Chestatee Regional Library System – Serving Dawson and Lumpkin Counties

Chestatee Regional Library System

New Fall Hours

The Chestatee Regional Library System is pleased to announce temporary fall hours at both the Lumpkin County Branch and the Dawson County Branch. The hours will be effective Tuesday, September 6 through Tuesday, October 25"

Sign up for a one-hour technology help session at the Lumpkin County Library.

red cross July 2022

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Lumpkin County Library

The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the Lumpkin County Library on Thursday, September 1st, 2022, from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. To make an appointment, please visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767. (Sponsor code: LUMPKIN). Walk-ins are also welcome. I.D. required.

Margaret meaders

Lumpkin County Library

Join us for a SNEAK PEEK of our newest genealogy collection—The Margaret I. Meaders Collection!

For more information on this program please click the link button

Defensive Driving Course at the Lumpkin County Library

The Dawson County Library has been hard at work planning a Community Garden
🌿 and now needs your help! Opening to the public this Earth Day; volunteers wanted. If interested please click on the link below and fill out our volunteer application form. ☺️

Click here for application

YOGA to THRIVE

Led by registered yoga teacher, Martha Dickerson, from Yahoola Yoga Studio.

at the Lumpkin County Library

info about the change

Kinetic kindness

it's catching

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SRP Dawson

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Children’s summer Lumpkin

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Teen Summer programs Lumpkin

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Teen Summer programs Lumpkin

Connect ability

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Scratch Coding For Kids!

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Scratch Coding For Kids!

Intro to Archives

April 22, 2022Written by Library

Intro to Archives

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Booked 5:45 PM Booked Aug 1 @ 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM Tickets	2 Just Words Adult Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Just Words Adult Scrabble Club Aug 2 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets Come join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month for our adult Scrabble club. All levels of experience are welcome, and all materials are provided for this FREE program.	3 Colorama Adult Coloring Club 11:00 AM Colorama Adult Coloring Club Aug 3 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Tickets Join us for adult coloring club every Wednesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. All supplies are provided for this FREE program. Stay the whole time, or drop in as you like. Join us for[...]	4 Booked 9:00 AM Booked Aug 4 @ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets	5 Needlework Fridays 10:00 AM Needlework Fridays Aug 5 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Description:Gather to work on your current project and have a fun time with fellow needlework fanatics! Whether you like crochet, knitting, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, or anything in between, this group is open to all![...] Stitch in Time Crafting Activity 10:00 AM Stitch in Time Crafting Activity Aug 5 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Join us for Stitch in Time every Friday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. You are welcome to bring any type of crafting project that you are working on, and share a time of[...]	6 Kinetic Kindness Storytime & Craft 10:00 AM Kinetic Kindness Storytime & Craft Aug 6 @ 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Tickets Join community volunteers from Kinetic by Windstream Dahlonega for a time of stories and crafts. All ages are welcome. Reading to Dogs 1:00 PM Reading to Dogs @ Lumpkin County Library Aug 6 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tickets 1st Grade & Up Reading to dogs helps children build self confidence in a comfortable, accepting environment. This is an opportunity for your child to practice his or her reading skills for fifteen minutes, working[...]
7 Booked 2:30 PM Booked Aug 7 @ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Tickets	8 BUNCO 1:00 PM BUNCO Aug 8 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets BUNCO is a group for fun and socialization. This game is easy to pick up and loads of fun. Registration is not required and is FREE! Bring a friend.	9 641 Cookbook Club 12:00 PM 641 Cookbook Club Aug 9 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Tickets Choose a recipe from the cookbook on display at the library. Bring your prepared recipe and share your results. Booked 5:00 PM Booked Aug 9 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets	10 Colorama Adult Coloring Club 11:00 AM Colorama Adult Coloring Club Aug 10 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Tickets Join us for adult coloring club every Wednesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. All supplies are provided for this FREE program. Stay the whole time, or drop in as you like. Join us for[...]	11 Bring Your Own Technology 1:30 PM Bring Your Own Technology Aug 11 @ 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Tickets Join us on August 11th at the Lumpkin County Library for our Bring Your Own Technology sessions! This event will consist of patrons bringing their own technology—be it a laptop, phone, or tablet—and receiving one-on-one[...]	12 Needlework Fridays 10:00 AM Needlework Fridays Aug 12 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Description:Gather to work on your current project and have a fun time with fellow needlework fanatics! Whether you like crochet, knitting, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, or anything in between, this group is open to all![...] Piecemakers Quilt Guild 10:00 AM Piecemakers Quilt Guild Aug 12 @ 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Tickets Stitch in Time Crafting Activity 10:00 AM Stitch in Time Crafting Activity Aug 12 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Join us for Stitch in Time every Friday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. You are welcome to bring any type of crafting project that you are working on, and share a time of[...]	13 Booked 9:00 AM Booked Aug 13 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Reading to Joey 10:00 AM Reading to Joey Aug 13 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Kids have the opportunity to have fun, boost self-confidence, and improve reading comprehension by reading to the Dawsonville Launch mascot, Joes. Readers my bring their own book or choose from ours. for children in first[...]
14	15 Booked 7:00 PM Booked Aug 15 @ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Tickets	16 Margaret Meaders Collection Open House 9:00 AM Margaret Meaders Collection Open House Aug 16 @ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Join us at the library for a Sneak Peek of a new genealogy collection that will be housed in our Georgia History & Genealogy room. We are pleased to announce the addition of the Margaret[...] Book Babies 10:00 AM Book Babies Aug 16 @ 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Tickets Join us at the Dawson County Library for a fun and interactive learning experience through songs, finger plays, and books. This storytime is for children ages birth through 23 months and their grown-up. Registration is[...] Just Words Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Just Words Scrabble Club @ Lumpkin County Library Aug 16 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets Come join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month for our adult Scrabble club. All levels of experience are welcome, and all materials are provided for this FREE program.	17 Movers and Shakers Storytime 10:00 AM Movers and Shakers Storytime Aug 17 @ 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Tickets Join us at the Dawson Country Library for a fun interactive learning experience through songs, finger plays, and books and crafts. This storytime is for children ages 2 and 3 years and their grown-up. Registration[...] Colorama Adult Coloring Club 11:00 AM Colorama Adult Coloring Club Aug 17 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Tickets Join us for adult coloring club every Wednesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. All supplies are provided for this FREE program. Stay the whole time, or drop in as you like. Join us for[...] Georgia On My Mind Book Club 2:00 PM Georgia On My Mind Book Club Aug 17 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Do you enjoy reading and discussing books about Georgia or written by Georgia authors? Then join us for our monthly book discussions. This month’s selection will be Purt Nigh Gone: The Old Mountain Ways by[...]	18 Building Blocks Storytime 10:00 AM Building Blocks Storytime Aug 18 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Join us at the Dawson County Library for a fun and interactive learning experience through songs, finger plays, and books and crafts. This storytime is for children ages 4 and 5 and their grown-up. Registration[...] Teen Thursdays 10:30 AM Teen Thursdays Aug 18 @ 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Happy Bookers Book Discussion Group 1:30 PM Happy Bookers Book Discussion Group Aug 18 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets The Happy Bookers Book discussion group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the library. The group discusses a different book each month. Selections are chosen[...] Margaret Meaders Collection Open House 2:00 PM Margaret Meaders Collection Open House Aug 18 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets Join us at the library for a Sneak Peek of a new genealogy collection that will be housed in our Georgia History & Genealogy room. We are pleased to announce the addition of the Margaret[...] Booked 7:45 PM Booked Aug 18 @ 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM Tickets	19 Needlework Fridays 10:00 AM Needlework Fridays Aug 19 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Description:Gather to work on your current project and have a fun time with fellow needlework fanatics! Whether you like crochet, knitting, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, or anything in between, this group is open to all![...] Stitch in Time Crafting Activity 10:00 AM Stitch in Time Crafting Activity Aug 19 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Join us for Stitch in Time every Friday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. You are welcome to bring any type of crafting project that you are working on, and share a time of[...]	20 Yoga To Thrive 10:00 AM Yoga To Thrive Aug 20 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Yoga to Thrive is a yoga class for all age groups and for all experience levels. It will consist of low impact yoga postures that gradually warm up muscles, joints and connective tissues. The class[...]
21 Booked 2:30 PM Booked Aug 21 @ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Tickets	22 Teen Mario Monday 3:00 PM Teen Mario Monday Aug 22 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets Come and play some Mario themed switch games with your friends and enjoy some light refreshments in between turns! Booked 7:00 PM Booked Aug 22 @ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Tickets	23 Book Babies 10:00 AM Book Babies Aug 23 @ 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Tickets Join us at the Dawson County Library for a fun and interactive learning experience through songs, finger plays, and books. This storytime is for children ages birth through 23 months and their grown-up. Registration is[...]	24 Movers and Shakers Storytime 10:00 AM Movers and Shakers Storytime Aug 24 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Colorama Adult Coloring Club 11:00 AM Colorama Adult Coloring Club Aug 24 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Tickets Join us for adult coloring club every Wednesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. All supplies are provided for this FREE program. Stay the whole time, or drop in as you like. Join us for[...]	25 Building Blocks Storytime 10:00 AM Building Blocks Storytime Aug 25 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Join us at the Dawson County Library for a fun and interactive learning experience through songs, finger plays, and books and crafts. This storytime is for children ages 4 and 5 and their grown-up. Registration[...] Fall Farming: What you need to know. 11:00 AM Fall Farming: What you need to know. Aug 25 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets DIY Coasters (Adult Craft Program) 2:30 PM DIY Coasters (Adult Craft Program) Aug 25 @ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Tickets Teen Thursdays 3:30 PM Teen Thursdays Aug 25 @ 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Tickets	26 Needlework Fridays 10:00 AM Needlework Fridays Aug 26 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Description:Gather to work on your current project and have a fun time with fellow needlework fanatics! Whether you like crochet, knitting, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, or anything in between, this group is open to all![...] Stitch in Time Crafting Activity 10:00 AM Stitch in Time Crafting Activity Aug 26 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Join us for Stitch in Time every Friday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. You are welcome to bring any type of crafting project that you are working on, and share a time of[...]	27
28	29 AARP Driver Safety Course 9:00 AM AARP Driver Safety Course Aug 29 @ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tickets This is a driver safety course conducted by AARP volunteers. Learn about current rules of the road and defensive driving techniques. Those 25 and older who complete the class are eligible for a discount on[...] Booked 1:00 PM Booked Aug 29 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets Booked 7:00 PM Booked Aug 29 @ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Tickets	30 Book Babies 10:00 AM Book Babies Aug 30 @ 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Tickets Join us at the Dawson County Library for a fun and interactive learning experience through songs, finger plays, and books. This storytime is for children ages birth through 23 months and their grown-up. Registration is[...]	31 Movers and Shakers Storytime Movers and Shakers Storytime Aug 31 all-day Tickets Movers and Shakers Storytime 10:00 AM Movers and Shakers Storytime Aug 31 @ 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Tickets Colorama Adult Coloring Club 11:00 AM Colorama Adult Coloring Club Aug 31 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Tickets Join us for adult coloring club every Wednesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. All supplies are provided for this FREE program. Stay the whole time, or drop in as you like. Join us for[...]

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