Wilkes County Public Library January 2023

Connect ...Inspire,

Explore ... Empower.

From Suzanne Moore, our County Librarian

The New Year is a time for resolutions. One top 10 list of resolutions names "Exercise more" as first and "Read more" as tenth on the list. At the library, we feel that reading is number 1 and we also support wellness initiatives. In 2023 the Wilkes County Public Library will offer programming on 8 dimensions of wellness. In January we partner with the NC Cooperative Extension as they offer classes at the library to "Take Control" of your nutrition and overall health. (See more information on this below.) In February, we will provide African heritage cooking classes and in March, financial literacy classes. As the year progresses, these programs will address many facets of wellness, including physical, emotional, financial, social, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, and environmental. Join us for these rewarding opportunities in 2023.

Believing in the power of books to connect and change lives.

Connect with us.

Wilkes County Public Library

Monday-Thursday, 9 am-7 pm

Friday-Saturday, 9 am-5 pm

336-838-2818

Traphill Branch Library

Tuesday & Thursday, 10 am-6 pm

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 10 am-3 pm

336-863-3563

Please note: The library will be closed Monday, January 2, for our New Year's holiday and Monday, January 16, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Wilkes County Public Library's website at wilkeslibrary.org.

Virtual programs & fun:

Wilkes County Public Library Facebook page.

Check out the Library Blog and the Young Adult Blog.

Add us on Snapchat, user name wilkescountylib.

Enjoy our YouTube offerings.

Email us at wilkesreference@arlibrary.org.

Use our live chat box during open hours on our website.

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First Thursdays @ 2 pm

Pop in for a virtual visit with our county librarian, Suzanne Moore. Hear about upcoming library events, share ideas, and talk about books!

Click here to register for the Take Control Wellness classes.

Wilkes County Public Library can help you get the party started! If you’re looking for some fun, click here to checkout the newest items available. All you need is an active library membership to take home fun and games for outdoor entertainment. Enjoy pickleball, ladder ball, disc golf, corn hole, badminton, croquet, horseshoes, and bowling.

Talking Service Book Club

Join us to discuss readings about veterans’ issues from Standing Down: from Warrior to Civilian. This month we talk about “Medevac Missions” by Ed Hrivnak, who served in the Gulf War and then later in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 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, January 13 @ 10 am

For more info, contact Mara Lynn Tugman: email mltugman@arlibrary.org or call 336-838-2818, x242.

Food for Fines Please note: pet food welcome

Kids' In-person Programs

Tuesday

11 am Story Time @ the library

STEM, ages 6-12

1:30 pm Saturday, January 14

Kids' Online Programs

Monday

11 am Monday Mayhem

Thursdays

9:30 am Baby Songs

Watercolor Class with Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson will show us how to paint in watercolor and create beautiful images. For ages 8 and up.*

Saturday, January 21 @ 2-4 pm

*Registration is required.

Call 336-838-2818 ext. 231 or 232.

Valentine Card Maker Station

We've got everything you need to make Valentine's Day cards for special people in your life.

Monday, January 23 @ 10 am- 2 pm

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 January 12 meeting, we will read J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Check out the line-up for 2023 and join us for food, beverages, and fun conversation at TBL!

Our read for February 9 is William L. Shirer's Berlin Diary, a day-by-day, eyewitness account of the momentous events leading up to World War II in Europe.

Making 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.

Jammin' at the Branch Library is back after the holidays! Come out to Traphill & play some lively music with us!

Saturday, January 28

1- 3 pm

Story Walks

Locations:

Smoot Park & Fish Dam Creek Park

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.

Both the Library Virtual Art Galleries and the Getting to Know Wilkes County series are available for viewing on our YouTube channel.

Photo by Lars Nissen

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!

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.

Try out the StudentAccess Program and the NC Kids Digital Library!

The Student Access program allows all Wilkes County public school students to check out books at our Library with their student ID (lunch number).

You can use the StudentAccess program with the Libby App to check out ebooks from NC Kids Digital Library, a collection of ebooks, e-audiobooks, and videos with K-12 interest levels.

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.

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!

Baby's Easy Safe Sleep Training

Wilkes Health Department program

@ the library

Monday, January 9 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.

VAYA Health program meets at a new time: 10 am.

Friday, January 6: Free classes for caregivers!

Topic: Enriching Mental Health with Complimentary Treatments, Part 1 and 2

Classes begin at 10 am @ Wilkes County Library

For more information, contact Mandy Matney at 336-818-1229 ext. 4442 or mandy.matney@vayahealth.com.