Adult Programs & Services

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YARN ARTS & CRAFTS CIRCLE

Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross-stitch, sew, or do another craft? Bring your current project with you to the library to work on in a casually social setting. All experience levels welcome. This program meets on Fridays, October 23, November 20, and December 11 at 10:30-11:30am. For adults only, please.

BAD ART NIGHT 2½

Enjoy the freedom of creating deliberately bad art. Vote on the best worst art. All supplies are provided. This program is for adults 18+ only. Bad Art Night 2½ takes place on Wednesday, November 11, at 5:30-7pm.

WRITERS’ MOTIVATIONAL GROUP

A writers’ group where members discuss writing, encourage one another, share short pieces, and respond to writing prompts. This program is for adults only. We meet from 4:00-5:00pm on second Thursdays, September 10, October 8, and November 12.

Book Club for Adults picks from December 2026 - June 2027: December 3 - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd January 7 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan February 4 - Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters March 4 - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein April 1 - James by Percival Everett May 6 - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley June 3 - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach

BOOK CLUB FOR ADULTS

The Vicksburg District Library’s Book Club for Adults meets on the first Thursday of the month from 9:30 – 10:30am. Our December meeting will be on December 3. Newcomers are always welcome. However, Book Club for Adults is for adults 18+ only. For our December meeting, we will read and discuss “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd.

SCRABBLE CLUB

Play the board game Scrabble with other adults at the library. All skill levels are welcome! Scrabble Club meets on Tuesdays, September 8, October 13, & November 10 from 1:00-2:30pm.

Book boxes for adults - Signups open now! Book Boxes are personalized readers’ advisory in a box with treats. Registration limited to 5 boxes per month.

BOOK BOXES FOR ADULTS

Book Boxes contain books based on personalized recommendations from criteria that you specify, all inside a box with treats: salty, sweet, and a little surprise. Registration is limited to 5 boxes per month. Registration for Book Boxes is now open and will remain open through November 15. Follow this link to register.

How Book Boxes work: Book Boxes are for adults 18+ only. You tell us your reading preferences – what you’re looking for and what you’re not looking for – and you’ll get a box with three surprise library books and some treats. The books and boxes are checked out like any other library book and returned on their due date.

SILENT READING GROUP

Quiet reading in camaraderie. Optional casual conversation afterward. (10:30-11:30 silent reading, 11:30-12:00 optional conversation.) Bring your own book. Adults only, please. This program meets in our comfortable armchairs in front of the fireplace. Meeting times are 10:30am-12:00pm on Mondays, October 19, November 16, and December 21.