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Sinister looking jack-o-lantern with books

Libraries September 25, 2025

Halloween events for all ages coming to South Cobb Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson The South Cobb Regional Library has staged contrasting events for October, which celebrates the fun of Halloween while also warning of the horrors of reality. In a…

A diagram showing various animals in a wetland habitat

Libraries August 30, 2025

West Cobb Library presents Classifying Animals

West Cobb Regional Library September 2025 Schedule Summary By Kelly Johnson If your young one has read Watership Down (by Richard Adams) or has watched the 1978 film by the…

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Libraries August 29, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library helps community with economic preparedness workshops

By Kelly Johnson With September’s fall equinox traditionally marking the Celtic harvest season of Samhain (pronounced SOW-in)—which has a huge influence on Halloween in America—North Cobb Regional Library has scheduled…

Libraries August 29, 2025

Georgia (and a musical) are on the mind of Mountain View Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson As the green of the Georgia landscape begins to fall in color, so too is Mountain View Regional Library, with a change in one of its scheduled…

Libraries August 23, 2025

The South Cobb Library’s cozy transition to fall

By Kelly Johnson With summer’s official transition to fall occurring on a Monday afternoon, in late September, South Cobb Regional Library’s events schedule is set to make it a cozy…

Libraries August 20, 2025

Disability and Dialogue, a Community Conversation, Aug. 29 at Switzer Library

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following public information release: Cobb County Public Library’s Accessibility Services Department and the disability organization Lapapoe will host Disability and Dialogue, a community…

Libraries August 16, 2025

Stratton Library to close Sep. 15 for renovations

The Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement: The Joanne P. Stratton Library will be closed beginning September 15 for a renovation project that is expected to last into…

Libraries August 11, 2025

Cobb library Fall book sale canceled due to lack of storage space for materials

Cobb County Public Library posted the following notice announcing the cancellation of its Fall Book Sale due to a lack of space to store the books: Cobb County Public Library…

Drawing of a book with a heart and Cupid's arrow

Libraries August 4, 2025

Conversation with romantasy author Kate Dramis at North Cobb Regional Library

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about an August 30 book-signing at the North Cobb Regional Library: Save the date for a special conversation and book signing with…

Libraries July 31, 2025

Gotta Dumpling Up to Catch’em all at West Cobb Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson In addition to D&D, chess, and mahjong events, West Cobb Regional Library showcases cultural diversity on Saturday, August 2nd at 11:00, with a family-friendly cooking class led…

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Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Smoke. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male grey/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 11, 2025

“My name is Aspen, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Government & Politics November 11, 2025

House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law

by Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Adelita Grijalva won a special election in Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025, becoming the…

Health & Wellness November 11, 2025

Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new method could improve drug delivery and purification systems

by Daniel K. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder and Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the home, the lab…

Weather November 11, 2025

Freeze warning in Georgia ends 10 a.m. Tuesday, but fire danger alert in effect for central part of state until 6 p.m.

North and central Georgia residents are waking up to lingering icy roads, freezing temperatures, and heightened fire danger as a series of weather advisories remain in effect early Tuesday. The…

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