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Make a cute trinket dish using your hand as a pattern. Monday we will only be making the clay. It takes 24-48 hours for the clay to set. Come back at your own convenience to paint it later.

All Ages

Bad Art

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00PM

Location: Teen Room

Embrace the chaos and turn it into art! Painting, sculpting, or drawing, you get to decide what you want to create.

All Ages

Chess Club

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: Teen Area

This group is for all ages and abilities. Bring a fried or come and make more. We have expert players to those just learning the game.

All Ages

Safari Tales

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 11:00 am

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

Our second Summer Reading performer will be Safari Tales,Teaching about Animals In Live Shows.

All Ages

Tech Tuesdays

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Need help with setting up a FB account, email, or any other tech issues. We have set aside a few hours every Tuesday to help you with all your tech needs!

All Ages

SafARI Tales

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Sumrall Community Center due to expected crowd

Color Your World with animals at a show and tell with SafARI Tales!

Children

Story Time

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 10:30AM

Location: Children's Room

Join us for a story and a craft!

Children

Superhero Story Time

Date: June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Children's Room

Join us for Superhero Story Time and make your own superhero cape!

Children

Books and Brunch

Date: June 11, 2025 (Wednesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Program Room

This month we will be discussing "Carnegie's Maid". A historical fiction exploring why Andrew Carnegie decided to give away a vast fortune to set up free public libraries.

Adults

Safari Tails

Date: June 11, 2025 (Wednesday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 2:00PM

Location: Purvis Community Center

Join us and Safari Tails while we meet and learn about different animals!

All Ages

Safari Tails

Date: June 11, 2025 (Wednesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 11:00am

Location: Children's Room

Safari Tails will be at the library at 11am with their animals!

Children

Stained Glass Part 1

Date: June 11, 2025 (Wednesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Color Your World with stained glass! This will need to be done in a 2 part series

Teens

Teen Friendship bracelets

Date: June 11, 2025 (Wednesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

Location: Teen Area

Bring your bestie and make friendship bracelets.

Teens

Book Bedazzling

Date: June 12, 2025 (Thursday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 6:00PM

Location: Meeting Room

Bring in a copy of your favorite book and bedazzle the cover to really make it shine!

Adults Teens

Father's Day Craft

Date: June 12, 2025 (Thursday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00PM

Location: Meeting Room

Make a handmade craft for dad!

All Ages

Ice Cream Story time

Date: June 12, 2025 (Thursday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Program Room

Join us for an fun morning of stories and crafts and probably some ice cream.

Children

Story Time

Date: June 12, 2025 (Thursday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:00 - 10:45

Stories, coloring, crafts, etc.

Children

Dioroamas

Date: June 12, 2025 (Thursday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Teens will be making dioramas! Most supplies are provided, but you are welcome to bring anything from home.

Teens

Mini Canvas Paining

Date: Jun 13, 2025 (Friday) - Jun 15, 2025 (Sunday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: Program Room at Oak Grove library

We will be painting mini canvas masterpieces.

All Ages

Dominoes

Date: June 14, 2025 (Saturday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:30am

Very easy game for all skill levels! We will play either the Mexican Train or Chickenfoot version

All Ages

Cinema Saturday

Date: June 14, 2025 (Saturday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 11:00AM

Location: Children's Room

Children

Foraging

Date: June 16, 2025 (Monday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 5:30pm

Color your World with edible plants! Learn how to forage for edible plants and herbs that can be made into medicine!

Adults

Tea Towel Stamping

Date: June 16, 2025 (Monday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Come out and use your imagination to decorate your own tea towel! Supplies are provided but seating is limited so please sign up.

Adults

Explore Photography

Date: June 16, 2025 (Monday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Program Room

We will have photography stations set up and cameras available to create a masterpiece.

All Ages

Kids Bingo

Date: June 16, 2025 (Monday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00PM

Location: Teen Room

Join us for a fun game of bingo and a chance to win some cool prizes!

Children

Comedy Magician

Date: June 17, 2025 (Tuesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

Comedian and Magician Joe Presto will amaze us with his magic skills while making us laugh at his antics.

All Ages

Shrinky Dinks

Date: June 17, 2025 (Tuesday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00PM

Location: Meeting Room

Create your own custom keychains, charms, and pins with this classic and magical craft.

All Ages

Tech Tuesdays

Date: June 17, 2025 (Tuesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Need help with setting up a FB account, email, or any other tech issues. We have set aside a few hours every Tuesday to help you with all your tech needs!

All Ages

Performing Arts Story Time

Date: June 17, 2025 (Tuesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Children's Room

Dress up as your favorite artist, past or present, and join our "wax museum" during Performing Arts Story Time!

Children

The Joe Presto Comedy Magic Show

Date: June 17, 2025 (Tuesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Sumrall Community Center due to expected crowd

Color Your World with a comedy magic show by Joe Presto!

Children

Veggie Art

Date: June 17, 2025 (Tuesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

Let's make some fun art using vegetables.

Children

Mexican Train Dominoes

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Adults

Oak Grove Writer's Guild

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: Main Library

Come share your writing with this great group of amateur and professional writers.

Adults

Joe Presto

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 2:00PM

Location: Lamar County Shelter Building

Join us and magician, Joe Presto, for our summer reading program!

All Ages

Mississippi Children's Opera Presents "Billy Goats Gruff"

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: Program Room

This event is always a showstopper. Come and experience opera like you never have before.

All Ages

Comedy Magician Joe Presto

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Children's Room

Come out and see a funny magic show with Comedy Magician, Joe Presto!

Children

Festival Souths Artie at the Opera

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Sumrall Community Center due to expected crowd

Festival South presents Little Red’s Most Unusual Day.An operatic version of the story of Little Red Riding Hood based on scenes from operas by J. Offenbach and G. Rossini.

Children

Story Time w/ Ms. Lisa Browning

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | Purvis Public Library

Location: Children's Room

Join us for a special story time with Ms. Lisa Browning from the Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation District!

Children

Stained Glass Part 2

Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Color Your World with stained glass! This will need to be done in a 2 part series

Teens

CD Scratch Art

Date: June 19, 2025 (Thursday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00PM

Location: Meeting Room

Turn old CDs into shiny works of art!

All Ages

The 641 Club

Date: June 19, 2025 (Thursday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Come pick out a recipe from this month's cookbook and join us for lunch!

All Ages

Campfire Story Time

Date: June 19, 2025 (Thursday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Program Room

Come listen to camp stories and sing some camp songs with camp counselor Rebecca. This is sure to be a fun time.

Children

Lanyard making

Date: June 19, 2025 (Thursday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00-3:00 pm

Location: Program Room

Come make a lanyard.

Children

Story Time

Date: June 19, 2025 (Thursday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:00am - 10:45

Stories, coloring, crafts, etc.

Children

Stained Glass Feathers

Date: June 19, 2025 (Thursday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Join us to make stained glass feathers from recycled plastic bottles!

Teens

Bunco

Date: June 20, 2025 (Friday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Main Library

We will start our potluck at 6:00. Afterwards we will play Bunco. Bunco is a easy no skill required dice game. Prizes will be awarded and we will be out the door by 8:00 pm.

Adults

Craft and Chat

Date: June 20, 2025 (Friday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Main Library

Bring whatever you are working on and we will provide the laughter and coffee.

Adults

Bunny Basics

Date: June 21, 2025 (Saturday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 11:00am-1:00pm

Hoppienhiemer Rabbit Rescue and Education will be here teaching bunny basics

All Ages

Cinema Saturday

Date: June 21, 2025 (Saturday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 11:00AM

Location: Children's Room

Children

Beekeeping

Date: June 23, 2025 (Monday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 5:30pm

Color Your World with pollinators! Learn what attracts bees, how to be a beekeeper, and how to harvest honey.

Adults

Tinfoil Art

Date: June 23, 2025 (Monday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Get your creative juices flowing and see what art you can make from tinfoil!

Adults

Create a Story

Date: June 23, 2025 (Monday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Program Room

It doesn't matter what kind of story you like to create: comic strip, poetry or a short story. We will provide the supplies to make your ideas come alive.

Children

Book Club

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Join us to discuss The Nix by Nathan Hill and pick up next month's read!

Adults

Book Club: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | Purvis Public Library

Time: 5:00PM

Location: Meeting Room

Pick up your copy at the circulation desk.

Adults

601 Cookbook Club

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 5:00 PM

Location: Program Room

This month's cookbook is "What Can I Bring". Pick a recipe and make it. Bring it for us to try and discuss.

All Ages

Mississippi Forestry Service

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

The Mississippi Forestry Service will be here to explain what their job entails. They will also take about fire safety.

All Ages

Tech Tuesdays

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Need help with setting up a FB account, email, or any other tech issues. We have set aside a few hours every Tuesday to help you with all your tech needs!

All Ages

Crayon Story Time

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Children's Room

Join us for story time and make your own crayon from recycled crayons.

Children

Fire Safety starts with YOU!

Date: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) | L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

MS Forestry and the local fire dept will be here to teach how you can help prevent fires and basic fire safety. Yes, the fire truck will be here too :)!