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● Who is eligible for a free library card?

Anyone age 5 and older who lives, works, and/or goes to school in Lamar County may get a library car ... (Read More)

● Can I get a card if I don't live in Lamar County?

Patrons living outside of the Lamar County service area are eligible for a library card at no additi ... (Read More)

● How old does my child need to be to get his/her own card?

Children are eligible for their own regular library card when they reach the age of 5 years. All app ... (Read More)

● How much does a library card cost?

To sign up for a free library card, you must visit any Lamar County Library System location a ... (Read More)

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Library Events

Lamar County Library Events

● Once Upon a Crime

September 18, 2025 (Thursday) | Purvis Public Library

● True Crime Book Talk

September 18, 2025 (Thursday) | Lumberton Public Library
Join us this month for true crime with Mrs.Juanita Green Hollinghead about her book "Beyond the Green Widow:
Consequences of the Piney Woods Creek Murders of 1921”.

● Cardboard Loom Weaving

September 18, 2025 (Thursday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library
Learn how to weave yarn on cardboard!

● Pigeon Storytime

September 18, 2025 (Thursday) | Oak Grove Public Library
Have you ever read a Pigeon book? Around here we love author and illustrated Mo Willems, who created Pigeon. We will honor him and his work with this week's storytime themed after his beloved character Pigeon. Join us.

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