Book Events

Annual sale benefiting and hosted by the Friends of the Library. friendsofthelibrarymacon.com. Central City Park, downtown Macon. Noon-5 p.m. March 5.

Join Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation and the Middle Georgia Regional Library to celebrate Reading Awareness Month. Come meet, greet and read with your favorite local college athletes, radio personalities, doctors, lawyers and more. March 6: Memorial Park Community Center, 764 Long St. March 9: Rosa Jackson Community Center, 1211 Maynard St. March 13: Filmore Thomas Park, Log Cabin Drive. March 20: Frank Johnson Recreation Center, 2227 Mercer University Drive. March 23: Tattnall Square Park, downtown Macon. 478-621-6281. 6-7:30 p.m. March 6, 9, 13, 20 and 23.

Learn to care for Yoshino cherry trees from Master Gardeners. Free. 478-757-8900. 10:30 a.m. March 8 at Riverside Library, 110 Holiday Drive. 11 a.m. March 11 at Washington Memorial Library, 1180 Washington Ave. March 8 and 11.

Come hear about “The Tree Farmer,” a magical journey through the forest. Registration required. Free. 478-621-6970. Lanford Library, 6504 Houston Road. 4 p.m. March 9.

Annual book sale in the library’s Dot Baker Community Room during the Peaches-to-the Beaches weekend. 478-892-3155. M.E. Roden Library, 151 Commerce St., Hawkinsville. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. March 10-11.

A revamp of our book club. We’re adding discussions about movies, games, music and television. Free. 478-744-0825. Washington Memorial Library, 1180 Washington Ave. 3 p.m. March 11.

Current reading and discussion is about “A Good American” by Alex George. Free. 478-621-6970. Lanford Library, 6504 Houston Road. 10:40 a.m. March 23.

Unleash some kid creativity with our Tinkerlab and Robotics sets. Free. 478-744-0875. Shurling Library, 1769 Shurling Drive. 3:30-5 p.m. March 29.

Includes a storytelling workshop led by Wendy Hamm in the amphitheater in the afternoon. Benson Room, Candler Building, Wesleyan College. 6 p.m. April 28.

Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High St. Membership in the group is open and free, and writing of every sort is accepted. For more information, email trayers.shane@gmail.com. 2-4 p.m. the last Saturday of each month.

Family story time with elephants as the theme. Free. 478-744-0859. Washington Memorial Library, 1180 Washington Ave. 5:30 p.m. March 7.

West Bibb Public Library, 5580 Thomaston Road: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, 478-744-0818. Shurling Public Library, 1769 Shurling Drive: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, 478-744-0875. Lanford Public Library, 6504 Houston Road: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 478-621-6973. Washington Memorial Library, 1180 Washington Ave.: 10:30 a.m. Thursday and Saturday, 478-744-0859. Riverside Public Library, Rivergate Shopping Center, 110 Holiday Drive N.: 10:30 a.m. Friday, 478-757-8900.

721 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays for ages 2 and younger; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays for ages 2-5; Teen Budding Artist program at 5 p.m. second Tuesdays; Construct and Create Club for ages 8 and older at 5 p.m. second Thursdays; Family Night at 6 p.m. the last Thursday of the month. Home-school programs: 1 p.m. Thursday for grades K-2, 1:30 p.m. Thursday for grades 3-5, 2:30 p.m. Thursday for grades 6-12. 478-923-0128.

1201 Washington St., Perry. 10:15 a.m. Monday for ages 1-3; 11 a.m. Monday for ages 4 and younger; 10:15 a.m. Thursday for ages 3-5; Family Night at 6 p.m. second Tuesdays; Teen Night at 6 p.m. fourth Tuesdays. 478-987-3050.

206 Gunn Road, Centerville. Bedtime stories at 6:30 p.m. on first Tuesdays; 6 p.m. second Tuesdays for third- through sixth-graders; 6 p.m. third Tuesdays for ages 11-17; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday for ages 2 and younger; 11:15 a.m. Wednesday for ages 2-3; and 10:30 a.m. Thursday for ages 3-5. Home-school program for grades K-12 at 2 p.m. Monday. 478-953-4500.

Thomas Public Library, 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Fort Valley: 11 a.m. Thursday for ages 18 months to 3 years; 4 p.m. the first Thursday of every month for ages 4-7 years, 478-825-1640. Byron Public Library, 105 W. Church St., Byron: 11 a.m. Wednesday for ages 18 months to 3 years; 4 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month for ages 4-7 years, 478-956-2200.

This story was originally published March 3, 2017 at 8:43 AM with the headline "Book Events."