Busy Bees Storytime at Bay Springs Library

The kids enjoyed our scarecrow craft at today’s Busy Bees storytime at the Bay Springs library! 🙂 Starting next month, our storytime will return to the first Thursday of every month at 10:00 AM. Come join us!

Storytime at the Heidelberg Library

Come join us for our new storytime with Mrs. Heather at the Heidelberg library next Thursday, October 15th, at 1:00 PM! Kids will also receive a take-and-make craft kit! 🎨 Space and supplies are limited, so please call 601-787-3857 to register!

Columbus Day Closure

All branches of the East Mississippi Regional Library System will be closed Monday, October 12th. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, October 13th.

New Halloween ornaments at Heidelberg library!

The ornament coloring station at the Heidelberg library is now stocked with Halloween ornaments, so come on by and color one for our Halloween trees! 👻 And don’t forget to enter our new guessing game when you visit! 🎃

Banned Books Week 2026

“Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.” - from the ALA (American Library Association). 🚫📙🚫 

Banned Books Week is October 4th-10th, 2026. To find out more information, visit https://bannedbooksweek.org 

New Contest at the Heidelberg Library!

We have a new guessing game taking place at the Heidelberg library! Come by and take a guess at how many items are in the jar! 🎃 The patron with the closest correct guess will win a gift card! One entry per day per patron. Contest ends October 31st.