Happy New Year!

Happy new year to everyone from the Perry Library!  The library bid farewell to 2010 with a Kid's New Year's Eve party.  There were stories, some dancing, crafts, and, of course, a big countdown!

This month there are several youth and adult programs to choose from:

Youth Services

Our regular schedule of programs returned on January 3 and will continue through April:

• Monday - 6:30pm - Bedtime Stories: stories, songs, and a craft for all ages (especially 3-6 year olds)

• Tuesday - 6:30pm - Teens & Tweens: Good times for 8-15 year olds

• Wednesday - 

• 11:00am - Baby & Me: lapsit for children ages 6 months to 2 years and their caregivers

• 4:00pm - Anime/Manga Club: come share your love of all things animated (ages 13-17, under 13 with permission from parent/guardian)

• Thursday - 11:00am - Mother Goose Time: stories, songs, and rhymes for ages 2-5 years old

Teen Knitting: Ages 12-17 are invited to join us for knitting in the Young Adult room on January 25 from 5:00-6:00pm.  All skill levels are welcome. Materials will be available for those who want to learn.  Be sure to sign-up at the YS desk so we will be sure to have needles and yarn for you.


Adult Services

Afternoon with an Author: January 22, 2:00pm
Author and community leader Deborah J. Brown will be discussing her book The Joy of Mourning Glories.  The public is invited and admission is free.

"Let's Talk About It"
Altered Landscapes: North Carolina's Changing World

Join us at the library on Tuesday evenings this winter for a new series of “Let’s Talk About It”.  Pick up registration forms at the library or call (252) 438-3316 for more information.  All programs begin at 7 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Room.  Mark your calendars!

January 25, 2011         Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, Speaker: Lucinda MacKethan

February 8, 2011         If You Want Me To Stay by Michael Parker, Speaker: Willie Nelms

February 22, 2011       Blood Done Signed My Name by Tim Tyson, Speaker: David Carr

March 8, 2011            Plant Life by Pamela Duncan, Speaker: Jim Clark
March 22, 2011          Salt by Isabel Zuber, Speaker: Dottie Burkhart

This program is partially funded with a grant from the N.C. Humanities Council, in collaboration with the N.C. Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina and the Friends of the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library.