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Robert Morgan at the Lake Lure Inn February 9 @ 11:30
ROBERT MORGAN will present his two new books. This nationally acclaimed author of prose and poetry who was born and raised in the Hendersonville
area has two new books that came out this past October: Lions of the West, Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion and Terroir, A
Book of Poems. Robert Morgan, the bestselling historian and biographer of Boone has turned his storytelling genius to the lives of ten American legends in Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westwards Expansion, who helped achieve America’s Manifest Destiny that comes to life in the skilled hands of Robert Morgan.
Tickets ($25) are available by phone (828-625-0456), in person at The Mountains Branch Library on Bills Creek Road in Lake Lure, or by check made out to: The Friends of the Mountains Branch Library, and mailed to: Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Rd., Lake Lure, NC 28746 |
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The holidays are a good time to remind everyone that your library is here to serve all citizens of Rutherford County, including those with disabilities. All three of our locations (County, Haynes, and Mountains) offer large print and audio books. If you or a family member have visual or physical limitations, you may also qualify for the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NCLBPH), a service of the State Library of North Carolina. Click the link below to learn more about the NCLBPH and to download an application form:
http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lbph/ |
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Has the library helped you find a job, pursue a passion, or learn something new? We want to hear your story! The good folks at NC LIVE are collecting stories from around the state that demonstrate the value of libraries to our citizens. Click on the link below to share your story.
http://www.nclive.org/mystory |
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Are you looking for the next good book to read? Do you enjoy talking about and sharing recommendations with others? If so, then take a look at Goodreads. This free social network for book lovers lets you build a virtual bookshelf of things you've read, what you would like to read, authors you like, and more. From the Goodreads web site:
Goodreads is the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world. We have more than 6,400,000 members who have added more than 210,000,000 books to their shelves. A home for casual readers and bona-fide bookworms alike, Goodreads users recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, find their next favorite book, form book clubs and much more.
Setting up an account is free and fast. Start sharing your love of reading today! |
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The Rutherford County Library is pleased to be one of the 21 recipients of a 2011 Facebook-Rutherford Community Action Grant. Facebook received more than 80 applications for the $200,000 total distribution.
The grant will be used to build a new teen area in the main library, plus provide the first year of events. A section of the existing library on Callahan-Koon Rd. in Spindale has been set aside, but funding has not been available to purchase furniture, computers, or special events. The current Children’s Librarian, Jeannie Smith, will expand her role to include Teen Services as well.
“We are very excited about the new teen program,” says Mrs. Smith. “The generous Facebook grant will enable teenagers to have a safe, fun, wholesome, educational place to congregate where they will be exposed to books, computers, and guidance, as well as to build new friendships and help establish a life-long interest in reading.”
The new teen center will be established along the back wall of the current reference room. Rolling bookcases and bulletin boards will section off the café tables and chairs. All furniture will be portable to allow for flexibility during the Summer Reading Program, and plans are to have it up and running within three months. |
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