By Kelly Johnson

With spring a few weeks away, West Cobb Regional Library has scheduled a couple of March events to help enjoy the season—from the backyard.

Because Cobb County has miles of streams, which branch into creeks and tributaries and run through and compliment the backyards of many homes, the library offers Backyard Habitats with Cobb Water. Sara Dunn, a public educator for the Cobb County Water System, will lead this event and teach homeowners the ways in which to create a backyard habitat that is enjoyable and safe. With the right habitat, homeowners can grow the garden(s) and attract the wildlife they’d like to experience, without hiking mountain trails or travelling outside metro Atlanta. Moreover, as Backyard Habitats is a seasonal series, Dunn’s presentation for spring will highlight the rain garden habitat. Rain gardens can buffer properties and waterways, helping property value while protecting the environment. Backyard Habitat with Cobb Water occurs Friday, March 6^th at 11:00 AM.

For backyard gardens that will yield spring-time crops, West Cobb Library will host the Basics of Canning the following Friday, March 13^th at 2:00 PM. This program will teach home gardeners how to safely preserve their harvest. Led by Zoe Soltanmamedova, Cobb County representative of the University of Georgia Extension Office and Family and Consumer Sciences, attendees will gain knowledge on bath and pressure canning, and on which is best for particular foods. This is important so as to avoid botulism with preserving food at home, for consumption either in the future or in the backyard this spring.

Other events for March scheduled at West Cobb Regional Library are:

• Afterschool Storycraft: Celebrate Women’s History Month, Thursday, March 12^th at 4:00 PM

• Tea & Talk, Thursday, March 19^th at 2:00 PM

(Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid)

• West Cobb Fourth Monday Book Discussion, Monday, March 23^rd at 6:30 PM

(A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith)

• Maker Madness: Painted Pendants, Thursday, March 26^th at 4:00 PM

Contact West Cobb Regional Library for event inquiries or review its March schedule.

West Cobb Regional Library is located at:

1750 Dennis Kemp Lane

Kennesaw, Georgia 30152

+1 770 499 4485

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.

MARCH 2026

WEEK 1

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
March 01, 2026	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
March 02, 2026	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:30	Baby Storytime
		15:30	Pokémon Club
March 03, 2026	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:30	Toddler Storytime
		11:30	Preschool Storytime
		17:30	Daggerheart
March 04, 2026	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		10:30	Family Storytime!
		13:00	Mahjong Meet Up – Intermediate to Advanced
March 05, 2026	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		10:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		11:00	Homeschool Curiosity & Creativity: McKenna Farms
March 06, 2026	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
		11:00	Backyard Habitats with Cobb Water
March 07, 2026	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		13:30	Fearless & Collaborative Art (Tweens and Teens, 9 – 15)
		14:30	Dungeons and Dragons

MARCH 2026

WEEK 2

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
March 08, 2026	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
March 09, 2026	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Baby Storytime
		15:30	Pokémon Club
March 10, 2026	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		18:30	Backyard Chicken Keeper’s Club
March 11, 2026	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Family Storytime!
		14:00	Mahjong Meet Up – Intermediate to Advanced
		17:30	Dungeons and Dragons One-Shot Wednesday
March 12, 2026	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		11:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		16:00	Afterschool Storycraft: Celebrate Women’s History Month
March 13, 2026	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
		14:00	Basics of Canning
March 14, 2026	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		11:00	Backyard Chickens 101
		14:30	Dungeons and Dragons

MARCH 2026

WEEK 3

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
March 15, 2026	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
March 16, 2026	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Baby Storytime
		15:30	Pokémon Club
March 17, 2026	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Toddler Storytime
		12:30	Preschool Storytime
		17:30	Daggerheart
March 18, 2026	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Family Storytime!
		14:00	Mahjong Meet Up – Intermediate to Advanced
March 19, 2026	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		11:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		11:00	Homeschool Curiosity & Creativity ART!
		14:00	Tea & Talk (Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid)
March 20, 2026	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
March 21, 2026	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		14:30	My First Book Group
		14:30	Dungeons and Dragons

MARCH 2026

WEEK 4

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
March 22, 2026	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
March 23, 2026	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Baby Storytime
		15:30	Pokémon Club
		18:30	West Cobb Fourth Monday Book Discussion (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith)
March 24, 2026	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Toddler Storytime
		12:30	Preschool Storytime
March 25, 2026	Wednesday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Family Storytime!
		14:00	Mahjong Meet Up – Intermediate to Advanced
March 26, 2026	Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
		11:00	West Cobb Craft Club
		16:00	Maker Madness: Painted Pendants
March 27, 2026	Friday	10:00 – 18:00
March 28, 2026	Saturday	10:00 – 17:00
		14:30	Dungeons and Dragons

MARCH 2026

WEEK 5

DATE	DAY	EST (24hr)	EVENT
March 29, 2026	Sunday	13:00 – 17:00
March 30, 2026	Monday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Baby Storytime
		15:30	Pokémon Club
March 31, 2026	Tuesday	10:00 – 20:00
		11:30	Toddler Storytime
		12:30	Preschool Storytime

This schedule was compiled as of: 02/16/2026; 02/18; 02/25; 02/27.