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Our Haunted Harvest event is scheduled for Saturday, October 11th. The main library will close at 4pm.

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Haunted Harvest

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Babies, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

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Join us for our fifth annual HAUNTED HARVEST CELEBRATION! Enjoy all things Halloween, with crafts, candy, popcorn bar, costume contest, door prizes, scavenger hunt, Monster Trail (that you can vote on!) and much more!

GCPL’S SILENT BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Small Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Adult Book Club

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Silent Book Club’s are nationally recognized book clubs designed to take the pressure off reading, while still maintaining the feeling of a club. There’s no reading assignments and no discussion questions (unless you WANT to discuss with others)!

Classic Movie Night-THE EXORCIST (1973)

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Movie

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SCARY MOVIE EDITION

Join us for a classic movie, snacks and drinks provided!

THE EXORCIST (1973)

Author Talks: Finding My Way with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion and Signing, Presentation, Virtual

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Let’s Make Homemade Applesauce

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Registration Required

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Give little ones kitchen experience in a safe and mess friendly way while also discussing the science of cooking.

Secret Book Search

All Day 10/27 - 10/31

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Children's Area

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

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Some books have secrets hidden in their pages. Secrets that lead you to treasure. Can you figure out the riddles and hunt down the secret treasure stash at the end?

Classic Movie Night-ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968)

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Movie

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SCARY MOVIE EDITION

Join us for a classic movie! We will have snacks and drinks, with a Halloween theme!

ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968)

Author Talks: Courtly Intrique and Whispers as Weapons

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion and Signing, Presentation, Virtual

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Halloween Movie: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Movie

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Daffy, cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit become heroes and stop a crime spree.

Classic Movie Night-TEACHER’S PET (1958)

Monday, November 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Movie

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Gruff city editor chases journalism instructor. Starring Clark Gable and Doris Day. Rating; N/A.

Snacks & drinks provided!

Author Talks: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club

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Story Time

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Babies, Children

Program Type: Storytime

Story Time

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Babies, Children

Program Type: Storytime

Author Talks: The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club

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Author Talks: Unlock the Secret Language of Connection with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club

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Story Time

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Babies, Children

Program Type: Storytime

Classic Movie Night (CHRISTMAS EDITION): IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Movie

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IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)

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Time	Mon (10/07)	Tue (10/08)	Wed (10/09)	Thu (10/10)	Fri (10/11)
9 am			This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group JU Kevil Story Club 9:30am–11:00am Teens, Adults Adult Book Club This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Large Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Adult Book Club Event Details: This program is for persons who have physical, mental and/or developmental disabilities. Librarian will read a couple of chapters of the current book selection and do a craft fitting with the book theme!
10 am				This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Children" group Story Time 10:00am–11:00am Babies, Children Storytime This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Large Community Room Age Group: Babies, Children Program Type: Storytime Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun filled storytimes. We provide stories, crafts, and food. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.	This event is in the "Babies" group Infant Hour- Ages 0-2 10:00am–11:00am Babies Storytime This event is in the "Babies" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Large Community Room Age Group: Babies Program Type: Storytime Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun filled storytimes. We provide stories, crafts, and food. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
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3 pm		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Ada Lovelace Day 3:30pm–4:30pm Children, Tweens Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Large Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Come by the library and learn a little bit about the famous Ada Lovelace. We will also have a make your own music box craft. This will be first come first serve! Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
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5 pm					This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Trading Card Game Night 5:00pm–6:00pm Children, Tweens Gaming This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Large Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Gaming
6 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group Evening Book Club 6:00pm–8:00pm Adults Adult Book Club This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Small Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Adult Book Club Event Details: Come join our monthly evening book club. It is a different book each month which you can pick up at the front desk!		This event is in the "Adults" group Literary Conversations: Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Virtual Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Virtual Event Details: Free your mind as Moreno-Garcia chats with us online about Latin American Genre fiction, her writing process and journey, as well as her newest book The Seventh Veil of Salome on Wednesday, October 9 at 6 PM CT via digital live-	This event is in the "Everyone" group How to Preserve Historic Cemeteries 6:00pm–7:00pm Everyone Presentation This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Graves County Public Library Room: Large Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Kassidy Cobb is going to be at the library and present information on how to preserve historic cemeteries! It is free for everyone! Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Teen Program Library policy states that a minor over the age of 12 is allowed to be at the library without an adult. Library staff is not responsible chaperoning teens 12 and older outside of actual program space.

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