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Helen Poyer, who has been the director of the Cobb County Public Library System since 2009, is retiring from her post. On Thursday, Cobb commissioners will be asked to approve her successor. According to an agenda item for Thursday’s meeting, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid is recommending that Keith Schuermann, director of the Harris-Troup Regional Library System … Read more
Submitted information: It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! The Fall Book Sale will be held at Cobb Civic Center October 4-6, 2024. Materials for sale include books for all ages in both hardcover and paperback, DVDs, Books on CD and audiocassette, magazines, and puzzles. Prices range from 10 cents to $4.00. Find a price … Read more
Submitted information: The Fall Book Sale will be held at Cobb Civic Center October 14-16, 2022. Materials for sale include books for all ages in both hardcover and paperback, DVDs, Books on CD and audiocassette, and magazines. Prices range from 10 cents to $4.00. Find a price list here. Cobb Civic Center is at 548 South … Read more
Submitted information about the Cobb Public Library summer reading program: Bring your whole family to enjoy the Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party 5-7 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at the Switzer Library in downtown Marietta. This event is free and open to the public. Come dressed in your favorite dancing outfit from your favorite decade for the … Read more
Submitted information: Cobb’s Law Library is open to the public and provides resources for legal information for attorneys and laypeople. The Law Library is on the fourth floor of Cobb Superior Court, 70 Haynes St., Marietta, and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 770-528-1884. We do not … Read more
Cobb County government is urging 2020 Census participation during this shelter-in-place time by sending out a response map according to public library districts. Those living in the East Cobb and Mountain View library districts had the highest response at 59.6 and 58.5 percent, respectively, and the West Cobb and Kemp zones are the others with … Read more
The last of the $147 million that Cobb County government received in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds will go toward addressing stormwater issues. The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend the final sum of $3 million on a variety of stormwater projects. The vote was 4-1 with Chairwoman Lisa Cupid opposed. … Read more
Four years after groundbreaking, the new multi-purpose building at Shaw Park anchored by Gritters Library is open to the public. The 20,000-square foot facility, which opened on Nov. 6, includes the relocated Northeast Cobb Community Center and the workforce development headquarters for CobbWorks, the county’s job and employment resource center. The Gritters building will also … Read more
If you’ve got electronics to be recycled, there’s a Keep Cobb Beautiful Community Recycling event Saturday from 9-1 at Jim Miller Park (2245 Callaway Road). Bring electronics, metals and textiles for recycling; shoes, accessories and clothing will be donated to America’s Thrift Stores to support Children’s Health Care of Atlanta. You can also drop off … Read more
It’s been a little more than a year since the Gritters Library branch was demolished (our story on its temporary closing here) to make way for a new, expanded library and Northeast Cobb Community Center in Shaw Park. The Cobb Library System announced Thursday that the new facility will be opening less than a week … Read more
Submitted information: Seven Cobb County Public Library locations will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, to be used as polling sites. Libraries that will close include: Switzer Library Mountain View Regional Library South Cobb Regional Library West Cobb Regional Library Sewell Mill Library Vinings Library Gritters Library (which continues to be closed for construction) … Read more
Cobb residents can vote ahead of the Nov. 5 general this week during weekday hours at 12 locations in the county. They include the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road, above) and the Tim D. Lee Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road), which have been two of the most popular early polling … Read more
There are still Saturday and Sunday totals to be added, but Cobb Elections is saying that through Friday, a grand total of 197,.548 ballots have been cast in the first two weeks of early voting for the 2024 general elections. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office Election Data Hub reports that that’s nearly 40 percent … Read more
Saturday’s early voting is continuing as we write this, but according to Cobb Elections the first four days of early voting brought more than 80,000 people to the polls. That’s coming as the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced more than 1 million people have voted early in the first few days across the state. … Read more
Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said Thursday that six more books have been removed from library shelves and curriculum lists because of sexually explicit content. It’s the second month in a row that many titles have been removed as the district continues and ongoing process of flagging materials that are explicit, lewd, obscene, … Read more
Submitted information: Join us for an evening of fun, music, great prizes, and so much more at the elegant Atlanta Country Club on November 9, 2024 for the Cobb Library Foundation’s 3rd Annual Casino Night. Don’t miss out, buy your tickets now! Can’t attend? Donate now (form below) and help us continue our mission to … Read more
There’s a bit more fall in the air as a variety of seasonal events take place in East Cobb and beyond, and the weather should be perfect for the outdoor activities that are on tap: Early on Saturday is the fall Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup. It gets underway at 8:30 a.m. at the … Read more
Submitted information and photo: Fall Prevention Nature Walk, a set of informational panels designed to promote awareness and action for injury prevention, is on display outdoors at Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center through Wednesday, Oct. 2. The Fall Walk at Sewell Mill coincides with National Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2024, Sept. 23–27, which is … Read more
The Cobb County School District announced Thursday that six more sexually explicit books have been removed from library shelves, bringing to 26 the number of titles that have been withdrawn over the last year. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said during a Cobb Board of Education work session Thursday that the most recent removals, like the others, … Read more
The period of Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is recognized as Hispanic Heritage Month by the U.S. Congress. The Cobb Public Library System has published an extensive booklist as part of the local observances, including titles in history, culture and more, for children and adults. The federal agencies leading the official national observance include the Library of Congress, … Read more
