Muscogee County Library Foundation

Thank you to the Georgia Historical Society for featuring the Mildred L Terry Public Library this morning!

“The first public library for African Americans in segregated Columbus, the Colored/Fourth Avenue Library, opened on January 5, 1953. The existence of this facility resulted from covenants and restrictions barring the use of the city’s new public library by African Americans. The project was completed with expenditures of less than one hundred thousand dollars. The library was renamed the Mildred L. Terry Branch in 1981 to honor its first librarian.

Pictured: Images of Mildred Terry and patrons of the Fourth Avenue Library courtesy of Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System.”

Summer Reading is Underway!

The Chattahoochee Valley Libraries invite everyone, kids, teens, and adults, to join the Summer Reading Challenge. However you like to read, it counts!

Getting started is easy! Read just 100 minutes, and you're on your way to prizes, surprises, and more!

Check out https://www.cvlga.org/2026-summer-reading-challenge for all the details!

We may be bias, but the Library is the place to be, especially in the summer!!

Hats off to the incredible staff that make these programs possible!

Enjoy stories taken from the page to the live stage! 🎭

Columbus State University’s Department of Theatre and Drama students will perform scenes from their summer musical, “Finding Nemo”. Meet & greet the actors after their performance and take home a themed craft.

This is a FREE event for families and kids of all ages! No registration required. 🐠✨

📅 Tuesday, June 9
🕑 2:00 - 3:00 PM
📍 South Columbus Public Library (2034 S. Lumpkin Road)

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📚☀️ **Pages on the Move: Mill District Summer Tour with the Bookmobile is Here!** ☀️📚

Summer has officially arrived, and we are thrilled to launch **Pages on the Move: Mill District Summer Tour with the Bookmobile**, proudly presented by The Mill District, Inc., Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, and United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley!

This exciting summer initiative brings the joy of literacy, learning, and family fun directly into our neighborhoods, with stops in **Anderson Village, Bibb City, City Village, and North Highland**. Families of all ages are invited to enjoy **great books, interactive activities, engaging story times, and memorable community experiences completely FREE!**

📖 **How You Can Participate:**
✅ Share the attached flyer with family, friends, neighbors, and your networks.
✅ Join us at one or more Bookmobile tour stops throughout the summer.
✅ Help spread the word about the importance of literacy and lifelong learning in our community.

🚩 Directional signs will be posted at each location to guide families to the Bookmobile. Just follow the signs and get ready for a fun-filled experience centered around books, imagination, learning, and community connection.

Together, we can help inspire a lifelong love of reading while creating meaningful opportunities for children and families across The Mill District.

📚 **Come roll with us this summer and discover the magic of books in The Mill District! We can’t wait to see you along the tour!** 🚐✨

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You still have TWO opportunities to see Fiddlin’ Dan the Mountain Man today at the Columbus Public Library at 10am and 2pm! ✨🦕📚