Storytimes near PEACHTREE CORNERS

Norcross Branch

Join us for tummy time, stories, parent-and-baby bonding, and some fun sing-alongs for an early educational start! Join us at Norcross for tummy time focused on our little ones' early literacy journey. Reading stories and singing songs to engage babies and parents for a 20-minute storytime, and to connect with families within our community. *Most recommended for babies who haven’t fully started walking

Suwanee Branch

Join Ms. Nikki for Preschool Storytime! Featuring engaging stories, fun songs, and activities to get your preschooler prepared for Kindergarten. This program is intended for preschoolers, ages 3-5, and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime is an excellent way for your child to practice the literacy and social skills they will need in order to be ready for Kindergarten. Incorporating simple crafts that can be completed with a parent or caregiver’s guidance helps build a preschooler's skills and independence. Weekly library visits add structured fun to your routine and give your child the opportunity to bond with you while practicing early literacy skills in an enriching environment! This program is intended for preschoolers, ages 3-5, and their caregivers.

Mountain Park Branch

Learn and practice reading skills one-on-one with a trained volunteer for 30 minutes. This FREE program helps students practice their reading skills by reading out loud. Perfect for kids to get on grade level and increase their reading abilities.

Dacula Branch

Join Ms. Melanie for Preschool Storytime! It features engaging stories, fun songs, activities, and more. It is targeted for the developmental needs of children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime is an excellent way for your child to practice the literacy and social skills they will need in order to be ready for Kindergarten. Incorporating simple crafts that can be completed with a parent or caregiver’s guidance helps build a preschooler's skills and independence. Weekly library visits add structured fun to your routine and give your child the opportunity to bond with you while practicing early literacy skills in an enriching environment!

Grayson Branch

Join Ms. Becca for Preschool Storytime! Featuring engaging stories, fun songs, activities, and crafts to prepare your preschooler for Kindergarten, this program is designed to meet the developmental needs of preschoolers ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime is an excellent way for your child to practice the literacy and social skills they will need in order to be ready for Kindergarten. Incorporating simple crafts that can be completed with a parent or caregiver’s guidance helps build a preschooler's skills and independence. Weekly library visits add structured fun to your routine and give your child the opportunity to bond with you while practicing early literacy skills in an enriching environment!

Peachtree Corners Branch

For kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers. The program includes simple stories, fingerplays, rhymes, songs and movement activities to introduce story time to our little learners in a fun way. Join us for a storytime just for the little ones! Designed for kids, ages 3-5. This storytime uses simple books, music, rhymes and movement activities to introduce story time to our youngest listeners. For individual children and their accompanying adult(s).

Five Forks Branch

Bring your little paleontologists out and join us for preschool storytime! Featuring engaging stories, fun songs and activities to get your preschooler prepared for Kindergarten. Ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime is a great opportunity for your child to practice the literacy and social skills they will need to be ready for Kindergarten. We incorporate the five Every Child Ready to Read early literacy practices of Singing, Talking, Reading, Writing, and Playing in our storytimes so children can experience the joy of learning literacy skills in a fun, safe setting!

Norcross Branch

Come join us for a Summer Storytime at Norcross! Let's read some fun family stories with fun songs for movement and engagement! A storytime for families to enjoy during the summer season. Join us for fun, thematic stories to engage everyone, and songs to motivate you to dance and sing along. With extra activities like Music and Movement, and crafts!

Hamilton Mill Branch

Join us for a special storytime just for babies (pre-walkers) designed to get them comfortable in social settings and develop their earliest literacy skills! We will introduce babies to books, rhymes, songs, sensory play, and movement activities so they can learn valuable pre-literacy and social skills that will set them on the path to a love of learning with others. For crawlers, 1 and under, and their caregivers.

Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch, Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Makerspace

Learn how to digitize a sketch to create a polished logo for your business! Using a camera or scanner and Adobe Illustrator, we will go over the basics of creating a digital logo from a traditional sketch. Space is limited.

Buford-Sugar Hill Branch

Thrive in Your Hive is a program for seniors. Thriving is a lifelong pursuit! Join us and learn about your health, your community, and your library. Thrive in Your Hive is a program for seniors. Thriving is a lifelong pursuit, which is why we’ve created a dynamic community hub with engaging programs, resources, and activities. Each meeting also offers a Jigsaw Puzzle Swap--bring one, take one.

Mountain Park Branch

Join us to practice English conversational skills in a welcoming environment! This program is designed to cater to a wide range of individuals, from non-native English speakers looking to improve their language skills to language enthusiasts seeking a platform for meaningful dialogues. The participants will have the opportunity to practice their conversational skills in English.

Dacula Branch

Join us for a friendly discussion of 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr Join us for a lively in-branch discussion of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This novel is a Pulitzer Prize winning historical fiction! For more information on the book or to place a copy on hold visit here .

Centerville Branch

Welcome to Park Ranger Adventures with Naturalist, and Environmental Educator Jerry Hightower. Join us as we explore and uncover nature's secrets together. Bring your family and join our Park Ranger Adventure. Explore, observe, and learn — just like a real park ranger. This program is full of fascinating stories about wildlife and their habitats perfect for curious kids and families who love the outdoors, parks and of course our Park Rangers! Don’t miss out on all the fun and activities today! Families of all ages are welcomed.

Lilburn Branch

Join us for a Choose Your Own Adventure-style game set in a prehistoric world! Using prompts that we feed into AI, we will create our own adventures set in the time of dinosaurs. You choose the outcome!

Peachtree Corners Branch

We will explore the hidden places beneath our feet ? from dark, winding caves to the massive tectonic plates that slowly shape our planet. We will discover how Earth is always moving, cracking and creating amazing landscapes. Join us on a journey below the Earth’s surface to uncover how our planet works from the inside out. Kids will learn how caves form, why the ground sometimes shakes and how scientists study the Earth beneath us. We will discover that the planet they live on is alive with motion and hidden wonders — even when we can’t see them.

Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch

Prehistoric Explorers is a 7-week STEM adventure camp that invites students on an exciting journey into the world of dinosaurs. Through hands-on activities and interactive exploration, participants discover what dinosaurs were, how fossils form, and the legacy these prehistoric creatures left behind. Prehistoric Explorers is a 7-week STEM enrichment program designed for youth ages 6-11, offering an exciting, hands-on journey into the world of dinosaurs. Each weekly session held every Thursday from June 18th through July 30th for approximately one hour invites participants to explore prehistoric life, fossil formation, and the lasting scientific legacy of dinosaurs. Through interactive activities and guided discovery, students uncover how paleontologists piece together Earth's ancient past. The series is proudly led by UGA/Gwinnett County Extension 4-H Educators, in partnership with the library, bringing expert youth development and engaging STEM learning to the community. Week 4: Their Legacy Lives On — Living Descendants & Relatives of Dinosaurs Dinosaurs may be extinct, but their story isn’t over! Explore the surprising animals alive today that are connected to dinosaurs and discover how prehistoric creatures still influence the modern world.

Five Forks Branch, Five Forks Meeting Room

Explore the United States one region at a time through food and culture. This Taste & Travel program highlights regional cuisine, traditions, and popular things to see and do across the country. Join us for a Taste & Travel journey across the United States, exploring different regions through their food, traditions, and travel highlights. Each program will spotlight a specific region, sharing popular activities, cultural traditions, and vacation ideas that make it unique. Participants will enjoy culinary tastings inspired by regional flavors while learning what defines each area of the country. Whether you’re planning a future trip or just love learning about American culture, this program offers a fun and flavorful way to travel close to home.

Dacula Branch

Join us for a fun afternoon sewing a cute and colorful dinosaur bookmark. Learn basic hand sewing techniques by cutting out, learning long stitch sewing, and decorating your dinosaur bookmark.

Hamilton Mill Branch

Join us for an engaging, hands-on introduction to sustainable fashion through the art of mending and repairing clothing. In this workshop, participants will learn simple techniques such as patching, darning, sewing on buttons, and fixing small tears—to extend the life of their garments and reduce textile waste. By learning basic repair skills, you can save money, reduce waste, and develop a more mindful approach to your wardrobe.

Centerville Branch

Did you know pterodactyls aren't even dinosaurs? Come learn the hidden truth about these Triassic tricksters, and make a fun craft, too! Participants will learn about animals commonly mistaken for dinosaurs, like pterodactyls and mosasaurs. We’ll cover the meanings of the latin root words for dinosaurs, as well as what makes a true dinosaur. Finally, participants can make their own pterodactyl puppets to take home.

Grayson Branch

Join us to learn about the Japanese art of origami and transform simple squares of paper into an incredible dinosaur! Origami is the art of folding paper. In Japanese, the word ori means “to fold,” and gami means “paper.” Explore the history of this ancient Japanese art form and learn the fundamental folds used by origami masters. Discover fun facts about the Tyrannosaurus Rex while learning to create your own origami version of the “King of the Dinosaurs,” or try folding another dinosaur!

Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch

Watch, Discuss, and Learn! Join us every other Thursday for our virtual ESL Movie Club to improve your vocabulary, English conversational, and listening skills! This is your chance to increase your English vocabulary, improve your listening skills, and get exposure to real-life conversations using a free video streaming service.

Mountain Park Branch

Looking for a fun way to learn & practice STEM skills? Join us for Magic: The Gathering, the world's most popular trading card game! Open to beginners and veterans alike. Rated ages 13+. Magic: The Gathering (MTG) teaches Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills by requiring players to engage in critical thinking, mathematical calculations, strategic problem-solving, and system analysis. Join us for the world’s most popular trading card game! Open to beginners and veterans alike. Rated ages 13+.

Snellville Branch

Learn how to use ChatGPT to build your resume. A hands-on workshop designed to help adult job seekers create or modernize a professional resume. This program will guide participants through the entire resume lifecycle, from self-assessment to final proofreading. Participants will learn to highlight their unique skills and craft a document that stands out to recruiters using the tools in ChatGPT.

Five Forks Branch, Five Forks Meeting Room

Looking for a space dedicated towards the craft of writing? Come join our Writers Club! Each session will include quiet time to sit and write as well as open discussions and workshopping our pieces together. This month's writing theme: Monsters! This will be a recurring program consisting of one meeting a month, each meeting split into two parts. The first portion of the meeting will focus on providing a quiet, focused space for everyone to just write, and we will offer new themes and prompts each meeting to help inspire the writing process (though participants are free to write about whatever they want). The second portion of the meeting will be geared towards workshopping written pieces, garnered towards giving advice, critiquing, and helping each other through any roadblocks that have come up.

Snellville Branch, Snellville Makerspace

This Cosmania session focuses on how to begin 3D modeling to create props and accessories for your cosplays. Cosmania is a celebration of all things cosplay, hosted by the Gwinnett County Public Library! Newcomers to cosplay are encouraged to attend these special sessions to learn about the different aspects of creating cosplays from scratch. On August 8th we will be hosting a cosplay contest for participants to show off their creations! With guidance from our Learning Labs specialists, patrons of all ages (13+) can come develop their cosplay skills in a fun, collaborative environment.

Hamilton Mill Branch

Love to play chess? Join us for an hour of gameplay. All levels are welcome. Registration is required. *Registration required* Only those who wish to participate in playing chess need to register.

Duluth Branch, Duluth Meeting Room

Bring your favorite stuffed animal (or dinosaur friend) and join Ms. Sarah for an evening storytime in your pajamas. Come listen to stories, songs, and rhymes during this fun-filled half-hour before bedtime. This storytime is designed as an alternative or addition to our morning storytimes. Pajamas (dinosaur or otherwise) are encouraged for all!

Virtual

Calling all teen writers and artists, join us in creating a literary magazine that will feature your stories, poems, and artwork. The theme for this issue is Unearth a Story. Registration Required. There will be virtual hangouts featuring writing prompts, brainstorming sessions, and games. A link for the hangout will be sent to all registrants before each meeting. The magazine will be published online, and participants will receive printed copies. To participate, registration is required. First drafts of created stories, poems, and workwork are due on July 25th! Participants must be in grades 6 - 12.