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QuailKids
#605 July 19, 2018
July is full of hot events that you'll want to add to your calendar. Where's Waldo is in full swing, so don't wait too much longer to get started. We hope to see you all at our celebration party at the end of the month. Don't forget to bring your passports!
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(CLICK PICTURES for more event info)
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This weekend!
Scott Reintgen
Saturday, July 21, 7:00 pm
For 12+
Finally, the second book in the Nyxia Triad series by a favorite local author! Emmett and the Genesis spaceship survivors
continue to fight for their lives as they are caught between the powerful forces of Babel and the Adamites. Will they make it out alive?
Receive a
SIGNING LINE TICKET
with purchase! Click the photo for more details.
Click
HERE to add this event to your calendar!
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This Sunday!
Robert Beatty
Sunday, July 22, 2:00 pm
Ages 8+
We are delighted to host NC author Robert Beatty
with a new series of mystery and magic set in the Great Smoky Mountains. We can't wait for you to meet
Willa of the Wood
, a brave and curious young night-spirit filled with the powers of the ancient forest!
This is a RESERVED SEATING/SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT.
Reserved seats are SOLD OUT, but signing line tickets are still available with purchase of Willa of the Wood. We highly suggest purchasing ahead of the event! Click on the photo for more details!
Click
HERE to add Robert Beatty's event to your calendar!
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Three middle-grade NC authors in one GREAT event!
Cindy Baldwin, A.M. Morgen, and Rebecca Petruck in discussion with Brenda Rufener
Wednesday, July 25, 7:00 pm
Ages 8+
We are thrilled to welcome these three middle-grade NC authors for a fun event. Their new books explore friendship and family as well as kids flying, eating bugs, and discovering what in life is worth fighting for and are all staff FAVORITES. We hope to see you at this exciting event, moderated by NC young adult author, Brenda Rufener (
Where I Live)!
Click HERE to add this amazing three-author event to your calendar!
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Lights, camera, action!
Matthew Hager
Saturday, July 28, 10:30 am
Ages 5+
We are thrilled to partner with the Aggregate Theatre Company to bring you a very special storytime preview of their upcoming children's shows: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Musical; Hansel and Gretel & Little Red Ridinghood; The Imagination Show; and Giselle la Trent the Gazellephant!
Please join us!
To add this event to your calendar, click
HERE!
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Sunday, July 29, 2:00 pm
Fun for all!
Waldo has been hiding all over Raleigh, and we hope you're helping us find him! If you haven't started yet, it's not too late!
P
ick up a Waldo Passport at Quail Ridge Books or any participating business. When you spot Waldo,
collect a stamp
for that box on your passport. Come in to visit Quail Ridge Books, and you'll receive a Where's Waldo button and a $1 coupon, good for a
Where's Waldo
book once you have ten stamps or more!
Plan to attend the Waldo GRAND CELEBRATION. Those with passports with 20 or more stamps will be entered for prize drawings at 2 pm on Sunday, July 29 at Quail Ridge Books!
Y
ou MUST attend the party on July 29 for the prize drawing
. There will be cake!
Thank you to Shop Local Raleigh for its help and support.
Find out more details about the other participating businesses
here.
To add the Where's Waldo Party to your calendar, click
HERE!
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A Hot Teen Event in August!
Tracy Banghart and Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
Saturday, August 4, 7:00 pm
For 12+
What could be better than TWO great authors for teens on Saturday night?
We hope to see you!
To add this event to your calendar, click
HERE!
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Special Offsite Event!
Duke Energy Hall at the Hunt Library on NCSU's Centennial Campus
Dav Pilkey
Saturday, September 08, 2:00 pm
For 6+
QRB and NCSU Friends of the Library welcome
Dav Pilkey, author of the bestselling
Captain Underpants
and
Dog Man
series. Join us for an epic family fun event featuring a presentation and live drawing by Dav Pilkey followed by a book signing for his newest,
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas
. Enjoy fun activities, exclusive giveaways, and photo opportunities with Dog Man and Captain Underpants! For important details, please click the photo!
This is a reserved seating/signing line ticket event!
To add the Dav Pilkey event to your calendar, click HERE!
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A Wednesday Evening Storytime!
Drew Daywalt and Scott Campbell
September 12, 6:30 pm
For 4+
Join author-illustrator duo, Drew Daywalt and Scott Campbell, for a fun pre-bedtime event! This new picture book features a little boy and his bedtime pal who will do anything they can to avoid going to sleep. Bring your favorite stuffed animal as we check out
Sleepy, The Good Night Buddy.
To add this storytime to your calendar, click HERE!
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Kids/Teen Events!
Toddler time (ages 0-4)- Mondays 10:30 am
Under the Tree (ages 4+)- Saturdays 10:30am
Note: Saturday story time will be on break beginning August 4th,
but will return on September 8th! Monday Toddler Storytime with Mz. Linda will continue without a break.
Aug 23, 7:00 pm Kati Gardner
Brave Enough
Special Supper Club series event!
Can't attend an event? You can still reserve a signed copy of the author's book. Call us
919-828-1588
, stop by, or order
online
. (Autographed books make great gifts!)
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Job opportunity!
We are looking for just the right candidate for
Assistant Manager in the Children/Teens Department. We are also hiring a floor manager and marketing manager.
Details about all our open positions can be found
here.
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Five Fast Facts
- Kati majored in Theater Arts in college.
- In high school, she was determined to play a doctor on General Hospital.
- When she was eight, she developed cancer. It required amputation of her left leg.
- She's an advocate for childhood cancer research and accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
- She lives in Raleigh with her husband and two darling daughters.
Kati's debut teen novel
BRAVE ENOUGH
releases on 8/21, and we are hosting her launch party on 8/23 along with a Special Debut Author Dinner!
For more information about the event or to sign up for the dinner, click
here.
To add Kati's launch party to your calendar, click HERE!
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STORYTIME ANNOUNCEMENT
Saturday Story Time will take a break during the month of August.
It will return on Saturday, September 8th at 10:30 am. Plan to join us!
Mz. Linda's Monday storytime for toddlers will continue without a break.
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Check out this sampling of new and notable books we are excited about!
Stop in to see what else is new!
Click on the books to learn more!
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Board Books and Picture Books!
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Mon-Sat | 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sun | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Phone:
919-828-1588
Address:
North Hills
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
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