Evon A. Ford Library Newsletter               
October 2026


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.
 
 
Check out these Halloween themed songs on Freegal or use our own CMRLS Creepy Music Playlist! With your library card, you have access to free streaming and 5 legal downloads a month on Freegal Music!




 
Birth to 12 years
 
Preschool Story Time
Come join the fun with Ms. Carly as
she reads, sings songs and makes a
craft. 
Every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5 
 
 
Colorful Toy Blocks On Yellow Background
Lego Logic
Ms. Anna Grace Carter with the
MSU Extension Service will demonstrate
how to build and construct like
an engineer.
October 19, 2026
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ages K-4th grade
 
Teens
 
Video Game Controller on Blue Background
Drop-In Video Games
Swing by and hang out with a
friend or play by yourself.
Every Thursday
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ages 13-18
 
 
Keepers of the Deck
Use your strategy and skill as
you battle your opponents in
a tabletop card game.
October 26, 2026
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ages 13-18
 
 
Adult & Senior Adult
Mahjong
Come join the Chinese game
everyone is talking about.
Every Monday and Friday
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Adults
 
 
 
The Book was Better
Adult Book Club 
Come join the discussion about
Remarkably Bright Creatures
and pick up a book for the next
month, The Great Gatsby.  
Fellowship and refreshments
will follow.
October 5, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Adults
 
Friends of the Library
Monthly meeting for anyone that
would like to join the Friends group.
  We will talk about business at
the library and upcoming events
while we enjoy fellowship and have refreshments.
October 5, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Adults
 
Three Pink Ribbons on Pink Background
 
Let's Wear Pink!
Ms. Mary Jane Tucker will discuss
breast cancer awareness with
the use of her personal story,
pamphlets and other aids.
October 20, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Adults
 
Colorful Threads on the Wooden Floor 
 Crochet Corner
Beginner or expert.  Come join
us for a place to hang out
and crochet.  All material
will be provided.
October 28, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Family
 
Author Sarah Walker
Gorrell 
Taylorsville's own Ms. Sarah Walker
Gorrell will debut her new book,
Secrets in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
  a novella of deception and
disappearance.  Come join the
author as she presents her next
book in The Sugar Mountain
Mysteries series. 
October 14, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Adults 
 
Fabulous and Over 50! 
Join Ms. Connie Ware of the
Taylorsville Florist and Gifts in
this stylish presentation and
runway show of clothing for
women over fifty. 
 October 8, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Adults
 
 
Operation Christmas Shoebox
Please help us collect items for
children during this month-long drive.
  Operation Christmas Shoebox is
an excellent way to give back to
children in need all across the
world. Please drop off items for
children inside at one of our boxes. 
The month of October
All Ages
 
Evon A. Ford Library
P.O. Box 430 | 208 Spring St., Taylorsville, Mississippi 39168
601-785-4361
https://cmrls.lib.ms.us/cmrlsbranches/taylorsville