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Cobb County Public Library locations are go-to Winter Break destinations for a packed calendar of free engaging and creative in-person programs for young children, students and adults, organizers say. School is out Feb. 16-20 for students and educators in the Cobb County and Marietta City school districts, and for many independent schools and homeschool families.
The popular African Cultural Fest is 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Charles D. Switzer Library, 266 Roswell St. in downtown Marietta. Organized as a Black History Month celebration for all ages, the Feb. 18 event is an afternoon of cultural enrichment and African heritage. The family-friendly program features performances by the Switzer Library Teens, including African drama and masquerade; a fashion show, live music and dance, and African cuisine with servings of African jollof rice. For more information, call 770-528-2320.
Gritters Library’s Medieval Storytime is 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The program offers a chance for children ages two through 9 and participating caregivers to come dressed in princess, knight, renaissance or dragon costumers and experience tales of knights confronting fire-breathing beasts. Participants in the Feb. 19 program will also work on a special craft. The library is located at 880 Shaw Park Road, Marietta 30066.
Inside the Mind, a Pope High School student group, will present a screening of the Pixar movie Inside Out 1 p.m. Friday at Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta 30066. The Feb. 20 Family Movie Day program will also include giveaways, snacks and writing activity. For more information, call the library at 770-509-2725.
For information on the full lineup of Winter Break week programs at Cobb County libraries, visit cobbcounty.gov/library.
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