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Honoring Veterans and Giving Thanks
Sunday, 07 November 2021 10:04
“We have so much to be thankful for. One day a year hardly seems adequate…” - Anonymous
This quote means so much and is a special reminder for me when celebrating Thanksgiving. And on behalf of Wilkes County Public Library staff, we are especially grateful for all the community partners and Library Friends who contribute to making our library a place where everyone can be empowered and inspired.
We would also like to recognize all the veterans in our community and extend a special thank-you for their service. In honor of Veterans Day, the library’s community room is showcasing a photography exhibit by Martin Tucker, Vietnam veteran and photojournalist. Stop in the library through the month of November and see Vietnam photographs brought home by North Carolina Veterans.
October’s Literary Birthday: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Monday, 25 October 2021 03:04
by Suzanne Moore, Wilkes County Librarian
Coincidently, the month of October began with an observance of Banned Books Week and later, recognition of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (b. October 18, 1741) whose literary worth is noted by his famous epistolary novel, Dangerous Liaisions. A banned book in its own time (1782).
Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.
Sunday, 26 September 2021 22:42
Wilkes County Public Library is recognizing Banned Books Week September 26 – October 2. This time of year reminds us that ‘freedom to read’ is supported by the Bill of Rights’ First Amendment.
The American Library Association (ALA) actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedom is a core value of the library profession, and a basic right in our democratic society. A publicly supported library provides free, equitable, and confidential access to information for all people of its community.
Noel Perrin, September's Literary Birthday Author
Friday, 24 September 2021 10:29
Noel Perrin, born on September 18, 1927, is September's celebrated author. He was most known for publishing essays in the New Yorker about life on his farm in Vermont and environmental issues. As the magazine series developed, Perrin complied his work in a book entitled, First Person Rural. These essays inspired other writers in what became known as a 'rural-writing' genre. He was also a pioneer user of solar energy, and developed the first solar-powered generating system in Vermont tied in with the power grid of a public utility.
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September is Military Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 23:59
By Suzanne Moore, Wilkes County Librarian
Every day an average of twenty-two veterans die by suicide. This is a sad fact that Mission 22 hopes to lower and one day eradicate by raising awareness. Mission 22 is a non-profit organization dedicated to healing with treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Injury and promoting mental wellness.
Proud to be an American @ Wilkes County Public Library
Tuesday, 14 September 2021 14:31
DAR – Constitution Day
The Rendezvous Mountain Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are observing Constitution Day, September 17, with an informative display at Wilkes County Public Library. DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization that strives to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
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Remembering 9/11 at Wilkes Library
Friday, 03 September 2021 11:37
Wilkes County Public Library has a new display of informative posters to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 in its meeting room. There is a whole generation born after 9/11 who are learning about what happened on this tragic day that set the war on terrorism in motion. The 9/11 Memorial Museum provided these posters and is also screening, on-demand, a short webinar (35 min) on September 10 and 11. Visitors to the library will be able to view this program throughout the day.
August's Literary Birthday 'on a blue highway'
Sunday, 29 August 2021 01:26
by, Suzanne Moore, Wilkes County Librarian
My month is ending with the pages of Blue Highways: A Journey into America, a book by William Least Heat-Moon. Heat-Moon turned 81 years old on August 27. This book, published in 1982, actually began in 1978, when he was 38 years old, as he set off on a cross-country journey using only back roads; ‘blue lines’ on the old-style Rand McNally road atlas. Over a period of three months, Heat-Moon covered 13,000 miles in his customized van, a home on wheels. Some say his travel memoir is a cross between Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley and Kerouac’s On the Road. Forbes magazine included Blue Highways on their list of ‘15 travel books that will make you change the way you see the world.’