{"id":116836,"date":"2022-01-18T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=116836"},"modified":"2022-01-18T12:04:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:04:04","slug":"the-lafayette-county-oxford-public-library-2022-calendar-of-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/the-lafayette-county-oxford-public-library-2022-calendar-of-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lafayette County &#038; Oxford Public Library 2022 Calendar of Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The<strong> Lafayette County\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Oxford Public Library<\/strong> has been a hub for community gatherings and events for more than 90 years. And while the <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> pandemic may have put a damper on the branches\u2019 ability to host visitors, the library team is excited that in-person activities are now returning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so excited to be back and serving our community face-to-face,\u201d said <strong>Sami Thomason-Fyke<\/strong>,\u00a0Lafayette County\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Oxford Public Library\u00a0Youth Services Specialist. \u201cWe are looking forward to lots of events in 2022!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These events include:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Baby Storytime:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hosted every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for caregivers and kids ages 0-24 months.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Bookworms Book Club:<\/strong>&nbsp;A book club for children ages 8-12 that meets every Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Earbuds:<\/strong>&nbsp;This podcast listening club for 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;to 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;graders meets every Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Playdate:<\/strong>&nbsp;This Pok\u00e9mon club meets every second Monday of the month at 4:00 p.m.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the library will be partnering with various community organizations to host events throughout the year. On January 14, for example, the library will be joining forces with the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordfiberfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Oxford Fiber Arts Festival<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to kick off the month-long event with a special fiber-themed storytime and craft.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe love partnering with the community,\u201d said Thomason-Fyke. \u201cA lot of our activities for adults, for example, have been sponsored by the Oxford Community Market, including take and make recipes with fresh produce.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these activities, the library also serves all daycares and schools in Lafayette County, providing in-person storytimes and visits from their youth staff.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe love going to each school and meeting kids who may not have made it to the library otherwise,\u201d said Thomason-Fyke.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the perfect activity for you and your family, visit this\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventkeeper.com\/mars\/xpages\/F\/FRL\/EK.cfm?zeeOrg=FRL\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>. If you have any questions or are interested in partnering with the library, contact <strong>Laura Beth Walker<\/strong> at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:lbwalker@firstregional.org\" target=\"_blank\">lbwalker@firstregional.org<\/a>\u00a0or (662) 234-5751.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/librarycalendarcollage-750.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/librarycalendarcollage-750.png?resize=640%2C537\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/librarycalendarcollage-750.png?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/librarycalendarcollage-750.png?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lafayette County\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Oxford Public Library has been a hub for community gatherings and events for more than 90<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":116838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2239],"tags":[6793,20273,20275,5,4,20274],"class_list":["post-116836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-literary-events","tag-events","tag-lafayette-county-oxford-public-library-2","tag-laura-beth-walker","tag-mississippi","tag-oxford","tag-sami-thomason-fyke"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/librarycalendar1-750.png?fit=750%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}