Columbus Public Library

💥 500,000 MINUTES DOWN💥
The Chattahoochee Valley is reading its way through summer, and we've already hit 500,000 minutes in our Summer Reading Challenge!
Now let's keep the momentum going.
🎯 Community Goal: 2.6 Million Minutes
📖 Keep reading.
📱 Keep logging.
📎 Join the challenge, track your reading, and explore free events:
https://www.cvlga.org/2026-summer-reading-challenge

We had a fun time making bracelets for Black Disability Justice and Juneteenth at our recent Galavant with GLS program! Join us next time, on July 10th at 2:30pm, to play Disability Pride Month trivia!

This program will help inform beneficiaries on how Medicare works, including information on Medicare Advantage, prescription drug plans, how to avoid fraud, and answer any questions you might have!
Presented in partnership with Oak Street Health. 🩺

Event Details:
📆Date: Tuesday, June 23
🕚Time: 11:00 AM
📍Location: Columbus Public Library, Betty Van Cleave Meeting Room
📞Questions? Call us at 706-243-2691.

We had so much fun practicing using the Library's archival scanners and light box and learning good preservation techniques during yesterday's Preservation in Practice program!
Reserve your spot for the next one by calling the Adult Services department at 706-243-2691📱

Thank you for joining us today at History Craft Hour! We always love seeing new and old faces! Join us next time on July 1st at 4 to learn about Judith Huemann and create a fidget toy.

🍞 Ready to catch the baking bug?

Join us for a No-Cook Cooking Class: Sourdough Starter! We’ll be making a fresh sourdough starter together from scratch and teaching you exactly how to feed, maintain, and care for it so you can bake incredible bread at home.

📅 Saturday, June 13
🕑 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
📍 Columbus Public Library, Betty Van Cleave Meeting Room (3000 Macon Road)

⚠️ Registration is required!
Call the Adult Services department at 706-243-2691 to claim your spot today. See you there! 👋

What happens when you cross a Mountain Man with a Dinosaur? Hilarity happens, that’s what! Join us at the Columbus Public Library on Friday, June 5 as one of our favorite entertainers FIDDLIN’ DAN THE MOUNTAIN MAN joins us with songs and stories about his dinosaur friends. 🦖🎻
✨TWO SHOWS! ✨
10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

(Groups of 8 should call 706-243-2813 to guarantee your spot.)

Access thousands of eBooks and audiobooks in the easy-to-use Palace app. Enjoy titles with no holds or wait times, plus access eRead Kids and other digital collections-all in one place!
Learn more at 👉https://www.cvlga.org/download-stream/palace-project

Please join us tomorrow at 4 in Synovus Room A to listen to a short presentation about the artist, Kara Walker. Use your creativity to create a silhouette scene inspired by her medium. Crafts are designed for adults, but all ages are welcome!

There's no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than "digging" into a great movie with friends! All ages are welcome to join us on Saturday, May 30 for the page-to-screen adaptation of Louis Sachar's classic, "Holes". Special themed treats will be available while supplies last.
📍Location: Columbus Public Library auditorium
📅Showtime: 2:00-4:00 PM
🎞️Movie Rating: PG