The Watauga County Public Library will be CLOSED on
Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day
Watauga County Public Library
July 2019
Welcome back to summer and to all of our part-time residents! I have just finished the book "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson, pictured here on the right. The title is the Appalachian State University's Common Reading selection for 2019.
What a riveting page turner about stories of prisoners on death row and how Bryan and his staff at the Equal Justice Initiative defend them and bring care and compassion to them as human beings. What he uncovers while working with these inmates is startling and unbelievable.Bryan will be at Appalachian State University on September 17 at 7 pm (location TBA).
We have numerous copies in our catalog and will have some Read and Return copies out in the community also. More information will be forthcoming.

~Monica Caruso
County Librarian
Children's Programs

Family Story Time
Stories, songs, and crafts
Daily at 11:00 am

Alphabet Ready by 5
Celebrate a different letter of the alphabet each Thursday

Baby Lap time
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am

Lego Club
All ages welcome
Wednesday, July 3
3:30 pm

Awesome Alphabet Activities
Friday, July 5
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Dungeons and Dragons
Saturday, July 6
1:00 pm
Saturday, July 20
1:00 pm

Coding Club
Tuesday, July 16
4:00 pm
Adult Programs

Cook the Books Book Club
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantino
Tuesday, July 2
4:00 pm

Next Chapter Book Club
Wednesdays, July 3, 17 & 31
4:00 pm

Book Brewers Book Club
Wednesday, July 24
A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
6:00 pm at Pepper's Restaurant

Tuesday, July 23
2:30 pm

Book Bunch Book Club
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Tuesday, July 30
1:30 pm

Western Watauga Branch Programs

Book Club
Wednesday, July 17 at 2:30 pm
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

Dementia Support Group
Tuesday, July 30 at 3:00 pm

creditcards_scatter_laptop.jpg
Credit Cards Now Accepted
Credit cards are now accepted for payment of fines, fees, and other paid library services at the Circulation desk. We take Visa, MC, and Discover.
High Country Lifelong Learners hosts a free viewing of "Seven Years in Tibet" on Monday, July 8, at 2:00 pm.
It is not too late to join the Reading Challenge!

Wordsmith Award Program
Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 am
New event honoring outstanding writers in the HCW organization.
Event is free to the public.
Meet and Greet at 9:30 am
First Friday with Art Mart Academy
The Art Mart will supply materials and guide a wonderful Fourth of July project on Friday, July 5 at 4:00 pm with "explosive" colors and patterns as the participants will be using color pencils on black paper to create a sky full of fireworks.
July Highlights
Classical Guitarist
We welcome Peter Fletcher on Saturday, July 6 at 2:00 pm. Fletcher is an American classical guitarist based in Detroit and New York City. He performs over 100 concerts a year, and his recordings on the Centaur Records and Towerhill Recordings labels have been critically acclaimed. For more information, click here.
King Bees
On Saturday, July 20 at 2:00 pm The King Bees Blues duo will present a special music performance, "The Blues and History." Ashe County residents Rob Baskerville and Penny Zamagni are the husband-and-wife duo "The King Bees," and the pair have dedicated decades to learning, practicing, and performing the music known as The Blues and related American roots music forms.
For more information, click here.
purple_blues_brush.jpg
‌
Expressive Arts Program

Monday, July 1 at 12:00 pm
Monday, July 8 at 12:00 pm
Monday, July 15 at 12:00 pm


Come join us for an hour of art and learning after storytime! Led by a graduate counseling intern, the Expressive Arts for Parents and Children (ages 2 to 8) group teaches kids and their parents about emotions while using art. Sessions will run the first three Mondays of July at 12:00 pm for one hour. Groups are standalone, so feel free to come to one or all of the sessions. We hope to see you there!


Friday, July 5 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Family First Friday

Tuesday, July 9 at 1:00 pm
Magic with Caleb Sigmon

Friday, July 12 at 2:00 pm
Hovercrafts
Please sign up!

Summer Reading Program
Wednesday, July 17 at 2:00 pm
Bright Star Theater Aesop's Fables

Thursday, July 18 at 2:00 pm
Zootastic
(Zootastic will be at Watauga County Public Library with trainers, animals, and information. The trainers will do an animal talk with the youth. They may ask questions and have a hands on session with some of the animals.)

Monday, July 22 at 12:00 pm
Grandfather Mountain Salamander program

Monday, July 29 at 1:00 pm
Herpetology with EcoExplore
(Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles, such as frogs, snakes and salamanders.)
Western Watauga Branch Library
Summer Reading Program
Preschool to 5th Grade
Read at least two hours per week to be eligible to draw a reading prize!

Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 am
Magic with Caleb Sigmon

Wednesday, July 10 at 2:00 pm
Family Science STEM Mini Labs

Wednesday, July 17 at 10:00 am
Bright Star Theater Aesop's Fables

Thursday, July 18 at 12:00 pm
Share the Color Food Workshop with Subway at Cove Creek Elementary School

Tuesday, July 23 at 11:00 am
Zootastic Park "Zoo 2 Go"



Wednesday, July 24 at 10:30 am
**Please Sign Up**
The Schiele Museum Gem Mining

Young Adult Readers
6th Grade and up
Book Reviews = enter to win prizes!
Volunteer at the library!
Thank you to the following donors:
  • Carol, Bob and Hal McNeely - Adult Books
  • Watauga County Historical Society - Digital Watauga Fall Internship
  • Town of Boone - First Friday Art Crawl
  • IRS - Volunteer for Tax Assistance
  • Sonny Harris - Two titles:
"500 Handmade Dolls: Modern Explorations of the Human Form" Edited by Valerie Shrader,
"500 Enameled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal" Edited by Marthe Le Van
WATAUGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
140 Queen Street
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 264-8784
WESTERN WATAUGA
BRANCH LIBRARY
1085 Old US Highway 421
Sugar Grove, NC 28679
828-297-5515