Find MSRC events near you!
All events are free and open to the public, though some may require registration. Be sure to check partner websites for most up to date information. Events are listed from now to through the end of the summer!
Thursday, June 1, 10:30 AM – Official 2023 Kickoff Event
Woodruff Arts Center (on the lawn) located at 1280 Peachtree Street Northeast Atlanta, GA 30309
We will have Mark Valdez, the author of Curious Cardinal, along with some special guests to read both Mayor’s Summer Reading Club books to the children in attendance.
Thursday, June 1st, 4 PM – Summer Reading Kick-off
Mechanicsville Library,400 Formwalt St SW, Atlanta, GA 30312
Monday, June 5th, 2:30 p.m. – SOECA Early Learning Commons
7680 The Bluffs, Suite 700, Austell, GA 30168
Every Tuesday, June 6 – August 1, 9:30 am – 10:00 am – Babies: Off Book! On the Sifly Piazza
Woodruff Arts Center located at 1280 Peachtree Street Northeast Atlanta, GA 30309
Babies: Off-Book! is for 0-24 month olds and their grown-ups. Shake up your weekly routine with this sensory story time for infants and toddlers. Families will bring their favorite stories to life through rhyme, song, and tactile props. Alliance Theatre teaching artists will guide you through a multi-sensory experience engaging the voice, body, and imagination. Stories will vary week to week.
Wednesday, June 7, 9:30 am – Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia
Angel’sParadise Higher Learning Academy. 595 Joseph E.Lowery Dr.SW, Atlanta,Ga.
Wednesday, June 7th, 1:30 pm – 3 pm – West Atlanta Watershed Alliance MSRC Summer 2023
1442 Richland RD SW Atlanta, Ga 30310
Register via our Eventbrite ( www.wawa-online.eventbrite.com)
Friday, June 9th, 11:00 a.m. – SOECA Early Learning Commons
7680 The Bluffs, Suite 700, Austell, GA 30168
Saturday, June 10th, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Saturday, June 10th – Peachtree Road Famers Market Story Times
2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Sunday, June 11th – The Curious Cardinal on the Sifly Piazza
Woodruff Arts Center located at 1280 Peachtree Street Northeast Atlanta, GA 30309
Alliance Theatre Education Atlanta presents the second Sunday free preview of The Curious Cardinal.
Wednesday, June 14th, 1 pm – Literacy Fun for Everyone
Peachcrest Elementary School, 1530 Joy Ln, Decatur, GA 30032
Open to families with students enrolled in Dekalb County School District Title I Schools Grades PreK-2nd.
Wednesday, June 14th, 1:30 pm – 3 pm – West Atlanta Watershed Alliance MSRC Summer 2023
1442 Richland RD SW Atlanta, Ga 30310
Register via our Eventbrite ( www.wawa-online.eventbrite.com)
Friday, June 16, 10 am – Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia
Sheltering Arms Day Care, 2257 Mulberry Street, East Point, GA
Saturday, June 17th, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Saturday, June 17th, 10 am – 10:20 am – Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia
Oakland Cemetery-(on North Public Grounds), 248 Oakland Ave, SE, Atlanta 30312
Saturday, June 17th, 11:00 am – Mayor’s Summer Reading: The Curious Cardinal
Joan P. Garner Library at Ponce Atlanta GA “Joan P. Garner Library at Ponce, 980 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
Saturday, June 17th, 2 PM – Weekend Storytime
Mechanicsville Library,400 Formwalt St SW, Atlanta, GA 30312
Wednesday, June 21st, 11 am – Mayors Summer Reading Club
Adamsville-Collier Heights Library, 3424 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
Wednesday, June 21st, 10 am – Northwest Branch – Fulton County Library System
Northwest Library – Meeting Room A
2489 Perry Blvd., NW Atlanta, GA 30318
Reservations required for groups. Call 404-613-4364 to reserve spots for groups.
Wednesday, June 21, 10:00 a.m. – Mayor’s Reading Program
Fulton County Library System, One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303
Wednesday, June 21st, 1:30 pm – 3 pm – West Atlanta Watershed Alliance MSRC Summer 2023
1442 Richland RD SW Atlanta, Ga 30310
Register via our Eventbrite ( www.wawa-online.eventbrite.com)
Thursday, June 22nd, 4pm – Dad’s Reading Fun Day
Exchange Park Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Dr, Decatur, GA 30034
Racing with STEAM.
Thursday, June 22, at 11 am – Mayor’s Summer Reading Program Storytime
Dogwood Branch – FCLS, 1838 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30318.
Saturday, June 24th, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Saturday, June 24th – Peachtree Road Famers Market Story Times
2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Tuesday June 27, 10:30-11:15 AM – Mayor’s Summer Reading Club & Craft
Peachtree Library- 1315 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
Registration required
Wednesday, June 28th, 10:30 am – Mayor’s Summer Reading: The Little Blue Truck
Joan P. Garner Library at Ponce Atlanta GA “Joan P. Garner Library at Ponce, 980 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
Wednesday, June 28th – Kirkwood Branch Library MSRC
11 Kirkwood Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Wednesday, June 28th, 10:00 am – East Point GA MSRC Program East Point Library, 2757 Main Street East Point Georgia 30344
Thursday, June 29, 10:00 a.m. – Mayor’s Reading Program
Fulton County Library System, One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303
Thursday, June 29th, 6pm-7:30pm – Virtual Parent Workshop
Register Here: https://lakeshorelearning.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAld-qpqj4rEtOjjsHsGU-KeINa0glfhE7W
Virtual workshop for preschool parents/caregivers (age 3-5). Parents must attend workshop to receive Preschool Backpack
Saturday, July 1st, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Wednesday, July 5th, 10 am – Northwest Branch – Fulton County Library System
Northwest Library – Meeting Room A
2489 Perry Blvd., NW Atlanta, GA 30318
Reservations required for groups. Call 404-613-4364 to reserve spots for groups.
Wednesday, July 5th, 1:30 pm – 3 pm – West Atlanta Watershed Alliance MSRC Summer 2023
1442 Richland RD SW Atlanta, Ga 30310
Register via our Eventbrite ( www.wawa-online.eventbrite.com)
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. – Mayor’s Summer Reading Storytime
Washington Park Branch, 1116 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Friday, July 7th, 2:30 p.m. – SOECA Early Learning Commons
7680 The Bluffs, Suite 700, Austell, GA 30168
Saturday, July 8th, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Saturday, July 8th – Peachtree Road Famers Market Story Times
2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Sunday, July 9th & 16th; 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm – READ WRITE! Virtual Playgroup
Register Here: https://lakeshorelearning.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAld-qpqj4rEtOjjsHsGU-KeINa0glfhE7W
Virtual play session featuring “”The Curious Cardinal”” read aloud. Children receive Preschool Backpack filled with books, cardinal finger puppet and educational materials for the play session.
Wednesday, July 12th, 1:30 pm – 3 pm – West Atlanta Watershed Alliance MSRC Summer 2023
1442 Richland RD SW Atlanta, Ga 30310
Register via our Eventbrite ( www.wawa-online.eventbrite.com)
Saturday, July 15th, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Saturday, July 15, 2:00-2:45 – Mayor’s Summer Reading Club & Craft
Peachtree Library- 1315 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
Saturday, July 15th, 10-00 am – 12:00 pm – Whitefoord Early Learning Academy
35 Whitefoord Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Interactive brunch picnic on the green for our local community.
Wednesday, July 19th, 11 am – Mayors Summer Reading Club
Adamsville-Collier Heights Library, 3424 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
Wednesday, July 19th, 1:30 pm – 3 pm – West Atlanta Watershed Alliance MSRC Summer 2023
1442 Richland RD SW Atlanta, Ga 30310
Register via our Eventbrite ( www.wawa-online.eventbrite.com)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. – Make Magic with the Mayor’s Summer Reading Club Storytime
Washington Park Branch, 1116 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Friday, July 21st, 10:30 – 11:30 am – Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)
Georgia Public Broadcasting, Lobby, 260 14th St. Atlanta, GA 30318.
Join GPB to hear this year’s Mayor’s Summer Reading Club books read by Atlanta Dream’s veteran player, Kia Vaughn. Make a cardinal that looks like CC from The Curious Cardinal or create a sensory bag to replicate the traffic jam in Little Blue Truck Leads the Way. A Fulton County Library System librarian will be on hand to register people for library cards. Each family will receive a set of books and take-home learning activities for further exploration.
Friday, July 21st, 2:30 p.m. – SOECA Early Learning Commons
7680 The Bluffs, Suite 700, Austell, GA 30168
Saturday, July 22nd, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests.
Saturday, July 22nd – Peachtree Road Famers Market Story Times
2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Saturday, July 22, 12 pm – 5pm – The Happy Black Parent 2nd Annual Children’s Book Festival
352 University Ave SW, Atlanta GA, 30310
Don’t miss The Happy Black Parent’s 2nd Annual Children’s Book Festival There will be so many things to see and do! Meet some amazing children’s book authors, watch fun performances, shop with great local small business and receive free books! Have a great time in the beautiful James Bridges field of Pittsburgh Yards, alongside the Beltline! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and prepare for a fun afternoon in Southwest Atlanta! For more details, visit www.TheHappyBlackParent.com”
Saturday, July 29th, 1 pm – The Wren’s Nest
1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Books will be read and given to museum guests. And an educational workshop about how to read books to infants will be offered at our museum for parents of infants. Registration details to be available soon.”
Saturday, July 29th – Summer Reading Finale
Mechanicsville Library,400 Formwalt St SW, Atlanta, GA 30312