Closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day

Dear Readers,

Greetings and happy May!

The Library’s original site plan 25 years ago was to have a 22,000 square foot building extended out on the lawn. In June of 1995 it was discovered that there would be no state construction grant, so it was decided to cut the square footage down to the present size of 16,143 square feet.

We are hoping to pick up where we left off 25 years ago and expand within a few years.

The next time you’re in the Main Library, please take a sticky note and write what you’d like to see in the new section. Stick this on our Vision Board either at the Circulation Desk, Youth Services Desk or the back of the library.

Thank you for your input!

Monica Caruso, County Librarian

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

Save the Date!

Summer Reading begins June 6

Take it & Make It kits are available each Monday.

Story is repeated on Thursday.

Story times include 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

Bi-lingual Story Time with Iris

Wednesday, May 25

11:00 am

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

May 26th at 1:00 PM.

Kick off the summer with a family friendly event celebrating the start of Summer Learning. The theme is "An Ocean of Possibilities." Sign-up for Summer Learning and enjoy fun activities on the Watauga Library’s lawn. Children and teens can explore an art or craft activity while enjoying a sweet treat. Recommended for children and families of all ages.

• Mountain Music with Jeff Robbins
• Face painting
• Twist the Balloon Man

Enjoy Story Walk® at the Tot Lot!

Story Walk is an outdoor reading experience.

Located at the Watauga County Recreation Complex

141 Complex Drive, Boone, NC 28607

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.

More Adult Programs

Publishing on Amazon

Thursday, May 5

10:00 am

Contact reestrawser@bellsouth.net

for more information.

For events information, click here.

Webinars

Resumes and Job Applications

Thursday, May 5

10:00 am

Interviewing

Thursday, May 12

10:00 am

For more webinars, 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.

Blood Drive

Friday, May 6

10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Click here to schedule an appointment.

The War in Ukraine: Discussion with Andrew and Victoria

Monday, May 9

4:00 pm

Please go to the HCLL webpage for details and link:

HCLL website

Tech Chat: May Sessions

Saturdays, May 7 & 21

12:30 pm

via Zoom

For more information and to register,

click here.

For additional programming, click here.

Pine cones and Pages Festival

Saturday, May 14

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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 May.

Book Bunch Book Club

The Guest List

by Lucy Foley

Discussion at the library Tuesday,

May 24 at 1:30 pm. Please stop by the Adult Services desk for a copy of the book.

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 May in Goodreads.

We will also have an in person book discussion on Tuesday, May 10 at 3:00pm.

The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State is excited to announce the 2022-23 book selection: Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community. For more information, click here.

The Library will be ordering more copies for the collection as well as obtaining more Read and Return copies.

Free digital copies of "Belonging", the 2021 selection, 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

North Carolina Legal Aid

Tuesday, May 3

Free Criminal Record Expungement Clinic

Thursday, May 5

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

PTSD: Invisible Scars

This presentation explores information related to traumatic events and experiences. Through classroom conversation and exercises, participants learn ways to support individuals who may have experienced a traumatic event, which may lead to PTSD. Resiliency methods will be employed as methods to treat and heal the invisible scars.

Friday, May 13

10:00 am

To register, click here.

Crisis Prevention: Keeping Cool Under Pressure

"If you can predict it, you can avoid it!" Though avoidance is not always possible, planning for how to prevent and/or manage a crisis can help both caregivers and individuals who experience increased behavioral challenges. Focus is placed on causation and de-escalation techniques.

Friday, May 13

11:15 am

To register, click here.

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

Free Seed Library

A seed library is a place where community members can get seeds for free and is run for the public benefit.

Look for the Little Free Seed Library in front of the library building and inside in the repurposed card catalog by the circulation desk. Many seed libraries are open in public libraries and community centers. Seed saving is something humans have done for over 10,000 years. Rejoin the ritual and start to save seed and share the abundance in your community.

Plant Exchange ALL DAY

Tuesday, May 24

What is a plant swap?  A plant swap is exactly what it sounds like-a forum for swapping out plants with fellow gardeners.  Seed and plant exchanges allow gardeners in the community to come together and share seeds, cuttings,and transplants from their own gardens to swap with others.

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.

Savoring Life While Adapting to Change

Author Dana Trent to speak

Monday, May 2

6:30 pm

via Zoom

To register, click here.

For more information, click here.

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

To register for this program, click here.

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