By Kelly Johnson

If predictions of a relatively warm and dry winter are accurate, then West Cobb Regional Library has a couple of events scheduled that will make the backyard the place to be in December.

The first event is for the Backyard Chicken Keepers’ Club, which will meet on Tuesday, December 9^th at 6:00 PM. This month’s meeting will discuss Winterizing Your Coop. While foregoing a guest speaker, attendees—particularly chicken enthusiasts—are encouraged to share their knowledge and research to foster a collective learning experience.

Given that chicken owners may own a coop and have set up their backyards already, Backyard Birding: Make Your Own Suet (the second event) will introduce the pastime of bird watching to beginners. Going beyond the happenstance of sighting a fowl, however, attendees will learn to identify birds, use bird feeders, and plantings that attract songbirds. Beyond this, attendees will learn to master their backyards as to handle predators and to protect the water quality of streamside habitats. And to top it off, attendees will learn to make suet, a high-energy fat source of food for birds. (Suet is typically made with lard or vegetable shortening mixed with seeds, nuts, or cornmeal.)

Backyard Birding is scheduled on Thursday, December 11^th at 4:00 PM and requires registration. (Contact the library at the number below to register, as the county has recently updated its website.)

Of course, birds aren’t the only animals getting attention this holiday season. This month’s Take and Make at West Cobb Library is a Dog Bone Ornament kit for teens (12-17). The dog bone kit will be available on Monday, December 15^th at 10:00 AM. The kit comes with materials and instructions for teens to make a gift for their or someone’s canine companion.

For human interests, here are some other events at West Cobb Regional Library:

• November’s West Cobb Fourth Monday Book Discussion, Monday, December 1^st at 6:30 PM

(Small Things Like Theseby Claire Keegan)

• Homeschool Curiosity & Creativity: How are Sweaters Made?, Thursday, December 4^th at 11:00 AM

• Local Indie Author Fair, Saturday, December 13^th at 11:00 AM

• Saturday Storycraft: Favorite Stories of the Year!, Saturday, December 20^th at 11:00 AM

NOTE:

West Cobb Regional Library will be closed:

• Wednesday, December 24^th for Christmas Eve
• Thursday, December 25^th for Christmas

(On New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31^st, the library closes early at 5 PM.)

The Cobb County website is currently under development, and so library events may be unavailable online.

Contact West Cobb Regional Library at +1 770 499 4485 for event inquiries.

West Cobb Regional Library is located at:

1750 Dennis Kemp Lane

Kennesaw, Georgia 30152

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.

DECEMBER 2025

WEEK 1

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
DECEMBER 01, 2025	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		15:30 – 16:30	Pokémon Club
		18:30 – 19:30	West Cobb Fourth Monday Book Discussion (Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan) For Thanksgiving
DECEMBER 02, 2025	Tuesday	10:00 – 18:00
		10:30 – 11:15	Music, Movement & Parachute Fun!
DECEMBER 03, 2025	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:30 – 11:10	Garden Storytime with Smith-Gilbert Gardens
		17:30 – 19:30	Open Play Chess!
DECEMBER 04, 2025	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		10:00 – 12:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		11:00 – 12:00	Homeschool Curiosity & Creativity: How are Sweaters Made?
DECEMBER 05, 2025	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
DECEMBER 06, 2025	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		14:30 – 16:00	My First Book Group

DECEMBER 2025

WEEK 2

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
DECEMBER 07, 2025	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
DECEMBER 08, 2025	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		15:30 – 16:30	Pokémon Club
DECEMBER 09, 2025	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		18:00 – 19:00	Backyard Chicken Keepers’ Club: Winterizing Your Coop
DECEMBER 10, 2025	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:30 – 11:30	Happy Holiday Fun!
		17:30 – 19:30	Dungeons and Dragons: One-Shot Wednesday
		17:30 – 19:30	Open Play Chess!
DECEMBER 11, 2025	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		10:00 – 12:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		10:30 – 12:30	Mahjong for Beginners
		16:00 – 16:30	After School Storycraft
		16:00 – 17:00	Backyard Birding: Make Your Own Suet
DECEMBER 12, 2025	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
DECEMBER 13, 2025	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		11:00 – 15:00	Local Indie Author Fair
		13:30 – 15:00	Saturday Family Fun For Eve!

DECEMBER 2025

WEEK 3

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
DECEMBER 14, 2025	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
DECEMBER 15, 2025	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:00 – 18:00	Take and Make: Dog Bone Ornament
		15:30 – 16:30	Pokémon Club
DECEMBER 16, 2025	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:00 – 18:00	Take and Make: Dog Bone Ornament
DECEMBER 17, 2025	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:00 – 18:00	Take and Make: Dog Bone Ornament
		10:30 – 11:30	Winter Craft Fun!
		17:30 – 19:30	Open Play Chess!
DECEMBER 18, 2025	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		10:00 – 12:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		11:00 – 12:00	Homeschool Curiosity & Creativity
DECEMBER 19, 2025	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
DECEMBER 20, 2025	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		11:00 – 11:45	Saturday Storycraft: Favorite Stories of the Year!

DECEMBER 2025

WEEK 4

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
DECEMBER 21, 2025	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
DECEMBER 22, 2025	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:00 – 15:00	American Red Cross Blood Drive
		15:30 – 16:30	Pokémon Club
DECEMBER 23, 2025	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		14:00 – 16:00	Let’s Build with LEGO, Blocks, Tiles and more!
DECEMBER 24, 2025	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00	CHRISTMAS EVE
DECEMBER 25, 2025	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00	CHRISTMAS DAY
DECEMBER 26, 2025	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
DECEMBER 27, 2025	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00

DECEMBER 2025

WEEK 5

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
DECEMBER 28, 2025	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
DECEMBER 29, 2025	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		15:30 – 16:30	Pokémon Club
DECEMBER 30, 2025	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		14:00 – 16:00	Let’s Build with LEGO, Blocks, Tiles and more!
DECEMBER 31, 2025	Wednesday	10:00 – 17:00