HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM
Can’t make it into the Library?
We’ll bring the Library to you!
Residents of Farmville and Fountain are eligible for our home delivery service. This service is great for patrons who are permanently or temporarily homebound, but would still like Library materials.
Typically, deliveries are made once a month. Patrons can borrow regular or large print fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs, and audiobooks on CD. The number of materials received is entirely up to the patron. A delivery date and time will be arranged with Emma in advance during Library hours (9am-6pm, Monday-Friday). If you don’t have a library card, we can create one for you over the phone.
Interested in taking advantage of this program? Email Emma Repp at erepp@farmvillenc.gov or call 252-753-3355.
Library Closings
Labor Day Holiday Saturday, August 31 Monday, September 2
Walk and Read along with this month’s story, The Piñata that the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha R. Vamos.
Join Miss Heather on Saturday, September 14th at 10:30am for a Family Storytime at the StoryWalk
The StoryWalk is located at Oliver Murphrey Park 3475 N. Main St. Parking is along Dale Drive
Weekly Themes
Sept. 4 & 5 - Library and Books
Sept. 11 & 12 - Teddy Bears
Sept. 18 & 19 - Make a Hat Day
Sept 25 & 26 -
Oct. 2 & 3 -
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 in November !
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.
Watch Facebook and our website for more details.
BRICKS B00KS &
September 26 4pm
Make a portrait of your favorite superhero.
Thursday
Literacy
Saturday
Saturday, September 14
Family Fiesta!!
9:30 am Lapsit Storytime
10:30 am Family Storytime at the Storywalk
12:00pm Hispanic Heritage Fiesta with food, dancers, and crafts
Frozen Jr. Cast visit
Saturday, September 21 10am AND 11am
The public is invited to a Sing-Along Storytime with Frozen favorites Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, and Hans, featuring the cast of the Martin Community Players Youth Production of Disney Frozen Jr.
Storytime will begin promptly at 10am and at 11am in the auditorium. Photos with the cast will follow each Storytime. The program and pictures are free and open to all
Afterschool
Fun
Thursday, September 26 12pm (noon)
Come and join Miss Heather as she reads about José Guadalupe Posada, the artist whose work influenced Disney’s Coco and the Day of the Dead celebrations. Participants will make a Calavera skeleton print.
Thursday, September 26
1-3pm
Join us for a showing of Disney’s Coco on the “big” screen in the program room. Bring your own snacks and drinks with lids as you enjoy the show! All ages are welcome. No registration needed.
After Hours
Friday Friday, September 27
4:30 pm Storytime
5-7:30 pm Games: Mini-Golf and BINGO
Homeschool Programs
Friday, September 2
9:30am for ages 4-7
10:30am for ages 8-14
Join Miss Heather as she reads about José Guadalupe Posada, the artist whose work influenced Disney’s Coco and the Day of the Dead celebrations. Participants will make a Calavera skeleton print.
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
Tween Program
6thto
12th
gradeHangOut
Thursday, September 26 3:00 pm
Hang out with friends, eat some snacks, and make & take keychains.
Classic Film Club
Monday, September 9
6:30 pm
Join us for an action-packed movie on the big screen and great conversation
This month’s classic film, “Enter the Dragon”, was released in 1973 and stars famous martial arts master, Bruce Lee In the film, Lee enters a kung-fu competition to help capture the drug dealer whose gang is responsible for the death of his sister
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, September 10 AND
Tuesday, September 24 6:30pm
Stitch’n Together
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, September 12 6:30 pm
All adults are welcome to join us at our monthly Craft Night! This month, we’re making door signs out of pizza pans. The Library will provide all the materials you need, but if you have a specific decoration you’d like to add, feel free to bring it from home.
Registration is required, as supplies are limited. Register online at farmvillelibrary.org/craft-night-registration or by calling the Library. Registration is free!
Tuesday, September 24 10am
Coffee &
Bring a friend and learn about healthy living for the brain and body, discuss tips form the Alzheimer’s Association and play some fun, interactive games to help keep the mind sharp.
This program offers science-based recommendations about taking care of our brains and bodies. While there are currently no proven methods to prevent cognitive decline or dementia, research has shown that we can take action to reduce our risk of developing it and help maintain or potentially improve overall health.
This program covers these aspects of healthy living:
Getting quality sleep
Taking care of your mental health
Eating healthy
Staying Connected
Being smoke-free
Getting moving
Challenging yourself
We’ll share stories and offer tips on how to make small changes in each of these areas to build healthier habits. This program is for individuals of any age who are looking for information on ways to live well.
Book Club
Tuesday, September 24 at 2pm
Thursday, September 26 at 6:30pm
This month, we’re reading “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith 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!
“The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.”--Goodreads
Help us choose our next book! Submit your vote here: farmvillelibrary org/book-club