History Night with Jenn: The Ides of March
March 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Who was Julius Caesar? What happened to him? How did he change history? Find out all this and more! Jonesville Public Library
Stories & Songs in Boonville, Thursday, March 27, 6 p.m.
Join us for a wonderfull evening as we share local stories and music by local authors and artists. This event is free for everyone to enjoy! Boonville Community Public Library.
March 28 – 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
March 29 – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Remember the good ole days when you would visit a book fair at school? Relive It now at the Jonesville Public Library
Books, Bookmarks, Decals, Jewelry and so much more!
Spring Cleaning with Chelsea! Make Laundry Detergent
Join us as Chelsea shows us how to make our own laundry detergent. We will make powdered detergent and get a recipe for powdered and liquid detergents. There is a class fee of $15 due at the beginning of class that will cover the cost of the materials used. Sign up at the Boonville Community Public Library.
Online Book Discussion: On the Swamp
Join us online, Monday March 31 at 6 p.m. to discuss On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice by Ryan E. Emanuel. Virtual Event at the library or sign up to access from home at NC Reads Virtual Program
This book event is part of the North Carolina Humanities statewide book club, North Carolina Reads. North Carolina Reads was created by North Carolina Humanities and is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at nchumanities.org
Mary Poppins (1964) Move Night. Monday, March 31 6-8 p.m.
Join us for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious movie night featuring the beloved classic Mary Poppins! This enchanting film follows the magical nanny, played by Julie Andrews, as she brings joy, adventure, and a spoonful of sugar to the Banks family. With unforgettable songs and whimsical charm, it’s perfect for all ages. Charles H Stone Memorial Library
Join us as we learn about Your Place in Space. In cooperation with the Alleghany Extension Service, Alleghany County Public Library, Echo Ridge Astonomical Society, the NC Cooperative Extenion and The 4 H Club. Register here. Alleghany County Public Library
Presented by Alleghany High School Drama Team
Monday, April 28, 5:30 p.m. ‘Wizard of Oz’
Tuesday, April 29, 5:30 p.m. ‘Wizard of Oz’
Alleghany County Public Library
Tai Chi – Fridays at 10 a.m. – Experience meditation in motion. All skill levels are welcome. Meeting at the Surry County Senior Center at 401 Technology Lane, Suite 100. Mt Airy Public Library
Game Night for families or individuals of all ages. Board games, card games and so much more. Every 3rd Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Walnut Cove Public Library. See library for details.
Veteran’s Coffee every Thursday at 9 a.m. Walnut Cove Public Library
2nd Tuesday of every month. Special Ingredient changes each month. Contact the Mount Airy Public Library for more details. Meeting currently at the Haymore location.
Paint & Unwind with Emily – Thursday, March 27 at 2 p.m.
All materials are provided. Craft instructor is Emily Lyon from the Mount Airy Public Library. Call to register. 336-789-5108 – Library or 336-415-4225 – Senior Center. Activity will take place at the Senior Center at 401 Technology Lane Suite 100. Mt Airy Public Library
Make & Take Crafts, every Monday at 11 a.m. in Boonville.
March 3 – Seed Bombs
Contact the Boonville Public Library for more information.
Acrylic or Watercolor Painting for Adults at the King Public Library Mondays. 6 p.m.
Cozy Crafters Hour – Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m. Come join us to learn a new skill or work on an existing project. Bring your own materials or use some of ours. Enjoy meeting others in the community. Dobson Public Library
The Living Room Stitchers Club – Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to Noon – Whether you’re into knitting, crochet, quilting, or cross stitch, bring your project and enjoy good company. Beginners and experts alike are welcome! Charles H Stone Memorial Library
Water Color Classes, Last Tuesday each month. 6 p.m. Walnut Cove Public Library. Spots fill up fast!
Water Color Classes, Last Thursday each month. 6 p.m. Walnut Cove Public Library. Spots fill up fast!
Wednesdays, 1 – 4 p.m. Fall Art Class with Linda Beroth – Eight week series of classes. Downstairs Community Room. Charles H Stone Memorial Library
A Stitch at a Time Crochet Club – Meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Materials needed: 1 skein of medium/worsted weight yarn and 1 (5.5mm) crochet hook. Contact the Boonville Public Library for more information.
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 meet at Pages Books & Coffee. Mount Airy Public Library
Every Thursday at 10 a.m.
February classes will focus on learning Calligraphy. This special group is open to all and you are welcome to bring any current craft you have with you or learn something new at the library. All supplies available at the library free of charge. Jonesville Public Library
Novel Threads Quilt Club – 1st Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Quilters unite with the Novel Threads Quilt Club on the first Saturday of every month from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Bring your sewing machine and project, get help from seasoned quilters, or jump in on a club project. Some tools and notions will be available at the library for you to use. Questions, call the Boonville Public Library at 336-367-7737
Bloom Where You Are Planted Cut Flower Workshop
Growing Cut Flowers for Your Home or Vase
Join us Thursday, April 10 at 10 a.m. for this workshop.
You’ll learn about growing vibrant cut flowers in Sparta, including seed selections and planting. Learn soil blocking, unusual flowers that grow in Sparta, cool flowers versus wam seasonal flowers, our hardiness zone change, Microclimates and which varieties are nice for cut flowers plus flower spacing ideas.
Register by calling 336-372-5573 or email dbrewer@nwrl.org
Medicare 101 with Heather Poindexter – Every first Monday from 10 am to noon. Yadkin County Public Library
KING:
Career Connections Job Lab
King Public Library By appointment every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1-5 p.m.
YADKINVILLE:
NC Works returns to the Yadkin County Public Library. The second and fourth Friday each month from 9 a.m. until noon. Get help with your job search in person!
Partners Geriatric Adult Specialty Team – Thursdays (dates below) 5-6 p.m. Presentation and Q&A. No registration is needed.
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. Mount Airy Public Library
The Writers Road Show is back and bigger than ever with authors Susan Beckham Zurenda and Dale Neal. Don’t miss these exciting upcoming events in and around the area.
Regional book clubs are encouraged to add The Woman with The Stone Knife, Kings of Coweetsee and The Girl from the Red Rose Motel to your 2025 reading list and stay connected with your local branch of the Northwestern Regional Library to learn about other activities during this author tour. One more way we’re here for YOU!
The Writers Road Show is back and bigger than ever with authors Susan Beckham Zurenda and Dale Neal. Don’t miss this kick off event on April 6 at Pages Books & Coffee in Mount Airy, 2-4 p.m. We have the 2024 returning author, Marjorie Hudson (winner of the Sir Walter Raleigh award and writer of Indigo Field) in conversation with Valerie Nieman, author, poet and journalist.
Don’t miss author Dale Neal as he travels through our area on tour with his books, The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee.
Monday, April 7 Dale will be offering a Writers Workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Danbury Public Library located at 1007 North Main Street in Danbury.
Another opportunity to see author Dale Neal as he travels through our area on tour with his books, The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee.
Monday, April 7 Dale will be holding a Book Talk from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Stokes County Arts Council, The Arts Place in Danbury.
Danbury Public Library
Don’t miss author Susan Beckham Zurendal as she travels through our area on tour with her book, The Girl from the Red Rose Motel.
On Tuesday, April 8 from 4 to 5 p.m. Susan will be holding a Book Talk at the Elkin Public Library located at 111 North Front Street in Elkin.
On Tuesday, April 8 from 10:30 to Noon Dale Neal will be at Page’s Books & Coffee for an informal drop-in discussion as part of the Writers Road Show on tour with his books, The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee. Pages Books & Coffee is located at 192 N Main St, Ste 200, Mount Airy, NC. 336-789-3363
On Tuesday, April 8 Dale will be holding a Book Talk at Alleghany County Public Library in Sparta from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
If you haven’t seen him before, don’t miss author Dale Neal as he travels through our area on tour with his books, The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee.
Don’t miss author Dale Neal as he travels through our area on tour with his books, The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee.
On Wednesday, April 9 Dale will be offering a Writers Workshop at the Alleghany County Public Library located at 115 Atwood Street in Sparta. To register, visit: AlleghanyArtsCouncil.org
Wednesday, April 9 Susan will be having an Open Conversation at Pages Books & Coffee in Mount Airy from 5 to 7 p.m.
Don’t miss this opportunity to chat with author Susan Beckham Zurendal as she travels through our area on tour with her book, The Girl from the Red Rose Motel.
On Thursday, April 10, Dale will be holding a Book Talk at Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery in Boonville from 5 to 7 p.m.
If you haven’t seen him this is your last chance for this book tour! Don’t miss author Dale Neal as he travels through our area on tour with his books, The Woman with the Stone Knife and Kings of Coweetsee.
The Writers Road Show is coming to a conclusion. On Sunday, April 13 from 2-4 p.m. don’t miss the closing event at Pages Books & Coffee in Mount Airy.
We will have Cocktails and Conversation with award-winning novelist, playwright and podcaster, Charlie Lovett and his special guest, cookbook author Belinda Smith-Sullivan with her new book Cocktails, Southern Style. We will discuss the Writers Road Show and many more topics that’s sure to make it a thought-provoking and fun time.
Dale Neal earned his MFA at Warren Wilson College and was a prize-winning writer for the Asheville Citizen-Times. He currently teaches fiction at the Lenoir-Rhyne University Graduate Center in Asheville. In his book, Kings of Coweetsee, a local historian finds a stolen ballot box and out spills the secrets to Coweetsee County’s troubled history. In The Woman With the Stone Knife, Neal imagines the life of a Cherokee woman exiled for 20 years in Georgian England. Will she remain in London to avenge her husband’ s death or reunite with the son she left behind in the Cherokee mountains? A choice between two worlds.
Susan Beckham Zurenda is a veteran educator, teaching high school and college level AP English for 33 years. Her book, The Girl From the Red Rose Motel has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, named a finalist in the American Book Fest Awards, and is a 2023 Shelf Unbound Notable 100 book. It’s described as a fantastic read with excellent character development.
Our Certified Volunteers Help Prepare Taxes for Any
Gross Household Income Approximately $67,000 or Less.
VITA Public Library Site hours are by appointment only.
Call to schedule today!
Boonville Public Library – Through April 1, 2025. Call to schedule your appointment at 336-367-7737.
Mondays: 2 – 7 p.m.
Tuesdays: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursdays 1 – 5:30 p.m. (March 20 only)
Elkin Public Library – Through April 14, 2025. Call to schedule your appointment at 336-835-5586.
Mondays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays: 3 – 6 p.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (March 15 only)
Mount Airy Public Library – The Mount Airy Public Library, the Surry County Senior Center and the IRS are partnering to provide FREE tax preparation on Wednesdays at the Senior Center and Saturdays at Calvary Baptist Church beginning January 2, 2025. Call to schedule your appointment at 336-415-4225 (Speak to Carolyn).
Yadkin County Public Library – Through April 2, 2025. Call to schedule your appointment at 336-679-8792.
Wednesdays: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Virtual drop-off accepted until March 5
Saturdays 9 a.m. – Noon (March 8 only); Virtual drop-off and pick-up available.
Northwest NC Community VITA Tax Link Coalition Partners include: Northwestern Regional Library, Yadkin Christian Ministries, Yadkin Valley Senior Center, Mount Airy Senior Center and YVEDDI.
Silent Book Club Often with traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the assigned book, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books, friends, and maybe some coffee — without any homework? At Silent Book Club, there’s no assigned reading. We will also talk about what each other is reading, and in the process, maybe learn about a new book to try! Yadkin Public Library Third Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m.
These Book Clubs are available online
Story Times are available for a variety of ages and are available at most of our Regional branches. Please see the locations and times below or call your nearest branch to learn more!
