Elkin Public Library
Branch Info
111 North Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: 336-835-5586
Fax: 336-835-5008
elk@nwrl.org
Hours
Mon & Thurs: 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Tues, Wed, Fri: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sun: Closed
Free WiFi available 24/7
What’s Happening at the Elkin Public Library
Each October, National Book Month allows us to celebrate and expand our love of reading. As the warm temperatures start to leave us for the winter, it’s the perfect time to put on some cozy slippers, have a cup of tea (or wine) and curl up on the couch with a good book. It’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of everyday life and forget to enjoy the little things. Many of us put our relaxing hobbies like reading on the backburner, but this month, pick up a few new books and make time to read them.
It’s a great hobby to get into!
Pick up your favorite books and make some time to read them. Get to any new books you have been meaning to read. Use #NationalBookMonth to post on social media.
#NorthwesternRegionalLibrary, #Reading, #LibraryLove, #LifelongLearner, #BookWorm
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Community Events
Free Introduction to Journal Writing – Thursday, October 1 at 6 p.m. – Come learn more about the 6-week class!
Location: Elkin Recreation Center
*Bring a notebook or journal and writing materials*
Email smcbride15@gmail.com to reserve your spot
- Now through Saturday, October 10 – Used Book Sale during library operating hours.
Free Healing Herbs Mini Class and Perma Blitz
Saturday, October 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: 742 Murray Rd, Elkin, NC
- Thursday, October 15 at 10 a.m. – Medicare 101 Help Navigating the Medicare Maze!
- Wednesday, October 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. – Goodwill Career Center will be here to answer your career-finding questions!
Adult Events
Join us on the first two Mondays of each month to knit, crochet & have a good conversation. All skill levels welcome!
Yarning Around Members to Deliver Hospice Blankets – You still have time to get us your knitted or crocheted granny square blanket!
Book Brunch/ Book Battle!
Thursday, October 22 at 11 a.m.
This month we are reading EITHER “The Hounds of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or “The Push” by Ashley Audrain.
Which did you pick? Bring a snack to share and enjoy a good bookish conversation
Remembrance Art
Monday, October 26 at 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Paint a Hispanic-Style Ofrenda to display a photo in memory of a person or pet from your life.
Please register at 336-835-5586
Preschool Storytimes
Tiny Tot Storytime – Fridays at 10 a.m.
For children ages 6 months to 2 years. We will read stories, sing songs, and make a craft! No registration required!
Preschool Storytime – Fridays at 11 a.m.
This storytime is for children ages 3 to 5 years old. We will read stories, sing songs, and make a craft!
STEAM Storytime
Wednesday, October 14 at 3:30 p.m.
Come to our STEAM storytime and learn about the five senses! We’ll have taste, smell, and feel tests!
Call 336-835-5586 or email pkreh@nwrl.org to register.
Thursday, October 15 at 6 p.m. – Stuffy Sleepover with Brown Bear ages 3-7yrs! Bring a stuffy, read a story and eat snacks with Ms. Polly & Brown Bear, then let your stuffy go on an overnight library adventure with Brown Bear! Pick your stuffy up the next day at storytime or after school!
Ready Readers Book Club Read Aloud Book Club with Ms. Polly
Tuesday, October 27 at 3:15 4:45 p.m.
For grades K-3
Come eat a snack, do a craft, & read together! This is a one-day event! *Registration Required* call 336-835-5586 or email pkreh@nwrl.org
Book Worms Book Club
Wednesday, October 28 from 3:15 to 4:45pm
4th and 5th graders
Best Worst Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson Books & Question Packets will be available for pick up in the first full week of October. Come join us while we talk about the book, eat a snack, and do a craft together!
Storytime with a Mystery Pup (NOT Marshall!)
Thursday, October 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Come discover who it is and wear your best detective -or- bad guy outfit! *Registration Required*
Saturday, October 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come show us your best Halloween Costume, take a photo in the lobby with our Halloween photobooth, and get a trick or a treat!
Teen and Tween Events
Teen Watercolor Cauldron Painting
Tuesday, October 20 at 3:30 p.m.
For ages 12 and up
Create witchy cauldron art with watercolors and cotton balls!
Space is limited, so sign up by calling 336-835-5586 or emailing ctransou@nwrl.org.
Tween Roll-A-Monster Craft
Thursday, October 22 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM
For ages 8 to 12
Use dice to “roll your own monster” and create a one-of-a-kind drawing! Spooky snacks will be provided. Please register by calling
336-835-5586 or emailing ctransou@nwrl.org.
Homeschool Teen/Tween Book Club
Tuesday, October 27 at 11 a.m.
For ages 11 and up
Homeschool teens are invited to join for a discussion of “House of Salt and Sorrows” by Erin A. Craig. Pick up a copy at the Elkin Public Library any time! Snacks will be provided.
Newsbank and its Heritage Hub are new resources for NWRL library users. Click this link to explore these collections of newspapers, including the Elkin Tribune since 2007.
Try Hoopla!
Enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more — all with no waiting! Sign up for hoopla with your Northwestern Regional Library card and your email address at hoopladigital.com or download the hoopla app from your device’s app store.
With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi.
Library Staff
Abby Walker – Branch Manager
Carolina Del Moral – Assistant Branch Manager
Cassidy Transou – Library Programs Assistant
Polly Kreh – Children’s Programs Assistant
Sarah Dulin – Programs Assistant
Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Elkin Public Library have been supporting the Library since 1964. The funds they raise enable the Library to purchase books, e-books, audios, videos, computer equipment, educational programs, and furniture. The Friends sponsor literacy outreach to area pre-schools in the spring and summer reading programs for all ages. Fall events are a two-week Used Book Sale in September and winter holidays Downtown Elkin Light-Up Night puppet shows. Members also facilitate the gift of a book to all newborn babies at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Please join the fun and jump start new library-centered activities!
Elkin Friends of the Library
Lee Villiers, President
Sarah Joyner, Vice President
Dee Ripley, Treasurer
Karen Alley, Secretary
Nancy Ball
Jessica Gilley
Stephanie Graff
Maureen McCartan
Claire Sellars
Local Advisory Board
The Elkin Public Library Board is an advisory board appointed by the Town of Elkin. Members serve for three years. Applications to serve on the Board may be submitted at any time to the Town offices at 226 North Bridge St., Elkin, NC.
Eris Ball, Chair
Shawna Poindexter, Secretary
Mary Blackburn
Anne Gulley
Leath Henderson*
Emily Rycroft
Lyle Sacco
April Swarey
Lee Villiers, Friends of the Library
*Regional Board Representatives
Meeting Dates
4th Thursday of January, March, May, and September; 1st Thursday of November.
Services & Information
Volunteer
Interested in volunteering at the Library? Complete this Volunteer Application form. The Branch Librarian will tell you in what area extra assistance is needed and how your skills and talents may be used. You may also volunteer through the Friends of the Library.
Elkin Endowment
The Elkin Public Library Endowment was established by the Elkin Public Library Board of Trustees in 2012 with a bequest from Ola Williams Hendren.
Elkin Public Library Endowment
The Elkin Public Library Endowment was established by the Elkin Public Library Board of Trustees in 2012 with a bequest from Ola Williams Hendren. It honors the spirit Mrs. Hendren and her husband Lin, their passion, curiosity, and wonder for the natural world and their love for the library and local community in which they lived. Mrs. Hendren specified that the gift be used for library improvements deemed to be “in the best interest of the Elkin Public Library.” The governing body of the Endowment is the Elkin Public Library Board of Trustees. The endowed fund’s principal amount is administered by the Winston-Salem Foundation (WSF).
We invite you to contribute to the Elkin Public Library Endowment. The Trustees seek to grow the fund through an annual solicitation of gifts of $1,000 or more and through a planned giving program. Gifts may be made payable to The Winston-Salem Foundation, earmarked for Elkin Public Library Endowment C0612. Online giving is available by clicking here (click on Named Funds, enter Elkin Public Library Endowment, then follow the prompts). If you are interested in including the Elkin Public Library Endowment in your estate plans, please contact the Elkin Branch Manager at 336-835-5586 or Philanthropic Services at the Winston-Salem Foundation 336-725-2382.
Ways to Use the Endowment
The EPL Board of Trustees governs expenditures of Endowment funds. These funds supplement the Library’s annual operating budget based on public funds appropriated by the Town of Elkin and by Surry County, North Carolina. Monies from the Endowment have been used to enrich library services for the public, including the purchase of books for all ages, electronic resources, audios and videos, and computer hardware and software, and educational programs. If you have a suggestion or project that might use the funds, you may apply to the Board. The project must be related to or benefit the Elkin Public Library. Please discuss your idea with the Branch Manager.
Memorial & Gift Books
The Library is pleased to accept donations to purchase collection items in honor or memory of friends and family. Please fill out the form below and mail it with payment to the attention of Branch Manager Elkin Public Library, 111 North Front St., Elkin NC 28621