Wilkes County Public Library April 2023

Connect ...Inspire,

Explore ... Empower.

From Suzanne Moore, our County Librarian

Wilkes County Public Library is hosting a series of environmental wellness programs during April to motivate, inspire, and help us sustain the health of our "Mother Earth." Goodbye winter and hello spring! The library is working to help with hunger issues in our county by managing a community garden plot, located in Cub Creek Park. We are recruiting Garden Care Volunteers to help us maintain this outdoor space and will be sharing produce from the garden in a fresh foods fridge. This fridge is located in the library’s foyer and will offer free food once stocked. If you are interested in this project, call 336-838-2818 for information on how you can help. Gardeners can access free vegetable, herb, and flower seeds in the seed library upstairs at the main library and in the Traphill Branch Library. Many thanks to the Wilkes County Cooperative Extension office for providing seeds for us. For other environmental wellness programs in April, please see the descriptions in this newsletter.

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Please note: The library will be closed Friday and Saturday,

April 7 & 8, for Good Friday and the Easter holiday.

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

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

Virtual programs & fun:

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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!

Kids' In-person Programs

Scavenger Hunt, All month long

11 am Tuesdays Story Time

Trash into Treasure Craft,

Saturday, April 15, 2 pm

Kids' Online Programs

11 am Monday Mayhem

9:30 am Baby Songs Thursdays

Enjoy these environmental wellness programs:

Hive Tracks: Know Your Bees!

Meet Max Rünzel, CEO of Hive Tracks, and hear how beekeepers are being empowered to increase bee health and biodiversity locally with crowd-source environmental intelligence for a positive data-driven impact.

Join us for taste of honey cake and a "Bees Knees Mocktail." April 6 @ 5:30 p.m. at the library.

Permaculture Workshop, Tuesday, April 11 @ 5:30 pm

Learn how Joshua Church of Reusable Containers, Inc. is addressing the problem of waste. Envision a future that prioritizes sustainability, economic inclusivity, and the commitment to community health and prosperity!

Join us for refreshments and let's "talk trash" (control).

April 18 @ 5:30 p.m. at the library

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 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, April 14 @ 10 am

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

Financial Wellness Programs @ the library:

Come to Wilkes County Public Library to hear Camilla Lovette-Day, former SECU Vice President/City Executive, talk about budgeting and saving money. Monday, April 17 @ 4:30 pm

Money Smart Week Programs are at the library @ 2 pm each day

Monday, April 17 Family Budgeting

Tuesday, April 18 Financial Institutions

Wednesday, April 19 Debt Relief

Thursday, April 20 Employer Retirement Plans

Come enjoy this NC Humanities Author Livestream program about

Pam Kelley's Money Rock, Tuesday, April 25, 7 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.

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. Check out the line-up for 2023 and join us for food, beverages, and fun conversation at TBL!

Our read for May 11 is Pär Lagerkvist's Barabbas. Like many of his writings, this work focus on the question of good and evil. Here, he explores the character Barabbas, a convicted murderer, who was freed instead of Jesus. Pär Lagerkvist received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1951.

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.

Jammin' at the Branch Library Come out to Traphill & play some music with us or

come to listen and enjoy!

4th Saturdays

1- 3 pm

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.

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

Wednesday, April 12 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.

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

Thursday, April 6: Free classes for caregivers and others.

Topic 1: 10 - 11 am and Topic 2: 11 am to Noon

1) Understanding schizophrenia and psychosis

2) Anti-psychotic medications

Classes @ Wilkes County Public Library

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