Sewell Mill Library

Cobb libraries kick off outdoor summer adventure challenge

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Cobb libraries outdoor summer adventure challenge

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Summer Adventure Challenge Kickoff celebrations presented by the Cobb County Public Library System will be staged outdoors at four libraries in the early evening Friday, May 21.

The all-ages Kickoff celebrations will be 6 pm to 8 pm at:

  • Switzer Library, 266 Roswell Street, Marietta 30060. 770-528-2320.
  • South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton 30126. 678-398-5828
  • West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp Ln NW, Kennesaw 30152. 770-528-4699.
  • Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta 30068. 770-509-2711.

The Summer Adventure Challenge designed to encourage reading through the season runs June 1-July 31. “Tails & Tales” is the 2021 summer reading theme with Cobb libraries highlighting animal stories and habitats from across the globe. Supporters for the local program include Georgia Public Library Service and Cobb Library Foundation.

The Kickoff events will be a celebration of summer reading – and everyone is encouraged to wear animal costumes and plan to be engaged in the festive atmosphere, organizers say.

“Each of the four Kickoff events will be unique,” said Mary Wood, Community Engagement Manager. “This will be fun, family events.”

For information on each of the Summer Adventure Challenge events, visit www.cobbcounty.org/library.

 

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‘Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman’ to be screened Tuesday at Sewell Mill Library

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Calling all “To Kill a Mockingbird” fans, and especially devotees of the woman who wrote the novel and what came after all that: You’re invited to a special film screening Tuesday at the Sewell Mill Library (2051 Lower Roswell Road).Harper Lee From Mockingbird to Watchman

It’s not the actual 1962 movie, starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham, but rather a more recent movie about the book, movie and the woman who made it all possible, “Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman.”

To be more precise, it’s a documentary film about the novelist and her work, not only the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, but also her “Go Set a Watchman,” published in 2015, the year before Lee’s death. That novel is regarded as a sequel, portraying Atticus Finch in a very unflattering light, and set off something of a controversy.

The film to be screened Tuesday was made for the Public Broadcasting System‘s “American Masters” series.

Lee’s older sister is among those interviewed, as well as Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, legal thriller novelist Scott Turow and others who knew the novelist.

The screening, which takes place from 6:30-8:30 p.m., is part of Georgia Public Broadcasting‘s “Great American Read” series. The event in the library’s black box theater is free, and will be followed by a book-style discussion, but you’re encouraged to make a reservation here.

 

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