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Second Saturday Bookshop Open Saturday, August 10 Stop by Friends of RPL's Second Saturday Bookshop on Saturday, August 10 from 10 am – 3 pm for excellent deals on used books, including fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, gift baskets, and more! Most items are priced $2 or less. To learn more about Friends of RPL or the Second Saturday Bookshop, call 704-216-8240 or visit www.friendsofrpl.org. |
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Genealogy Workshop Set for Aug. 10 Join RPL staff on Saturday, August 10 at 10 am at RPL Headquarters as Gretchen Witt, Supervisor of the Edith M. Clark History Room, and Bob Bruce, President of the Genealogical Society of Rowan County, offer a presentation on how to keep track of your genealogical research information. Learn how to save your family tree and other research documents on free software designed especially for genealogical research. This hour-long presentation will showcase two specific software programs that function independently from any online databases. Register to attend at bit.ly/RPL_OrganizeGen. To learn more, call Gretchen at 704-216-8232.
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 Smokey Bear, the beloved wildfire prevention mascot, turns 80 this year. |
Celebrate Smokey Bear's 80th Birthday with a Reading Challenge All year long, the National Park Service is celebrating 80 years of the iconic Smokey Bear! To celebrate, the NPS is hosting a reading challenge to encourage children to learn more about nature, wildlife, and wildfire prevention. To participate in the challenge, visit any RPL children's room from August 1 — 30 to collect a challenge log. Read three books about wildfire prevention and the environment and complete other challenges to earn badges. Bring completed logs back to any RPL branch to receive a certificate. To learn more, call 980-432-8670.
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 Clockwise, beginning top left: Lady Bigfoot posing for the camera, Lady Bigfoot completing a masterpiece, an example of Bigfoot art created by a Paint Along participant, YA Librarian Amanda Brill leading the Paint Along, Lady Bigfoot posing for the green screen camera, two RPL librarians hiding from Bigfoot via green screen, and a crowd listening to Rick Reles' presentation. |
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'Bigfoot at the Library' a Hit at RPL Headquarters
On July 20, Rowan Public Library celebrated Bigfoot at the Library. All day long, customers enjoyed participating in programs and other activities related to the ever-elusive Bigfoot. Children learned about Bigfoot through stories and songs — the Bigfoot-pokey song and dance proved to be quite popular among the program's youngest attendees! Library users of all ages were able to get their creative juices flowing by painting Bigfoot walking into the sunset. Artists ranging from ages 4 to 84 created beautiful masterpieces together. Following the painting session, RPL partnered with Rowan Wild to host a presentation on surviving the wild — with a fun Bigfoot-themed spin, of course. The final event of the day was a presentation by Rick Reles of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. Attendees tested out field equipment, saw casts of suspected Bigfoot footprints, and learned about Bigfoot from a researcher's perspective. Between these programs, visitors completed Bigfoot puzzles, hunted for Bigfoot throughout the library, and enjoyed photo ops with the hairy creature himself. The most popular activity by a landslide was the green screen station, which allowed participants to take silly staged shots of themselves and Bigfoot in different forest settings. RPL staff wish to extend a special thank you to the Friends of RPL for sponsoring this event! |
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Standard Storytimes and Programs on Hiatus Standard storytimes and programming for children and teens will be on hiatus in August. All programs will return after Labor Day 2024. To learn more about storytimes and programs, call 980-432-8670 to connect with your most convenient RPL branch. |
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Volunteers Wanted for Stories by the Millstream 2024 RPL is on the lookout for volunteers to assist with Stories by the Millstream 2024! Stories by the Millstream is an annual storytelling festival held in the fall for Rowan County second graders and their teachers. Classes visit the park and listen to two local/regional storytellers, and then hear a featured storyteller perform. This year marks the 22nd year of this event bringing the magic of live storytelling to young children, and RPL needs volunteers to help make this happen. Volunteers would assist with leading classes of children to and from their various storytelling sites from approximately 8:30 am to 1 pm on Thursday, September 26. A free catered lunch will be provided at the end of the event. To learn more about this volunteering opportunity, contact David Lamanno at David.Lamanno@rowancountync.gov or 704-216-8229. Submit a volunteer application at bit.ly/RPLVolunteer.
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RPL Reads: Staff Book Recommendations Ever wonder what books library staff have been reading? Check out some hot reads recommended by RPL staff. This month, recommendations are provided by the staff in RPL administration! |
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Melissa Oleen, Library Director I recently listened to The Son from the library’s digital collection using the Libby app. It was excellent. Philipp Meyer is the author of this Texas-set generational saga that begins with the McCullough family patriarch, Eli, captured by and assimilated into a Comanche tribe in 1850 at thirteen years of age. Chapters alternate between Eli, his son Peter McCullough, and his great-granddaughter Jeannie (J.A.) McCullough during key periods of their lives. The audiobook has three narrators voicing these characters. The chapters narrated by Eli during his time with the Comanches are harrowing and heartbreaking. Peter struggles to reconcile the actions of his father against the comforts and wealth these decisions have brought him. J.A. uses the land illegally acquired by Eli to secure multi-generational wealth as she fights for and secures a voice in the male-dominated Texas oil industry at the cost of her relationship with her own children. If you enjoy coming of age stories, realistic historical fiction, or stories that explore the treatment of native people during the late 19th century, I encourage you to give this book a listen or check out the book in print. RPL has this title on CD and in print in addition to eAudio. The book was made into a 2-season TV series (2017/2019) that aired on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan. But you guessed it, the book is far superior.
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Laurie Lyda, Library Services Manager Published in 2021, Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by author and illustrator Amber Share is a unique celebration of beautiful and well known places. I've followed Share's Subpar Parks social media account(s) for ages; she pairs one-star reviews of national parks with artwork that, in my opinion, resembles the National Park Services' art style often seen in the agency's postcards, posters, and more – which makes the posts all the more humorous! The book includes entries from across the United States. One of the North Carolina entries is for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Though some of us love those long, curvy roads that wind their way through the colorful mountains, a one-star reviewer disagrees, instead citing that the parkway "Goes on Forever." This review, emblazoned on a graphic, is accompanied by a text entry where Share celebrates the beauty of the parkway. A fact box about the Linn Cove Viaduct is also included. Subpar Parks is a fun book. It's been a busy summer, and I appreciate that its layout allows for reading as many - or as few - entries as time permits. I also will continue to follow Share's socials for daily doses of bad takes on national parks! For more information about Share, Subpar Parks, or her upcoming book, Subpar Planet, check out ambersharedesign.com. Share is currently based in Raleigh, NC.
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Brooke Taylor, Branch Operations Manager If you are in the mood for a good rom-com I suggest Kilt Trip by Alexandra Riley. The female main character Addie is sent to Scotland to help a family-owned travel company boost their business. Of course, the male protagonist is a proud Scotsman named Logan who makes it his mission to show Addie all that Scotland and his family's business have to offer. Will Logan put aside his pride and accept Addie's help? Will Addie put aside her emotional baggage and accept Logan's offer of friendship (and maybe more)? Read Kilt Trip to find out! Nonfiction readers should take a look at Gary Scott Smith's Do All The Good You Can: How Faith Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton's Politics. Known for her deep roots in Methodism, this biography speaks of how Clinton's beliefs shaped her life's work. Her sincere and earnest desire to do all the good she can for the American people comes through in the author's words. Anyone looking to find more information beyond criticisms of the former Secretary of State's personal life and political achievements should read this book. It is inspiring and informative.
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A gift in memory of Rose Ann Stiles to the RPL Staff Endowment given by Melissa J. Oleen
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Rowan Public Library recognizes the following donations: A gift by David Z. Hood
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