First Regional Library

This week, Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation made visits to our First Regional Library branches in Coldwater and Senatobia, bringing several of their education ambassador animals while sharing sustainable practices to help save native wildlife.

Catch MWR again next week at the B.J. Chain Public Library in Olive Branch (Tuesday, June 30 at 2 P.M.), with additional visits planned for Southaven (July 7) and Hernando (July 10).

Last Saturday, the Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library hosted its "Puzzle Pandemonium Tournament", and the energy was fun! All participants took home their completed puzzle, along with some Reggie Bucks to spend at our upcoming Friends of the Library Book Sale!

Last week, the Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library held its First Responder Fair, accompanied by a related Storytime session. Kids visited with hometown heroes from the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, Oxford MS Police Department, Lafayette County Fire Department, Baptist Ambulance, and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency!

We'd like to thank our local first responders and the Oxford Parks Commission for helping us make this happen for the kids in our community.

We're closing out the fourth week of our SRP lineup with a jam-packed weekend of programs and events!

From turtles at Walls to Tai Chi in Olive Branch, from Wacky Science in Oxford to writing skills in Crenshaw, we have lots of fun, informative programming for everyone on Friday and Saturday! Be sure to scroll through to learn about these events, or visit firstregional.org/calendars for more.

Patrons at the Batesville Public Library have been busy showing off their creative side with this week's craft and Storytime activities!

From stone mosaics to petroglyphs, patrons of all ages created crafts relating to fossils and artifacts, while learning about some cool facts and history along the way!

Bob Tarter brought his “Animalogy” program to select First Regional Library branches this summer, including Horn Lake’s M.R. Dye Public Library. Kids got to see snakes, Gila monsters and other interesting animals as part of our ongoing Summer Reading Program!

Our Tunica Public Library patrons had fun checking out Andi Lehman's "Here Today - Gone Tomorrow" program, featuring live animals and educational facts on dinosaurs!

Only three chances remain to see this program at First Regional Library this summer, beginning Tuesday, June 30 at 2 P.M. in Como, followed by visits to Batesville (July 9 - 1 P.M.) and Senatobia (July 14 - 10:30 A.M.).

Our SRP lineup for Thursday, June 25 is full of special guests, fun kids' programs, and informative activities for adults!

Scroll through to learn more about select programs and events at these First Regional Library branches, or visit firstregional.org/calendars.

Our most recent Teen Tuesday at Hernando's James F. Anderson Public Library had patrons putting on their thinking caps and working together to make it out of our ancient Egypt-themed Archaeology Escape Room!

Adults and teens alike enjoyed taking part in another Jewelry Making Class at Southaven's M.R. Davis Public Library on Tuesday afternoon!