Walnut Cove Public Library

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Walnut Cove Public Library

Branch Info

106 West Fifth Street

Walnut Cove, NC 27052

P.O. Box 706

Phone: 336-591-7496

Fax: 336-591-8494

wco@nwrl.org

Hours

Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Tues & Thurs: 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sat: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sun: Closed

Wi-Fi available 24/7

What’s Happening at the Walnut Cove 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!


In addition, we will be closing at 5:30 p.m. on December 31

and will be closed New Year’s Day.

Happy 2025 Everyone!


Weekly Events

Veteran’s Coffee Every Thursday at 9 a.m.

Children Events

Rhythm Rhyme & Storytime on Mondays at 10 a.m.

Boogie Crew (ages preK-7 years) by Joyce Triche - 2nd and 4th Thursday each month at 3:30 p.m.

Monthly Events

  • Namaste Book Club: Meets offsite after Yoga meetings –several days during the month.
  • Card Game Night: Every 3rd Thursday at 6 p.m.
  • Not Your Mom’s Book Club: 2nd Thursday p.m.
  • Walnut Cove Senior Center: 4th Thursday time not yet available. Call the Library for more info.
  • Stokes County Master Gardner’s Book Club: Group meets on a month by month basis on day to be determined. Call the Library for more information.
  • Walnut Cove Public Library Water Color Class: Last Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Library Staff

Christine Boles – Branch Manager

Chelsea Russell – Assistant Branch Manager

Daniel Noah – Library Assistant

Shanna Nelson – Library Assistant

Timpy Ellis - Programs Assistant


Friends of the Library

Our Friend’s Group is an excellent and supportive group that holds numerous fundraisers throughout the year and is very instrumental in organizing important events at the library. The group is always looking for new members to join. The only requirement is to be a library user and lover!


The Friends meet at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday in March, June, and the third Monday of September.

Our dues are $5.00 per year. Any money we raise through fundraisers and membership dues contributes to projects in the library.

Local Advisory Board

Patrick Toner, Chair

Donna Petree, Secretary

Susan Poston, Treasurer

Jo Ann Collins

Meeting Dates

First Monday in January, April, July, and October at 6:30 p.m.



Leslie Shelton

Tiffany Montgomery

Sandra Thomas


Services & Information

  • 6 new public desktop computers
  • Chromebooks & Hotspots are available for checkout
  • Laptops available for use in the Library
  • 24/7 WIFI access
  • ABC Mouse and Ancestry.com are available for in-house use.
  • NC LIVE is available for in-library or at-home use.
  • We have a large variety of fiction, nonfiction, biographies, young adult, juvenile fiction, juvenile non-fiction and Reference books.
  • Our collection also includes audiobooks, Playaways, ebooks available through our Libby app and NC Kids, DVDs, magazines, and puzzles. Up to 7 DVDs can be checked out per library card for 7 days with a 7 day renewal.
  • Literacy Lab: We now have a literacy and learning lab available to our school age students, college students, teachers, and parents or tutoring, test-taking and classwork. We are able to proctor college exams and proofread papers.
  • Copying, Scanning & Laminating: Copies are $0.15 for black/white or $0.25 for color. Scanning documents is free. Lamination costs vary per job.F
  • Fax: Outgoing faxes: $1.50 for first page, $0.75 each additional page. Incoming faxes: $0.75 for first page, $0.35 for each additional page
  • Voter Registration Forms & Tax Forms: Tax forms are seasonal.
  • Meeting Rooms: The conference room seats up to 70 people and we have a 75 inch Samsung Smart TV that can be used for educational meetings and events. Reserve it for your group today! The Small Meeting Room seats up to 12 people.
  • Study Rooms: Need a quiet place to study? Come use our study room. No reservation needed. The Study Room seats 4 people.
  • Reading Nook: Need a place to relax and read a good book? Come in and enjoy our reading nook.
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