Resource Spotlight

Free internet safety course

Learn to navigate the digital world safely with Internet Street Smarts

This free course provided by Tree House in collaboration with Cyber Collective is designed for learners of all technical backgrounds to educate themselves about how websites and social media companies collect and use their information as well as educate learners about common email and text scams and how to stay safe online.

How You Can Help the Library

Recycle your aluminum drink cans in the trailer in the library's Cherry St. parking lot, out our back door. Proceeds support summer programming!

Donate gently used or like new books, magazines, DVDs, music CDs, and puzzles.

Buying from our used book sale supports summer programming.

Friends of the Yadkin County Public Library

Are you an adult wanting to help the library, but you're not sure how? Fill out the interest form for the Friends of the Yadkin County Public Library, and you can be part of the inaugural group to get our local group reactivated!

Volunteer! Here is the online application.

In-Kind Donations to help Summer 2025 Programming

toilet paper tubes.
Paper towel tubes.
Like new / gently used Candyland board game as a prize.
15 cereal boxes.
Like new or new “stocking stuffer” items for BINGO finale.
Adult options: candles, drink coasters, soap, key chains, tiny flashlights, pens, and other small objects.
Child options: coloring books, puzzles, trading cards, new stuffed animals, and other small hand-held toys.
unopened bags of candy
Gently used books and DVDs (for ages baby to high school) for summer prizes

Monthly Programs

Adults

True Crime Fans - last Monday (April 28) at 4:00pm. Join our Facebook group!
Silent Book Club - 3rd Thursday (April 17), 5-6:30pm. Join our Facebook group and here are the themes for upcoming months!
April's theme: Mystery.
Cozy on Up in NC Cardinal - virtual book club (cozy mystery focus) via Amazon Book Clubs and Goodreads.
(April 7) Medicare 101 from 10-11am with Heather Poindexter.
NC Works from 9am-noon, on 2nd and 4th Friday's

Children

StoryWalks at Yadkin County Park (focus: picture books) and WIC Community Garden (focus: bilingual boardbooks)
For April, Yadkin County Park StoryWalk has a special book from this year's NC SciFest: Your Place in the Universe.
Kaleidoscope Play and Learn (ages 0-5), Tuesdays at 10am. This program is provided by Smart Start of Yadkin County.
April 15 & 29th are cancelled.
April 22 will be held at the Boonville Community Public Library.
STEAM & Stories (ages 0-5) has free play with STEM toys and STEM stories. This is the first Thursday of each month at 10am.
Preschool Storytime (ages 2-5) is on Thursdays at 10am (other than the first week of the month). Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and play time!
Here is this year's brochure. Subject to change if needed.
April 24th we remain at the library instead of doing a field trip.
Our Facebook group for Preschool Storytime.

Special Events @ the Library

Come play while the sun sets and it gets dark enough for seeing the night sky, then the te!

Astronomy Adventure and Stargazing at Memorial Park

Saturday, April 5 7:00pm - 11:00pm

STEM space-themed activities from 7pm until sunset.
Telescope observation from sunset to 11pm.

If the library has to cancel (or move inside the library) the STEM activities due to heavy rain or severe weather, we will post on Facebook (click here).

If the Forsyth Astronomical Society is unable to see the night sky due to clouds/rain, they will cancel their portion by posting on their website. (click here)

Stress Awareness Month

Thursday

5:00 - 6:00pm

April 24: "Chronic Stress Management"

No registration necessary

Silent Book Club

Thursday, April 17, 5pm-6:30pm

March's theme "Mystery"

This month we will be taking a look at mystery books that are new in NC Cardinal!

Meeting at the Yadkin Library Meeting Room

Color Our World Story Contest

For children and adults.

Story deadline: March 31 by 5:30pm.
Voting deadline April 25.
Winners announced April 28-30.

Pick up your short story booklet from the library.

Winner will have their photo taken with Shirley Ericson author of Sophie's Gifts on Saturday, May 3.

Writers Road Show

Don’t miss author Dale Neal, along with Susan Zurenda, during the 2nd annual NWRL Writers Road Show! Dale Neal will be speaking about his books The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee .

Find out more about all of the amazing events online at nwrl.org/regional-library-events.

On Thursday, April 10, Dale will be holding a Book Talk at Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery in Boonville from 5 to 7 p.m. Those who pre-register will be entered to win a signed copy of his book (form is here).

Susan Zurenda's audiobook is available on Hoopla Digital and on Libby. Dale Neal's The Woman with the Stone Knife is available as an eBook on Hoopla and through NC Digital Library & NWRL in Libby, and his Kings of Coweetsee is on NC Digital Library & NWRL in Libby.

Community Events

Food Trucks, Egg Hunts, Petting Zoo and Photos with the Easter Bunny!

Fill the Basket Easter Fest!

April 12th, 2025 11am-1pm

Yadkinville Community Park 606 N State Street.

The library will be there with free books for kids!

Healthy Kids Day!

April 26

10am-1pm

Smart Smart of Yadkin County & the Yadkin Family YMCA are hosting Healthy Kids Day on April 26 from 10am-1pm.

The library will be there along with many other local organizations!

Free @ the Library

Use a library computer!

You can also use your own internet-connected device when on library WiFi.

Free @ Home

Hoopla Highlights

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

As the countdown begins for the release of Sunrise on the Reaping, dive back into the world of Panem with the complete collection of The Hunger Games books on Hoopla! Then jump right into Haymitch's story on March 18! Step into the arena and may the odds be ever in your favor: https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/39362

Nearly 40,000 ebooks and audiobooks are in the NC Cardinal catalog, but also available directly on Overdrive.

Northstar Digital Literacy defines the basic skills needed to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment, and higher education.

NorthStar has also released an updated version of Accessing Telehealth Appointments.

Try an assessment now

Find eBooks and audiobooks for all ages. We've joined with Appalachian Regional! Need your PIN reset? Expired library card updated? Come by or call the library (336-679-8792).

How to use Libby

Sky Candy Astronomy course brought to you by NC Live

Sky Candy is a visionary online astronomy course consisting of 18 intensive classes, each with award-winning video, advanced astronomical research, fully automated quizzes and interactive picture and word games that deliver an out-of-this-world e-learning experience.

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