The Summer Reading Program is almost over! Summer Reading is a program hosted nation-wide by thousands of libraries meant to excite our communities to the joy found in reading. This is our last week of programs and events for SRP. Soon we will be giving away the amazing prizes donated by the incredibly supportive businesses of our town. It is never too late to register! All you have to do is read, listen, watch, attend and have fun! Challenge ends July 5.

June 27 | AARP Defensive Driving Course | 9 a.m.-4pm

Sign up for an AARP Safe Driver Defensive Course and receive a discount on your car insurance (see you provider to ensure your discount).  Space is limited, sign up at the Circulation Desk. Course is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members.

June 28 | Magician Arthur Atsma | Noon

Get ready to be amazed! Sleight of hand artist, magician, musician, entertainer extraordinaire, Arthur Atsma is back!! Arthur has been entertaining audiences across the U.S. for over 20 years. Contemplate the impossible as Arthur dazzles your mind.

All TCPLS branches will be closed for Independence Day, Thursday, July 4.  Normal hours resume Friday, July 5.  

July 9 | Book to Art Book Club | 3 p.m.

Join the book club that brings the words to life. Each month, we meet to discuss a different book and create an original piece of art inspired by the plot of the story. Sign up to join at our Circulation Desk and check-out a copy of the month’s selection.

Tuesdays | Friends of the Library Book Sale | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

We are currently updating the Thomas County Resource Directory for the 2019-2020 year!! If you have an entry or would like to be included, contact Samantha Hanchett at (229) 225-5252 or email your changes to marketing@tcpls.org.

Become a member of the Friends of the Library today! Forms for 2019 membership are available and our library staff will be happy to answer your questions. Your participation helps the library with programming, books and other materials added to the library.  

Adult Literacy at the Library! Looking to improve your reading skills or know of someone who is? Are you preparing for the GED?  Would you like to volunteer to assist with Adult Literacy? Contact Samantha Hanchett at (229) 225-5252 for more information.

Are you an e-reader? The library offers an online database full of FREE Audiobooks, E-books and magazines you can download directly to your device. All you need is your library card and online password. Go to www.tcpls.org and click on the RBDigital link to begin downloading today!

Check us out online and on your phone!

Facebook – @ThomasCountyPublicLibrarySystem

Instagram – @tcpls

Twitter – TCPLS229

Website – www.tcpls.org 

REFERENCE 

Computer and Technology Classes: 

• Wednesday and Friday, July 10 and 12, at 10.30 a.m. – Computer Basics. Learn the core basics of operating a computer.

TEENS

• Monday, June 24 at 1.30 p.m. – Maker Space. The Maker Space is open! Tinker with all the technology within, including 3D printing, robotics and more.

• Tuesday, June 25 at 1 p.m. – DIY Tie-Dye. Bring whatever you want to tie-dye and let us get to it!

• Wednesday, June 26 at 1.30 p.m. – Gamers Club. All games, all the time.

• Friday, June 28 at 2 p.m. – Afternoon Movie: “Avatar” and end of the program celebration (we have pizza).

CHILDREN

• Monday, June 24 at 10.30 a.m. – Slime Time!! Make some slime and let us clean up to mess.

• Wednesday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. – Story Time. Listen to some awesome space stories and make a cool space craft after! Intended for ages 2 to 4.

• Friday, June 28 at 10.30 a m. – Magician Arthur Atsma! Get ready to be amazed by the magical feats of Arthur!  

• Tuesday, July 9 at 2 p.m. – Lego Fun. Join us for some building fun and create anything your mind imagines!

• Thursday, July 11 at 2 p.m. – Afternoon Movie. Stop in for popcorn and the classic Disney film, “Aladdin”!

BRANCHES:

Boston: 

Every Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. Join us at the library for a game of Quiddler! Quiddler an incredibly fun card game that challenges players to create words out of an increasing hand of cards. 

• Monday, June 24 at 10 a.m. – Story Time. Listen to a fun space book and make a cornstarch craft.

• Thursday, June 27 at 11 a.m. – Magician Arthur Atsma. Get ready to be amazed by the magical feats of Arthur!  

Coolidge: 

• Tuesday, June 25 at 2 p.m. – Adult Bingo. Enjoy an afternoon of socializing and some lively rounds of Bingo!  Overall winner will receive a $10 gift card. Refreshments served.

• Thursday, June 27 at 4.30 p.m. – Magician Arthur Atsma. Get ready to be amazed by the magical feats of Arthur!  

• Tuesday, July 2 at 4.30 p.m. – Lego Play. Come build something fun with Legos!

• Thursday, July 11 at 3 p.m. – Craft Time. Mold or sculpt something awesome with air-dry clay.

Ochlocknee:

• Tuesday, June 25 at 3 p.m. – Ice Cream and Writing. Enjoy a cone and write about your best day of summer.

• Wednesday, June 26 at 4.30 p.m. –  Magician Arthur Atsma. Get ready to be amazed by the magical feats of Arthur! 

• Tuesday, July 2 at 4.45 p.m. – Craft Time. Summer snow globes.

• Thursday, July 11 at 4.30 p.m. – Craft Time. Sun mobiles.

Pavo:

• Tuesday, June 25 at 2.30 p.m. – Space Science. Make your own stardust playdoh and learn how craters are formed.

• Thursday, June 27 at 1.30 p.m. – Magician Arthur Atsma. Get ready to be amazed by the magical feats of Arthur! 

• Tuesday, July 2 at 3 p.m. – Afternoon Movie: “Planet 51.”

• Thursday, July 11 at 3 p.m. – End of SRP Party. For participating in our summer reading challenge and a job well done, join us in celebration! We will have a DIY sundae bar, door prizes and announcing the reading challenge winners.

GOOD READS

“A Bend in the Stars” by Rachel Barenbaum

“The Binding” by Bridget Collins

“A Thousand Small Sanities” by Adam Gopnik

“Beyond Blessed” by Robert Morris

“Nanaville” by Anna Quindlen

Thought

“To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”  — Edmund Burke

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