Calling all Pearl Pirates!

Kids, did you know The Pearl Library has lots books all about pirates for all you Pearl Pirates out there? Well, we do! Here are just a few we have available for you to check out!!


Charlotte Jane is a little pirate with lots of energy! She is too busy with her many adventures to even think about bedtime, but what happens when Charlotte Jane decides she doesn't need sleep at all? 


In Shiver Me Letters- A Pirate ABC, a group of swashbuckling pirates are ordered by their captain to capture every letter! Can they do it, even X, Y, and Z?


Why did pirate ships smell so bad? Did pirates have wooden legs? Which pirate pair were famous for their beards? Find out the answers to all these questions and many, many more in I Wonder Why Pirates Wore Earrings!


In No Bath, No Cake a little girl invites a group of pirates to her birthday party! Does she like her pirates sparkling and clean with new clothes or smelly and stinky with rags? Come check out our newest pirate book to find out!


Coming soon to the Pearl Library is No Pirates Allowed Said Library Lou and we're excited about this one! Shiver me timbers, there's treasure hidden in the Seabreezy Library, but before Pirate Pete can get help from the librarian he must learn a few things first!

We hope to see all of you Pearl Pirates here at The Pearl Library soon!!

Puzzled by Pink Party!

Next week is National Library Week, so lets have a party!
On Tuesday, April 16th from 5:00-6:00 join us at The Pearl Public Library for a Puzzled by Pink Party! Mississippi's own Sarah Frances Hardy will be here reading and discussing her book, Puzzled by Pink. This is a book about two very different sisters--one who loves pink, tutus, and fairy wings, and one who loves ghosts and goblins and scary things and is completely mystified by the pink. Come in your favorite party attire--whether it's your own fairy wings and tutu, your spookiest costume, or just jeans and a t-shirt!

Come and enjoy the book, refreshments, and friends! We hope to see all of you there!!

Happy Hallo-Weenie!

Our Preschool friends had a great time at story time today! We read stories, sang songs, and had a Halloween party. We even had a very special visit from the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile! All of our friends got to see inside the Weinermobile and left with fun stickers and their very own Weenie Whistle!

To follow the Weinermobile's adventures click here.

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For more information on children's and family events at the Brandon Public Library, call 601-825-2672.

Brandon's Annual Pumpkin Contest!

Every year we have a pumpkin contest where patrons can vote on their favorite pumpkin by donating change. The proceeds benefit the Friends of the Brandon Public Library. This year's contest raised $71.80 for our friends! Thank you to everyone who entered and voted! Take a look at this year's great entries.

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For more information on how you can help the library,

call 601-825-2672!

Fall Family FUN Fest...



Wear your non-scary costume and come prepared for CANDY!



Come one, come all to the Fall Family FUN Fest! 

We will have a Bean Bag Toss, candy, Bowling, candy,

Little Debbie Walks, candy, the D.A.R.E. Car, candy, and much more!

Oh, and did I mention that you can win CANDY at the games?

You and your adults may wear your non-scary costumes 

or even come as yourself.

We hope to see you here!

Fall Family FUN Fest

Thursday, October 25th, 4:30 to 6:30 PM

Florence Public Library  



After School Activities @ Brandon

One of our 5th graders with
her original art work!

Our friends in Kid Corner and Creative Connection had a great time making their one of a kind "Resist Art" on Tuesday! We hope you can join us on Tuesdays @ 3:30 for Kid Corner (K-2nd) and Tuesdays @ 5:00 for Creative Connection (3rd-6th).

Next Week's Craft: Tuesday October 16th- Bring a pumpkin and we'll supply the paint! You can make whatever kind of pumpkin you want and even enter it in our Annual Pumpkin Contest!

Ask your librarians for more info, 601-825-2672.

Fall Reading Challenge @ Pearl!

It's time for the fourth annual Fall Reading Challenge at Pearl! Kids grades K-5 are invited to join us.  You have eight weeks (starting TODAY) to read 500 pages and win prizes! Everyone that reaches this goal will be rewarded with a celebratory meal (donated by subway!) and will be entered to win our GRAND PRIZE!  Read all about it on the flyer below and come by the Pearl Library to register!! The sooner you register, the sooner you can get reading!