By Kelly Johnson
MOUNTAIN VIEW PUPPETRY EVENTS ENTERTAIN FOR HOLIDAYS
The week before Thanksgiving break, which for some might be a four or five-day holiday weekend or a planned, weeks-long vacation, Mountain View Regional Library will host a Puppetpalooza on November the 17th. The 10:30 AM magic, of course, will be in the form of puppets bringing to life classic and modern stories told through comedy and adventure. Intended for children of infant to preschool age, Puppetpalooza makes for an ideal antecedent to creating memories over the holiday(s), adding a share activity to the bonding over the year’s harvest.
For those wanting a similar experience with older, school-age children ahead of or during Thanksgiving, check out a Passport to Puppetry from Mountain View Regional Library. Serving as a branch of the Cobb County Public Library System, the library is a part of the larger Georgia Public Library System, which facilitates the passport through Mountain View. The passport offers free passes to the Center for Puppetry Arts, in Atlanta; however, only for certain events.
While the passport excludes special events and workshops, such as shows like Spookhouse Annie or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer—which are $22.00 a pop—it does grant access to three exhibitions: Jim Henson Collection, the Global Collection, and Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation, which are all on display this November at the Center and are perhaps more the speed for tween and teens. The pass covers up to four people.
Obtainment of the Passport to Puppetry requires checking it out from Mountain View Regional library (or a CCPLS branch library) and then calling the ticket office (404-873-3391) to reserve a predetermined time to visit the exhibitions. As the exhibitions are regular events at the Center’s museum, reservation should cost nothing over the phone. However, the ticket agent will confirm that possession of the passport is in hand, which must be presented on arrival at the Center’s box office.
Spending time with loved ones and celebrating the spirit of Thanksgiving this November at or through library events is a chill way to do so. Other events scheduled at Mountain View Regional Library that may create shared experiences are:
- Dungeons and Dragons and Beyond, Tuesday, November 3rd at 5:00 PM
- Page Turners Book Group, Tuesday, November 10th at 10:30 AM [rescheduled date]
(Deacon King Kong by James McBride)
- Mountain View Mahjong Meetup, Wednesday, November 18th at 5:30 PM
- American Red Cross Blood Drive, Monday, November 23rd at 11:00 AM
Mountain View Regional Library shall close on Wednesday, November 11th for Veteran’s Day and early on Wednesday, November 25th at 5 PM; it will remain closed for Thanksgiving until Saturday, November 28th, reopening at 10 AM.
Contact Mountain View Regional Library for event inquiries or review its November’s schedule.
Mountain View Regional Library is located at:
3320 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, Georgia 30066
+1 770 509 2725
As always, check out that book, and get your creativity on. Your brain will thank you.
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NOVEMBER 2026
WEEK 1
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| NOVEMBER 01, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 02, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 03, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Dungeons and Dragons and Beyond | ||
| NOVEMBER 04, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Art with Ayanna Elementary | ||
| NOVEMBER 05, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 06, 2026 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Preschool STEAM | ||
| NOVEMBER 07, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Mythology Bingo with Togas and Tales | ||
NOVEMBER 2026
WEEK 2
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| NOVEMBER 08, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 09, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Mini Terrariums with Southeastern Grasslands Institute | ||
| NOVEMBER 10, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Page Turners Book Group (Deacon King Kong by James McBride) [Rescheduled Date] | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Dungeons and Dragons and Beyond | ||
| NOVEMBER 11, 2026 | Wednesday | – | CLOSED: VETERAN’S DAY |
| NOVEMBER 12, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 13, 2026 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 14, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Yoga with HSS | ||
NOVEMBER 2026
WEEK 3
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| NOVEMBER 15, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 16, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 17, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Puppetpalooza | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Dungeons and Dragons and Beyond | ||
| NOVEMBER 18, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Mountain View Mahjong Meetup | ||
| NOVEMBER 19, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 20, 2026 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Sensory Playtime | ||
| NOVEMBER 21, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
| 10:30 – 16:00 | Saturday Craft Club with Hawk Run Hollow Stitchers | ||
NOVEMBER 2026
WEEK 4
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| NOVEMBER 22, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 23, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 11:00 – 16:00 | American Red Cross Blood Drive | ||
| NOVEMBER 24, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Family Storytime | ||
| NOVEMBER 25, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 17:00 | CLOSES EARLY FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
| NOVEMBER 26, 2026 | Thursday | – | CLOSED: THANKSGIVING EVE |
| NOVEMBER 27, 2026 | Friday | – | CLOSED: THANKSGIVING |
| NOVEMBER 28, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
NOVEMBER 2026
WEEK 5
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| NOVEMBER 29, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| NOVEMBER 30, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
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.