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blood pressure machine?
ECU Health’s Community Health Improvement group asked the Library to partner with them in a blood pressure awareness grant program called “Know It, Control It.” The program included placing a self-service blood pressure station in the library!
The blood pressure station arrived on Tuesday, March 25th and is located at the Church Street entrance of the library, near the card catalog, and is ready for use by anyone.
Come by . . . check your blood pressure . . . monitor your health!
It’sDogwoodTime!!
Full schedule of events at https://farmvilledogwoodfest.com/
Thursday, April 24
Opening Ceremonies, rides and live music beginning at 4pm until 11pm
Friday, April 25
Food, rides and vendors begin at 4pm
Street Dance live music 6pm-10pm
Movie Under the Stars – The Lorax 8:30pm
Saturday, April 26
Food, rides, and vendors begin at 10am
Kids Coolfest Tent FREE face painting, balloon animals, and giant Lego zone 10am - 5pm Friends Book Sale next to Kids tent 10am - 5pm
Sunday, April 27
Food, rides, and vendors 1pm - 5pm
Kids Coolfest Tent FREE face painting and giant Lego zone
April Events
Friday, April 4 at 6:30pm
Join us for Minecraft in Real Life
Featuring real world activities inspired by the game.
Go on a resource hunt in the library to complete survival mode Use sticker blocks to create your own world on paper. Make a sword. See real life items from the game like gems and animals.
Coming in May
Saturday, May 3
10:30am - 1:30pm
FREE Make & Takes + Games
Light-up Lightsaber circuit card
Fuse bead magnet
Paper fighter planes
Brick R2D2
Felt Yoda & more
PLUS a Treat from the Cantina
Dr. Sue McRae of ECU will lead an educational birdwatching walk at the Farmville Nature Trail beginning at 8am on Saturday, May 3rd.
Everyone will meet at the StoryWalk at Oliver Murphey Park at 4030 Dale Drive.
Register for the event using the QR code at the left so we will know how many to expect and won’t leave anyone behind when we start the walk
All adult birders are welcome!
Wednesdays
Storytime
Toddler Storytime at 10:30 am
Kids can waddle, toddle and wiggle during Toddler Time for ages 1-3. The 30-minute program includes a read-together book, lap bounces, music, and movement with shaker eggs and scarves, and concludes with the bubble dance. Each family is provided a copy of the featured Read Together book to share during the program.
Thursdays
Lapsit Storytime at 9:30 am
This interactive program between children and their caregivers features ageappropriate activities for ages birth to 15 months. The 30-minute program includes a read-together book, lap bounces, music, and movement with shaker eggs and scarves, and concludes with the bubble dance. Each family is provided a copy of the featured Read Together book to share during the program.
Preschool Storytime at 10:30 am
Preschool Storytime features early literacy activities for ages 3-5 including a picture book read aloud, music and movement, and a hands-on activity including STEM and art projects.
Wednesday, April 2 - special guest
Dr. Ivy, Family Nurse Practitioners with Blessed and Healthy Families, will be a guest reader for a special storytime focusing on Healthy habits for babies and toddlers.
Wednesday, April 16 - Pajama Storytime
StoryWalk Storytime
Children are encouraged to come dressed in their pjs or comfy clothes and bring along a stuffed animal. We’ll read bedtime stories and burn off some energy to help them get a good nap!
Wednesday, April 17 - Storytime Party! 10am
Join us at an earlier time for a party celebrating National Library Week. There will be stories, games, and snacks.
Wednesday, April 21 - Egg Hunt for ages 1-8 10am
We’re Going on a n Egg Hunt! Locate your favorite picture book characters throughout the library to find the eggs. Trade your eggs for a treat at the 1st floor desk. The Bunny will be available for photos.
Wednesday, April 30 - Storytime at the StoryWalk 10:30am
The story Wonder Walkers / Caminantes Curiosos will be read in English and Spanish. Strollers and wagons are welcome.
This is a bilingual telling of the story of two kids who let their imaginations soar as they look at the world in a whole new way while taking a “Wonder Walk ”
The StoryWalk® is located at Oliver Murphey Park parking is along Dale Drive
One app
Two specials collections Choose what’s best for you!
Farmville Public Library is excited to introduce you to NC Kids Level Up, the ebook and e-audiobook collection for kids in grades 4th-8th. You'll find your kids favorite series and nonfiction titles for research projects. Download titles to your favorite device via the Libby app or read online in your browser. All you need is a library card and PIN number from Farmville Public Library.
Minecraft in Real Life
Friday, April 4
6pm - 7:30pm
The Library has been transformed to the Overworld and is under attack from the Nether Mobs who are trying to rob it of joy and creativity. We need your family to join the misfits on their quest to save the library.
You’ll survive and master the skills needed to thrive in the Overworld and to save it from the Nether Mobs You’ll mine for gems, meet real animals, see a bow and arrow demonstration, make a sword or pick axe magnet, and create a Minecraft portrait
Homeschool STEM
Friday, April 11
10:30am
Life-Size Building Challenge for all ages! Teams will design and build a creation using 100 Biggo Blocks.
Is It Cake?
Thursday, April 17 11am
You’re invited to a party celebrating National Library Week! Every party needs cake (or cupcakes). You get to help by creating mas that look too good to eat Which they are, because these cupcakes wil clay! You’ll get to make a wish on a special Library Candle. We’ll also learn the story of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre through the book, Planting Stories. There will be real cupcakes to enjoy, too!
Elementary Eggventures
Monday, April 21 11am
Dress for a mess. We’ll use shaving cream and food coloring to marble dye an egg. We’ll use bricks to build eggs, too.
In the TEEN SPACE
The Young Adult Collection, located on the second floor, has been divided into two new categories:
Middle Grade Plus (6th-8th grades)
Upper Grades (9th-12th grades)
The characters and stories are still YA, we have just divided the books by the maturity level of their content. We hope it will help our patrons choose the books they want to read.
Check out the New YA Book Display!
Looking for a New Series to read?
The new display in YA has the first of book of several different series.
There is a bookmark in each of the books with a list of the rest of the books in the series so you know what to check out next!
Stitch’n Together
Tuesdays, April 8 and 29 at 6:30pm
This group enjoys crafting with any kind of needle. They knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and more. They love to help others learn, too. Bring a project you are working on OR come learn a new one. This group is open to everyone. They love to socialize as much as they craft, so come meet a new friend!
Thursday, April 10 at 6:30pm Craft Night
Join us for an evening of paper quilling! We’ll learn a few basic quills and then you can create a masterpiece All materials will be provided, you just need to bring your creativity and a little patience
This program is best suited for beginners
Registration is required for this program Registration is free! You can register online at farmvillelibrary.org/craft-night-registration or by calling the Library at 252-753-3355.
Classic Film Club
Monday, April 14 potluck at 6pm movie at 6:30pm
Come enjoy April in Paris (1953) starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger. “A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl t raveling to Paris to represent American theater, where she falls for a befuddled bureaucrat.” - imdb
We’ll meet at 6pm for a potluck supper and then enjoy the film after Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks with lids to enjoy during the show
Tuesday, April 22 at 2pm*
Thursday, April 24 at 6:30pm
Book Club
This month, we’re reading “Fourteen Days” by a collection of authors.
“One week into the COVID-19 shutdown, tenants of a Lower East Side apartment building in Manhattan have begun to gather on the rooftop and tell stories. With each passing night, more and more neighbors gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned pails.
Gradually the tenants some of whom have barely spoken to each other become real neighbors A dazzling, heartwarming, and ultimately surprising narrative, Fourteen Days reveals how beneath the horrible loss and suffering, some communities managed to become stronger ” - Amazon
Copies of the book are available for check out at the adult services desk located on the second floor. All adults are welcome to join us at one of our Book Club meetings!
*ASL interpretation will be available on 4/22 at 2pm.
OurStaff
Angie Bates Library Director
Emma Repp Earle Adult Program Assistant
Alexis Wynne
Kera Moran
Priscila Kelly
Library Assistants
Heather Harden Youth Librarian
Candis Williams Library Technician
Martrese Stanley Custodian