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Cobb County Public Library August 23, 2023

South Cobb Regional Library prepares for seasonal transition with a packed schedule

by Kelly Johnson For the month of September, the calendar at South Cobb Regional Library (SCRL) is packed. Carrying over from August, the Project U First drive anchors the library’s…

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Cobb Public Library offers books by mail for people with mobility barriers

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

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Cobb Public Library system receives grants to aid in narrowing the digital divide

The brick front of the Lewis Ray Library, with dappled shade

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Cobb’s Lewis Ray Library to close for renovations and transformation into Family Services Branch

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Cobb Library and Cobb schools staffers win award for work on the Books2Keep Bookmobile

Front glass doorway of the Cobb County Civic Center

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Cobb Library Fall Book Sale, October 14-16

Cobb County Public Library October 1, 2022

With Halloween at hand, the Cobb library’s Graphic Novel Book Club will read from EC’s pioneering horror series: Vault of Horror

With Halloween approaching, the Cobb Public Library‘s virtual Graphic Novel Book Club will read selections from the pioneering horror comic, EC’s Vault of Horror. The collection we’ll be discussing is…

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History December 6, 2023

Atlanta’s Hollywood Cemetery in 1910-1912

This is a revised and expanded version of a story originally run in the Courier in June of 2016. At that time the Cobb County Courier was called River Edges,…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community December 6, 2023

Holiday Pop-Ups are popping up everywhere in Cobb

Hamp and Harry’s photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I am unsure when the holiday pop-up trend started, but…

Powder Springs December 6, 2023

Powder Springs Parks & Rec named Agency of the Year for cities under 20k population

Photos courtesy of the City of Powder Springs The City of Powder Springs announced in the following news release that their parks & recreation department was honored with Georgia’s Agency…

Justice December 6, 2023

Friends of Concord Covered Bridge selected for “Bench by the Road” to honor former enslaved people in Cobb County

The Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge issued the following announcement: The Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge are honored to announce being selected for the Toni Morrison Society’s ‘Bench…

Pets and Pet Adoption December 6, 2023

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m Leilo. I’m part shepherd, but all love! Please adopt me”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a large-sized male black/brown shepherd. The following information on this potential family member is…