Wilkes County Public Library July 2023 | |
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Connect ...Inspire,
Explore ... Empower.
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From Suzanne Moore, our County Librarian
Our Summer Reading Program continues with some fantastic programs for all to enjoy.
Imagination Café will provide free lunches for children throughout the summer. There will be literacy activities at mealtime, too. Thankfully, the library will be able to keep feeding children in July and August with the help of local area restaurants. A BIG THANK YOU goes to Little Caesars, Hardees, Dooley’s, Copper Barrel, Brushy Mountain Smokehouse, Subway, Dean’s Southern Bistro, Hadley’s, Chick-Fil-A, and Arby’s.
Believing in the power of books to connect and change lives.
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Summer Reading Programs
@ WCPL unless stated otherwise
Thursday, July 6 @ 2 pm
Western NC Nature Center
Thursday, July 13 @ 2 pm
Farmer Minor
Thursday, July 20 @ 2-4 pm
Gem Mining with Schiele Museum
Registration required.
Tuesday, July 25 @ 3:30 pm
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Wednesday, July 26 @ all day
Harry Potter Day
Registration required for Herbology 101
Weekly Programs @ WCPL
Upcycled Art
Mondays, 4-6 pm
Story Time
Tuesdays @ 11 am
STEM for ages 8-12
Tuesdays, July 11 & 18, 3 pm
Art in the Park @ Fish Dam Creek
Wednesdays, 3-5 pm
Imagination Café free lunches
for those 17 & younger
Mondays-Fridays
Kids' Online Programs
11 am Monday Mayhem
9:30 am Baby Songs Thursdays
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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, July 14 @ 10 am
For more info, contact Mara Lynn Tugman: email mltugman@arlibrary.org or call 336-838-2818, x242.
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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.
Check out the line-up for 2023 and join us for food, beverages, and fun conversation at TBL!
Our read for July is Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. This book, which took 25 years to finish, received the Pulitzer Prize in 2006. It is a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is known as "the father" of the nuclear atomic bomb, even though he was concerned about how the bomb would be used.
Our read for August is The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Barbara Stoler Miller. The Bhagavad-Gita has been an essential text of Hindu culture in India since the first century A.D. It is one of the great classics of world literature. Essentially, it is a practical guide to living well.
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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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Dr. Jennifer Smith Author Visit
Dr. Jennifer Smith is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in homeopathic medicine from Statesville, NC. Click here for more about Dr. Smith.
Thursday, July 27 @ 5:30 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. Earn a token for a free children's book at the library.
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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, July 10 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 pregnant at the time of the scheduled class. Attendees will receive a free PACK'N'Play or Baby Monitor (one per infant). For more info, call the Health Department at 336-651-7468.
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VAYA Health program meets at 10 am.
Classes @ Wilkes County Public Library
Friday, July 7: Free classes for caregivers and others.
Topic 1: 10 - 11 am and Topic 2: 11 am to Noon
1) An Overview of Mental Health, Part 1
2) An Overview of Mental Health, Part 2
Member & recipient service line: 1-800-962-9003
24/7 Behavioral Health Crisis Line: 1-800-849-6127
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Thursday, July 13 @ 5-7 pm
Friday & Saturday, July 14-15
@ 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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