THOMASVILLE LIBRARY:

For ages 18+:

Beginner Yoga Class

Every Wednesday, 9:45 a.m.

A free introductory yoga class that moves slowly through a simple flow sequence, focusing on alignment and breath while working on strength, balance and flexibility. Great for beginners. Yoga mats available. Registration is appreciated but not required.

Identity Theft Seminar, presented by Envision Credit Union

Wed., August 23, 4:30 p.m.

Learn the various avenues of identity theft from Envision Community Development Manager, Kellie Merck. Focusing primarily on financial identity theft, Kellie will also touch on both medical and synthetic identity theft as well as the precautions one may take to prevent such a situation. Registration is appreciated but not required.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Every Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

For ages 0 — 11:

Story Time: Toddlers & Tykes

Every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.

Join us for an hour of read-aloud stories, rhymes and songs designed to encourage language and literacy development in your child. Story Time wraps up with a fun, simple art and craft activity. An excellent space to meet other caregivers and children in the community. Intended for ages 2-4 years with their caregivers.

LEGO Club

Every Thursday, 4:00 p.m.

Calling all child LEGO masters and first-timers! Our LEGO group meets every week to create and build whatever they can imagine. A great place to meet and mingle with other children interested in 3D creation. We also offer larger LEGO bricks for those who may find the smaller bricks tasty. Intended for ages 4-11 years with their caregivers.

At the branches:

Boston Library –

Art & Crafts: Bookmarks

Thurs., Aug 17, Drop-In Activity

All ages welcome.

Story Time & Craft

Wed., Aug 23, Drop-In Activity

Intended for ages 2 – 6 with their caregivers.

Quiddler Club

Every Tuesday, 2:00 p.m.

Intended for ages 18+. Call the Boston Library to join: 229-498-5101.

Coolidge Library –

Children’s Bingo

Tues., Aug 15, 4:00 p.m.

Intended for ages 4 – 12 with their caregivers.

Young Adult Art & Crafts: Scratch Art

Tues., Aug 22, 4:00 p.m.

Intended for ages 12 – 17.

Story Time

Wed., Aug 23, 4:30 p.m.

Join us for an afternoon of read-aloud storybooks followed by a coloring activity. A great space to meet and mingle with others from the community. Intended for ages 2 – 6 with their caregivers.

Meigs Library –

Children’s Art & Crafts: Fairy Garden

Tues., Aug 15, Drop-In Activity

Intended for ages 4 – 12 with their caregivers.

Ochlocknee Library –

Youth Art & Crafts: Confetti Bookmarks

Tues. & Thurs., Aug 15 & 17, 4:00 p.m.

Intended for ages 4 – 17. Minors under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Children’s Art & Crafts: Paper Weaving

Tues. & Thurs., Aug 22 & 24, 4:00 p.m.

Intended for ages 2 – 11 with their caregivers.

Pavo Library –

Trivia Bingo: Peaches

Tues., Aug 22, 2:00 p.m.

Intended for ages 18 and older.

NEW RELEASES:

The Glass Château, by Stephen P. Kiernan

One month after the end of World War II, amid the jubilation in the streets of France, there are throngs of people stunned by the recovery work ahead. Every bridge, road, and rail line, every church and school and hospital, has been destroyed. Disparate factions—from Communists, to Resistance fighters, to federalists, to those who supported appeasement of the Nazis—must somehow unite and rebuild their devastated country.

Asher lost his family during the war, and in revenge served as an assassin in the Resistance. Burdened by grief and guilt, he wanders through the blasted countryside, stunned by what has become of his life. When he arrives at le Chateau Guerin, all he seeks is a decent meal. Instead he finds a sanctuary, an oasis despite being filled with people every bit as damaged as him. But they are calming themselves, and recovering inch by inch, by turning sand into glass, and glass into windows for the bombed cathedrals of France.It’s a volatile place, and these former warriors manage their trauma in different ways. But they are helped by women of courage and affection. Asher turns out to have a gift for making windows, and decides to hide the fact that he is Jewish so the devout Catholics who own the chateau will not expel him. As the secrets of the chateau’s residents become known one by one, they experience more heated conflict and greater challenges. And as Asher kindles his talents for glasswork, his recovery will lead the way for them all.

Watch Us Shine, by Marisa de los Santos

Cornelia Brown is reeling from a terrifying act of violence when she gets word that her mother has been badly injured in an accident. Cornelia returns to Virginia, to the house she grew up in, and in the weeks that follow, she watches her mother Ellie struggle to recover, fluctuating between her usual crisp, can-do clarity and periods of delirium during which she seems haunted by a devastating loss from her past. In grief-stricken tones, Ellie begs Cornelia to bring her the Northern Lights, and despite her confusion at this mysterious plea, Cornelia vows to do so: “She was my mother and she wanted the Northern Lights; I was her daughter and would have given her anything, anything.”With the help of her prickly sister, Ollie, Cornelia embarks on a mission to piece together the lost years of their mother’s life: people, places, and events spanning Ellie’s late teens through her mid-twenties. Cornelia and Ollie’s quest takes them to unexpected places and into the worlds of strangers whose lives Ellie touched and irrevocably changed. As the sisters uncover truths about their mother’s life—some beautiful, some ugly, some tragic—Cornelia herself begins to heal, to forgive herself, and to find her way back home.

A QUOTE TO THINK ABOUT:

“Funny the things which civilization has to offer when one misses. Flooring is a lovely thing. Gives one confidence. During my five weeks’ occupancy the mud floor stayed wet in spite of great care on my part not to slop the water again. It never did properly dry, because the hut was necessarily dark. No direct sun came in, and the humidity was so terrific that even in direct sunlight nothing ever dried out. Curious to live on a slippery surface. A floor is a very important item.” ― Katharine Hepburn

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