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Wilkes County Public Library | August 2022

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From Suzanne Moore, our County Librarian

Wilkes County Public Library invites you to keep the Summer fun rolling!

On behalf of our library staff and summer reading participants, I would like to extend a BIG thank you to all our supporters and funders. Also, many thanks to our wonderful teen volunteers who helped turn the children’s space into an ocean aquarium and who work each week to help with creating popular make-and-take craft kits. There is still time to “Seas the Day . . . With a Good Book.” Stop by and record your end-of-summer reading for a chance to win some cool prizes.

The ‘possibilities’ are endless at your library!

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

Online schedule, services & news:

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

Virtual programs & fun:

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Oceans of Possibilities!

Our Summer Reading Program!

June 6 - August 20

Summer reading continues through Saturday, August 20. People can stop by the library or go to wilkes.readsquared.com to log how long you read. Read anything you want. You can track your minutes online, write book reviews, and play mini games. Or pick up a paper tracker at the library. As you read and count your time, you earn prizes that you pick up at the library. All adults who reach at least 2,000 minutes will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire.

We are offering many programs this summer: in-person and virtual. The Ocean Life and Aquarium Tour with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is an exciting Zoom program on August 4 at the library @ 2 pm; registration is required.

We offer Art in the Park at Smoot Park on Tuesdays @ 4. There are story times at Ronda Town Hall Mondays at Noon, Wednesdays at Fish Dam Creek Park at 11, and Traphill Branch Library Thursdays at 11.

At Wilkes County Public Library, we will host Fun Fridays @ 10. For more information, check our print or online calendars.

Coffee with the County Librarian

First Thursdays, August 4 @ 9 am

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

Come see

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium Ocean Life and Aquarium Tour!

This is a Zoom program on

August 4 at the library @ 2 pm.

Zoo & aquarium staff encourage questions.

Registration dates:

July 22-August 3.

Wilkes County Public Library can help you get the party started! If you’re looking for a little summertime 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. While playing outside with friends and family, you may want to amplify your party music with Bluetooth speakers too.

Talking Service Book Club

At the library, pick up a free copy of the anthology Standing Down: From Warrior to Civilian. Join our monthly conversations reflecting on a reading in this anthology. At the meeting, learn how to participate in the Wilkes County Veterans History Project.

Friday, August 12 at 10 am

We're reading "Italian Ordeal Surprises Congress," by Anne O'Hare McCormick. For an emailed copy, send a message to mltugman@arlibrary.org.

Online Programs

Weekly

Monday

11 am Monday Mayhem

Thursdays

9:30 am Baby Songs

The Reading Trap Book Club

@ Roaring River Vineyards

on first Thursdays at 5 pm

The Reading Trap Book Club will meet at the Roaring River Vineyards (in Traphill) at 5 pm on August 4. This book club highlights "must-read" older books that are chos en to celebrate the birthdays of their authors. The August read is Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. This book explores the clash between Western medicine and Hmong culture, exacerbated by a lack of translators, cultural understanding, and education on both sides.

The September 1 meeting selection is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie. A baffling case of blackmail and murder that challenges Hercule Poirot's "grey cells." Then he reaches one of the most startling conclusions of his career.

Library Book Club

Join us for a conversation about Clyde Edgerton's Lunch at the Piccadilly. Copies are available at the library.

Tuesday, August 16 @ 4 pm

For more information or to join our email list, call Mara Lynn at 336-838-2818, ext. 242, or send a message to mltugman@arlibrary.org.

Traphill Branch Library will host jam sessions every fourth Saturday. Jammin’ at the Branch is open to anyone who wants experience playing and singing in a supportive, educational, fun jam setting. The emphasis is on participants playing and hearing basic chord changes cleanly and in time. We will share songs, learn new songs, and work on arrangements of selected material. Geared for beginners, experienced musicians are also welcome to help others with technique and timing.

Antiques Roadshow at the library August 20, 10 am - 12 pm

Tickets are available at the library now.

Coming this fall! October 27 @ 5:30 pm at the library: Talk & book signing with Michael Almond, author of The Tannery, a recent, widely praised historical novel set in Wilkes County. Enjoy refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library & ask Mr. Almond questions. Copies of this book will be available for purchase.

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

--Photograph by Melody Eller, a contributor to the Library Virtual Art Gallery

Want something fun to do outside? Read a story and join in activities. The library's Story Walks are located at Smoot Park and at the Fish Dam Creek Park walking trail.

Creative Writers

Second Tuesdays @ 10am

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 pm 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

Wednesday, August 10 at 11 am

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.