October 2025 For a Little Library We Do a Lot! Mon., Tue., Wed., @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Thu. & Fri. @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat. @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Friends Basket Auction Our Friends of the Library group will be sponsoring their 19th Annual Christmas Silent Basket Auction beginning Wednesday, November 17 and ending Thursday, December 11. DONATIONS NEEDED! Items are now being accepted @ the Library until Wednesday, November 12 Baskets with items, single items, gift certificates, and monetary donations are all welcome. New items only please. The auction starts Monday, November 17 and ends Thursday, December 11. All items can be brought in during library hours. The basket auction is the main source of income for the Friends Group, which supplies the library with much needed items and funding for our programs. Last year’s auction raised a record high of $8,805.25 for the Friends. We appreciate all who support this important fundraiser for the library! Please contact the library if you have any questions. Thank you! The Library will close @ 4pm on Friday, Oct. 31 RESERVE A TRICK-OR-TREAT SPOT @ THE LIBRARY Halloween Day, Friday, October 31 @ 6-7:30 p.m. Ask staff for details to sign up online.
Morning Story Time Story Time for Preschoolers has begun from 10:15-11:00 a.m. Sessions are for children ages 3-5 who are toilet trained. Join Miss Annette for stories, music, crafts and fun! Please be sure your child is ready for Story Time. These programs are specifically designed for children to attend on their own without adults/siblings. Each child is different and might not be up to the 45 minute program yet. We want this time to be a fun introduction to books and the library for all the children. Registration is REQUIRED by calling the library, stopping in to register, or on our website at mccombpl.org under the Youth Services tab. Please register by the Thursday before the next session. You do not need to register for each session once your child is enrolled. October After School Programs K - 2nd Grade Wednesday, Oct. 1 @ 3-4:00 p.m. Fall Craft 3rd & 4th Grade Wednesday, Oct. 8 @ 3-4:00 p.m. Jim Coomler - Veterans 5th & 6th Grade Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 3-4:00 p.m. Scary Snack/Craft CEMETERY TOUR Join Deb Ewing for a walking tour of the McComb Union Cemetery & learn about it’s unique history. Wednesday, Oct. 8 @ 1:30-2:30 pm (Rain date Wednesday, Oct. 15) Meet at the cemetery & enter using the new stone drive west of the cemetery (by house). Park anywhere left of drive. Walking shoes suggested.
New Books Adult Fiction The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand Apostle’s Cove by William Kent Krueger Behind Enemy Lines by Kathleen Fuller Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh Beyond What is Given by Rebecca Yarros The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren Canyon of Deceit by DiAnn Mills The Christmas House by Beverly Lewis Crazy Spooky Love by Josie Silver Don’t Say a Word by Allison Brennan End Game by Jeffrey Archer Framed in Death by J. D. Robb Girl Lost by Kate Angelo The Grave Artist by Jeffery Deaver The Guest in Room 120 by Sara Ackerman Hallowed Ground by Rebecca Yarros The Iron Storm by Clive Cussler Last Seen by J.T. Ellison Obscurity by Christy Barritt On a Midnight Clear by Peterson, Witemeyer and Beller Once Upon a Christmas Carol by Melody Carlson Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh A Perilous Plot by Lorna Barrett Pitcher Perfect by Tessa Bailey Please Don’t Lie by Christina Baker Kline Pressure Point by Christy Barritt Reacher by Lee Child The Reality of Everything by Rebecca Yarros The Righteous by Ronald H. Balson A Sea View Christmas by Julie Klassen A Song in the Dark by Kimberley Woodhouse A Spot of Summer by Amelia Addler Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison Wishes at Water’s Edge by Fiona Baker Adult Non-Fiction Mastering Our Emotions by Dr. Kevin Chapman Sister Wife by Christine Brown Woolley Tame Your Thoughts by Max Lucado Memorials In Memory of John Boyles From Grubb Construction: On the Diamond Detroit Tigers Trivia and History by Bryce Harrison; The New Baseball Bible by Dan Schlossberg; The Baseball Encyclopedia by Alec Kostival; Buster and the Race Car Graveyard, Buster Gets Back on Track, Buster’s Trip to Victory Lane and Buster & the Christmas Parade by Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Fishing with Grandpa by Kevin Lovegreen; Grandpas are the Greatest by Ben Faulks; I Want to be a Welder by Julie Murray; Welder by Joanne Mattern; World of Racing by Alex Rice; You Be Grandpa by Karla Clark *Americana The Bad Guys 2 *Dangerous Animals Guns Up Holiday Touchdown *I Know What You Did Last Summer *The Last Rodeo *Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning *Nobody 2 *Relay NEW MOVIES She Rides Shotgun *Sketch Three Wisermen and a Boy *Weapons Kids Movies Scarygirl Smurfs *DVD & Blu-Ray
Watercolor Class “Fall Landscape” with artist Jeanne Crumrine Wednesday, October 22 @ 1:00-3:00 pm Participants will create a finished 8”x10” watercolor art, complete with mat board. $10 cash fee per person is due at the door. Registration required online at mccombpl.org - events - calendar - October 22 Evening Fall Flower Arrangement Class Join Carla Treadway, owner of Treadway Acres Flower Farm, who will feature a fall flower arrangement class on Tuesday, October 14 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. $20 cost with vase; $18 if bring your own vase. Cash, check or Venmo accepted at door. Registration required and is limited to 20 participants. A minimum of 8 participants is need to hold the class. Attendees will be notified if the class is cancelled. If your attendance changes, please notify library staff. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SALE! Friday, October 17 - Wednesday, October 22 (During Library Hours) Items for Sale Include: Young Adult Books, Juvenile Fiction & Non-Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Adult Large Print Books, Books on CD, Game Card Table, Decorations, Easter Bunny Costume, Puzzles, Yearbooks, Office Supplies, Small Bingo Set, Stuffed Animals & Puppets, Large Projector Screen EVERYTHING IS FREE WILL DONATION
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDQ4NTQ1