Happy Fall,Y’all! Happy Fall,Y’all!
Second Floor “Restored”
We’ve had a crazy last few months on the second floor of the library since we have been dealing with summer heat and no AC. We would like to thank everyone for their patience with the very hot and stuffy conditions.
As fall and cooler weather arrives, the upstairs is finally comfortable again! We have moved the newspapers and all of the comfy seating back to the second floor. The stacks are pleasant for browsing, too.
You can find 4 chairs and a charging station as well as a high-top table and 2 chairs in the newspaper reading area at the end of the nonfiction stacks by the windows. If you like to read in a quieter place, there are 3 chairs and a charging station located in the Local History room off the computer area There are also several tables and 2 computers in that room for patrons to use
All of our small study rooms are also available for reservations again Feel free to close the doors to have meetings, online classes, small group discussions, or just take a phone call We have left a fan in each room if you desire a little more air movement, but they are quite comfortable without it. You can reserve a study room at farmvillelibrary.org/meetingspace
Free at-home COVID Tests
There are many benefits to our partnership with ECU Health and to being one of their many Health Hubs. One of which is that we have been given 300 at-home COVID test kits to distribute to our patrons.
Beginning on Monday, November 4th, and continuing while the supply lasts, anyone can come to the 2nd floor reference desk and request 2 test kits. If you would like additional test kits, you can request 4 kits per household to be mailed to you through USPS. For more information or to request kits by mail, click on the image at the right or go to https://covidtests.gov/
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Library Closing
Veterans’ Day
Saturday, Nov 9
Monday, Nov 11
Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, Nov 28 through Saturday, Nov 30
Park parking along Dale Drive
Tuesday, November 12 10:00 am
Tuesday, November 12 6:30 pm
Tree Lighting &Taste of Farmville
Join us as we bring in the Christmas season with a Farmville Christmas tradition - the Tree Lighting!!
Miss Heather will read a great story at the gazebo on the Town Commons just before we light the tree and Santa arrives. He’ll be available for pictures, so bring your cameras!
During the Taste of Farmville, there will be a Storywalk displayed in the windows of several shops along Main Street. Six of those shops will also have ornament take & make kits of characters from the book. There will also be an ornament workshop at the library to make an “Otto” ornament
“Yes, it is a Christmas Movie!”
Join us for some not-so-Christmasy-Christmas movies on the first three Saturdays afternoons in December!
We’ll have popcorn, but feel free to bring your favorite movie snacks, drinks, and even a comfy chair or blanket to enjoy these great films.
No registration is needed. These movies are rated “R” and “PG-13”.
December
WINTER PAINT & SIP + COOKIE SWAP 12/13 at 6pm
Paint along with a video tutorial and sip on sparkling cider, hot chocolate, and hot cider. This program is great for all painting skill levels--all you need is a little patience and creativity. In the spirit of Eastern North Carolina winter, we’re painting a beach snowman!
We will also have a holiday cookie swap, so feel free to bring a batch of your favorite cookies (and recipe!) to share.
Registration is required for this program, as supplies are limited. Registration is free! You can register online or by calling the Library beginning Friday, November 1st. Paint & Sip is intended for adults.
Christmas Cookie Decorating
There will be several cookie decorating opportunities at the library this year. Each one will be exactly like the others, so you only need to attend one.
The first opportunities are on Saturday, December 12th after the Farmville Christmas Parade. We will be decorating cookies at 12pm and 1:30pm.
There are three other opportunities on Wednesday through Friday, December 18th - 20th during the 10:30am storytime. There will be a regular storytime along with the cookie decorating!
Registration is require for all of the events. Registration begins on December 1st. Email Miss Heather at hharden@farmvillenc.gov
Storytime
Toddler & Preschool Themes
Nov 6 & 7 - Planes and Airports
Wednesdays
Nov 13 & 14 - Teddy Bear (pajamas welcome, bring a stuffy )
Nov 20 & 21 - Dinsoaurs
Nov 27 - No Storytime. Ed’s Dinosaur Shows
J u s t
Nov 28 - CLOSED
Dec 4 & 5 - Cookies. Families are welcome to bring cookies or a favorite recipe to share.
Lapsit Storytime at 9:30 am
Mondays
This interactive program between children and their caregivers features age-appropriate 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.
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.
Pre-K 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.
Coming to your library November 2nd
1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a program designed to introduce literacy skills to children before they start kindergarten. The program provides a way to strengthen bonds, increases attention spans, develops speaking/speech patterns, and allows for a safe way to explore the world.
Families with children ages 0-5 are invited to sign-up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. Participants will receive a tote bag with goodies to begin the reading journey toward reading 1,000 books. Families can also enter for a chance to win a child’s bookcase.
Friday, November 1
9:30am for ages 3-7
10:30am for ages 8-14
Homeschool STEM & Stories
Join us for Farmville's version of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We'll read Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet. Participants will make a character balloon for the library parade. We'll have supplies for popular children's books and cartoon characters for kids to choose from.
1000 Books Kick-Off
9:30am Lapsit Storytime
Saturday, November 2
10:30am Family Storytime
10am-12pm H.O.P.E. Farms Live animals
11am Putt Putt Course
12-1pm Bingo
1000 Books before Kindergarten sign-up all day long. Get a tote bag and reading journal, and post you and your child on the milestone chart!
Friday, November 8
12pm K-5th grade
After School Fun
Books & Bites: learn about how nachos were invented and make your own plate to snack on!
2pm 6th -12th grade Hang-Out
Get together for snacks and holiday gift Make & Take
Friday, November 22 Family
Literacy Night
5:30pm Campfire Stories
Join us on the outdoor plaza for stories and s’mores by the fire. Best suited for ages 1-8
6:60pm Campfire Stories and Camping Skills Demonstration
Join us as we learn skills for camping including pitching a tent, knot tying, and cooking over an open fire. We’ll enjoy stories and s’mores by the fire.
Ed’s Animatronic Dinosaurs
Wednesday, November 27
Live Dinosaur Shows
Pet a baby dinosaur, interact with a Stegosaurs and maybe even see a dinosaur being hatched! No registration required. ALL are welcome!
Show times: 10 am 11:30 am 3:30 pm 5:00 pm 6:30 pm
Classic Film Club
Monday, November 18
6:30 pm
Join us for an action-packed movie on the big screen and great conversation This month’s classic film is The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara
Bring your own snacks and drinks with lids, and a comfy chair, too! We’ll be choosing our December movie, so come and help us pick a great one!
If you have a movie suggestion for the club, contact Angie at abates@farmvillenc.gov.
Stitch’nTogether
Tuesday, November 12 at 2pm Tuesday, October 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!
Craft Night
Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm
All adults are welcome to join us at our monthly Craft Night! This month, we’re painting candles. All materials will be provided, but if you have a candle at home you would like to paint, feel free to bring it. Everyone will receive two dinner candles to paint.
Registration is required, as supplies are limited. Register online at farmvillelibrary.org/craft-night-registration or by calling the Library. Registration is free!
Tuesday, November 19 10am
Thursday, November 21 6:30pm
Coffee & Veterans Program
The Farm with 100 Strong Productions to screen the documentary, “The Veteran’s Battlefield: a Story of North Carolina Veterans”.
We will have two showings of this documentary followed by experts in the field discussing what we watched and answering audience questions. The guest speakers are:
Tuesday, Jennifer Freeman of NC Dept. of Military & Veteran Affairs
Thursday, Alia Grant of the Greenville Vet Center
Learn more about the documentary here: https://www theveteransbattlefield com/
This program is free and open to the public
Book Club
Tuesday, November 26 at 2pm and 6:30pm
This month, we’re reading “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner.
Copies of the book (including large print) are available for check out at the adult services desk located on the second floor. We hope to see you at one of our Book Club meetings!
“In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food ” -Amazon
Help us choose our next book! Submit your vote here: farmvillelibrary org/book-club
Our Staff
Angie Bates Library Director
Emma Repp Adult Program Assistant
Heather Harden Youth Librarian
Candis Williams Library Technician
Alexis Wynne
Kera Moran
Priscila Kelly Library Assistants
Library Hours
Monday - Thursday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 3pm
We’re always open for online access with your library card and PIN number: ebooks, audiobooks & magazines
NC Kids ebooks & audiobooks
Ancestry library edition https://www.nclive.org/
