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Cobb County Public Library September 25, 2022

Tomorrow’s meeting of the Cobb Library’s Graphic Novel Virtual Book Club features Stitches, by David Small

The next meeting of the Cobb Public Library‘s virtual Graphic Novel Book Club will be tomorrow evening, Monday September 25 at 6 p.m. Before you make the assumption that you…

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Cobb County Public Library September 24, 2022

Digital Literacy Workshops in Cobb County begin this coming week

The Digital Literacy Workshops begin this week in Cobb County, with a workshop on Internet Basics on September 26. And in addition to the sessions at the Stratton Library that…

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Cobb County Public Library September 21, 2022

The Georgia Room at the Switzer Library presents a program on how the Salem witch trials played out in one Massachusetts town

Witches are often a fun, playful theme of Halloween, but they are also the subject of a tragic part of American history: the witch trials that took place in colonial…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Cobb County Public Library September 21, 2022

Are you an immigrant to the U.S. working on becoming a U.S. citizen?: the Cobb Public Library has Citizenship and Civics kits to help in your journey

Are you an immigrant to the U.S. working on naturalizing as a U.S. Citizen? Starting October 3 the Cobb County Public Library will have kits available that will help you…

Cobb County Public Library September 20, 2022

Digital Literacy Workshops offered by Cobb Public Library and AT&T

From September 26 through December 12 the Cobb Public Library is offering a series of Digital Literacy Workshops, sponsored by ATT&T. The workshops cover a variety of topics, from how…

Cobb County Public Library September 18, 2022

September 18-24 is Banned Books Week: Celebrate with the Cobb Public Library

Many parts of the country seem to be caught up in a book-burning frenzy. The New York Times reported in a recent article that “Attempts to ban books are accelerating…

Cobb County Public Library September 18, 2022

Sensory-friendly Movie Monday at the Switzer Library features Dora and the Lost City of Gold

The Movie Monday selection at the Switzer Library this month is Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The event lasts from 3-5 p.m., Monday September 19, 2022. The Switzer…

L-R Emilio and Gloria Esteban, Joan Baez, Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Cobb County Public Library September 16, 2022

Cobb Public Library creates book list for Hispanic Heritage Month

The Cobb County Public Library has compiled a suggested reading list for Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month is unusual in that it spans parts of two months, running from…

Cobb County Public Library September 11, 2022

Marietta highlights the return of Sunday hours to the Switzer Library

The City of Marietta highlighted the return of Sunday hours to the Switzer Library, the main branch of the Cobb Public Library system, located on Roswell Street near Marietta Square….

Cobb County Public Library September 4, 2022

Cobb Public Library celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month with expanded services

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Cobb Public Library system is celebrating with expanded services and events that will educate and entertain the public. “This September is a…

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Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

Marietta December 23, 2024

Marietta’s Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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