Closed Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 for Easter.

Dear Readers,

National Library Week is April 3-9 and we're celebrating our library's services, staff, a new Five Year Plan and the 25th anniversary of the building!

Stop in during our celebration on Wed., April 6 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm and learn about the history of the building, our need for expansion, and let us know what you'd like to see in an expanded building. We will have information about our Friends group and the Watauga Library Endowment.

Tuesday is National Library Workers Day so if you'd like to nominate a stellar library employee, click here.

During National Library Week, the American Library Association is asking you to share the connections you've made thanks to your library. Did you find a great book? Get access to computers? Attend a great program or storytime? Did you make new friends at the library’s book club?

Tell them by posting to Instagram, Twitter, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page. Use the hashtag #MyLibrary. They'll gather all the entries, and one randomly selected winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. The promotion starts Sunday, April 3 at noon CT and ends on Saturday, April 9 at noon CT. Don’t forget to tag us!

The branch library is open, but for your convenience curbside service will continue. To place a hold, call

(828) 297-5515.

No in-house programming

Take it & Make It kits are available each Monday.

(Two chances to catch

the same story)

complete with songs, books, activities, and a take-and-make craft!

Bilingual Story Time with Oprah

Amigos y Libros

Join us for Spanish and English fun with stories, songs, and more!

Every Saturday

11:00 am

The Children's Playhouse Buildfest at the Watauga High School

Meet us there!

Saturday, April 2

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Music with Laura Donovan

Story Time

Wednesday, April 6

11:00 am

Check out the Appalachian Regional Library YouTube channel for virtual library story times.

Visit the library to decode a different riddle each week in March!

Story Walk® at the Tot Lot

Look for the Story Walk®.

Everyone is Tok-ing about BookTok! Check out our first Booktok video and stay tuned for more @wataugalibraryyouth! If you are interested in creating a BookTok for Youth Services, please contact Lindsay via email at lshumate@arlibrary.org or by phone, 828-264-8784 EXT. 3.

Adult Programs

Albert A. Bell, Jr.

Thursday, April 14

10:00 am

Contact reestrawser@bellsouth.net

for link.

For events information, click here.

Call your local NCWORKS Career Center to Register.

Thanks to federal funding, we have 4 laptops available for lending.

Check with Circulation for more details on checking out a laptop!

For those using our meeting room, we have an Owl Pro, which allows for quality hybrid meetings.

Read more about this technology grant here.

Free Tech Service Available!

(The last day of this service is Thursday, April 21.)

Join the streaming events from the website.

Visit the HCLL website.

Tech Chat: April Sessions

Saturdays, April 2 & 16

12:30 pm

via Zoom

For more information and to register,

click here.

Rainbow Inspirations: Meet Ingrid Cole

Wednesday, April 6

12:00 pm

via Zoom

For more information and to register, click here.

For additional programming, click here.

New Hire

Hello all! My name is Oprah Whitfield and I am the newest addition to the Watauga Public Library Staff. You can find me in the Youth Services department throughout the week usually thinking up new activities, crafts, and programs for the children. I am more than thrilled to be working here at the library alongside some of the most creative people, and enriching the lives of many young readers.

When I am not at the library, you can find me on the 

Appalachian State campus (usually in the English building) finishing up my final semester. I am an English major with a concentration in Literary Studies as well as a Spanish minor. I hope to travel soon and learn at least 3 more languages and explore all that the world has to offer. 

Outside of school and work, some of my favorite pastimes are hanging out with my friends, cooking and eating new dishes, and trying new things. I recently have gotten back into rollerblading and I think my next new thing will be learning to play guitar!

The Next Chapter Book Club is for adults and young adults with developmental disabilities. The discussion group provides a connection to books, friends, and community. The book we are using is The Adventures of Robin Hood retold from the Howard Pyle original. To attend via Zoom, please contact Adult Services at (828) 264-8784 ext. 2.

The group meets at 2:30 pm every Wednesday in April.

Book Bunch Book Club

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

by Kate Moore

Discussion at the library Tuesday,

April 19 at 1:30 pm. Please stop by the Adult Services desk for a copy of the book to check out.

Cook the Books Book Club

Join Cook the Books by clicking here to discuss Northern Spy by Flynn Berry. The discussion continues through the end of April in Goodreads.

Appalachian State Common Reading selection from 2021 was Belonging by Nora Krug. For more information, click here.

Free digital copies of "Belonging" are available on a first come, first served basis. All folks have to do is go to the following link and follow the simple directions:

https://glose.com/o/appstate-2021

Read and share copies are available at the library.

Thousands of books are available to choose from as well as movie DVDs, music CDs, audiobook CDs and children’s books. Sale opens in the library conference room Thursday, April 28 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm for Friends of the Library members only. (memberships available at the door for as low as $5)

Open to the public

Friday, April 29

1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 30

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

North Carolina Legal Aid

Tuesday, April 5

Free Criminal Record Expungement Clinic

Thursday, April 7

Free Social Security Disability Clinic

For additional programs or to register, click here. All programs are at 2:30 pm via Zoom.

VAYA Health Training

Bipolar Extreme Mood Variation - Is There Stability?

Whether you are the caregiver of someone with bipolar disorder or an individual living with the inability to maintain a consistent mood, feeling "stable" is often an infrequent reality. This class examines features and symptoms of the different types of the disorder.

Friday, April 8

10:00 am

Keeping the Balance: Mood Stabilizing Medications

Managing mood disorders can be a balancing act. This course provides information about the role of medication in keeping a healthy equilibrium and the importance of observing medication responses, as well as signs and symptoms to report to a physician.

Friday, April 8

11:15 am

For a complete list of webinars, click here. For Geriatric and Adult Mental Health Specialty Team information, click here.

NCDHHS, SAMHSA, and NAMI High Country in partnership with Watauga and Wilkes are hosting the following programs:

Free Mental Health and Psychology Letter, "How to Live"

Click here for more information.

Recreating Recovery Stories Through Repurposing Flamingoes

Monday, April 4

6:30 pm

via Zoom

To register, click here.

For more information, click here.

Monday, April 25

6:30 pm

To register, click here.

For more information, click here.

Shred Truck

Wednesday, April 20

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Limit of 2 boxes or 75 lbs. per person

Save the Date

Join us for our first installment of Boone Reads Together! Read and Share copies available at the library.

To register for this program, click here.

Libby Virtual Training

Tuesday, April 5

10:00 am

To register, click here.

For more information, click here.

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