Library Events

Community Life, Libraries November 1, 2026

West Cobb Library November events honor veterans and holidays

By Kelly Johnson WEST COBB CRAFT EVENTS HONOR AND CELEBRATE HEROES AND HOLIDAYS While it could be argued that service to community or country doesn’t require a uniform, a badge…

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

Community Life, Libraries November 1, 2026

Switzer Library November events: Gratitude, books and crafts

By Kelly Johnson MODEST TREE EMBODIES SEASONAL GRATITUDE AT SWITZER Pushing further into the fall season, Charles D. Switzer Library’s Teen Thankful Thought Tree stands out in celebration of Thanksgiving,…

Community Life, Libraries October 31, 2026

South Cobb library plans holiday crafts and community outreach

By Kelly Johnson SOUTH COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY GIVES IN SEASON OF THANKFULNESS As November highlights the fall season with gratitude and thankfulness, South Cobb Regional Library exhibits selflessness that is…

Community Life, Libraries October 31, 2026

North Cobb library November events feature autumn wreaths

By Kelly Johnson TWEENS\TEENS TO WIND HOLIDAY AT NORTH COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY With a break for Thanksgiving set at the end of November, North Cobb Regional Library offers children eleven…

Drawings of hand puppets and a marionette

Community Life, Libraries October 31, 2026

Puppetpalooza comes to Mountain View library Nov. 17

By Kelly Johnson MOUNTAIN VIEW PUPPETRY EVENTS ENTERTAIN FOR HOLIDAYS The week before Thanksgiving break, which for some might be a four or five-day holiday weekend or a planned, weeks-long…

Community Life, Libraries September 30, 2026

Spooky fun and science at Mountain View Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson MOUNTAIN VIEW REGIONAL LIBRARY HOSTS SPOOKY FUN AND SCIENCE Waiting until the last couple of October weeks, Mountain View Regional Library will open the portal of its…

Sinister looking jack-o-lantern with books

Community Life, Libraries September 30, 2026

West Cobb Regional Library Plans October Parties and Events

By Kelly Johnson PARTIES BOOKEND OCTOBER AT WEST COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY It is uncertain how many notice the shift after the Autumn Equinox, when cooling temps in late September drop…

Community Life, Libraries September 30, 2026

Switzer Library’s October Schedule is a Candy Bag of Events

By Kelly Johnson SWITZER’S OCTOBER SCHEDULE IS A CANDY BAG OF EVENTS Trick-or-treat, Charles D. Switzer Library has plenty to consume this October, but it’s not all candy. With handfuls…

Community Life, Libraries September 29, 2026

South Cobb Regional Library prepares for Halloween with Lessons in Horror and Costume Crafting

By Kelly Johnson SOUTH COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY PREFACES HALLOWEEN WITHLESSONS IN HORROR AND COSTUME CRAFTING While serving a religious majority of approximately 55.3% Protestants, in Mableton, which arguably a percentage…

Community Life, Libraries July 30, 2026

Mountain View Regional Library’s Page Turner’s Book Group to hold Last Meeting of Summer

By Kelly Johnson Following Georgia in July, with its 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than historical record and an average of 95-degree highs closing out its last week; summer in August,…

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Community, Giving Back to the Community November 7, 2026

Volunteers pick up litter along Riverside Parkway

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about a litter cleanup on Riverside Parkway We appreciate the Rho XI Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes November 7, 2026

From the ballot box to the Big Blue Bus, a Cobb news quiz

Who won a Cobb school board race, and where is Emory’s Big Blue Bus headed? Test your knowledge of five stories from this week’s Courier. Looking up the answers is…

Community Life, Libraries November 7, 2026

South Cobb Regional Library and South Cobb Arts Alliance Partner to Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries with Community Event Nov. 14

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement about a joint celebration with South Cobb Regional Library and the South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA): Community members are invited to celebrate…

Crime & Public Safety November 7, 2026

Mableton council to consider hardship relief for public safety tax payments

The Mableton City Council announced in a press release that it will consider a proposal at its Monday, Nov. 9 work session and its Wednesday Nov. 11 regular meeting that…

Weather November 7, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, November 7, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with a high near 65 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…