By Kelly Johnson
In addition to the continued show of support for banned books, with the Banned Book Bookmarks program ending October 11, South Cobb Regional Library has planned events for a mix of learning, fun, and fright throughout the month. The month’s schedule leads up to Halloween which, for 2024, falls on a Thursday—a school day.
A couple of the events which may be of interest to young-Dr. Frankensteins and readers in general are the Kerol Bot Classes and the Libby workshop. The Kerol Bot Classes, for children ages 10-13, is a four-session coding curriculum; and the Learning Libby workshop will introduce the Cobb County Public Library’s app. With the Libby app, checking out that horror eBook (and other resources) will be a cinch. Both of these learning events require registration.
On the fun side, the Pumpkin Painting and the Find Bigfoot: Teen Escape Room events are sure to conjure the spirit of Halloween.
Lastly, South Cobb Regional Library will offer the macabre entertainment of The Craft for its Monthly Movie Matinee and a death-talk session with a Forensic 101 workshop. (The movie’s rating is arguably incorrect since its director is on record as having made the film for a PG-13 audience, but with a rated R status, along with the forensic workshop, invite adults 18+.)
The schedule for all of these events are as follows:
- October 02, Karel Bot Classes, every Wednesday at 5PM (10/02, 09, 16, and 23rd)
- October 04, Monthly Movie Matinee, Friday at 3 PM
- October 09, Forensic 101, Wednesday at 6PM
- October 18, Pumpkin Painting, Friday at 4PM
- October 24, Learning Libby, Thursday at 3PM
- October 29, Find Bigfoot: Teen Escape Room, Tuesday at 5PM
Also, see the full schedule of October events at South Cobb Regional Library.
As always, check out that book, and get your creativity on. Your brain will thank you.
Be sure to subscribe to the Cobb County Public Library System’s (“Library System”) Newsletter here.
OCTOBER 2024
WEEK 1
OCTOBER 2024
WEEK 2
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| October 06, 2024 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| October 07, 2024 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | Banned Book Bookmarks |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Sing and Dance Along | ||
| 15:30 – 16:30 | CAREing Paws: Read to Koda | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Belly Dance | ||
| October 08, 2024 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | Banned Book Bookmarks |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Baby Time | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Baby Time | ||
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Hooks and Books | ||
| October 09, 2024 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | Banned Book Bookmarks |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Karel Bot Classes (for Ages 10-13) | ||
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Forensics 101 | ||
| October 10, 2024 | Thursday | 10:30 – 11:00 | Banned Book Bookmarks |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Parachute Play | ||
| 16:30 – 17:30 | The Last Word Book Discussion | ||
| October 11, 2024 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | Banned Book Bookmarks |
| October 12, 2024 | Saturday | 10:00 – 18:00 |
OCTOBER 2024
WEEK 3
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| October 13, 2024 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| October 14, 2024 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Sing and Dance Along | ||
| 14:00 – 16:00 | LEGO Build | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Outdoor HulaHoop Workout | ||
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Pajama Storytime | ||
| October 15, 2024 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Baby Time | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Baby Time | ||
| October 16, 2024 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Karel Bot Classes (for Ages 10-13) | ||
| October 17, 2024 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Stay and Play | ||
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Teen Crafting Hour | ||
| October 18, 2024 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Pumpkin Painting | ||
| October 19, 2024 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Saturday Storytime |
OCTOBER 2024
WEEK 4
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| October 20, 2024 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| October 21, 2024 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Sing and Dance Along | ||
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Family Crafternoon | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Outdoor HulaHoop Workout | ||
| October 22, 2024 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Baby Time | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Baby Time | ||
| October 23, 2024 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Karel Bot Classes (for Ages 10-13) | ||
| October 24, 2024 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Learning Libby | ||
| October 25, 2024 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 16:30 – 17:45 | STEAM Tweens | ||
| October 26, 2024 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
OCTOBER 2024
WEEK 5
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| October 27, 2024 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| October 28, 2024 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Sing and Dance Along | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Outdoor HulaHoop Workout | ||
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Graphic Novel Book Club [Virtual Program] | ||
| October 29, 2024 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Baby Time | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Baby Time | ||
| 12:00 – 13:00 | VR for Older Adults | ||
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Find Bigfoot: Teen Escape Room | ||
| October 30, 2024 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| October 31, 2024 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 |
Kelly Johnson, a resident of Cobb since 1999, wears multiple hats for Chaos Studio Seven, among which is creative writer. Outside of speculative and science fiction—and on occasion poetry—Kelly uses his skill set as a writer to report on and inform the community.
