Other exciting library news is the addition of new technology for patrons to check out! Wilkes Library continues to lend Hot Spots, Chromebooks, and Kindles (loaded with popular ebooks). These are very popular and can be borrowed for home use on request. Be sure to reserve in advance. And, in support of more digital equity, four laptops are also now available for patron use. All circulating technology is made possible by support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services under provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-250229-OLS-21) Also of note, the Wilkes County Public Library has expanded parking lot Wi-Fi for use around the clock, every day.
Holiday closings: December 24, 25, 27 and January 1
Looking Ahead:
The library will offer its Food for Fines program during the week of January 10-15. This will help replenish local food banks and provide patrons a chance to start off 2022 with a ‘clean slate.’ During this period, library patrons are encouraged to bring undamaged and unexpired, boxed or canned, non-perishable food items to the library. Each single food item will be applied as a $1 credit toward the reduction of existing overdue fines. Please note, only fines will be waived and not the replacement costs of lost or damaged items.
A new book club, The Reading Trap, will meet at the Roaring Rivers Vineyard in Traphill every first Thursday in the evening. This book club highlights older books that are listed as “must-reads” and are chosen (or resurrected) to celebrate the birthdays of their authors.
The selected read for January is, To Each His Own by, Leonardo Sciascia. This is a 1966 detective novel, in which an introverted academic (Professor Laurana), attempts to solve a double-homicide, and gets in too deep with his naïve interference of town politics. Limited copies of this book are available for reading and sharing, and you can also reserve a circulating copy from the library.
Also Traphill Library will host jam sessions every fourth Saturday afternoon. Jammin’ at the Branch is open to anyone who wants experience playing and singing old-time standards at a moderately slow tempo and in a supportive, educational and fun jam setting. The primary emphasis is on participants playing and hearing basic chord changes cleanly and in time. We will also work on arrangements of selected material, and participants will learn how to begin a song, how to order solos, how to end a song, and how to communicate with the other musicians. Geared for beginners, these sessions are also open to experienced musicians who are welcomed to assist with technique and timing.
Save these dates and for more information call 336.838.2041 x241.