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Have you looked at our SWGLAS website? Check it out at swgrl.org/swglas. You can find information about the library, current and past newsletters, and services that we offer

For any questions about the website or any of the other services offered through SWGLAS, please contact us at 229-248-2680.

Book Clubs @ Your Library

The Bookies book club meets at the Miller County James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library on the second Thursday of each month at 6 pm. To join the book club, call us at 229-758-3131.

The Bainbridge Bookworms at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library will discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Charles Dickens on January 13th at 6 pm. For more information about the book club, call the library at 229-248-2665, ext. 112.

The Bookends Book Club at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library will meet on Monday, January 27th at 10 am to discuss Educated by Tara Westover.

The First Tuesday Book Club at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library will meet on January 7th at 10 am to discuss Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin. The club will read The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn for February. To join the First Tuesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-758-3131.

The First Wednesday Book Club will meet on January 8th at 10 am at the Seminole County Public Library and will discuss The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. To Join the First Wednesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-524-2665.

Programs for Kids

Programs for Adults

Free Passes

Once Upon a Story . . .

Check out local toddler and story times at your library!

Decatur County hosts Toddler Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am.

Miller County hosts Toddler Time on the third Thursday of each month at 10 am.

Seminole County hosts Story Time on the second Tuesday of each month at 4 pm.

Join us for stories, songs, and activities!

Reading Rangers

Come to the library to meet Jason Parker, naturalist at the Seminole

State Park. Jason will read Walt Disney's Bambi and other stories!

Seminole County Public Library: Wednesday, January 8th @ 10 am

New Books at the Library!

Thin Ice: A Mystery
by Paige Shelton

The best-selling author of the Scottish Bookshop Mysteries presents a first entry in a new series that finds a best-selling writer escaping from an obsessed fan by hiding in Alaska, where she is embroiled in a local murder case.

Craveable Keto Cookbook: Your Low-carb, High-fat Roadmap to Weight Loss and Wellness
by Kyndra Holley

The founder of the popular food blog Peace, Love and Low Carb combines food, fun and feeling good in a cookbook that takes readers step-by-step through making healthy, low-carb versions of favorite craveable dishes.

Lake Season: A Bluebell Inn Romance
by Denise Hunter

A reclusive author with a bad case of writer’s block bonds with a North Carolina innkeeper who would bring closure to a pair of star-crossed lovers, an agenda that is complicated by the secrets of another guest.

New Children's Books at the Library!

It's the End of the World as I Know It
by Matthew Landis

Derrick is building a doomsday shelter to prepare for the apocalypse when he makes friends with Misty, the girl next door.

I Want a Dog
by Jon Agee

Searching for a dog to adopt from a wonderfully eccentric animal shelter, a little girl is introduced to such pet candidates as an aardvark, a goose and a python before falling in love with an adorable seal. By the award-winning creator of Life on Mars.

The Hike
by Alison Farrell

Lyrical text and high-detail illustrations trace the victorious journey of three girls on a backyard hike, who climb, picnic and explore while recording and sketching their observations in their science notebook. By the creator of Cycle City. .

Schedule of Upcoming Events

1st ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED

FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY

2nd Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Legos at the Library 4 pm MIL

3rd Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

6th DIY Craft Club 6 pm DEC

7th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

First Tuesday Book Club 10 am MIL

Legos at the Library 4 pm SEM
Minecraft Club 4 pm DEC

8th First Wed. Book Club 10 am SEM

Reading Rangers 10 am SEM

Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

9th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Kids' Craft 3:30 pm SEM*

Roblox at the Library 4 pm MIL

Read to a Dog 4 pm DEC*

The Bookies Book Club 6 pm MIL

10th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

13th Bainbridge Bookworms 6 pm DEC

14th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Minecraft Club 4 pm MIL

Story Time 4 pm SEM

15th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

16th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC*

Toddler Time 10 am MIL

Legos & More 4 pm DEC

17th Darkness to Light: Child Sexual

Abuse Prevention Training 10 am DEC*

Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

20th ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED

FOR MLK, JR DAY

21st Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Hour of Code 4 pm SEM*

22nd Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

23rd Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Roblox at the Library 4 pm DEC

24th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

27th Bookends Book Club 10 am DEC

Craft Club 3:30 pm SEM

28th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Minecraft Club 4 pm SEM

29th Bridge Club 1:30 pm DEC

Chess Club 4 pm DEC

30th Toddler Time 10 am DEC

Cybersecurity 5:30 pm DE

31st Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC

* Registration Required

DEC = Decatur; MIL = Miller; SEM = Seminole Counties

Bookmobile Schedule

January 6th Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 am

January 15th Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 am

January 22nd Parkside Minit Market 10-11 am

The Bookmobile containing books, DVDs, and more travels to a stop near you!

Visit Ms. Arlene to get your hands on these materials.