Upcoming Events
Author Event
Thursday April 15, 7:00 p.m.
The Oconee County Library is pleased to welcome Georgia
writer William Rawlings, Jr. on Thursday, April 15, at 7:00 PM for its
quarterly author visit, sponsored by the Oconee County Library
Friends. Rawlings will discuss his latest novel, The Mile High
Club, which is the third Matt Rutherford mystery. Rawlings will
also sell and sign copies of his books.
Family
Fun Day
Sunday May 23, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
We’ll
have ponies, a petting zoo, moonwalk, bubble blowing, and much more fun!
We’re thrilled that Todd Herron will present his “Magic & Mystery”
Show! Art students from Gainesville State College will be doing
craft projects in the auditorium. Athens Academy will do story telling
again! They create an enthralling story time.
Complete List of Library Events
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list of library events
What Has OCLF Done for our Library Recently?
This year we have
donated a variety of monies and materials to the Oconee Library. For
instance, our Friends group sponsored a kickoff program for the children's
"Catch the Reading Bug" summer reading program. The event brought in
Sam's Path Petting Zoo and drew 125 visitors who enjoyed learning about
all sorts of exotic animals. Sam’s Path teaches about general zoology
and the background of their animals, including a spider monkey,
tortoise, Patagonian cavy, angora rabbit, fennec fox, silver fox,
ferret, and a coatimundi.
At the end of the program, adult participants each held one of the
animals and the children had a chance to pet them. Perhaps the favorite
was Parker the Monkey. It was an exciting, unique program that brought
lots of children to the library at the beginning of the summer. Many
signed up for the summer reading program, and everyone received a
reading log at the door. One local teacher brought her Pre-K class and
said, "Some of these kids would have NEVER gotten an opportunity like
this!"
This program is just one of the many that our Friends group sponsors.
Our membership fees and fundraisers help to make children, teen, and
adult programs at our library possible. We often supply the teen
programs with the essential pizza or the adult programs with
hospitality. We’re working to make the Oconee library an even greater
community meeting place and cultural center.
Our success makes us want to grow and do
more. We have built on the foundation of previous OCLF members and will
continue to offer interesting adult programs, entertainment and
education for children, and raise money to support the library and make
it an even more wonderful place.
Won't you join us in this winning effort?
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