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Wilkes County Public Library

September 2020

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Discover,

Enjoy, Connect,

Be Safe.

The Wilkes County Library building is open to the public.You must cover your nose and mouth with a cloth covering. Non-medical masks, bandanas, or scarves can also be used. We appreciate your cooperation! Contact-free curbside pickup services are also available. Many services are online. Our website and Facebook page have great programs and materials for you to enjoy. A few programs will be held outdoors at the Yadkin Valley Marketplace, the Farmer's Market space in North Wilkesboro.

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Hours

Wilkes Main Library

Monday-Thursday, 10 am-6 pm

Friday-Saturday, 10 am-4 pm

336-838-2818

Traphill Branch Library

Tuesday & Thursday, 10 am-6 pm

336-863-3563

For newly-ordered items, click here.

For online and digital services, and news, see

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

For virtual programs, educational information, and fun, see our Facebook page, Wilkes County Public Library Facebook page.

Give us a follow on Instagram @wilkescountypubliclibrary.

Email us at wilkesreference@arlibrary.org.

Try our live chat box on the lower right corner of our website.

It's available when the library is open.

Wonder Woman wants you to sign up for a library card!

This September, DC’s Wonder Woman is on a new mission as Library Card Sign-up Month Honorary Chair. Wonder Woman is known for strength, compassion, and truth. She symbolizes the value of learning and the role libraries play in transforming lives and strengthening communities through education.

Join the Library's Banned Books Reading Challenge! Pick up a Challenge card at the circulation desk on the Library's lower level. Choose from 3 types: Kids; Chapter Books; Young Adults & Adults. Pick a book from the list of banned or challenged books and read it. Write your information, the title of the book you read, and what you thought of it on the back of the card. Put your finished card in the collection box at the circulation desk.

Children's Outdoor Program

Music & Movement

An active story time for ages 2 years and up.

Wednesdays @ 10:30 am

Yadkin Valley Marketplace, the Farmer's Market space in North Wilkesboro

BY REGISTRATION ONLY!

We are limited to 16 or fewer participants.

To register, stop by the library, call 336-838-2818 ext. 231, or email us at wilkesfacebook@arlibrary.org

Kids' Online Programs

on our Facebook page

Online Programs Weekly Schedule

Mondays

9 am Movin' Mondays

Tuesdays

11 am Story Time

Thursdays

9:30 am Baby Songs

Fridays

10:30 am Fairy Tales and Fables

Saturdays

1 pm Builders' Club

And much more ... free online activities to inspire everyone.

Outdoor Program for Adults

Monday Meditation

with Joanie Taylor

Yadkin Valley Marketplace, the Farmer's Market space in North Wilkesboro

Monday, September 14 @ 5:30 pm

BY REGISTRATION ONLY!

We are limited to 12 or fewer participants.

To register, stop by the library, call 336-838-2818 ext. 231, or email us at wilkesfacebook@arlibrary.org.

Outdoor Program for Adults

Monday Yoga Flow

with Marcy Hawkins

Yadkin Valley Marketplace, the Farmer's Market space in North Wilkesboro

Monday, September 21 @ 5:30 pm

BY REGISTRATION ONLY!

We are limited to 12 or fewer participants.

To register, stop by the library, call 336-838-2818 ext. 231, or email us at wilkesfacebook@arlibrary.org.

National Voter Registration Day!

Come to the library to pick up a voter registration form, check your voter information online, and find out how and where to vote in the upcoming general election.

Click here and you can print an online form in English. You can also change the language of the form at the bottom right-hand corner of that page .

North Carolina requires your signature on a voter registration form and you must register before Friday, October 9.

Learn how to check out as many digital magazines as you want. The selection is vast, including coloring books with printable pages. Try the rbdigital app on your phone or tablet.

The Wilkes Mystery Book Club is for people who love true crime, thrillers, and all kinds of mysteries but don't have time to go to book clubs. Copies of each month's selection will be available at the library a month in advance, or you may choose to download the eBook via our Libby app.

You can join us for a book discussion virtually in our Goodreads discussion forum, https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1066171-wilkes-mystery-book-club, whenever you have time and no matter what you're wearing!

Link to NC Kids Digital Library , a fantastic resource!

Click here for a diverse collection of adult and teen ebooks and audiobooks, including titles for High School Battle of the Books.

This month we are highlighting CREDO Reference for homework help. See this article on coral reefs.

Visit NC Live! These databases have info on all subjects: educational resources, high quality information for papers and projects, learning a new language, test prep,

videos, and much more!

For accessing most online & digital resources: Use your library card number and PIN, which is the last 4 numbers of the phone number you gave us. Or, if you are a student in Wilkes County public schools, you can log in with your student ID (lunch) number and your PIN is the last 4 numbers of your student ID. Want to download an app? The Libby App is for downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. RB Digital is for magazines. When NC Live asks your institution, it is Appalachian Regional Library.