Library calendar

YOUNG ADULT GHOST STORY CONTEST: Sept. 18 through Oct. 16; open to students sixth through 12th grades; story must be typed, 1,000 words or less; must have full name, grade, school, age, English teacher's name and your phone number; call library for more information

MAIN LIBRARY

902 GREENE ST.

(706) 821-2600

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2-5:30 p.m. Sunday

MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30 p.m. Mondays; Monday, Sin Nombre, rated R; Sept. 21, Sugar, rated R; Sept. 28, Silent Light, rated R

CHILDREN'S MOVIE MATINEE: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Happy Feet, rated PG

PRESCHOOL DENTAL DAY: 10- 10:35 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22

AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING FOR SENIORS: 1-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24; registration required; call library to register

STORY TIME: 10-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; for ages 3 and younger

MAXWELL BRANCH

1927 LUMPKIN ROAD

(706) 793-2020

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday

JOHN SHIVERS BOOK SIGNING: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday; author will sign his contemporary Christian novel Broken Spirit

SYLVIA RAMSEY BOOK SIGNING: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; author will sign her new novels An Underground Jewell and Pulse Points of a Woman's World

STORY TIME: 10 a.m. Wednesdays

APPLEBY BRANCH

2260 WALTON WAY

(706) 736-6244

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday

SETTING UP AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19

STORY TIME: 10:05-10:20 a.m. Wednesdays; for ages 18 months to 35 months

STORY TIME: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays; ages 3 and up

DIAMOND LAKES BRANCH

101 DIAMOND LAKES WAY

(706) 772-2432

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday

MEET THE AUTHOR: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, Gene Jennings, associate pastor of TrueNorth Church in North Augusta; discussing Laughing with Sarah

AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING FOR SENIORS: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 17; improve your defensive driving skills and lower your insurance

WALLACE BRANCH

1237 LANEY-WALKER BLVD.

(706) 722-6275

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 12:30-5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday

BEGINNER'S BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS: 10 a.m. every Wednesday in September; learn to basics of how to operate a computer; registration required

STORY TIME: 10 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays

FRIEDMAN BRANCH

147 JACKSON ROAD

(706) 736-6758

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday

STORY TIME: 10 a.m. Tuesdays