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

Cobb County Public Library December 12, 2021

South Cobb Stitchers at the South Cobb Regional Library Tuesday December 14

Every second Tuesday of the month the South Cobb Stitchers meet at the South Cobb Regional Library to practice their needlepoint, crochet, and knitting skills. The next meeting is Tuesday,…

Cobb County Public Library December 12, 2021

Ornament-making kits and workshop from the South Cobb Regional Library

The South Cobb Regional Library has ornament craft kits and an in-person workshop to help get you ready for the winter season. The kits are in short supply, but you…

picture of dogs with list of times for the Homeless Pet Club donations

Cobb County Public Library November 14, 2021

Homeless Pet Club collecting specific items for shelter dogs and cats

The Kemp Library’s Homeless Pet Club is collecting a list of specific items to give the dogs and cats at the Cobb County Animal Services shelter some holiday cheer. You…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County Public Library November 14, 2021

Blanket Circle at Cobb’s Kemp Library sews for Project Linus

The Cobb Public Library posted the following notice on their social media about the Blanket Circle at the Kemp Library: Enjoy sewing, crocheting, or knitting? Enjoy helping the community? Join…

Cobb County Public Library November 13, 2021

Sensory-friendly movie event: Beauty and the Beast at the Switzer Library

The Switzer Library will hold a sensory-friendly movie, craft, and singalong event on November 20. The featured movie is a 30th-anniversary showing of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The event…

Screenshot of Commissioner Keli Gambrill presenting certificate to Cobb Public Services Director William Tanks and library Census Committee members

Cobb County Public Library November 10, 2021

Cobb Public Libary Census Committee recognized by Board of Commissioners

If you’ve regularly visited the Cobb County Public Library web pages over the past couple of years, you’ll realize that the library system has posted a lot of informative information…

Cobb County Public Library November 6, 2021

Cobb Library’s Graphic Novel Book Club to discuss Hawkeye on Google Meet on November 22

The Cobb County Public Library hosts a virtual Graphic Novel Book Club on Google Meet, and the novels discussed are available both as hardcopy books from the library, and on…

Old drawing of obsolete writing implements

Cobb County Public Library November 2, 2021

Aspiring novelists: A NaNoWriMo Meetup will be held November 9 at East Cobb Library

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a yearly event where writers worldwide try to hammer out the minimum 50,000 word draft of a novel during the month of November. One…

Cobb County Public Library October 31, 2021

Scavenger hunts for historic buildings in Acworth and Kennesaw

It’s already underway, but there’s still time to enjoy a search for historic buildings on the scavenger hunts in Acworth and Kennesaw now through Thursday November 4. The Cobb County…

Cobb County Public Library October 29, 2021

South Cobb Regional Library reopens Monday November 1

According to the Cobb Public Library website, the South Cobb Regional Library, located at 805 Clay Road, Mableton, will reopen 10 a.m. Monday, November 1, “as its major three-month renovation…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

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…

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