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Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 15, 2025

Marietta History Center presents lecture “The Last Slave Ships to the South

The Marietta History Center will host a presentation about “The Last Slave Ships to the South” on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The lecture, part of the MHC’s…

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Cobb County Courier AI Corner November 30, 2024

How are we using AI at the Courier, and what are the future plans?

By Larry Felton Johnson Artificial Intelligence is both controversial and fast-developing. In my role as editor and publisher at the Cobb County Courier, I have to develop a clear set…

Cobb Public Library feature image: A cartoon owl with huge glasses reading, a stack of books, and a laptop computer

Cobb County November 26, 2024

Things to do at Cobb Public Library over the Thanksgiving weekend

Looking for something to do over the Thanksgiving weekend? The Cobb County Public Library provided the following list of activities in store Saturday at various library branches: Saturday Cobb Library…

Elections October 31, 2024

How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics

by Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who…

The year 2024 in big red letters with "Vote" written in the "O" which is the shape of a campaign button

Uncategorized October 18, 2024

Seven Cobb library branches will close on November 5, to be used as general election polling sites

According to a news release posted on the Cobb County website, seven Cobb County Public Library branches will be closed on November 5, 2024, due to their role as general…

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole seated at a table in front of the Cobb school board candidates forum

Elections October 3, 2024

Cobb County school board candidate forum draws only Democratic Party candidates

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole: photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt The four Democrats running for posts on the Cobb County Board of Education…

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

Cobb County September 2, 2024

Cobb Public Library publishes reading list in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month

Photo: Switzer Library (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) Cobb County Public Library published the following reading list in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month: Children’s Picture Books Areli is a Dreamer…

Group shot of winners of the recycling craft competition

Environment July 18, 2024

5th Annual Teen Summer Recycling Craft Competition

Barry Krebs submitted the following report on the 5th Annual Teen Summer Recycling Craft Competition: Keep Cobb Beautiful and Switzer Library hosted the 5th Annual Teen Summer Recycling Craft Competition…

A Georgia Gateway kiosk screen at the help desk of a library branch

Cobb County May 11, 2024

Kiosks in Cobb libraries help residents navigate Medicaid, SNAP & other benefits

The Cobb County Public Library announced a feature available at all its branches: Georgia Gateway benefits kiosks, which will help eligible people navigate the support programs they need. “We are…

Cobb County April 22, 2024

Cobb children and teens 5-18 years old can get free eye exams and glasses through Vision to Learn

The Cobb County Public Library announced on its website that the Vision to Learn mobile clinics will return to eight public libraries in June. The Vision to Learn program provides…

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