Mount Airy Public Library
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Mount Airy Public Library
Hours
Mon-Thurs: 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sun: Closed
Wi-Fi available 24/7
Parking
Additional parking can be found behind the building in the City Hall Parking lot or at the Post Office.
What’s Happening at the Mount Airy Public Library
Monday, November 11 is Veteran's Day.
We honor and thank all who have served!
Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29
We will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holidays.
Special Notices
The Mount Airy Public Library will be closed to the public starting November 11th. This is so we can pack up everything in the library and have it transferred to storage for our renovations. We will be opening in a temporary location, we are just not sure where and when. When we know for sure, we will let everyone know through The Mount Airy News, WSYD Radio Station and all of our Social Media Outlets. We will have a limited number of items available for checkout at our temporary location, but we will be able to borrow from all of our sister libraries and the NC Cardinal System.
In the meantime, a lot of our programs will be held in alternate locations. Look through this list and find where the event will be held. We are still working on places for other events.
Adult Special Events in the November
- An Afternoon With the Author - Joy Callaway - November 16 at 2 p.m. - Joy Callaway is an international bestselling author of historical fiction and southern contemporary romance. She formerly served as a marketing director for a wealth management company. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from Marshall University and an M.M.C. in Mass Communication from the University of South Carolina. She resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband, John, and her children. Joy will talk about her books and copies of her latest book, "What the Mountains Remember", will be available for sale. This program will still go on even though we are closed. It will be in the Angela Hudson Llewellyn Room. Just come in through the side doors.
Adult Weekly Events
- Hooked - Wednesdays at 3 p.m. - Join our crochet and knitting club, Open for all skill levels. Bring your own yarn and make the group project, or bring your own project to work on. Beginning November 13th, we will meet at Pages Books & Coffee.
- Tai Chi - Fridays at 10 a.m. - Experience meditation in motion. All skill levels are welcome. Beginning November 15th, they will meet at the Surry County Senior Center at 401 Technology Lane, Suite 100.
Adult Monthly Events
- Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Book Club - November 26 at 5:30 p.m. A book club for adults that focuses on murder, mayhem, true crime and other tales of terror. Our November Read is, "Bad Girls at Samarcand: Sexuality and Sterilization in a Southern Juvenile Reformatory" by Karin Lorene Zipf. We will meet at Slate’s Mercantile at 140 W Pine St and via Google Meet.
- Plaid Cloth Book Club - Every Second Wednesday at Noon, at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. For November, we will read "Sisters of the Lost Nation" by Nick Medina.
- Community Book Club - Our book club meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. November's selection is, "Appalachian Book of the Dead" by Dale Neal. We will meet at Slate’s Mercantile at 140 W Pine St and via Google Meet.
- Chapters Book Club - Every Third Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Read what you want and discuss with others.
- It's Yoga Y’all! - Third Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m.. While the library is being renovated, Yoga Y'all will be held in the Betty Wright room at the Arts Center.
Special Events for Kids & Teens
- Storytelling Workshop - November 7 at 2 p.m. -For kids and teens, grades 1st through 12th - Learn ways to improve your storytelling skills! Presented by Spoken Word Society, Instructor: Millie Hiatt. (All STEAM programs will be consolidated to this one class) Call the library to register.
Children's Events
STEAM'ed Up Tuesdays at 4 p.m. - Interactive fun and learning for 1st - 6th grades
- Toddler Time Storytime - Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. - (ages 2 and 3) - Join us for stories, songs and movement. Beginning November 13th, we will meet at Pages Books & Coffee.
- 6th - Buttons, Buttons and More Buttons
- 13th - World Kindness Day
- 20th - Turkeys, Turkeys, Turkeys
- 27th - No Storytime (Thanksgiving)
- Book Babies Storytime -Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. - (ages birth to 24 mos.) Join us for stories, songs and movement. Beginning November 14th, we will meet in the Kidz Klub Room at Reeves Community Center.
- 7th - Crows and Scarecrows
- 14th - Hoo, Hoo! Owls
- 21st - Turkey Day!
- 28th - No Storytime (Thanksgiving)
- Preschool Storytime - Thursdays at 11 a.m. - (ages 4 and 5) -Join us for stories, songs and movement. Beginning November 14th, we will meet in the Kidz Klub Room at Reeves Community Center.
- 7th - Hug A Bear Day
- (Bring in your favorite stuffed bear)
- 14th - Native American Heritage Month
- 21st - It’s Thanksgiving
- 28th - No Storytime (Thanksgiving)
- Homeschool Thursdays at 2 p.m. -Hey Homeschoolers, join us every for Makerspace and STEAM related activities. For ages 10 and under.
Teen & Preteen Events
- Middle Homeschool Mondays at 2 p.m. - Hey Homeschoolers, join us for Makerspace and STEAM related activities. For ages 11 and up.
- The A.V. Club at the Library - Mondays at 6 p.m. - for teens and preteens. we will be learning how to use video and sound production equipment.
- Teen Advisory Board -Teens and tweens, let your voice be heard! Share your ideas with your peers for book club selections, movie presentations, and teen programs. We will meet on the last Monday of every month at 6 p.m., in lieu of the A/V Club.
- Chess Club - Wednesdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Come join our group and hone your skills. Call the library for more information, 336-789-5108.
Library Staff
Rana Southern MLIS – Branch Manager
Cara Maynard – Assistant Branch Manager
Emily Lyon - Library Programs Assistant, Adult Programming
Lori C. Johnson – Library Programs Assistant, Youth Programming
Jennifer Gentry – Library Assistant
Susan Miller – Library Assistant
Cindy Nichols – Library Assistant
Local Advisory Board
Steven Scott, Chair
Emily Loftis, Co-Chair
Kelly Merritt*, Secretary
Cathy Akers
Hattie Brintle
David Crawford
Becky Keesler
Ron Niland
Jane Tesh
*Regional Board Member
Meeting Dates:
1st Tuesday of March, June, September, and December at 1 p.m.