A change in communication. Going forward, we will be sending out our newsletter only once a month. This will contain any activities and updates that may be occurring for the upcoming month, news that you may have missed from the previous month…

What Happened Last Week! Program Highlights to Get You Up to Speed. A Visit from Author Anita Gail Jones! We had the pleasure of receiving a surprise visit from debut author Anita Gail Jones this past Thursday! Born and raised in Albany, Georgia…

STORY TIME: TODDLERS & TYKES RETURNS Our weekly story hour returned to a full house last week from it's summer break. Quite a tiny, cheery faces: both new and familiar. Our Children's Manager, Amanda, read aloud a few delightful storybooks…

Library News TCPLS Welcomes Our New Library Director! We at the library are happy to announce the arrival of our new Library Director, Derek Kolb! Derek has over seven years of experience working in Public Libraries, serving as Director of…

Have you heard? One Book Thomas County is returning this September! Our annual community read is back from its long hiatus. This year's event line-up will be a bit reduced from the past, but the main event is still on. This year, One Book…

Hello, neighbors! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge has ended and we hope you all had a good time! June was a powerhouse of energy and we are so glad that so many of you participated. The month of July will offer less activities to allow our…

Hello, neighbors! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge has ended and we hope you all had a good time! June was a powerhouse of energy and we are so glad that so many of you participated. The month of July will offer less activities to allow our…

Hello, neighbors! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge has ended and we hope you all had a good time! June was a powerhouse of energy and we are so glad that so many of you participated. The month of July will offer less activities to allow our…

Programs for Adults Reading Challenge Ends July 7 Last week to finish up those books and fill-in our Reading Bingo Challenge. There are some great prizes to be won and it is never to late to sign up! Learn More. Beginner Yoga…

LIBRARY WEEKLY Programs for Adults Library Board Meeting Mon, June 26, 1:00pm The TCPLS Library Board of Trustees will be holding its monthly meeting on Monday, June 26, at 1:00pm. Held in the Henry Flipper Room and open to public…

Programs for Adults ? Reading Challenge Now -July 7 Our Reading Challenge isn't just for kids - we want everyone to uncover the magic of literature! As is tradition, we are offering a Literary Bingo for our older patrons to play. Read to create…

Summer Reading Challenge still going strong! It is never too late to sign-up and accept the Challenge! Entering into week three (3) of our annual Summer Reading Program and still we have so much to offer! Not only do our Reading Challenges…

LIBRARY WEEKLY THIS JUST IN! News, resources and goings-on in our libraries. Summer Reading Challenge going on NOW! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge is in full swing! Registration opened Tuesday and will stay open until the end of the…

Starting May 30 Summer Reading Challenge on Now! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge begins Tuesday! Every year, our libraries put together a reading challenge for each age group (youth, young adult and adult) as well as offer a plethora of…

The Board of Trustees of the Thomas County Public Library System (TCPLS) is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Library Director, Derek Kolb. Mr. Kolb has lived and worked in Georgia, leading IT operations for public-facing organizations for…

Thoughts From The Stacks Musings from the mind of a library worker. 27 April Gaps in Understanding The other day during my weekly coffee meeting with a friend, he mentioned that I must be looking forward to having both sets of grandparents in…

Programs for Adults Beginner Yoga Wednesdays, 9:45am - 10:45am Interesting in starting a yoga practice? Join us in our weekly Beginner Yoga Class where we focus on breathe and strength while working on balance and flexibility. We flow…

Thoughts From The Stacks Musings from the minds of librarians 7 April Who's Got The Time? I am currently reading Saving Time, by Jenny Odell, author of the 2019 stellar (in my opinion) book, How to Do Nothing. The other day, I took a…

THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS Musings from the minds of librarians 24 March Annotations, Chapbooks & Life Notes Have you ever seen an annotated book? Any book with a proliferation of multi-colored tabs sticking out the pages like rainbow…

16 March Pulp Fictions I recently finished reading my first Stephen King novel. It was The Shining. My mother selected this novel for Round 2 of our micro-unit reading challenge. (This is a challenge we came up with to choose a book we have…

Now & Forever Chromebooks now available to borrow! As a part of the $2.3 million awarded through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds, the Georgia Public Library System has purchased over 7,000 Chromebooks and…

Weds, 8 March Pop-Up Library About Town Now that the weather is warming up, we are breaking out our Pop-Up Library and visiting a new neighborhood. This spring semester we are "popping-up" at Hunter's Chase every other Wednesday, starting…

Now & Forever WiFi Hotspots Now Available to Check-Out! Now available to borrow at our Headquarters branch - Thomasville - are brand-new WiFi hotspots. Most modern smartphones have a hotspot mode, but cellular modems and Wi-Fi hotspots…

17 February Lessons From Prince Harry I am currently reading Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, and while it is very good, it is also raising many questions in my mind. After finishing up a section regarding his last tour to…

Thoughts From The Stacks A weekly blog from the minds of our staff 10 February It Is All Ancient History I have mixed feelings when it comes to history. They (who “they” are I cannot specify) say that, as you get older, you…

3 February What can reading do? In a recent conversation with a friend – though I cannot recall how we got there – I started sharing my experience of how I saw the world while my father was still in the Marine Corps. For failure of…

Happening at your library THIS JUST IN! Now & Forever Our Wifi Just Got a Whole Lot Better! All the Thomas County Public Library's wifi connection just became a whole lot better! As of last week, every TCPLS library branch received a new…

Thoughts From The Stacks A weekly blog from the minds of our staff January 20 Are We Too Comfortable With Violence? I feel as if the desensitization to violence that seems to have taken over in our country has reached a higher pitch.…

Happening at your library THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS January 6 A Pondering of Style Last night, as I was trying to drift off into sleep, what makes up our human defined Sense of Style popped into my head and how that word is used and applied to…

Happening at your library THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS January 5 The Deterioration of Language? I recently read an essay about how language is being drained of its power. After listening to my mother rehash an article listing Lake Superior State…

December 27 Embracing the Ultimate Unknown My mother and I have always wanted to travel to India. There is something about that land and the spirituality that exists within and around its borders that are like a siren call to us. Plus, the…

Happening at your library Attn! The Thomasville Library will be closed for the New Year, Saturday Dec 31 through Monday, Jan 2. THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff December 22:The magic of books “What…

Attn! The Thomasville Library will be closed for the Christmas holiday Fri-Mon, Dec. 23 - 26th. Thoughts From The Stacks A weekly blog from the minds of our staff I recently finished up the last season of The Crown and it got me thinking about…

Happening at your library Attn! The Thomasville Library will be opening late - at 11AM- on Tuesday, Dec 13th. THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS December 8 The Secret Life of Librarians The other night, as I was trying to drift off into sleep, I begin…

Happening at your library THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff November 28 What to read?! I have found myself in that unfortunate and maddening place of not knowing what it is that I want to read. You know that…

Attn! All Thomas County Public Libraries will be CLOSED Thursday & Friday, Nov 24 & 25th. Thoughts From The Stacks A weekly blog from the minds of our staff It feels as if I have been living in a handful of different worlds at present.…

THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff "Let me reiterate: we must *embrace* - not ‘tolerate’ – the diversity of the individual and the individual experience." My boyfriend and I are going through…

Thoughts From The Stacks A weekly blog from the minds of our staff "In that sense, language can be and is used as a weapon, an intangible tool to wound and attack another person, wittingly or unwittingly." Lately I have been confronted with…

HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff "Getting yourself out of that “filter bubble” can be challenging not only because it requires us to be uncomfortable, but because we are not…

This episode, our host Samantha, sits down with Thomasvillian Katy Thompson. A part of an incredibly intriguing and inspiring family of seven, Katy and her husband opted-in to homeschool when their first was around seven. Twelve years later, they…

THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff "And it is so important that we know ourselves, because if we do not, we cannot truly connect with other people or even grow as an individual." The Library book club that I…

HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff "Can a some version of Plato's REPUBLIC happen?" I just finished up the last in a trilogy surrounding the implementation of Plato’s Republic. …

HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY THOUGHTS FROM THE STACKS A weekly blog from the minds of our staff "You work in a library? Soooo, what do you do all day? Sit around reading books?" The other day I was thinking about the personalities and…

Tech One-on-Ones Mon & Tues, By Appointment Schedule an appointment for individual computer or technology help with our Reference Department. Appointments must be made 48 hours in advance, no walk-ins accepted. Tech sessions will be private…

Tech One-on-Ones Mon & Tues, By Appointment Schedule an appointment for individual computer or technology help with our Reference Department. Appointments must be made 48 hours in advance, no walk-ins accepted. Tech sessions will be private…

Beginner Yoga Flow Wed, Aug 3, 9:45am An introductory yoga class that moves slowly through a simple vinyasa sequence, focusing on alignment and breath while working on strength, balance and flexibility. Great for beginners to yoga. Sign-up for…

Fall For Art Exhibit July 18 - Sept 16 Open every day of the week, the Pines & Palms Artist Association members exhibit is on display now in the Henry Flipper meeting room. Stop by and view some amazing artwork by some talented southern…

Book to Art Book Club Tues, July 12, 3:00pm This book club meets once a month to discuss a great read and create a work of art based off that book's themes. No need to be an "artist" for these projects, just one looking to meet like-minded…

"A library is a different kind of social reality (of the three dimensional kind), which by its very existence teaches a system of values beyond the fiscal." -Zadie Smith Attention: All Thomas County Public Libraries Will Be Closed Mon, July 4,…

Two more weeks left! We have a $30 gift card to Liam's, a $25 gift card to The Juice Box and an electronic indoor herb garden up for grabs! How can you win? By taking our Summer Reading Challenge and reading! It's that simple! Click HERE to…

Will you accept? Want to win a $50 gift card to Jonah's? What about a $100 Sass! gift card? Or maybe a $75 Publix gift card? How can you enter? By taking our Summer Reading Challenge and reading! It's that simple! Click HERE to learn more!…

"A library is a different kind of social reality (of the three dimensional kind), which by its very existence teaches a system of values beyond the fiscal." -Zadie Smith Will you accept? Want to win a $200 gift card to Metta Day Spa? What…

Our annual Summer Reading Challenge is ON NOW!! We challenge every age to read outside of their ordinary for the chance to win some stellar prizes. Not only that, but we are hosting free events, activities and more for every age. Click HERE to…

Read & Win Prizes?! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge is ON NOW!! We challenge every age to read outside of their ordinary for the chance to win some stellar prizes. Not only that, but we are hosting free events, activities and more for…

Read & Win Prizes?! Our annual Summer Reading Challenge begins TODAY!! We challenge every age to read outside of their ordinary for the chance to win some stellar prizes. Not only that, but we are hosting free events, activities and more for…

“Some say they get lost in books, but I find myself, again and again, in the pages of a good book. Humanly speaking, there is no greater teacher, no greater therapist, no greater healer of the soul, than a well-stocked library." -L. R. Knost…