Events & Programs at SGRL
Mark your calendars & join us for learning and fun!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Schedule of Library Board Meetings Fiscal Year 2011

South Georgia Regional Library
3rd Tuesday 1:00pm

July 20th 2010
September 21st 2010
November 16th 2010
January 18th 2011
March 15th 2011
May 17th 2011

Valdosta-Lowndes County Library
3rd Tuesday 1:00pm

September 21st 2010
November 16th 2010
March 15th 2011
May 17th 2011

Statenville Library
2nd Tuesday 4:00pm

August 10th 2010
November 9th 2010
February 8th 2011
May 10th 2011

Miller Lakeland Library
2nd Monday 5:00pm

October 11th 2010
January 10th 2011
April 11th 2011

Valdosta Lowndes County Library
Kelly Lenz - Assistant Director of Public Services
300 Woodrow Wilson Drive
229-333-0086

Seasonal Events

Summer Celebration
July 31st 1-4 pm
Come celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program at 300 Woodrow Wilson Drive. SGRL will be drawing the winners of the Summer Reading Program and will be hosting numerous local artist and authors. The day will also feature free popcorn and snowcones.

College Prep Fair
Main Library
Date TBA
Research schools and get the inside scoop on college life.

Reoccuring Events
GED Class – Our library system has teamed up with Val-Tech to offer a free GED preparation class at VLC on Mondays and Tuesdays from 5:00 to 8:00pm in the Folsom Room.

 Here are the highlights:

• The class is completely free.  
• Those interested must sign up.  (At VLC this may be done at the “information station” near refernce.)
• Must be 16 or older.
• Orientation is required.  (They will be given more information after signing up.)

For more information please direct all inquiries to Valdosta Technical College at 229-333-2123.  

Vampire Book Club – This book club will be reading books based on Vampires. This discussion group is for mature audiences only. Contact Halley Little 229-333-0086 ext. 222.

• Must be 18 years or older to participate.
• Jan Norton, a professor at VSU, will be leading the group.
• The group will have a monthly movie night, dates and movie to vary monthly.
• The group will meet every Thursday at 5:30pm.
  

Teen Book Club – Looking for a cool place to meet and make friends?  Come to the Teen Book Club to read the latest and greatest in teen fiction and participate in movie nights and “lock ins” at the library! For any questions please contact Jennifer 229-333-0086 ext 212 or email at jtyler@sgrl.org

The teens meet every Monday from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.

Guidelines:
12-19 only.
We meet to discuss popular teen fiction.
Parents must fill out the permission form before the teen may join the club.
A place for the young adults to meet and make friends.

Friends Booksale - VLC
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. every Tuesday
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. every Saturday

Bookfellows - VLC - Click this link for a PDF version of the schedule.

Books should be available shortly at the Reference Desk.   Used books are often available locally at the Backdoor Bookstore or online from Amazon.com.
 
Bookfellows Schedule 2010

All meetings will be at 4pm unless otherwise noted.

August, 2010
No Meetings
Read at your leisure this summer.

Book Talks - VLC

Adult Programs - VLC

Children Programs - VLC

Story time and play times are suspended for the month of July. The amphitheatre will be transforming into Hogwarts for an upcoming event.

Computer Courses - VLC

Windows XP Basics, Part 3 of 4
Thursday, July 22 @ 9:00am

Windows XP Basics, Part 4 of 4
Thursday, July 29 @ 9:00am

All programs listed are given by Eric Mathis in our computer lab. For more information call 229-333-0086 ext 238.

Allen Statenville Library
David Peeples - Branch Manager
123 Highway 129 S., Statenville
229-559-8182

English as a Second language class:
Every morning 11:00am to noon.

Basic Computer Classes
Schedule with Jackie Culpepper.

Spanish Class
Wednesdays @ 4:00 - 6:00pm
The Allen-Statenville Library is hosting Spanish Classes on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 6:00pm.  No prior knowledge of the language is required.  These classes are free of charge and open to the public.  Spanish classes are taught by Alicia Rodriguez  559-1430.  Please call Alicia in advance to let her know you are interested in coming.

Echols Teens
Teens meet every Friday at 4:00!  
If you are a teen and looking for something to do, we would like to welcome you to come and hang out with us!!  Please call or e-mail Jackie R. Culpepper for more information or Kelly Lenz: Klenz@sgrl.org 229-333-0086 Ext 214

Rock Band
Last Friday of every month 4-6pm
Come out and play Rock Band at the library!!

Salter Hahira Library
Janet Register - Branch Manager
220 E. Main St., Hahira
229-794-3063

Preschool Story Time
Suitable for ages birth to 3 1/2 years.  Please call 794-3063 for day, time, and details.

Johnston Lakes Library
Jeanna Pyles - Branch Manager
720 Lakes Boulevard
229-559-8016

Home School Group
The second and fourth Monday of every month @ 1:30pm
Lake Park Library
Get together with other homeschoolers for stories and related activities.

Homeschool Group
Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 2:00-4:00PM.  Children will listen to stories and then take part in an activity (craft, science experiment, etc) related to the topic.

Pre-School Storytime
Wednesdays @ 1:15pm
Pre-School Storytime is a fun and constructive way to jumpstart your child’s education.

Lake Views book discussion group
Meets monthly on every 3rd Monday. We meet and discuss the selected book. Call branch manager Jeanna Pyles for additional information.

McMullen Southside Library
Beverly Sanders - Branch Manager
527 Griffin Avenue
229-253-8313

Open Mic Night
The third Thursday of every month @ 6:00pm
Southside Library
Show your talent at our Open Mic Night or just kick back and enjoy special performances by Poetic Magic.

Miller Lakeland Library
David Peeples - Branch Manager
124 South Valdosta Road
229-482-2904


SGRL Close Dates 2010