Gently used donaƟons will be accepted while storage room remains on October 24th and 25th.

We hope to see you there!

Please note that, due to storage limitations, the Friends of the Library are unable to accept book donations at this time. Thank you for understanding.

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Joan Holub is the New York Times bestselling author of Mighty Dads. She is also the author and/or illustrator of over 130 other books for children, including the picture books Zero the Hero and Little Red Writing, a School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and is coauthor of the bestselling Goddess Girls and Grimmtastic Girls middle grade series.

Reserve a space for your classroom or family at circulation, today!

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Dear Librarian, The Library Fish Learns to Read, “L” is for Library and more!

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Bragging Rooster Beer and Mead, Lake Gaston Coffee Company, and Main Street Books are teaming up for a night of EPIC FUN!!! Bookish Trivia with awesome prizes from Lake Gaston Coffee and Bragging Rooster. Food trucks will be onsite. Free Books from us! Blind Date books will be on sale for 2/$5! Don’t miss out!!! All book proceeds benefit the Library!

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Students will experience contemporary and classic poetry in a wide variety of styles and subjects. With
nearly a thousand poems committed to memory, Wolf gives students an opportunity to meet a real
working author while learning how we transform words into poetry and how poems transform the
ordinary into the extraordinary. Several of Wolf’s books will also be featured on the newly-opened
WCML StoryWalk® at the Buck Spring Park walking trail.

To secure a spot for your family at this free event, please call 252-257-4990 Ext. 1053 today!

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Kelly Starling Lyons is the 2021 Piedmont Laureate and a children’s book author whose mission is to transform moments, memories, and history into stories of discovery. In addition to being the author behind the Jada Jones series, her picture books have been designated CCBC Choices, Scholastic Reading Club picks, Junior Library Guild and Bank Street Best selections, and won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. She will be joining us at the library to talk about her work and engaging discussions. This event is open to school groups, families, and people of all ages.

Kelly Starling Lyons’ book – Sing A Song – will also be up for display as a pop-up StoryWalk© at the library between February 5th and February 9th!

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Linda Ashman is the author of more than 45 picture books and the creator of The Nuts and Bolts Guide to Writing Picture Books. Her books have been included on the “best of the year” lists of The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, the American Library Association, the Children’s Book Council and others, and have been translated into many languages. She will be joining us to share her work and lead an afternoon of engaging discussion. For more information about Linda Ashman and her work, please visit LindaAshman.com.

This event is open to school groups, families, and people of all ages. The age ranges listed are the audience to which each session is geared.

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