Wilkes County Public Library March 2023 | |
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Connect ...Inspire,
Explore ... Empower.
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From Suzanne Moore, our County Librarian
In March we continue our wellness theme, with programs on financial literacy. We’ll benefit from expert advice on budgeting, saving, investing, and “leaving a legacy.” Details will be in an e-news blast soon. It’s almost spring, the “growing season,” and I’m reminded of new life and beginnings. Our programs on environmental wellness include the library’s first plot at the Cub Creek Park Community Garden in Wilkesboro. If you’d like to volunteer at the garden, call 336-838-2818 x241 to schedule an on-site tour. We would also welcome advice from experienced growers. We hope to share produce from the garden in a new community fridge to help address hunger in our community. More ways to celebrate spring and nature are in the works. Marcus Tullius Cicero states, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Lastly a special thank you to North Wilkesboro Woman’s Club for highlighting North Carolina’s Mountain-to-Sea Trail this year and donating a new book on Great Day Hikes to our library.
Believing in the power of books to connect and change lives.
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Talking Service Book Club
Join us to discuss readings about veterans’ issues from Standing Down: from Warrior to Civilian. This book club is for veterans and anyone who knows and cares about them. We meet the second Friday of every month at 10:00 am in the Friends of the Library Meeting Room.
We also invite veterans and vet family members to participate in the Wilkes Veterans History Project. Learn more from the online version on the library’s home page, lower left corner: https://arlibrary.libguides.com/wilkescountyvhp
Friday, March 10 @ 10 am
For more info, contact Mara Lynn Tugman: email mltugman@arlibrary.org or call 336-838-2818, x242.
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Kids' In-person Programs
11 am Tuesdays Story Time
STEM Saturday for ages 6-12,
Mar. 11, 1:30 pm
Art Club, Thursday, Mar. 16, 5:30 pm
We encourage bringing your supplies;
no oil paints, please.
Scavenger Hunt all month long!
Hint: Look for the Leprechauns!
Kids' Online Programs
11 am Monday Mayhem
9:30 am Baby Songs Thursdays
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NC Humanities Author Livestream:
Art Chansky's Game Changers, March 27, 6:30 pm
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The Reading Trap Book Club is meeting at Traphill Branch Library in 2023.
The Reading Trap Book Club meets on second Thursdays, at 6 pm @ Traphill Branch Library. For our March 9 meeting, we will read Octavio Paz's The Labyrinth of Solitude, a beautifully written, deeply felt discourse on Mexico's quest for identity and the country hidden behind "the mask." Check out the line-up for 2023 and join us for food, beverages, and fun conversation at TBL!
Our read for April 13 is Arto Paasilinna's The Year of the Hare. While on assignment, a journalist hits a hare with his car. This incident becomes life-changing. He quits his job, leaves his wife, sells his belongings, and spends a year wandering around Finland—with the bunny as his companion.
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Keeping it Reel: Two Rivers Cinema free shows.
Every first Saturday a free film related to a Reading Trap book will be at Two Rivers Cinema.
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Jammin' at the Branch Library Come out to Traphill & play some lively music with us!
4th Saturdays
1- 3 pm
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Story Walks
Locations:
Smoot Park & Fish Dam Creek Park & the Downtown Read-Around in North Wilkesboro!
Here's something fun to do outdoors!
Enjoy one of our story walks. Read a story at your pace & participate in each activity you come across.
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Creative Writers
Second Tuesdays @ 10 am
in the library
Enjoy a group of writers who come together to share their stories facilitated
by Dr. Larry Kilby.
Writers & audience members are welcome!
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Chix with Sticks
Join the fun at the library
every Monday from 4 to 6 pm.
Like to crochet or knit or learn how to?
All skill levels welcome.
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Try out the StudentAccess Program and the NC Kids Digital Library!
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To access most online & digital resources at the library: Use your library card number and PIN (the last 4 numbers of the phone number you gave us). Or, if you are a Wilkes County public school student, you can log in with your student ID (lunch) number; your PIN is the last 4 numbers of your student ID. Your institution is Appalachian Regional Library. | |
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Libby by OverDrive
Find ebooks, audiobooks, & magazines for adults, teens & kids. Install the Libby app from the app store on your device. Follow the Libby prompts, find Appalachian Regional Library & sign in with your library card number. Browse & borrow a title. Enjoy e-reading!
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Baby's Easy Safe Sleep Training
Wilkes Health Department program
@ the library
Monday, March 13 at 5:30 pm
This 1-hour class teaches families the safest sleep practices for babies to reduce SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). To attend, you must be at least 30 weeks pregnant or a parent of an infant under 1 year old. You will receive a free PACK'N'Play for attending (one per infant). For more info, call the Health Department at 336-651-7469.
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VAYA Health program meets at a new time: 10 am.
Friday, March 3: Free classes for caregivers and others.
Topic 1: 10 - 11 am and Topic 2: 11 am to Noon
1) Hoarding Disorder: Hidden Secrets
2) Anxiety: Managing Nervous Energy
Classes on first Fridays @ Wilkes County Library
For more information, contact Mandy Matney at 336-818-1229 ext. 4442 or mandy.matney@vayahealth.com.
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Thursday, March 9 @ 5-7 pm
Friday & Saturday March 10-11
@ 9 am-5 pm
611 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro
near the Stone Center
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Wilkes County Public Library
215 Tenth Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
(336) 838-2818
Suzanne Moore, County Librarian
Traphill Branch Library
6938 Traphill Road
Traphill, NC 28685
(336) 863-3563
Deborah Beckel, Branch Manager
Traphill's Facebook page
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