Watauga County Public Library
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October 2019
Dear Readers,
The Appalachian Regional Library received a grant through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and a Watauga County Community Foundation grant to bring Dana Bowman, author of
Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to Early Recovery, to speak in Watauga County on Tuesday, October 29 at 5:30 pm at Boone United Methodist Church.
Bowman’s book,
Bottled, is a memoir of her life as a young mother and an alcoholic. Multiple copies of the are available to read, share, and return or check out. Bowman will appear in Wilkes County on October 28 at Wilkes Community College, Thompson Hall at 5:30 pm and at Ashe County on October 30 at Hensley Hall at 12 noon (requires ticket).
A
Library Journal review describes her book this way:
"Heartbreaking, tragic (and very funny), this is a young mother’s memoir of her battle with alcohol, her arguments with her husband, her self-doubt as a mom, and her efforts to cement her career—all while drinking (and drinking some more) and promising herself she’ll stop. Bowman . . . is a member of a faith community, and her Christian beliefs serve to enrich this work, rather than offend nonbelievers. Calling herself the “Scarlett O’Hara of alcoholism,” (“I’ll worry about that tomorrow,” she writes) Bowman finally hits bottom and details her rocky road to sobriety."
Stories of Recovery: Finding Hope and Help will take place in all three of the counties in the Appalachian Regional Library (Watauga, Ashe, and Wilkes) in October and November. The libraries will provide print and electronic materials and additional programs on the topic of recovery from addiction, highlighting the many local resources available to help people in, or hoping to be in, recovery from addiction. Programs planned thus far in Watauga include:
- Saturday, October 26 at 11 am ~ Artist Doug Lail talks about his artwork displayed here titled “Hello, My Name Is”. The artwork displayed in the back of the library is reverse charcoal and depicts faces of those who are in recovery from addiction. September 27 - October 26
- Tuesday, October 22 at 12 noon ~ Book discussion on “Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to Early Recovery”
- Wednesday, November 6 at 5:30 pm ~ Stories of Recovery from the community.
- Friday, November 8 at 10 am and Wednesday, Nov 13 at 5:30 pm ~ “Meditation for Mental Well - Being” with Sophia Ojha
- Thursday, November 14 at 5:30 pm ~ showing of the documentary “Anonymous People”
For more information about the grant, click
here.
~Monica Caruso
County Librarian
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2019 Senior Benefits Workshop
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Hosted by Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
Friday, October 11
1:00 to 3:00 pm
For more information, click
here.
Participants include representatives from:
Watauga Project on Aging
Edward Jones' Retirement Department
Social Security Administration
Watauga County Sheriff's Department, Fraud Division
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Uncommon Grace
The Life of Flannery O'Connor
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Film Screening
Saturday, October 12
1:00 to 2:30 pm
Insightful biography of Flannery O'Connor, one of America's most powerful storytellers, shown by the producer, Bridget Kurt.
"
The Life of Flannery O’Connor” was broadcast on PBS in 2017 and has been featured at several film festivals and at the Southern Festival of Books.
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Picasso Project is an informal gathering of people who enjoy working on various craft projects. Picasso is described as experimenting with different theories, techniques, and ideas. Create a different project each time we meet!
Monday, October 14
5:00 to 7:30 pm
Attendees will need to bring the following items to join us in making the craft project:
- pizza pan or sheet pan
- googly eyes
- spray paint
- glue gun
- black felt
- sharpie marker
- any accessories you see in the picture that you want to add to your project
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Computer Classes
Join Heather Wright from Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute for the following classes:
Tuesday, October 22 Microsoft Word 5:30 pm
Tuesday, October 29 PowerPoint 5:30 pm
Please RSVP at (828) 264-8784 ext. 2.
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Thank you to the following donors:
- Mary Rose Carroll ~ "Love Poems, Poemas de Amor" by Paul and Mary Rose Carroll
- Friends of the Watauga County Public Library ~ Staff chairs & PCs
- Friends of the Western Watauga Branch Library ~ Books and A/V
- Genevieve Austin ~ "Granddaddy's Memoirs" by Ned P. Austin
- Beata Productions Inc. ~ "Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor"
Poems for a Greener Earth by Leslie Anne Perry,
"Great Grandma’s Outlaw Cousins: The Notorious Reno Brothers" by Leslie Anne Perry,
4 copies of
Phonics for Parents by Leslie Anne Perry,
2 copies of
Hangar One 1932-2014 and Beyond" by Leslie Anne Perry
"
What do Canadian Kids Need to Know About Finance?" by Leslie Anne Perry
and Timothy T. Perry, Illustrated by Nathan Dunnavant
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WATAUGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
140 Queen Street
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 264-8784
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WESTERN WATAUGA
BRANCH LIBRARY
1085 Old US Highway 421
Sugar Grove, NC 28679
828-297-5515
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