there is a ECU Health Virtual Care hub at you Library?
ECU Health serves a vast rural region and understands the critical need for accessible health care in these communities. The demand for health services is exceptionally high, and many residents face significant barriers to receiving the care they need. ECU Health launched the Health Hub initiative in May 2023 as a strategic effort to bridge these gaps and help meet patients where they are.
“Oftentimes, these areas have limited access to primary care services and individuals have difficulty seeing a doctor for those unexpected acute illnesses we all get,” says Kasey Perkins, community health engagement coordinator, ECU Health.
The hubs serve dual purposes. First, they provide access to virtual care. By educating the community about virtual care options, Health Hubs help people get appropriate care quickly and more efficiently. Second, Health Hubs offer a gateway to community resources, such as food insecurity, housing and employment.
“Each hub features a community resource guidebook, organized into tabs for different social needs, filled with contact information and details on various agencies and services available in the area,” said Perkins.
Health Hub, like Farmville Public Library, are equipped with a computer with a webcam and microphone, and vital sign monitors like blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters and thermometers. This equipment allows individuals to have virtual visits on-site if they don’t have access to the technology at home.
To read the full article go to: https://www.ecuhealth.org/ecu-healths-health-hubsbridge-gap-between-health-care-and-community-resources/
Farmville Rotary
Meets Bi-Monthly at 6:30pm
Tuesday, October 8
Tuesday, October 22
Every 2nd Monday at 10am Monday, October 14 Alzheimer’s Support Group
Library Board of Trustees
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Coming
November
Saturday, November 2
9:30am-11:30am Meet live animals from H.O.PE. Farms
9:30am Lapsit Storytime
10:30am Family Storytime
11am-1pm Mini-Golf and BINGO
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
November 19 @ 10am November 21 @ 6:30pm
The Veteran’s Battlefield is a documentary that explores veterans' challenges in North Carolina and how counties and residents can best support our veteran population. North Carolina is home to around 700,000 veterans and has the eighth-largest veteran population in the nation.
Wednesday, November 27
Ed’s Dinosaur's Live
Show times TBA
Are you brave enough to pet a baby dinosaur? Do you want to interact with a Stegosaurus and maybe even see a dinosaur being hatched? Join Dino wrangler Ed in a pre-historic world featuring their dinosaur friends. The show features animatronic dinosaurs and human-size dinosaurs operated by puppeteers.
All are Welcome!
azing programs
ant to miss
Coming in December
WINTER PAINT & SIP + COOKIE SWAP
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.
“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”.
Weekly Themes
Oct 2 & 3- Pumpkins
Oct 9 - Lapsit in Play & Learn Area
Oct 9 - Family storytime @ Community Garden
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Oct 10 - Fall and Leaves
Oct 16 & 17 - Farms
Oct 16 - Toddler storytime special guest from Ripe for Revival
Oct 22 & 23 - Scarecrows
Oct 30 & 31 - Halloween
Wednesdays
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, October 4
9:30am for ages 4-7
Homeschool STEM & Stories
We’ll read I’m Trying to Love Spiders. Kids can hatch a spider egg and make a climbing sider to keep 10:30am for ages 8-14
Participants will create their own moving Spiderbot or Monsterbot to take home.
Spook-tacular
Saturday
Saturday, September 14
9:30 am Lapsit Storytime
Children are welcome to come in costume We will be reading Duck and George Find a Pumpkin.
10:30 am Family Storytime at the Storywalk
Families are encouraged to come in costume. We’ll gather treats as we walk and read the story
12:00pm Wicked Science - Registration Required
Participants will create their own moving Spiderbot or Monsterbot to take home
Friday, October 25
4:30am - Family Storytime
5pm & 5:30pm - Creepy Carrots Live
Family Literacy
Night
Families are encouraged to come in costume to watch a performance of the book Creepy Carrots and them go on a spook-tacular search for treats around the library
6:30pm - Tricks or Treats after Dark
Join us for spook-tacular tales, that are slightly spooky but mostly silly. To find your treats, you have to explore the darkened library . . . but watch out for a trick or two!
NEW
From the Pages Craft Kits
Grab a featured book of the week and find a comfy spot to read in the library, take a craft to make, and bring the book back to the desk before you leave
Week 1 Build a Pumpkin - The Pumpkin Seed’s Secret
Week 2 Scarecrows - Hopefully the Scarecrow
Week 3 Spiders - I’m Trying to Love Spiders
Week 4 Spooky FriendsGo Away Big Green Monster.
Week 5 Make a Treat to ShareDon't Push the Button! a Halloween Treat
Brand new digital collection focused on 4th -8th grade materials
Brand new digital collection focused on 4th -8th grade materials
The NC Kids Level Up collection of ebooks and audiobooks will function in the same way as the traditional NC Kids It will appear as a digital library option in Libby and anyone with a library card can access it for free.
You can access this new digital collection in the Libby app by searching for “Farmville Public Library” or by visiting one of these direct links:
Libby – https://libbyapp com/library/nckidslevelup OverDrive – https://nckidslevelup overdrive com
Classic Film Club
Monday, October 14 6:30 pm
Join us for an action-packed movie on the big screen and great conversation This month’s classic film,
Bring your own snacks and drinks with lids, and a comfy chair, too!
If you have a movie suggestion for the club, contact Angie at abates@farmvillenc gov
Stitch’nTogether
Tuesday, October 8 at 2pm
Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30pm
Stitch’n Together is a group who love to craft with needles. They love to knit, crochet, crossstitch, and more. They love to craft and help others learn. Bring a project your working on or come learn a new one. This group is open to everyone and they love to socialize as much as they craft. Come meet a friend!
Craft Night
Thursday, October 1 at 6:30pm
All adults are welcome to join us at our monthly Craft Night! This month, we’re making macrame ghosts, just in time for Halloween. All materials will be provided.
Registration is required, as supplies are limited. Register online at farmvillelibrary.org/craft-night-registration or by calling the Library. Registration is free!
Stitch’n Together
Tuesday, October 22 at 10am
Coffee &
Join us at the Library to learn more about Farmville’s own Woodside Antiques from owner Michael Cable! He’ll speak on how he started his business and his experience with auctioning and antiquing
All are welcome to join!
Interested in presenting at “Coffee &”? Please contact Emma Repp at erepp@farmvillenc.gov or call 252-753-3355.
Book Club
Tuesday, October 22 at 2pm Thursday, October 24 at 6:30pm
This month, we’re reading “Verity” by Colleen Hoover at Book Club
Copies of the book (including large print) are available for check out at the adult services desk We hope to see you at one of our Book Club meetings!
“Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered.”-Amazon
Help us choose our next book! Submit your vote here: farmvillelibrary.org/book-club
Did you know you have access to Transparent Language Online with your Farmville Library card?
Visit nclive.org/r/transparentlanguage to get started today.
Pickfrom over 100 languages, including Spanish, Arabic, andASL!
To get started with Libby visit
https://e-inc.overdrive.com/e-incfarmville/content