Online events

By admin, Fri, 06/05/2026 - 01:00

Chat about great books with some great people! Join our Virtual Book Club, hosted by Katherine Tyra Branch Library!

We will meet virtually (via Microsoft Teams) every first Wednesday of the month from 3-4 PM to discuss the selected book. Online registration is required. You will receive an email with a meeting link the day before the event.

This month's pick: The Librarians by Shelly Thomas (also the Gulf Coast Read!)

By admin, Thu, 06/04/2026 - 22:00

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson, author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space. The book includes interviews with chefs who knew Julia well, commentary on her favorite culinary tools and kitchen gadgets, and a stunning array of photos.

By admin, Thu, 06/04/2026 - 22:00

Psychologist, Professor, and New York Times Bestselling Author

Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize!

By admin, Thu, 06/04/2026 - 22:00

Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home.

In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.

What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure?

By admin, Thu, 06/04/2026 - 22:00

International and New York Times Bestselling Author of Pretty Girls, the Will Trent series, and The Good Daughter.

Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.

In The Secrets We Hide, Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets…

By admin, Sat, 05/30/2026 - 22:00

This Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club Meets Online the 4th Wednesday of the Month. January-October.  November is usually the 3rd Wednesday.

They read a selection of Science Fiction & Fantasy books.

The book is Boy with Accidental Dinosaur
by Ian McDonald

For a Meeting link, contact the Library.

By admin, Thu, 05/28/2026 - 19:00
GED Orientation – Online Session

Join us online on the last Saturday of each month!
Click the link to attend our GED orientation and learn about free and flexible pathways to earning your credential.

Join us now online; click the link below!