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Christmas

All Day 12/25–12/26
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Athens Public Library, Chauncey Public Library, Coolville Public Library, Glouster Public Library, Nelsonville Public Library, The Plains Public Library, Wells (Albany) Public Library, Online, Off Site
Description:
All libraries will be closed Friday-Saturday, December 25-26, 2026 for Christmas

Spanish Conversation

4:00pm–5:00pm
Athens Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Purpose of Meeting

Practice your Spanish language speaking skills with a friendly group of people.

New Year’s Day

All Day 1/1–1/2
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Athens Public Library, Chauncey Public Library, Coolville Public Library, Glouster Public Library, Nelsonville Public Library, The Plains Public Library, Wells (Albany) Public Library, Online, Off Site
Description:
All libraries will be closed Friday-Saturday, January 1-2, 2027 for New Year’s Day

Athens HOPE

11:00am–12:30pm
Athens Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Purpose of Meeting

Bi-monthly meeting of Athens HOPE (Helping Overcome substance use disorders through Prevention and Education).

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: Song of Solomon (Part 1 of 3)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Read and discuss with us Toni Morrison's breakthrough third novel and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1977.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: Song of Solomon (Part 2 of 3)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Read and discuss with us Toni Morrison's breakthrough third novel and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1977.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: Song of Solomon (Part 3 of 3)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Read and discuss with us Toni Morrison's breakthrough third novel and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1977.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: A Farewell to Arms (Part 1 of 3)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

First published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms was Ernest Hemingway's first bestselling novel, and remains a literary classic.

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If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: A Farewell to Arms (Part 2 of 3)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

First published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms was Ernest Hemingway's first bestselling novel, and remains a literary classic.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: A Farewell to Arms (Part 3 of 3)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

First published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms was Ernest Hemingway's first bestselling novel, and remains a literary classic.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: The Grapes of Wrath (Part 1 of 3)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for 1939, his novel, The Grapes of Wrath made Steinbeck an author of national importance and global relevance, depicting the trials and social injustices of the Great Depression through the odyssey of an "Okie

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This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: The Grapes of Wrath (Part 2 of 3)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for 1939, his novel, The Grapes of Wrath made Steinbeck an author of national importance and global relevance, depicting the trials and social injustices of the Great Depression through the odyssey of an "Okie

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: The Grapes of Wrath (Part 3 of 3)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for 1939, his novel, The Grapes of Wrath made Steinbeck an author of national importance and global relevance, depicting the trials and social injustices of the Great Depression through the odyssey of an "Okie

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: Persuasion by Jane Austen (Part 1 of 3)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Jane Austen is one of the greatest novelists in the English language, and Persuasion was her last completed work, and published in 1817, after her death.

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If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: Persuasion by Jane Austen (Part 2 of 3)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Jane Austen is one of the greatest novelists in the English language, and Persuasion was her last completed work, and published in 1817, after her death.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Thursday Channel: Persuasion by Jane Austen (Part 3 of 3)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Jane Austen is one of the greatest novelists in the English language, and Persuasion was her last completed work, and published in 1817, after her death.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know