Dear Friends,
We are excited to announce that the Appalachian Regional Library (which includes Watauga) was awarded a Library Services and Technology Act grant to promote a community read and have the author come to speak as well. The theme is "Maintaining and Managing Your Mental Health", something we all can strive for in the year ahead.
The book we are promoting is
"Cracked, Not Broken" by Kevin Hines.
Kevin will be speaking at the Boone United Methodist Church on Monday, April 16 at 6:30 pm
All three county locations are listed below.
We will have Read and Return copies available soon, and we are in the process of cataloging copies for checkout.
A kick off will be Thursday, February 1 to inform the public about this book, author visits, and other program offerings.
Programming, advertising, and collections are part of this venture.
Happy New Year!
Monica Caruso, County Librarian
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On Thursday, January 11 at 10:00 am, join High Country Writers for a visit from Young Adul
 t author Jessica Lidh. Ms. Lidh is a Young Adult novelist, blogger and mother who loves old things.
The inspiration for her first novel,
The Number 7 , came when she worked in a Swedish antique shop located in a 19th-century farmhouse in Maryland. The program is free and open to the public.
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Join us in the Youth Services department from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm for Tinkering Thursday on January 18. Ms. Jeana will feature a different STEAM activity each week, and you are welcome to drop in between the designated times and create.
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Elementary Battle of the Books Club is changing...
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If you like to read, are in fourth or fifth grade, and enjoy talking about the books you have read, then this is the club for you! We are "beginning again" with the EBOB club, and it will be changing to be a book recommendation session where we will spend our time together talking about books and using social media resources to share our recommendations. Please join us to begin this new and exciting journey! We will meet on Tuesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm.
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Congratulations to Abby Carpenter for winning the fourth and final quarterly drawing for the 2017 Annual Reading Challenge! The prize for this quarter's drawing was a $25.00 gift certificate to Lost Province. We are very grateful to Lost Province for their support of the Annual Reading Challenge. Thanks to everyone who submitted books to the Annual Reading Challenge website. Click
here to learn more and to submit books that you have read.
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52 Reading Challenges
Join the 2018 Reading Challenge and broaden your horizons!
Do you find that you gravitate toward the same genre when reading? Would you like to diversify your reading more and take a chance on other authors/areas that you normally would not read?
How about...
- An Edgar Award Winner?
- A Book With a Title (Or Has a Word In The Title) That Is a Palindrome?
- A Cli-fi Book?
These are just a few of the categories for 2018! Want to participate? You can download a printable .pdf version of the categories here or you can pick one up in person at the library.
Each time you write a review, you will earn a ticket that can be used in a prize drawing at the end of the year!
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Cook the Books, a mystery and crime fiction book club, will discuss
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. James on Tuesday, January 2 at 4:00 pm. P.D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best of these have been drawn from the archives and published in this collection. Please join us in the meeting room of the Watauga Library for the book discussion. All are welcome!
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Digital Watauga is an exciting partnership between our library and The Watauga County Historical Society. The Digital Watauga Project was profiled in High Country Magazine last month. The article begins on page 58.
We appreciate and embrace our partnership with the Watauga County Historical Society.
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VITA (Volunteers for Tax Assistance) Program
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The Watauga County Public Library's Volunteer for Tax Assistance Program (VITA) will be offered to those who
generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.
Hours of operation:
Fridays 3-6 pm
Saturdays 9 - 12
The service runs February 2 - April 14
in the Evelyn Johnson meeting room.
You may call to make an appointment
in mid-January at 264-8784, X 2
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A big thank you goes out to the following donors:
Josephine Isaacs ~ Large Print Adult Books
Barbara Daye ~ Adult Books
Faye Sawyer ~ Adult Books
High Country Writers ~ Adult Books
Annie Stone ~ Youth Books
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Family Story Time
Stories, songs, and crafts!
Daily at 11:00 am
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Alphabet Ready by 5
Celebrate a different letter of the alphabet on Mondays!
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Baby Lap Time
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am
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Lego Club
All ages welcome!
Wednesday, January 3 at 3:30 pm
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Tuesday, January 9
at 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room
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Tuesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room
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Friends of the Library Meeting
Wednesday, January 3 at 1:30 pm
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Watauga County Public Library Board meeting
Thursday, January 4 at 1:30 pm
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High Country Lifelong Learners
Movie: Spotlight
Monday, January 8 at 2:00 pm
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Legal Aid N.C. Clinic: Employee Rights
Thursday, January 11 at 2:30 pm
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Wednesday, January 17 at 6:00 pm at Pepper's Restaurant
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Legal Aid N.C. Clinic: Health Care Power of Attorney/ Living Will
Tuesday, January 23 at 2:30 pm
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Book Bunch Book Club
Pretending to Dance by Diane Chamberlain on Tuesday, January 30 at 1:30 pm in the Evelyn Johnson Meeting Room
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Small Business Bootcamp
Wednesday, January 31 at 4:00 pm
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Western Watauga Programs and Events
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LEGO Free Play
Thursday, January 11
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