The Cobb County Public Library Celebrates National Poetry Month
By Kelly Johnson
National Poetry Month is an international celebration of literature, established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. The purpose of the celebration is to promote poetry’s importance to society and conversely, humanity. As the poets.org YouTube video suggests, poetry can make sense out of life. This has never been more prevalent than with poetry’s most dynamic form, rap, and despite its commercialization as “hip hop” in recent decades. Aside from the business and form of poetry as entertainment, common activities of celebration include poetry readings, workshops, and school-wide activities.
Charles D. Switzer Library has two events scheduled for National Poetry Month. Beginning April 1st and throughout the month, the library will host a Poet-Tree. A community activity, one can write a short poem on a paper leaf and add it to the tree. Poems can be of any nature, and if enough participants add to the Poet-Tree, it leafing-out will symbolize a community that is renewed, hopeful, and united in facing the new year.
On Saturday, April 18th at 2:00 PM, Switzer Library will host Context and Connections: A Poetry Workshop. And adult program, this workshop is two-fold. First, it will allow participants to create and share (i.e. read) their works; and second, it will allow poets to bring in a piece already written for critique. (That’s a single poem with no more than 15 lines.) For this poetry workshop, registration is required here.
Other events scheduled at Switzer Library are:
- April Sensory Friendly Movie Monday at 11:00 AM
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, April 6th
- Haunted Mansion, April 13th
- The Emperor’s New Groove, April 20th
- Night of the Museum, April 27th
- Scifi Book Club, Tuesday, April 7th at 6:30 PM
(Central Station by Lavie Tidhar)
- Classics Book Club, Wednesday, April 15th at 1:00 PM
(My Antonia by Willa Cather)
- Graphic Novel Book Club, Monday, April 20th at 6:00 PM
Theme: Making music (The High Desert, Blue Giant, Deep Cuts)
NOTE:
The library will be closed:
- Friday, April 3rd for Good Friday
- Sunday, April 5th for Easter
The Cobb County website is currently under development, and so library events may be unavailable online.
Contact Switzer Library for event inquiries or review its April schedule.
Switzer Library is located at:
266 Roswell Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
+1 770 528 2320
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.
APRIL 2026
WEEK 1
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| APRIL 01, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:00 | National Poetry Month: Poet-Tree | ||
| 10:30 | Preschool Storytime | ||
| APRIL 02, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 12:00 | “Bring Your Thing” Adult Crafting Meetup | ||
| 14:00 | Shakespeare Reading Group | ||
| 15:00 | Google Slides for Adults | ||
| 16:30 | Handicraft Hangout | ||
| APRIL 03, 2026 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | GOOD FRIDAY |
| APRIL 04, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
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WEEK 2
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WEEK 3
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| APRIL 12, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| APRIL 13, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 11:00 | April Sensory Friendly Movie Monday (The Haunted Mansion) | ||
| 11:00 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 15:30 | Homeschool Teen Connect | ||
| 18:00 | Internet Basics (Group Class) | ||
| 18:00 | English Conversation Circle | ||
| APRIL 14, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 10:30 | Toddler Storytime | ||
| 16:30 | S.T.E.A.M. Team | ||
| 18:00 | Evening Yoga: Slow Flow Yoga for All Skill Levels | ||
| APRIL 15, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 | Preschool Storytime | ||
| 13:00 | Classics Book Club (My Antonia by Willa Cather) | ||
| 17:30 | The Georgia Room Presents: Hands On History, Georgia in Bloom | ||
| 18:00 | Write On: Creative Writing Club | ||
| APRIL 16, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 12:30 | April Paws to Read: R.E.A.D. to Jack | ||
| 13:30 | Mindfulness Arts: Yoga for All Skill Levels | ||
| 14:00 | Shakespeare Reading Group | ||
| 15:00 | Gale Legal Forms Database One-on-One | ||
| 15:00 | iPhone Basics for Adults | ||
| APRIL 17, 2026 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 16:00 | Lego Free Play | ||
| APRIL 18, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
| 14:00 | Context and Connections: A Poetry Workshop | ||
| 14:00 | Family Garden Day | ||
APRIL 2026
WEEK 4
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| APRIL 19, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| APRIL 20, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 11:00 | April Sensory Friendly Movie Monday (The Emperor’s New Groove) | ||
| 11:00 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 15:30 | Homeschool Teen Connect | ||
| 18:00 | English Conversation Circle | ||
| 18:00 | Graphic Novel Book Club Theme: Making Music (The High Desert, Blue Giant, Deep Cuts) | ||
| 18:00 | Open Mic Night | ||
| 18:30 | Cubing Hangout | ||
| APRIL 21, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 10:30 | Toddler Storytime | ||
| 13:30 | Mindfulness Arts: Qi Gong | ||
| 18:30 | Trivia Night | ||
| APRIL 22, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 | Preschool Storytime | ||
| 16:30 | Earth Day Crafts | ||
| 17:30 | Teen Sewing 101 | ||
| APRIL 23, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 13:30 | Mindfulness Arts: Yoga for All Skill Levels | ||
| 15:00 | Google Docs for Adults | ||
| 16:00 | Sensory Friendly Family Movie (Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold) | ||
| APRIL 24, 2026 | Friday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 14:00 | Technology Hour One-on-One | ||
| 15:30 | Clone of Marietta Ukulele Group | ||
| 16:00 | Lego Free Play | ||
| APRIL 25, 2026 | Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 | |
| 14:00 | Smart Tools, Sharp Writing: AI for Business Communication | ||
APRIL 2026
WEEK 5
| DATE | DAY | EST (24hr) | EVENT |
| APRIL 26, 2026 | Sunday | 13:00 – 17:00 | |
| APRIL 27, 2026 | Monday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 11:00 | Baby Storytime | ||
| 11:00 | April Sensory Friendly Movie Monday (Night at the Museum) | ||
| 15:30 | Homeschool Teen Connect | ||
| 18:00 | Email Basics (Group Class) | ||
| 18:00 | English Conversation Circle | ||
| APRIL 28, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 13:30 | Mindfulness Arts: Qi Gong | ||
| 18:00 | Evening Yoga: Slow Flow Yoga for All Skill Levels | ||
| 18:00 | Resilience Film Screening | ||
| APRIL 29, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:00 – 20:00 | |
| 10:30 | Preschool Storytime | ||
| 17:30 | Mahjong Meetup | ||
| 17:30 | Metro Hong Kong Mahjong Meetup | ||
| APRIL 30, 2026 | Thursday | 10:00 – 18:00 | |
| 10:00 | English as a Second Language (ESL) with Cobb County Adult Education | ||
| 13:00 | Let’s Talk: The Lion Women of Tehran | ||
| 13:30 | Mindful Arts: Yoga for All Skill Levels | ||
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.
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