Middle Georgia Regional Library

Here are a few events happening this week in our libraries:

Step into a prehistoric world at the Hancock Branch on Tuesday, June 9 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM with Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discover Show! Dr. Sarah Tops will take us on an action-packed adventure with lifelike dinosaur puppets to teach fascinating dino facts through science, storytelling and imagination. This program is best for grades Pre-K through 5.

Adult patrons can learn about simple lifestyle changes they can make to improve their health on Wednesday, June 10 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Marshallville Public Library in the Healthy Choices Health Literacy program.

Teens can channel their creativity in a Teen Cricut Class at the East Wilkinson County Public Library on Thursday, June 11 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM, where they’ll learn Technology Literacy skills by using a Cricut cutting machine to cut and assemble craft projects.

See more events on our website by visiting www.bibblib.org/calendar

☄️ Our first Summer Reading Minutes Meteorite has been spotted!

Take a look at these system-wide stats so far as we near the end of our Kickoff Week!

Registered Readers: 12,021
Active Readers: 818
Minutes Logged: 367, 558

Tell your friends and family to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge if they haven't already, and check out books from the library each week to wipe out your 25 hour reading goal!

Just pick up a paper reading log in person at your MGRL branch, or sign up for the Challenge on https://bibblib.beanstack.org/reader365 to start tracking your reading minutes.

To learn more, visit bibblib.org/summer_reading

One day. 50+ libraries. 15+ TED Talks. One national conversation.

We’re joining libraries across the country to livestream TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding Futures, a powerful day of ideas designed to inform and inspire.

Watch 15+ original TED Talks with us. Stay for reflection and discussion. Be part of the conversation.

Saturday, June 13, 2026
Hosted in Washington Memorial Library's Genealogical & Historical Room

Session 1: 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Session 2: 1 PM to 2:30 PM
Session 3: 3 PM to 4:30 PM

Free and open to the public!

🎉 Today is day 3 of our Summer Reading Kickoff week! Take a look at these pictures of kickoff parties from across our library system!

🦕 Patrons at the Jones County Library were visited by the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History at Georgia College's Ashley Quinn, who showed them prehistoric fossils up close and taught about the animals they belonged to.

🌱 At the Montezuma Public Library, patrons got to explore Georgia history with the Atlanta History Center Travel Trunk, and learned about the importance of agriculture in our state.

🦖 At the Shurling Library, kids worked together to build a Triceratops skeleton! Once the skeleton was complete, everyone enjoyed snacks and a reading of If I Had a Triceratops by George O’Connor.

📝 Don’t forget, listening to a story time at your library counts towards your Summer Reading minutes, so be sure to add them to your reading log or in the Beanstack app!

📅 Be sure to visit www.bibblib.org/calendar to see all of our kickoff parties and other events happening all summer at your local library!

Here are a few events happening this week in our libraries:

☀️ This week is the kickoff of our Summer Reading Program!

📅 Be sure to visit www.bibblib.org/calendar to see all of our kickoff parties and other events happening at your local library!

Are you interested in meeting with other adults to read and discuss engaging books each month? Join us at the Cathy Ivey Community Library on Tuesday, June 2 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM for Meg’s Book Club! This month, we’ll be discussing Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.

Start your little ones on the path to Print Literacy at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library with Baby Story Time! This program is designed to help babies ages 0-2 start developing their reading and vocabulary skills through stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Drop in for a story on Thursday, June 4 from 11:00 to 11:30 AM, where parents and caregivers can also learn skills to help babies continue their reading journeys at home.

If you’re new to using desktop computers or just looking to refresh your tech skills, the Bloomfield Library’s Computer Basics Class can help you strengthen your Digital Literacy. Stop by on Friday, June 5 from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, where you’ll learn about the basic components of a computer, how they work, and how to perform essential tasks.

🎓🥳 Congratulations to this year’s graduating class of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program!

Every year we celebrate the success of pre-school aged children who log reading books, listening to story times, and practicing literacy skills 1,000 times with a graduation ceremony at Washington Memorial Library.

Graduates received a certificate of completion, a commemorative t-shirt, and their choice of a book to take home!

This program, also known as 1KB4K, is proven to help children ages 0 to 5 develop vocabulary and language skills critical to their success in school, and supports their ability to learn to read. We appreciate the Junior League of Macon for supporting this program.

You can register your child for 1KB4K by picking up a reading log at your local MGRL branch, or through the Beanstack App. To learn more, visit bibblib.org/1kb4k

We encourage you to register the whole family for our Summer Reading Challenge even after 1KB4k to help keep your young readers' literacy skills on grade-level and beyond! Click here to learn more: bibblib.org/summer_reading

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