Life with Animals Education Programs
Life with Animals Education Programs 2024
(Times are provided for programs/events open to the public.)
February 17 Boy Scouts Blue and Gold Ceremony
March 2 Eli’s Birthday Party
April 2 The Cottage School
April 13 Percy Library 10:30 AM
May 11 Hernando Library Author Meet and Greet 1-4 PM
May 15 Senatobia Health Care
May 29 Sam T Wilson Library 10:30 AM
June 3 Southaven Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
June 4 Senatobia Library, Amazing Service Animals 11 AM
June 5 Pontotoc Library, Amazing Service Animals 10 AM
June 6 Walls Library, Amazing Service Animals 1:30 PM
June 10 Como Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
June 11 Olive Branch Library, Amazing Service Animals 10 AM
June 12 Horn Lake Library, Amazing Service Animals 10:30 AM
June 17 Crenshaw Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
June 20 Millington Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
June 25 Union County Library, Amazing Service Animals 10 AM
June 25 Bryan Library, Amazing Service Animals 3 PM
June 27 Sardis Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
June 28, NMRC Oxford, Amazing Service Animals
July 1 Coldwater Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
July 3 Olive Branch Library, Reptile Roundup 2 PM
July 9 Oxford Library, Amazing Service Animals TBA
July 10 Hernando Library, Amazing Service Animals 11 AM
July 11 Tupelo Library, Amazing Service Animals 10 AM
July 11 Itawamba Library, Amazing Service Animals 2 PM
July 15 Batesville Library, Amazing Service Animals 11 AM
July 16, World Snake Day, Millington Library, Reptile Roundup 2 PM
August 17 Repticon 10-4 PM Landers Center
August 18 Repticon 10-4 PM Landers Center
August 25 New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Amazing Service Animals 9:30-10:30 AM
September 20 Jewell’s Birthday Party
September 24 New Albany Library, Newhaven Center Group
September 28 Batesville Library, Fall Author Festival, 11AM-2PM
October 21, Reptile Awareness Day, Greenville Library, Not So Scary Animals 4-5:30 PM
October 24, NMRC Oxford, Not So Scary Animals
November 9 Dickens of a Christmas, Hernando Square, Why We Love Animals: the Victorian Influence, a MS Humanities Council program, 9-4 PM
October 26 Hernando Farmers Market, Not So Scary Animals, 10AM-12N
November 2 Senatobia Library Author Day 10AM-12N
November 2 Tanglewood Farms, Scarecrow Soiree, All About Owls, 3-6PM
November 27 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Dec 28
November 29 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
November 30 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 1 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 6 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 7 Repticon Landers Center What Animals Want For Christmas, 10AM-4PM TBD
December 7 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 8 Repticon, Landers Center, What Animals Want For Christmas, 10AM-4PM TBD
December 8 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 13 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 14 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 15 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 16 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 17 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 18 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 19 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 20 Hernando JDC, Amazing Service Animals
December 20 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 21 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 22 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 23 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 24 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
Merry Christmas! Dec 25
December 26 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 27 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 28 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 29 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 30 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
December 31 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
January 1, 2025 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-10 PM
Happy New Year!
Life with Animals Education Programs 2023
(Times are provided for programs/events open to the public.)
January 22 Charlie’s Birthday Party
February 11 Repticon, Landers Center, 9-4
February 12 Repticon, Landers Center, 10-4
February 28 Olive Branch Rotary Club
March 4 Eli’s Birthday Party
March 10 H.W. Byers Elementary at SPAC
March 14 Batesville Library, Saving Schmiddy Book Signing, Reading, & Program: All About Snakes, 2 PM
March 28 Alliance of Therapy Dogs visit to Airways West Cancer with Bitsy
April 22 Olive Branch Library, Saving Schmiddy Book Signing, Reading, & Program: All About Snakes, 2 PM
April 29 Southaven Library, Children’s Book Publishing Workshop, 2-3:30 PM
May 19 Senatobia Health Care Center
May 23 DeSoto County Juvenile Delinquent Center
May 25 Arlington Public Library 11 AM
May 27 Hernando Farmers Market Kid’s Morning, 10 AM-12 Noon
June 1 Southaven Library, Ready, Set, Rescue! 2 PM
June 2 Oxford Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
June 6 Millington, TN Library, Animals in Story & Song, 2 PM
June 7 Crenshaw Public Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
June 8 Walls Library, Ready, Set, Rescue! 2 PM
June 13 Olive Branch Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
June 14 Hernando Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 11 AM
June 15 Tupelo Library, On Safar: Around the World with Animals, 10 AM
June 15 Itawamba Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
June 16 Como Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 11 AM
June 20 Sardis Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals 2 PM
June 21 Horn Lake Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 10:30 AM
June 22 Senatobia Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 11 AM
June 23 Senatobia Church of Christ VBS
June 24 Hernando Farmers Market Kid’s Morning, 10 AM-12 Noon
June 27 Millington Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
June 29 Greenville Library, All About Snakes: Kindness Means Caring, 2PM
July 6 Walls Library, Ready, Set, Rescue! 2 PM
July 8 Southaven Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 11 AM
July 10 Coldwater Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
July 11 Batesville Library, On Safari: Around the World with Animals, 2 PM
July 12 Olive Branch Library, Ready, Set, Rescue! 10 AM
July 17 NWRC Oxford, On Safari: Around the World with Animals
July 25 Collierville Rotary Club
July 29 Hernando Farmers Market Kid’s Morning, 10 AM-12 Noon
August 12 Lawson’s Birthday Party
August 15 Olive Branch Rotary
August 26 Hernando Farmers Market Kid’s Morning, 10 AM-12 Noon
September 30 Hernando Farmers Market Kid’s Morning, 10AM-12 Noon
October 14 Repticon, Landers Center, 9-4
October 15 Repticon, Landers Center, 10-4
October Reptile Awareness Day TBA
October 28 Hernando Farmers Market Kid’s Morning, 10AM-12 Noon
November 11 Dickens of a Christmas on the Hernando Square, 9-5
November 22, 24, 25, 26 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-9PM
December 1-3 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-9PM
December 8-10 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-9PM
December 15-Jan 1 Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park, 6-9PM
Life with Animals Education Programs 2022
(Times are provided for programs/events open to the public.)
April 2 Repticon, Landers Center 9-5
April 3 Repticon, Landers Center, 10-4
April 14 DeSoto County JDC
April 27 Oxford Girl Scouts
May 10 SHC, Senatobia
May 13, Scout Troop, Oxford
May 21 SPAC, Indigenous Snakes with Dr. Shannon McGee, 9-11 AM
May 28, Farmers Market Children’s Day, Hernando 10-12 noon
FIRST REGIONAL SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Oceans of Animals
June 1 Hernando 11 AM
June 2 Tunica 10 AM
June 3 Lafayette/Oxford 2 PM
June 6 Crenshaw 11 AM
June 7 Senatobia 11 AM
June 8 Como 11 AM
June 9 Horn Lake 11 AM
June 10 Southaven 11 AM
June 13 Batesville 11 AM
June 14 Walls 11 AM
June 15 Sardis 2 PM
June 16 Coldwater 2 PM
June 17 Olive Branch 11 AM
June 21 Tupelo Public Library 10 AM Oceans of Animals
June 21 Itawamba Public Library 2 PM Oceans of Animals
June 25 Farmers Market Children’s Day, Hernando 10-12 noon
June 28 DeSoto County JDC
June 30 Millington Public Library 2 PM Oceans of Animals
July 5 Olive Branch Public Library 2 PM Reptile Roundup
July 7 Walls Public Library 2 PM What’s in Your Backyard?
July 12 Southaven Public Library 2 PM The Super Seven Groups of Animals
July 14 Millington Public Library 2 PM Reptile Roundup
July 16 Hernando Public Library 1 PM World Snake Day Celebration
July 20 Senatobia Healthcare
July 30 Farmers Market Children’s Day, Hernando 10-12 Noon
August 13 Repticon Landers Center 9 AM-5 PM
August 14 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-4 PM
August 19-20 Lincoln County Wildlife Expo, FR 5-9 SA 9-6
August 27 Farmers Market Children’s Day, Hernando 10-12 noon
September 9 SPAC Hummingbird Festival, Schools
September 10 SPAC Hummingbird Festival 9 AM- 5 PM
September 11 SPAC Hummingbird Festival 9 AM-5 PM
September 24 Farmers Market Children’s Day, Hernando 10-12 noon
October 7 DeSoto County Soil and Water Conservation, Pleasant Hill Elementary
October 22 Hernando Public Library, Reptile Awareness Day Celebration Program and Saving Schmiddy Book Release Party 2 PM
October 29 Farmers Market Children’s Day, Hernando 10-12 noon
November 4 Memphis Home Educator Association
November 5 Sardis Public Library 11 AM Literacy and Learning with Animals
November 12 Dickens on the Square, Hernando 9 AM-5 PM
November 25-January 2,2023 Light Garden, Olive Branch City Park, Educational Readings 6-10PM except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
December 1 Southaven Library Saving Schmiddy book signing with Friends group
December 2 Repticon, Landers Center 9 AM-5 PM
December 3 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-4 PM
December 9 Hernando JDC
December 15 Olive Branch Public Library Saving Schmiddy Book Signing 3-6PM
Life with Animals Education Programs 2021
(Times are provided for programs/events open to the public.)
April 13 Covenant Cottage
April 17 Tanglewood Trails 9:30-2 PM
May 15 A’Fair 9 AM-5 PM
May 29 Hernando Farmers Market Children’s Day 10 AM-Noon
FIRST REGIONAL SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE VIRTUAL AT TWO PM ON TUESDAYS JUNE 1- JULY 13. GO TO THE FIRST REGIONAL LIBRARY WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT PROGRAMS FROM THE CRITTER CORNER. IF YOU MISS A PROGRAM, CLICK HERE TO SEE RECORDINGS.
June 1 2 PM Greet and Group Our Animal Friends
June 8 2 PM What Good is Tail?
June 15 2 PM Seaside Surprises
June 22 2 PM Talk to the Animals
June 28 2 PM Loving and Losing Animals
July 6 2 PM A Tale of Two Lizards
July 13 2 PM Bird Tales and Tails
SEE YOU ON LINE TUESDAYS AT TWO FOR A LWA PROGRAM FROM THE CRITTER CORNER!
July 10 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-4 PM
July 11 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-4 PM
July 31 Hernando Farmers Market Children’s Day 10 AM- Noon
August 28 Hernando Farmers Market Children’s Day 10 AM- Noon
September 22 Hernando Library Outdoor Meet and Greet 10 AM
September 25 Hernando Farmers Market Children’s Day 10 AM- Noon
October 23 Tanglewood Farms Hernando, GO WILD! Family Day 9 AM-2 PM
October 30 Hernando Farmers Market Children’s Day 10 AM- Noon (Dress Up!)
November 13 Dickens of a Christmas on the Hernando Square 9 AM-5 PM
Life with Animals Education Programs 2020
(Times are provided for programs/events open to the public.)
January 24 Hernando Hills Elementary School
January 29 Covenant Cottage
January 31 SPAC Byers School
February 12 Southaven Library 10:30 AM and 11:15 AM
February 15 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-5 PM
February 16 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-4 PM
February 22 Blue and Gold Cub Scout Celebration
May 16 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-5 PM (canceled)
May 17 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-4 PM (canceled)
ALL LWA SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAMS WILL NOW BE VIRTUAL AT TWO PM ON TUESDAYS JUNE 2- JULY 13. GO TO THE FIRST REGIONAL LIBRARY WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT PROGRAMS FROM OUR NEW CRITTER CORNER.
June 4 Batesville Library 10:30 AM
June 4 Sardis Library 2 PM
June 10 Coldwater Library
June 18 Clarksdale Library 10 AM
June 23 Senatobia Library
June 30 Southaven Library 2 PM
July 1 Coldwater Library
July 9 Senatobia Library
SEE YOU ON LINE EVERY TUESDAY AT TWO PM FOR A LWA PROGRAM FROM THE CRITTER CORNER!
July Jackson/Hinds Library, recorded program
August 8 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-5 PM
August 9 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-5 PM
September 11 Hummingbird Festival, SPAC 9 AM-5 PM
September 12 Hummingbird Festival, SPAC 9 AM-5 PM
September 13 Hummingbird Festival, SPAC 9 AM-5 PM
December 19 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-5 PM
December 20 Repticon, Landers Center 10 AM-5 PM
Life with Animals Education Programs 2019
(Times are provided for programs/events open to the public.)
January 25 Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
March 27 Covenant Cottage
March 30 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-5PM
March 31 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-4PM
May 25 Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, Dr. Shannon McGee 10AM-12N
June 5 SPAC Camp
June 6 Walls Library 12:30PM
June 17 Lifepoint VBS
June 18 Hernando Library 10AM
June 19 Coldwater Library 1PM
June 20 Senatobia Convalescent Center
June 25 Olive Branch Library 2PM
June 22 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-5PM
June 23 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-4PM
July 1 Southaven Library 11AM
July 9 The Point Day School
July 16 Senatobia Library 2PM
July 17 Southaven Library 11AM
July 18 Olive Branch Library 2PM
July 23 Batesville Library 11AM
July 30 Senatobia Library 2PM
September 6 Hummingbird Festival, SPAC, Holly Springs 9AM-5PM
September 7 Hummingbird Festival, SPAC, Holly Springs 9AM-5PM
September 8 Hummingbird Festival, SPAC, Holly Springs 9AM-5PM
October 5 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-5PM
October 6 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-4PM
December Private Birthday Party
December SPAC Byers School
December 21 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-5PM
December 22 Memphis Repticon, Landers Center 10AM-4PM
