Library Events

The Petal Book Club will be reading Circling the Sun by Paula McLain for March.  We will meet Saturday, March 25th, at 1 o'clock in the Meeting Room of the Petal Library.  Copies of the book can be picked up at the Circulation desk at the Petal Library.  New members are ...read more

Spend an afternoon celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mo Willem's widely enjoyed picture book with a children's craft, cookies, interactive activities, and more fun!This event will be held Tuesday, April 4 at our Hattiesburg branch from 4:00pm-6:00pm.  

Peter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.

Spend an afternoon celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mo Willem's widely enjoyed picture book with a children's craft, cookies, interactive activities, and more fun!This event will be held Thursday, April 6 at our Petal branch from 3:00pm-5:00pm.  

Join us for an egg hunt, photos with the bunny, and more fun at our Hattiesburg branch on Saturday April 8.The egg hunt begins at 10:30am and photos with the rabbit will go until 12:30pm!

Join us for Adult Coffee and Coloring at 9 am. Come and enjoy some coffee/hot chocolate, conversation, and coloring at Hattiesburg Library.  Coffee/hot chocolate, refreshments, coloring pages, and coloring supplies will be provided.

In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.

For the month of April, Monday Night Book Club will read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow  by Gabrielle Zevin.Book Description:Sam and Sadie—two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of vide...read more

Our Nonfiction Book Club will be reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. We will meet in person April 18th at 5:30pm in the Hattiesburg Library's Board Room. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk...read more

Based on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Come join us at Petal Library for Puzzle Night, Tuesday, April 25th, from 4:00 pm-5:30 pm.  Take some time to put together a puzzle by yourself or as a group.

The Wednesday Noon Book Club will be reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus for their April meeting. The meeting will take place in person at the Hattiesburg Library Meeting Room. Copies of this month's book are available at the Hattiesburg Library Circulation Desk. New members are a...read more

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.