THOMASVILLE LIBRARY: 

Our doors have re-opened from our temporary closure, meeting rooms and computers available for public use and we are offering some public programming. Just a reminder that our hours have been adjusted through the end of December. The Thomasville Library is open Monday-Friday from 9.30 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 9.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m. Our branches hours are, Monday-Thursday, 1.30-6 p.m. Curbside service is available upon request (call the Library for more details).

Saturday, Dec. 12 at 12 noon

Story Time with Mrs. Claus (at Farmer’s Daughter Tasting Room)

We have paired up with FDV as part of the Downtown Merchants Alliance’s “The Show Must Go On” Christmas event and are bringing Mrs. Claus to you!  Drop by The Tasting Room for a few stories read-aloud by our Children’s Department manager Amanda (AKA Mrs. Claus), snap a few pictures and receive an early holiday gift from the Library!

Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Friends of the Library Book Sale – $5 Bag Sale All December

New eBook Provider: Libby!

Our ebook provider has changed! We have switched to OverDrive’s ebook platform for libraries: Libby! Go to www.tcpls.org and click on the Digital Library link to create a free account with your library card and start reading from over 52,000 digital offerings!

We have a podcast!

“5 Questions From a Stranger!” This audio series connects two library users, unknown to each other until that moment, for a small chat on topics we should all be discussing. Expand your thinking and start questioning the world around you. New episodes every month.  Let us know what you think! And if you are interested in sitting down with a stranger, contact us at marketing@tcpls.org.

Story Walk Thomasville

Spend the afternoon in downtown and head over to Paradise Park for a casual stroll around our Story Walk! Our December story is now installed, so grab some hot chocolate from Grassroots and talk a walk in the Park!

Our 2020-2021 Community Resources Directories are here!  Stop in anytime to grab your free copy full of useful and updated businesses and organizations to help you get what you need. These free Directories are available thanks in part to Hurst Boiler.

Fun Library Fact:

Many people like to read a book as they relax on the beach. But what happens when you forget to bring one along? At a beach in Albena, Bulgaria, that’s no problem at all. There are three libraries right on the beach where you can take out a book or two. The first library opened in 2013. But it was so successful that two more were eventually set up. The three libraries have more than 6,000 books in 15 languages. There are no librarians on site. So readers simply choose a book and are asked to return it once they’ve finished reading it. They can also leave their own books behind on the shelves, so future visitors can borrow them when they’re in need of a beach read.

Check us out online and on your phone!

Facebook – @ThomasCountyPublicLibrarySystem

Instagram – @tcpls

Website – www.tcpls.org 

YouTube – Thomas County Public Library System

Podcast – Five Questions From a Stranger

Children’s Activities

StoryTime: Toddlers & Tykes

Thursdays at 10.30 a.m.

Our weekly StoryTime is back! Join our Children’s Manager, Amanda for a morning of songs, rhymes, and a few read-aloud storybooks and a fun craft. Toddlers & Tykes is intended for ages 2-4 and their caregivers. Facial covers are required for anyone over the age of 4. We also ask that attendees respect others’ desires for physical distance.

Crafts for Kids

Tuesday, Dec 15 at 4 p.m.

Swing in after school for a fun afternoon of art! We will be teaching the kids how to make a paper reindeer (or Santa) using a cut-out of their handprint. All supplies provided at no cost by us and we clean the mess. Intended for ages 4-7 years old. All children under 11 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

GOOD READS

“Life With the Afterlife” by Amy Bruni

“Bestiary” by K-Ming Chang

“First Principles” by Thomas E Ricks

“Group” by Christie Tate

“Cobble Hil”l by Cecily von Ziegesar

THOUGHTS

“We’re all strangers connected by what we reveal, what we share, what we take away — our stories. I guess that’s what I love about books — they are thin strands of humanity that tether us to one another for a small bit of time, that make us feel less alone or even more comfortable with our aloneness, if need be.”  — Libba Bray

3 MINUTE STORY FROM OUR SHORT STORY DISPENSER

“Rain in the Streets”

By Bolivar T. Caceres

The intricate sounds of Orozco’s Guitarra and

 the beep, beep, from passing automobiles fill

   the warm air, and rise towards the burdened sky as Rain materializes from thick grey nimbus clouds,    and falls onto the City; yet, the mood is not somber. It is Sabbath. The mid-April air smells of wet dog, and filth,   the smell of the City’s deep cleanse from morning showers. The birds perform their cantata   as Orozco orchestrates their instrumental. The asphalt sidewalks glisten from the rain, no   longer holding yesterday’s shit. The dusty jalopies, in the same parking spots   since 1983, are cleaned by nature’s car wash. The dry, cracked, winter soil brims with water,    retaining some for tomorrow’s growth. A black Family Dollar umbrella is burlier than the rain patter,    as its holder hunts for the morning brew at Big Block Deli,   keeping clear of swooshing tires, kicking up muddy water,   on drenched streets. Outside window plants, neglected by winter’s love, finally,   finally, taste the sweet waters from nimbus, too. The grimy, brick, six-story buildings, which cover blocks and   blocks of the Bronx, receive their infrequent cleaning,   now presentable buildings with homes to rent. And to see this, to feel this, to smell this powerful presence,   which comes into our lives once and a grey,   and gives, and gives, the gift of purification, and the   gift of life, is knowing that the change, the moment of revival,   the clear blue sky, blue like the sea, and the arms stretching   towards it, smelling the morning dew, embracing the demure   beauty of the new day, with cheerful anticipation, is becauseThe Rain has cleaned more than the streets.