down on a sticky note and place them on our Mississippi map display! What is NEA Big Read? The NEA Big Read is a national reading program by the National Endowment for the Arts, run in partnership with Arts Midwest, that funds community-wide reading events built around a selected book. The book chosen for our community is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. These programs are free and open to the public and will continue through the end of the year. We will also be giving away free copies of The Great Gatsby, so stop by and pick up a copy!  |
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Sandhill October Events
October 1, 3:00 p.m.
Lego Build with Heather Jennings from MSU Extension office. Grades K-4th October 7, 10:30 a.m. Making salt-free blends with Natasha Haynes from MSU Extension office. Adults October 14, 3:00 p.m. Pumpkin Painting. There are a limited number of pumpkins that were donated by The Back 40 Pumpkin Patch. Please reserve a spot: 601-829-1653. K-4th October 22, 3:00 p.m. NEA Big Read with CMRLS: Stories of Us - Gatsby's Sweet Trivia Challenge. Join us for a Gatsby trivia and cupcake challenge. Teens. October 26, 10:00 a.m. Acorn's Traveling Tales Preschool Story Time Join us for stories, music, and a craft. Fall and Halloween Coloring pages are available all month long. |
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Happy Spooky Halloween! by Lebron James
A not-so-scary, super-sweet Halloween story from #1 New York Times bestselling author, NBA superstar and Halloween fanatic, LeBron James (I Promise, I Am More Than) Happy Hallow-EEK That's what Zara and her friends scream as they walk into the Halloween Party the big kids are throwing this year at Hickory Elementary. Everything is spooky... a little too spooky The vibes are so scary that Zara and the younger kids worry they won't be able to have fun. Will the students--big and small--learn to work together to throw the perfect party?Find out in this heartwarming, humorous and hauntingly fun tale that is sure to make it the happiest, spookiest Halloween ever for young readers and Halloween fans everywhere.
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Bluey's Heelerween
by Jessica Magro
Play Halloween games with Bluey and Bingo in this fun picture book based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+ Bluey, Bingo, and Muffin are ready to celebrate Halloween They want to play a scary game, but their night is turning out to be more silly than scary. That is, until Dad makes it the scariest night of all Bluey follows the adventures of a lovable and inexhaustible blue heeler who lives with her mum, dad, and little sister, Bingo. Along with her friends and family, Bluey enjoys exploring the world and using her imagination to turn everyday life into an amazing adventure.
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Don't Let the Forest in by Cg Drews
In this YA psychological horror, two teen boys attempt to stop terrifying creatures that seem to be coming to life from macabre drawings.
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Dark Is When the Devil Comes
by Daisy Pearce
Unrelentingly scary and thrilling, Dark Is When the Devil Comes is an ambitious and chilling novel from acclaimed horror author Daisy Pearce.The woods are known as the place to avoid. What goes in, doesn't come out.Hazel has been gone from her small hometown of Idless in the English countryside for years. Now returned in the wake of a traumatic divorce and crumbling personal life, her simple plans are to lay low at her parents' vacated house, reconnect with her prickly sister Cathy, and slowly get back on her feet.Cathy is surprised when Hazel doesn't show. Their relationship strained from a fallout half a decade ago, she didn't expect them to get back into a sisterly rhythm...though she hadn't counted on Hazel bailing, either. But something isn't adding up. Other people in town whisper of a threat that can't be shaken. The woods are known for being restless. And Cathy knows the old saying.If you go looking for trouble, you just might find it.
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Jessica's News
October, yay! I am so glad you are here. I am not your pumpkin spice kind of girl, but I sure am a candy corn and fall-loving one. Fall colors are my favorite. I love oranges and browns; my kids always made fun of me for my favorite color being brown. They would say, "Mom, that's not a color!" They wanted me to pick pink or blue, but nope, I'm a brown kind of girl. And of course decorating is my favorite part. Who doesn't like a pop of color with mums, a cute scarecrow, and a bale of hay? Plus, this time of year, why clean out the cobwebs? You can use them for decor! I'm only joking, but I do buy fake ones to put up. For those of you who know my son, know he is not fond of spiders. So what do I do? Buy a giant one to stick in a cob web on the front porch that eyes light up red. I thought it was funny. He was not laughing so much. I hope everyone has an amazing Halloween. Try not to eat too much candy. |
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