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Teens Only Hangout

TEENS ONLY HANGOUT

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Come to the large community room and hang out, that’s the plan!

Vanessa Riley

Live Online Author Talks:Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club

Event Details:

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Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on th

Library Day

Take Your Child to the Library

All Day 2/7

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Children's Area

Age Group: Children

Event Details:

Bring the kids to the library and grab a cute reading sticker, an “I love to read” balloon, color your own bookmark to take home, and be one of the first to get the newly designed kids’ library card!

Valentine

DIY Y2K VALENTINE’S IN THE TEEN ROOM - WEEK OF VALENTINE’S 9TH-14TH

All Day 2/9

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Grades 7th-12th can drop into the teen room anytime during the week of Valentine’s Day and make their own Y2K themed Valentine’s.

Valentine's Cooking Class

Valentines Cooking Science

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Children

Event Details:

Learn about the science of cooking while we make heart shaped rice krispie treats that you can take home. Hands on experience with measuring volume and changes in states of matter.

Silent Book Club

GCPL’S SILENT BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Small Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Literacy, Adult Book Club

Event Details:

Silent Book Clubs are nationally recognized book clubs designed to take the pressure off reading, while still maintaining the feeling of a club.

Lindsey Stewart

Live Online Author Talks: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club

Event Details:

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Feminist philosopher Dr.

An Affair to Remember

Classic Movie Night VALENTINE’S DATE EDITION: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)

Bingo Night

Bingo Night

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Gaming

Event Details:

For all ages! Come and play Bingo to win prizes!

Play bingo, win prizes, and have fun!

Plushie Craft

PLUSHIE TAXIDERMY CRAFT NIGHT (SIGN UP REQUIRED!)

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Open

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

ADULTS & TEENS ONLY

Tom Crouch

Live Online Author Talks:Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club

Event Details:

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Tom D.

Kid's Movie Night

Kids Movie (Pokémon)

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Everyone

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

This day marks 30 years since the Japanese release of the first Pokémon games Red and Green. What better way to celebrate than eating snacks and watching the movie.

Isaac Woodard

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: THE BLINDING OF ISAAC WOODARD (DOCUMENTARY)

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Library Branch: Graves County Public Library

Room: Large Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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1 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Live Online Author Talks:The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Book Discussion, Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club 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: Book Discussion, Presentation, Virtual, Adult Book Club Event Details: Register Here Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: T
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5 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group KEEPSAKE MEMORY (CIGAR) BOX CRAFT 5:30pm–6:30pm Teens, Adults Arts & Crafts 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: Arts & Crafts Event Details: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, LIMITED NUMBER OF BOXES. Disclaimer(s) 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.	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group GCPL’S SILENT BOOK CLUB 5:30pm–7:00pm 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: Small Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Adult Book Club Event Details: Silent Book Clubs are nationally recognized book clubs designed to take the pressure off reading, while still maintaining the feeling of a club. Disclaimer(s) Food Allergies We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.