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Augusta Public Library - Headquarters

823 Telfair Street
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 821-2600
Fax: (706) 724-6762

Monday	9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday	9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Library Director: Emanuel Sinclair Mitchell

	September 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Library Card Sign-Up Month Scavenger Hunt Library Card Sign-Up Month Scavenger Hunt Location: Headquarters Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details •	2
3	4 Afternoon Storytime Afternoon Storytime Location: Headquarters Time: 3:30 PM-4:00 PM See more details •	5 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details •	6 Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details Tween Book Tasting Tween Book Tasting Location: Headquarters Time: 3:30 PM-6:30 PM See more details • • •	7	8 Criminal Record Expungement Workshop Criminal Record Expungement Workshop Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM See more details •	9
10	11 Lego Club Lego Club Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details •	12 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details •	13 Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details • •	14 Tween/Teen Cooking: How to Make Paletas and Agua Frescas (virtual program) Tween/Teen Cooking: How to Make Paletas and Agua Frescas (virtual program) Location: Headquarters Time: 4:00 PM-4:15 PM See more details •	15	16
17	18 Afternoon Storytime Afternoon Storytime Location: Headquarters Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details •	19 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details •	20 Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details • •	21 Teen Book Tasting Teen Book Tasting Location: Headquarters Time: 3:30 PM-6:00 PM See more details •	22	23
24	25 Lego Club Lego Club Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details •	26 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details •	27 Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details • •	28 Writer's Club Writer's Club Location: Headquarters Time: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM See more details •	29 Sensory Storytime Sensory Storytime Location: Headquarters Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details •	30

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Appleby Branch Library

2260 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 736-6244

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday CLOSED

Branch Manager: Nicole Ashworth

*For Accessibility Assistance, Please Contact the Library Staff at (706) 736-6244*

	September 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Appleby Annual Booksale Appleby Annual Booksale Location: Appleby Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details •	2 Appleby Annual Booksale Appleby Annual Booksale Location: Appleby Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Crafty: Make or Take Crafty: Make or Take Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details • •
3	4	5 Senior Tech Tip & Help Senior Tech Tip & Help Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM See more details Teen Tech Help Teen Tech Help Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • •	6 Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details •	7 Designs with Canva Designs with Canva Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM See more details Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Teens and Adults Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Teens and Adults Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • •	8	9
10	11 Cookbook Bites - Books by Mark Bittman Cookbook Bites - Books by Mark Bittman Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details •	12 Puzzle Activity @ Appleby Puzzle Activity @ Appleby Location: Appleby Time: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM See more details Kid Tech: Typing Skills Kid Tech: Typing Skills Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details • •	13 Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Kids Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Kids Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • •	14	15	16
17	18 Adventures in Book Land Adventures in Book Land Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details Book Smart Book Smart Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • •	19 Autumn Apple Craft Autumn Apple Craft Location: Appleby Time: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM See more details •	20 Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details STEM Challenge STEM Challenge Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details • •	21	22	23 Crafty: Make or Take Crafty: Make or Take Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details •
24	25 As the Page Turns - "Madly, Deeply" by Alan Rickman As the Page Turns - "Madly, Deeply" by Alan Rickman Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details •	26	27 Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details •	28	29	30

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Diamond Lakes Library

101 Diamond Lakes Way
Hephzibah, GA 30815
(706) 772-2432

Monday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Wednesday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday CLOSED

Branch Manager: Cathy Joseph

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Friedman Branch Library

1447 Jackson Road
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 736-6758

Monday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Wednesday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday CLOSED

Branch Manager: Paulette Scurry

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Jeff Maxwell Branch Library

1927 Lumpkin Road
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 793-2020

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday CLOSED

Branch Manager: Joshua Sheffield

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Wallace Branch Library

1237 Laney Walker Boulevard
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-6275

Monday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Wednesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Friday 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday CLOSED

Branch Manager: Sandra May

	September 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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3	4 TechConnect’s Computer Labs TechConnect’s Computer Labs Location: Wallace Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details •	5	6 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details • •	7	8	9
10	11 TechConnect’s Computer Labs TechConnect’s Computer Labs Location: Wallace Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details •	12	13 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details • •	14	15	16
17	18 Adult Paint/Coloring Class Adult Paint/Coloring Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM See more details TechConnect’s Computer Labs TechConnect’s Computer Labs Location: Wallace Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details • •	19	20 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details • •	21	22	23
24	25 Senior Paint Class Senior Paint Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM See more details •	26	27 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details • •	28	29	30

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	September 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Appleby Annual Booksale Appleby Annual Booksale Location: Appleby Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Library Card Sign-Up Month Scavenger Hunt Library Card Sign-Up Month Scavenger Hunt Location: Headquarters Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details • •	2 Appleby Annual Booksale Appleby Annual Booksale Location: Appleby Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Crafty: Make or Take Crafty: Make or Take Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details • •
3	4 TechConnect’s Computer Labs TechConnect’s Computer Labs Location: Wallace Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details Afternoon Storytime Afternoon Storytime Location: Headquarters Time: 3:30 PM-4:00 PM See more details • •	5 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details Senior Tech Tip & Help Senior Tech Tip & Help Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM See more details Maxwell Library: Beginner Computers for Adults Maxwell Library: Beginner Computers for Adults Location: Maxwell Time: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM See more details Teen Tech Help Teen Tech Help Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • • • •	6 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Maxwell Library Story Time Maxwell Library Story Time Location: Maxwell Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details Tween Book Tasting Tween Book Tasting Location: Headquarters Time: 3:30 PM-6:30 PM See more details • • • • • • •	7 Designs with Canva Designs with Canva Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM See more details Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Teens and Adults Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Teens and Adults Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • •	8 Criminal Record Expungement Workshop Criminal Record Expungement Workshop Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM See more details •	9
10	11 Lego Club Lego Club Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details TechConnect’s Computer Labs TechConnect’s Computer Labs Location: Wallace Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details Cookbook Bites - Books by Mark Bittman Cookbook Bites - Books by Mark Bittman Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • • •	12 Quilting for Beginners Quilting for Beginners Location: Friedman Time: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM See more details Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime Location: Diamond Lakes Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Puzzle Activity @ Appleby Puzzle Activity @ Appleby Location: Appleby Time: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM See more details Kid Tech: Typing Skills Kid Tech: Typing Skills Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details • • • • •	13 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Maxwell Library Story Time Maxwell Library Story Time Location: Maxwell Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details Academic Advisement for College Bound Students Academic Advisement for College Bound Students Location: Friedman Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Kids Watercolor Paint: DIY Crafts for Kids Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • • • • • • • •	14 Make Your Home an Unique Living Space Make Your Home an Unique Living Space Location: Friedman Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM See more details Tween/Teen Cooking: How to Make Paletas and Agua Frescas (virtual program) Tween/Teen Cooking: How to Make Paletas and Agua Frescas (virtual program) Location: Headquarters Time: 4:00 PM-4:15 PM See more details Tween/Teen Cooking: How to Make Paletas and Agua Frescas (virtual program) Tween/Teen Cooking: How to Make Paletas and Agua Frescas (virtual program) Location: Online Time: 4:00 PM-4:15 PM See more details • • •	15	16
17	18 Adult Paint/Coloring Class Adult Paint/Coloring Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM See more details TechConnect’s Computer Labs TechConnect’s Computer Labs Location: Wallace Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details Adventures in Book Land Adventures in Book Land Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details Afternoon Storytime Afternoon Storytime Location: Headquarters Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details Book Smart Book Smart Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • • • • •	19 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime Location: Diamond Lakes Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Maxwell Library: Beginner Computers for Adults Maxwell Library: Beginner Computers for Adults Location: Maxwell Time: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM See more details Autumn Apple Craft Autumn Apple Craft Location: Appleby Time: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM See more details • • • •	20 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details Maxwell Library Story Time Maxwell Library Story Time Location: Maxwell Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details STEM Challenge STEM Challenge Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details • • • • • • •	21 Teen Book Tasting Teen Book Tasting Location: Headquarters Time: 3:30 PM-6:00 PM See more details •	22	23 Crafty: Make or Take Crafty: Make or Take Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details •
24	25 GED Classes at your Library! GED Classes at your Library! Location: Diamond Lakes Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM See more details Senior Paint Class Senior Paint Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM See more details Lego Club Lego Club Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details As the Page Turns - "Madly, Deeply" by Alan Rickman As the Page Turns - "Madly, Deeply" by Alan Rickman Location: Appleby Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM See more details • • • •	26 Crafty Tuesday Crafty Tuesday Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime Location: Diamond Lakes Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details • •	27 Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Wallace Young Adult Game On Day Location: Wallace Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM See more details GED Classes at your Library! GED Classes at your Library! Location: Diamond Lakes Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM See more details Maxwell Library Story Time Maxwell Library Story Time Location: Maxwell Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wallace Children’s Craft Class Wallace Children’s Craft Class Location: Wallace Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime-10am Wednesday Storytime-10am Location: Headquarters Time: 10:00 AM-10:30 AM See more details Storytime @ Appleby! Storytime @ Appleby! Location: Appleby Time: 10:30 AM-11:00 AM See more details Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Wednesday Storytime at 11 am Location: Headquarters Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM See more details • • • • • • •	28 Maxwell Library Book Club Maxwell Library Book Club Location: Maxwell Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM See more details Writer's Club Writer's Club Location: Headquarters Time: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM See more details • •	29 GED Classes at your Library! GED Classes at your Library! Location: Diamond Lakes Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM See more details Sensory Storytime Sensory Storytime Location: Headquarters Time: 4:00 PM-4:30 PM See more details • •	30

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