December Events at Your Library
Santa's Coming!
Join us on Saturday, December 16th, from 11:00am - 1:00pm, for a morning of stories, snacks, and a holiday craft with Santa, The Grinch, and CeCe Lou Who!
Free photo opportunities with Santa will be available during this event and all ages are welcome!
The Pop Up Book Sale is BACK!
Stuff the stockings, deck the halls, and help Santa load his sled with our gently used books that make great Christmas presents. Our three tables (plus our display in the library's main room) have fiction, nonfiction, and children's books priced from $1 to 25¢!
Like James Patterson? Browse our special 5/$1 selection of his work. We have over a hundred different titles!
Afternoon Unwind
Due to popular demand, Afternoon Unwind will continue through the end of the year -- yay! So come hang out and relax with us! FREE coffee, hot tea, and snacks every Friday afternoon in December from 3pm - 6pm.
This month is Wrapping Party Edition!
We invite you to bring your wrapping paper, tape, and gifts and finish your present wrapping at the library on our large tables with a coffee and away from prying eyes.
Other Events Happening This Month
Holiday Shrinky **** & Framed Art
Saturday, December 9th; 11:00am
Oglethorpe County Library
Draw, create, and witness the magic of Shrinky *****--as you make a mini take-home ornament! Transform a vintage picture frame into a holiday masterpiece too! All ages welcome and supplies will be provided!
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Saturday Morning Cartoons - Christmas Edition
Saturday, December 23rd, 11am
Oglethorpe County Library
Join us Saturday morning for some good ol' fashion cartoons! All ages welcome. Get comfy with a blanket or pillow and even join us in your jammies if you like! Snacks will be provided but feel free to bring your own. This week we will show classic Christmas specials!
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Winter Reading Challenge!
From Saturday, December 16th thru Saturday, January 6th
Oglethorpe County Library
Sign up and get ready to WIN! This is an all ages reading challenge. Get your challenge card and a FREE BOOK when you sign up. Fill in the spaces on your card as you read this winter break and make sure to bring the card back to the library when you have completed it. Then you will get to try your hand at the Snowman Punch Cup game and see what else you can WIN!
Check out our event on Facebook.
This Year -- Give the Gift of Community, Friendship, and the Love of Books.
For only $10, make someone you love an official Friend of the Oglethorpe County Library.
It's a win, win ,win! Your loved one gets to attend Preview Night before our big book sale, earn free books, and vote in important Friends meetings. The library gets the support it needs to put on more of the events you love and enjoy, and lastly -- your gift helps give the community access to books and services that might not otherwise be under their tree this year.
Learn more here.
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