Mount Airy Public Library
Hours
Special Renovation Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat: Closed
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
We will be closed Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25 & Thursday, December 26
in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Merry Christmas to all!
Special Notice
The Mount Airy Public Library will be operating out of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church (319 Rockford Street) from four to six months due to massive renovations at our 145 Rockford Street location. If you will turn down Patterson Avenue and then make the first left into the back parking lot, you will find us at the first door. We will have a book drop soon.
We have four computers available for public use and a limited selection of books to check out. Most of our collection is in storage, but we can borrow books from all across the state and help you with e-books.
Adult Special Events
December 10th at 2:00 pm - DIY Christmas Cards at the YVEDDI Senior Center. Call the library to sign up at 336-789-5108.
December 19th at 2:00 pm - Making Cinnamon Ornaments at the YVEDDI Senior Center. Call the library to sign up at 336-789-5108.
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. We will meet at Pages Books & Coffee.
- Tai Chi - Fridays at 10 a.m. - Experience meditation in motion. All skill levels are welcome. They will meet at the Surry County Senior Center at 401 Technology Lane, Suite 100.
Adult Monthly Events
- Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Book Club - On hiatus for December.
- Plaid Cloth Book Club - Every Second Wednesday at Noon, at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History.
- Community Book Club - December's selection is, "Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel" by Samantha Silva. We will meet at Slate’s Mercantile at 140 W Pine St. Due to the Christmas Holidays, we will meet December 18th at 1:00 pm.
- Chapters Book Club - Every Third Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Read what you want and discuss with others. We will meet at Slate’s Mercantile at 140 W Pine St.
- 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
- Join the Friends of the Mount Airy Public Library at the Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Friday, December 20th beginning at 3:00 pm for stories, milk & cookies and pictures with Santa.
Children's Events
- Toddler Time Storytime - Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. - (ages 2 and 3) - Join us for stories, songs and movement. We will meet at Pages Books & Coffee. No storytime on the 11th.
- Book Babies Storytime -Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. - (ages birth to 24 mos.) Join us for stories, songs and movement. We will meet in the Kidz Klub Room at Reeves Community Center.
- Preschool Storytime - Thursdays at 11 a.m. - (ages 4 and 5) -Join us for stories, songs and movement. We will meet in the Kidz Klub Room at Reeves Community Center.
Teen & Preteen Events
- 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. Chess Club will be meeting at the Blue Bear Cafe at Mount Airy High School.
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.