“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
— Dr. Seuss
Click to download October 2026 Calendar
October calendar of events. All information is listed below.

Rosa M. Tarbutton Memorial Library - October 2026 Schedule

Special Notes & Reminders:

  • Public Access: All events are open to the public, unless noted otherwise.

  • Supervision: A parent must be present throughout all performances.

  • Ages for Children’s events: Preschool Story Time is for ages infant to four years, Story Time and Craft is for ages 5 to 12 years, Teen Tuesday is for ages 10 to 15 years

  • New Monthly Event: Senior Movie Morning this month will be the movie “9 to 5” and it is PG

  • Special Class: Getting Started with Libby requires registration. You can call 478-552-7466 to register


Weekly Library Hours

  • Sunday: Closed

  • Monday: Closed

  • Tuesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

  • Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

  • Thursday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

  • Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

  • Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm


Library Website

https://www.ocrl.org/wc-home

October 2026 Calendar Events

  • Tuesday, October 6

    • Preschool Story Time: 12:00pm - 12:30pm (Ages infant to 4 years)

    • Story Time and Craft: 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Ages 5 to 12 years)

  • Thursday, October 8 - 

    • Homeschool Students, Farm Bureau Story Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm (Open to all students enrolled in homeschool)

  • Saturday, October 10

    • Library Closed for Kaolin Festival

  • Monday, October 12

    • Holiday: Columbus Day

  • Thursday, October 15

    • Getting Started with Libby, Registration Required: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

  • Friday, October 16

    • Senior Movie Morning:10:30am - 12:00pm

  • Tuesday, October 20

    • Preschool Story Time: 12:00pm - 12:30pm (Ages infant to 4 years)

    • Story Time and Craft: 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Ages 5 to 12 years)

  • Thursday, October 22

    • Homeschool Students, Read and Learn: 3:30pm - 4:30pm (Open to all students enrolled in homeschool)

  • Tuesday, October 27

    • Teen Tuesday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Ages 10 to 15 years)

How our library is used in the community for children…

  • Our local schools come in for story time with Ms. Laurie

  • We have a homeschool group that comes in each month for a story and an activity

  • The Head Start children come in to hear a story and do a craft with Ms. Laurie

  • We also have an Adult Mental Health group that comes to experience the library

  • Ms. Laurie has multiple story times each month for preschool age and elementary age children

Things to do at the library

A stuffed teddy bear reading a book.

On Tuesday twice a month at 4:00, we host a children's story time for preschool and up. Please join us!

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The Playaway Launchpad, a standalone tablet full of educational games and activities. Check one out at the circulation desk!

Resources for kids

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eRead Kids

A large collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids pre-K to fourth grade. It’s a mix of fiction and non-fiction titles that can be downloaded onto computers, tablets and smartphones.

Access this collection through The Palace Project app for Apple or Android.

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Our libraries offer child-safe, age-appropriate, educational computers available in the kid's area at each library. Thousands of activities, including whitelisted, pre-approved child-safe educational and entertainment games, websites, and cartoons are available completely free of charge. Our computers use Magic Desktop kiosk edition.

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