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April 2014
News, etc
From the Friends of Rowan Public Library
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 Author Robin Sloan Featured Speaker at Friends of RPL Meeting April 3rd.
|  The Friends of RPL annual meeting will be held Thursday, April 3rd at 6:00 pm at RPL Headquarters, Salisbury. Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, is the featured speaker. Sloan's book was chosen for the 411 Community Read Project--4 Counties, 1 Book, 1 Community. 'A gleeful and exhilarating tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, and rollicking adventure, set in a San Francisco bookstore' is how one reviewer described Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Booktore. The 411 project is designed to provide an opportunity for citizens to read and discuss a single book together for pleasure and enlightenment. Sloan grew up near Detroit and studied economics at Michigan State, where he co-founded a literary magazine called Oats. Between 2002 and 2012, Sloan worked at Poynter, Current TV, and Twitter, and at all those places, his job had something to do with figuring out the future of media. For more about him, visit www.robinsloan.com. Also at the meeting, The Friends will elect several new board members, and will recognize the Friend of the Year. The winners of the raffle for the 54-volume set of Great Books as well as the 40-volume set of World's Classics will also be announced. The event is free and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Please join us Thursday, April 3rd at 6:00 pm. |
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Rowan Reading Rendezvous
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Saturday, April 26th
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
RPL Headquarters
201 W. Fisher St. Salisbury
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These authors will be on site to read, discuss, autograph, and sell their books at the Friends of Rowan Public Library's First Ever Rowan Reading Rendezvous.
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Meet the Authors:
Anthony Abbott
Walter Bennett
Jon Buchan
Wayne Caldwell
Fred Chappell
Kurt Corriher
Ariel Djanikian
John Hart
Holly Goddard Jones
Jason Mott
Valerie Nieman
Drew Perry
Ann B. Ross
Ed Southern
Susan Tekulve
Susan Woodring
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This event is free and all are welcome. Visit www.rowanpubliclibrary.org for more information.
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Rowan Public Library Spring Book Sale
|  Friday, May 2nd 9 am - 4 pm
Saturday, May 3rd 9 am - 4 pm
Monday, May 5th 9 am - 2 pm
- Fiction and non-fiction hardbacks, paperbacks, and children's books
- DVDs and audiobooks on CD
- Everything $2.00 or less
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Live Action CLUE Detective Game
|  Children ages 7 and up are invited to join us for a fun adventure of live-action Clue! Free. Tuesday, April 1st @ 4:30 pm, East Branch (Rockwell) Thursday, April 3rd @ 4:30 pm, South Rowan Regional (China Grove) Return to top |
Saturday, April 5th @ 11:00 am, RPL Headquarters (Salisbury) Tuesday, April 8th @ 5:30 pm, East Branch (Rockwell) Kids of all ages are welcome to help us build a city out of Legos. Free. Return to top
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11th Annual Scrabble Scramble
|  Tuesday, April 8th @ 5:30 pmSt. John's Lutheran Church, 200 West Innes St. Salisbury Join us for the Rowan County Literacy Council's 11th Annual Scrabble Scramble. Tickets are $30. Please contact Daisy Boyd at 704-216-8266 for more information. Return to top |
Video Premiere: Courage & Conflict: Rowan in the Civil War
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Please joins us Thursday, April 10th, at 7:00 pm at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury for the premiere of Courage & Conflict: Rowan in the Civil War. The film is the seventh episode in the Ramble Through Rowan's History series of short videos about the history of Rowan
 | Civil War-era telescope: Courtesy: John Erwin Ramsay, Jr.
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County's people, places, and events. The event is free and all are welcome. Courage & Conflict describes the events and effects of the American Civil War on the people of Rowan County. From the formation of antebellum militia units to the final raid by General Stoneman, the video looks at the combatants on the battlefield as well as the folks at home. Rowan spent four conflicted years as both a Confederate support center and a Unionist stronghold. Please join us April 10th, just two days shy of the149th anniversary of Stoneman's Raid. A short question and answer period with the film's narrator, Dr. Gary Freeze, will follow, and light refreshments will be served. |
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Rowan-Salisbury Schools and
Rowan Public Library Present
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Saturday, April 12, 2014
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Free & Fun for all ages
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Storytelling
Book Vendors
Local authors
Entertainment
Food and more
Rowan Public Library 201 W Fisher St
Salisbury
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Book Bites Book Club meets the last Tuesday of each month and all are welcome. Call 704-216-8229 for information.
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Easter Baskets on Sale Now!
| The Friends need small items for Mother's Day and Father's Day, especially gifts with sports, fishing, and outdoors themes, ties, picture frames, etc. Baskets especially needed. Items should be labeled for Friends Baskets Sale and can be dropped off at any RPL location.
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Travel with the Friends of RPL
|  The Friends of RPL are planning a trip to San Antonio (trip dates November 2-6, 2014). Please contact Melody Moxley at 704-640-5159 for more information.
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Rowan Public Library appreciates your gifts and will purchase materials for the library that can be enjoyed by our community for years to come.
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We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts:
Gifts:
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Joan Koechig
| Clifford Euguene Patterson
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Honors and Memorials:
| In Honor of Edward Grey Joyner, Jr. given by Joye and Brittany Braxton,
Michael Butler, and Dave and Tami Joyner
| In Memory of Gurline Wilson Beaver given by Midgie Dial
| In Memory of Dr. Irving Shafer, Jr., given by John and Jerrie Bailey
and Adelaide Horton
| In Memory of Jennie Sparks given by Joe Ellis, Jr.
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Gifts:
| Doug and Leslie Black
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David Post
| Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Carlton
| Carolyn and Jean Puckett
| Lynn Denison
| John and Jane Riley
| Robert Esasky
| Frank Shafer
| Jennifer Hubbard and Steve Cobb
| Dr. and Mrs. John Spencer
| Jim and Gerry Hurley
| Russell and Katherine Stevens
| David and Chloe Longacre
| Dr. and Mrs. John Thomas
| Lisa and Jeff Metcalf
| Chuck and Mitzi Williams
| Joe and Pam Morris
| Carlton Wood
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A Gift That Keeps on Giving @ RPL |
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In Honor of Katherine Charlotte Wallace and Annie Wallace Williams given by Suzanne Casey to the Leo Wallace, Jr. Endowment
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In Memory of Mayo Little given by Fred and Alice Stanback to establish the Mayo Little Endowment
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