• Monday, April 8: State of America's Libraries Report released, including Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2018.
• Tuesday, April 9: National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff recognition. Nominate a "Stellar Employee".
• Wednesday, April 10: Library Giving Day is a one-day fundraising event with the goal of encouraging people who depend on and enjoy public libraries to donate to their individual library system. There are a number of ways to give, whether to the librarydirectly, the Friends groups or the Endowment.
• Thursday, April 11: Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to speak up for libraries and share your library story. Use this hashtag #MyLibraryMyStory on the I Love Libraries Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram.

One randomly selected poster will receive a $100 VISA gift card. The promotion runs from  

April 7 at noon to April 13 noon central time. 

 

Story Time Guest Readers & More

Money Smart Week is the week of March 30. We welcome Ben Dickerson, Vice President of the State Employees Credit Union, for a presentation on establishing financial goals and planning for financial success on Thursday, April 4 at 3:30 pm.  Please RSVP with Adult

Join High Country Lifelong Learners for a free movie on Monday, April 8 at 2:00 pm.  The film, The Kite Runner, is set in the 70's in Afghanistan.  From the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, this is an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal.  An unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a kite-flying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. As an adult haunted by the childhood betrayal, Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and redeem his cowardice.  Rated PG-13, 2007, 127 minutes.

The Next Chapter Library Book Club begins this month!  New book clubs are being formed for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The library book club will hold its first meetings on Wednesday, April 10 at 4:00 pm and Wednesday, April 24 at 4:00 pm in the Evelyn Johnson Memorial Meeting Room.  For additional information, click here.

 Pick up seeds today!  Check them out with the form provided at the circulation desk, select your seeds,

and begin planting!  Select from a variety of seeds:

• tomatoes
• pole beans
• bush beans
• greens
• broccoli
• cabbage
• cucumber
• corn
• pumpkin
• gourd

(Limit 10 packs per visit.)

Please contact the library if you are interested in receiving occasional emails about upcoming seed saving or gardening workshops at (828) 264-8784.

The Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale at the Boone Mall is coming in April!

Thursday, April 25 from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm is the Friends Members Pre-Sale.  On Friday, April 26, the sale will be open from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm and on Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm.

If you are interested in volunteering to help with the sale, contact Jackie Cornette at (828) 297-5515 or click on this link:  http://signup.com/go/ELUYCBX.

Make plans now to attend Your Favorite Poem Event on Saturday, April 27 from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm.  Please come early to sign up to read a poem.          

April is National Poetry Month!

Thank you to the following donors: