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Purvis Public Library

122 Shelby Speights Drive Purvis, MS 39475

Lumberton Public Library

106 West Main Avenue Lumberton, MS 39455

Oak Grove Public Library

4958 Old Highway 11 Hattiesburg, MS 39402

L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

121 Poplar Street Sumrall, MS 39482

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June Calendar for All Lamar County Library Events

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Program Room

This month we will be discussing "All Adults Here" by Emma Straub.

Adults

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 5:15 PM

Location: Program Room

We have a volunteer who will help English language learners improve their English skills. Every Wednesday at 5:15PM

Adults

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Main Library

Join our Writer's Guild to share and improve your writing.

Adults

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Join us as we make diamond art dinosaurs. Recommended age is 8 and up

All Ages

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Children's Room and Outside

All Ages

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Lamar County Shelter Building

Join us to learn about transportation, road safety, and the important work MDOT does in our community.

All performances will be held at the Lamar County Shelter Building located at 105 Central Industrial Row Purvis, MS 39475.

All AgesChildrenTeens

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Children's Room

Bring the kids, ages 5-17, to play a few FREE rounds of bingo. Small prizes are awarded at the end of each round.

ChildrenTeens

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 10:30 AM

Location: Children's Room

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30 AM at the library for story time! Get ready to read a book and make a fun craft, this week's theme is the porcupines!

Children

Date: June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 3:00pm

Ever wanted to learn to play the game? Do you love the game but need more players? Join us!

Teens

Date: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Program Room

Which restaurant has the best "secret" sauce? Are you a carnivore or a herbivore or maybe an omnivore? Doesn't matter we will have dino-chicken nuggets and vegetables to test each sauce's flavor.

All Ages

Date: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Program Room

Join us for an extra-special storytime to celebrate Miss Rebecca's Birthday! It's a Dinosaur Birthday Party!

Children

Date: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 3:00-5:30 PM

Your dino friends are invited to a special library sleepover! Drop them off June 11th from 3:00-5:30 PM and follow our Facebook page for updates on the fun throughout the evening! Pickup is June 12th from 9:00 AM-5:45 PM.

Children

Date: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:00am

Stories, coloring, crafts, etc.

Children

Date: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 3:30-5:30 PM

Location: Teen Room

Bring your favorite deck, trade some cards, and find your new local playgroup. Our weekly Magic The Gathering Afternoon meets up at 3:30 every Thursday.

TeensAll AgesChildren

Date: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Bring the teens, ages 11-17, to make their own shower jellies!

Teens

Date: June 12, 2026 (Friday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Main Library

Bring your own craft project and work along dedicated crafters to add a little laughter to your morning.

Adults

Date: June 12, 2026 (Friday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 3-5pm

Location: Children's Room

Open play with Play-doh will have a dinosaur twist. You will still be able to create whatever your imagination can come up with but we want to see what dinosaurs you can make as well.

All Ages

Date: June 12, 2026 (Friday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 9:00 AM-5:45 PM

Your dino friends are ready to be picked up from their sleepover at the library! Pickup your friend from 9:00 AM-5:45PM.

Children

Date: June 13, 2026 (Saturday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 11:00 AM

Join us at the library every Saturday for a family-friendly film.

All AgesChildren

Date: June 13, 2026 (Saturday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 11:00am-1:00pm

For all levels of crochet

All Ages

Date: June 15, 2026 (Monday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Read-Meet-Discuss

AdultsTeens

Date: June 15, 2026 (Monday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Outside

Join us to make sun art with leaves and a combination of tumeric and alcohol on colored paper. This will be an exciting art event!

Adults

Date: June 15, 2026 (Monday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Game Mechanics and Interactions

All Ages

Date: June 15, 2026 (Monday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Lisa Browning will teach about the benefits of Vermicomposting . Everyone will get to make their own wormery to take home as well! Should be FUN for ALL ages!

All Ages

Date: June 15, 2026 (Monday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Teen Room

Join us at the library for kids bingo and win fun prizes!

ChildrenTeens

Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Program Room at Oak Grove library

Come learn a little about Tarot! Our next installment of our 101 series is Tarot 101. If we are lucky we might get a card reading!

Adults

Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00PM

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

We will be setting up our big screen to view "The Land Before Time". Come in from the heat of the day and enjoy this classic.

All Ages

Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will be here with all their cool dinosaur themed items.

All Ages

Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Children's Room

Join us for story time and make Dad and nice gift for Father's Day!

Children

Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

**Possible artifacts and presentation about the Ice Age and/or fossils

Children

Date: June 16, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Join us for a hands-on science adventure at the library! Bring leaves, flowers, rocks, bugs, or other tiny treasures from your backyard and see them up close through a microscope.

ChildrenAll Ages

Date: June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Program Room at Oak Grove library

All Ages

Date: June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Children's Room

Join us to see what awesome things the museum has to show!

All Ages

Date: June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Lamar County Shelter Building

Join us for an exciting, hands-on experience exploring the natural world.

All performances will be held at the Lamar County Shelter Building located at 105 Central Industrial Row Purvis, MS 39475.

All AgesChildrenTeens

Date: June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Come have fun smashing a fossil to see which dinosaur you will find!

Children

Date: June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 10:30 AM

Location: Children's Room

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30 AM at the library for story time! Get ready to read a book and make a fun craft, this week's theme is rocks and geodes!

Children

Date: June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 3:00pm

Ever wanted to learn to play the game? Do you love the game but need more players? Join us!

Teens

Date: June 18, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Children's Room

Adults only, join us for an unsolved true crime case with True Crime with Sam.

Adults

Date: June 18, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Join us to create a special handmade gift just in time for Father’s Day!

ChildrenTeensAll Ages

Date: June 18, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Program Room

Come celebrate Dad with a special storytime. Books will be read, songs may be sung and a simple craft will be available.

Children

Date: June 18, 2026 (Thursday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:0am

Stories, coloring, crafts, etc.

Children

Date: June 18, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Bring the teens, ages 11-17, to make their own dinosaur terrarium!

Teens

Date: June 18, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 3:30-5:30 PM

Location: Teen Room

Bring your favorite deck, trade some cards, and find your new local playgroup. Our weekly Magic The Gathering Afternoon meets up at 3:30 every Thursday.

TeensAll AgesChildren

Date: June 19, 2026 (Friday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Main Library

Bring your own craft project and work along other craft enthusiast to get your project further along.

Adults

Date: June 19, 2026 (Friday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Main Library

Bunco is a simple dice game that anyone can learn in a couple of minutes. We will have a potluck at 6pm, start the game play around 6:30 and award prizes around 7:45pm.

All Ages

Date: June 19, 2026 (Friday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Campaign Play

All Ages

Date: June 20, 2026 (Saturday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 11:00 AM

Location: Children's Room

Join us at the library every Saturday for a family-friendly film.

All AgesChildren

Date: June 20, 2026 (Saturday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 11:00am-1:00pm

If you missed one of our Dinosaur crafting events we will have them all out for you to use.

All Ages

Date: June 22, 2026 (Monday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Adults, join us to create a clay project of your choice. This will be a 2-part program. The next date for the program will be June 29th at 1pm.

Adults

Date: June 22, 2026 (Monday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Crystal Walker will be here teaching the basics of genealogy research and how and where to get started

Adults

Date: June 22, 2026 (Monday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Location: Meeting Room

Battle Tactics and Mechanics

All Ages

Date: June 22, 2026 (Monday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 9am-6pm

Location: Main Library

We will be wrapping our fashion dolls with real plaster wraps to create mummies. This craft will be out all day and available while supplies last.

Children

Date: June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

The Mississippi Writers' Guild-Sumrall Chapter will be meeting every 4th Tuesday at 2:00pm

Adults

Date: June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00PM

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

Come watch Ice Age the movie on our big screen!

All Ages

Date: June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Natalya is Paleontologist with the Mississippi Office of Geology. Natalya studies Mississippi's fossils and rock formations and works with fellow geologists to construct maps of Mississippi's surface geology, which allows us to build a better understanding of Mississippi's Natural and Geologic History.

All Ages

Date: June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

Paleontologist will give a program in the Oak Grove Community Center

All Ages

Date: June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:30am

Location: Children's Room

Join us for Pinkalicious Story Time to celebrate Pink Day!

Children

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Main Library

Come share your writings with the group and help improve your story.

Adults

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Program Room

Ed from Ed's Honey will be here to talk about his hives and the production of honey. If you like honey or want to know more about bees, you won't want to miss this presentation.

All Ages

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Children's Room

Come out and see who can win bragging rights for the fastest racer!

All Ages

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Children's Room

Come out and meet Paleontologist, Natalya Usachenko!

All Ages

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Lamar County Shelter Building

Join us to learn all about rocks, minerals, and the fascinating world of geology with special guest Geologist Natalya Usachenko.

All performances will be held at the Lamar County Shelter Building located at 105 Central Industrial Row Purvis, MS 39475.

All AgesChildrenTeens

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 10:30 AM

Location: Children's Room

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30 AM at the library for story time! Get ready to read a book and make a fun craft, this week's theme is dinosaurs!

Children

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

We will be making mini zen gardens . Recommended age is 10 and up

TeensAdults

Date: June 24, 2026 (Wednesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 3:00pm

Ever wanted to learn to play the game? Do you love the game but need more players? Join us!

Teens

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00am

Location: Main Library

Adults

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 9am-6pm

Location: Main Library

We will be making cave art. Come grab a piece of cardboard and paint away.

Children

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Program Room

Join us for a couple of stories, a few songs and a sim0ple craft.

Children

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Join us with special guest Ms. Lisa for a creative, hands-on program using natural materials to make art. All ages welcome!

ChildrenTeensAll Ages

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 10:00 - 10:45

Stories, coloring, crafts, etc.

Children

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Bring the teens, ages 5-17, to create a clay project of their choice.

Teens

Date: June 25, 2026 (Thursday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 3:30-5:30 PM

Location: Teen Room

Bring your favorite deck, trade some cards, and find your new local playgroup. Our weekly Magic The Gathering Afternoon meets up at 3:30 every Thursday.

TeensAll Ages

Date: June 26, 2026 (Friday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 9am-6pm

Location: Main Library

All Ages

Date: June 26, 2026 (Friday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

All Lamar County Libraries are closed the last Friday of every month for staff training and deep cleaning. This month we are closing on the 24th instead of the 31st due to Trunk-R-Treat & Halloween.

Closed

Date: June 26, 2026 (Friday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: All Day

Lamar County Library System will be closed June 26th for Staff Training. We will re-open Saturday, June 27th at 10:00 AM.

Closed

Date: June 26, 2026 (Friday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Lamar County Library System will be closed on Friday, June 26th. We will reopen on Saturday, June 27th at 10am.

Closed

Date: June 27, 2026 (Saturday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Program Room

Come discuss this month's book selection, "Excavations" by Kate Meyers.

Adults

Date: June 27, 2026 (Saturday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 11:00 AM

Location: Children's Room

Join us at the library every Saturday for a family-friendly film.

All AgesChildren

Date: June 27, 2026 (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

Date: June 29, 2026 (Monday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

Lisa Browning will be helping us create art with flower pressing

AdultsTeens

Date: June 29, 2026 (Monday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Ed’s Backyard Bees will be visiting our library this summer!

Join us to learn all about bees, beekeeping, and why pollinators are so important.

AdultsAll AgesChildrenTeens

Date: June 29, 2026 (Monday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 5pm

Location: Program Room

Join us for Anime Club at 5PM

Teens

Date: June 29, 2026 (Monday)  |   Lumberton Public Library

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Meeting Room

Have you always wanted to be a detective? Now's your chance! Ages 11-17, join us to solve a new mystery!

Teens

Date: June 30, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 5-6:30pm

Location: Program Room

Our 601 Cookbook Club will be making recipes from the selected cookbook and sharing them with the group.

Adults

Date: June 30, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 5:00 PM

Location: Circulation Room

Join us for this month's book club pick: Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens.

Adults

Date: June 30, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Purvis Public Library

Time: 4:00 PM

Join us for a special program to learn about Talking Books Services! Discover free audiobook and braille resources available for individuals with visual impairments or reading disabilities. Come find out how these services can bring books to everyone!

AdultsAll Ages

Date: June 30, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   L.R. Boyer Memorial Library

Time: 2:00pm

We will be making dinosaurs out of Fuse Beads. Recommend age is 8 and up

All Ages

Date: June 30, 2026 (Tuesday)  |   Oak Grove Public Library

Time: 2:00PM

Location: Oak Grove Community Center

Come watch Indiana Jones in the cool community center on our big screen.

All Ages


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Purvis, MS 39475
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