Ripley Public Library

10/15/2026

📚❤️ A BIG thank you to our sweet patron, Shelby, for spreading the love of Ripley Public Library through her TikTok! 🥰

We appreciate your support and love seeing our community share their love for the library! ❤️📖

10/15/2026

📚💕 A FIRST LIBRARY CARD IS SOMETHING SPECIAL! 💕📚

Look at that beautiful smile! 🥰

We are so excited to celebrate this sweet young reader getting her VERY FIRST LIBRARY CARD at Ripley Public Library! 🎉📖

A library card may be small, but it opens the door to BIG adventures! From magical kingdoms and exciting mysteries to discovering new interests, the possibilities are endless! ✨

We hope this is just the beginning of a lifetime filled with wonderful stories, imagination, and a love for reading! ❤️

🎉 Welcome to the library family! We’re so happy you’re here!

📚 Don’t have a library card yet? Stop by Ripley Public Library and let us help you start your own reading adventure!

10/14/2026

📚 READING SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.

October is Blindness Awareness Month, making it a wonderful time to highlight services that help make books and information more accessible.

Did you know there are library services designed specifically for people who are blind, visually impaired, or have certain disabilities that make standard print difficult to use?

Stop by and learn more about Talking Book Services and the resources available to eligible readers.

Because everyone deserves the opportunity to experience a great book. ❤️📚

https://www.mlc.lib.ms.us/tbs/

Thanks to a partnership with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), the Mississippi Library Commission serves as a free public library service for eligible Mississippi residents of all ages and for institutions that serve these individuals, such as schools, hospitals, o...

10/13/2026

From the Archives!!! with Felecia Caples

10/12/2026

🔎📚 MYSTERY READERS, WE NEED ANSWERS!

There's nothing quite like saying, “Just ONE more chapter…” because you HAVE to know who did it. 😳

So today we're asking:

🔎 Who is your favorite fictional detective or mystery-solving character?

OR…

📚 What mystery series would you recommend to someone looking for their next read?

Help another reader discover their next obsession in the comments!

10/12/2026

🍁Word of the Week🍁

10/09/2026

🧱🎃 **BUILD, CREATE & IMAGINE... IF YOU DARE!** 👻🧱

Looking for something SPOOKTACULAR to do this Saturday? We've got you covered!

🎉 **LEGO CLUB IS TOMORROW!** 🎉

📅 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Ripley Public Library

👻 **THIS MONTH'S THEME: SPOOKTACULAR LEGO CHALLENGE!** 🎃

Get ready for an afternoon of building, creating, and a little Halloween magic! ✨

🧱 **YOUR CHALLENGE:** Build something spooky, silly, or magical using LEGOs!

🏚️ Create a haunted house!
🎃 Design a pumpkin patch!
👻 Build a friendly monster!
🏰 Construct a creepy castle!
🦇 Or invent your very own spooky LEGO world!

The possibilities are endless, and there's no wrong way to build!

🧱 **We provide the LEGOs — you bring the imagination!**

Grab your little builders and join us for an afternoon of creativity, laughter, and SPOOKTACULAR fun!

❤️ We can't wait to see what our young builders create!

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

🦇 BATS: CREEPY…OR COMPLETELY AMAZING? 🦇

October is Bat Appreciation Month!

These nighttime flyers are an important part of our world—and they're pretty fascinating once you get to know them.

Stop by the library and explore books about bats, nocturnal animals, and other creatures that come out after dark. 🌙📚

QUESTION: If you saw a bat flying around outside, would you think…

🦇 “SO COOL!”

or

😱 “I'M GOING INSIDE!”

Tell us below! 😂