Watauga County Public Library
August 2019

is coming to the Appalachian Regional Library!


Beginning on August 1, new titles in all three counties (Ashe, Wilkes, and Watauga) will be promoted on our website with links that allow library users to place holds. The information will be updated regularly as new items are added to our catalog.
New titles will be added on Facebook and other social media as well. People can sign up for a weekly newsletter which will highlight the new items and provide links to our catalog.


Happy reading!

~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

End of Summer Reading
Saturday, August 3

Awesome Alphabet Activities
Friday, August 2
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Lego Club
All ages welcome
Wednesday, August 7
3:30 pm

Fossils with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Thursday, August 8
1:00 pm

Dungeons and Dragons
Saturdays
August 3
August 17
August 31
1:00 pm
Adult Programs

Cook the Books Book Club
My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
Tuesday, August 6
4:00 pm

Next Chapter Book Club
Wednesdays
August 7
August 21
August 28
2:00 pm

NC Legal Aid: Custody Presentation
Tuesday, August 13
2:30 pm

NC Legal Aid: Divorce Presentation
Thursday, August 15
2:30 pm

Book Bunch Book Club
The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Tuesday, August 27
1:30 pm

Western Watauga Branch Programs

North Carolina Museum of Natural Resources
Program on Fossils
Thursday, August 8 at 10:30 am

Book Club
Wednesday, August 21 at 2:30 pm
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett

Dementia Support Group
Tuesday, August 27 at 3:00 pm

High Country Writers
Thursday, August 8 at 10:00 am

Sharyn McCrumb to present "Incorporating Myth into Your Fiction."
The public is invited.
High Country Lifelong Learners hosts a free viewing of "Darkest Hour"
Monday, August 12, at 2:00 pm.
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Enjoy a Popsicle Day

Popsicle Workshop with Elena
Please sign up by calling (828) 264-8784 ext. 3.
Tuesday, August 6 at 12:00 pm
Family First Friday
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Cheap Joe's Art Stuff and the Watauga County Public Library present:

Kid's Art Show displaying the artwork of those who entered the Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Contest
including a "diverse abilities category"
Friday, August 2
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Refreshments provided.
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August Highlights
Poet Annie Woodford
We welcome Annie Woodford on Saturday, August 10 at 3:00 pm. For more information about Ms. Woodford, click here.
Blood Drive
Friday, August 30 from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
To make an appointment, please visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: Watauga County Library.
Thank you for donating!
Dr. Hadley Wilson and an unidentified nurse work on a patient at Watauga Hospital on the ASTC campus, circa 1954. Image by Palmer Blair (Pal-Bla-2-144), courtesy of Digital Watauga.

Watauga County Historical Society Speaker Series: 100 Years of Watauga Nursing History

On Wednesday, August 7 at 5:30 pm, Dr. Phoebe Pollitt will present on 100 years (1900-2000) of Watauga County health care history through a nursing lens. Dr. Pollitt's talk will focus on Stella McCartney Hagaman, Amy Fisher, and Mary Shook, three nurses who played significant roles in this history.
Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served.





NAZI P.O.W.s in the Tar Heel State, 1942-1946
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Robert Billinger, Jr., PhD as he discusses this fascinating chapter of World War II history in North Carolina.
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!

Young Adult Readers
6th Grade and up
Write Book Reviews for a chance to win prizes!
Volunteer at the library!

Summer Reading ends on
Thursday, August 1.
Thank you to the following donors:
  • Library Endowment for Adult and Children's Books, two staff PCs, and new telephone equipment

  • Marjorie F. Farris for Adult Books in memory of Lera Randall

  • Watauga County Democratic Committee for Adult Books in memory of Lera Randall

  • Friends of the Watauga County Public Library for Adult and Children's Books, audiovisual, Supplies, Professional Services, Movie License, Professional Development, magazines and our subscription for this e-newsletter.

  • Sandra Basel for a copy of "The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss" by Nancy L. Mace, MA and Peter V.Rabins, MD, MPH
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