Gifts to the Library
March, April, May
In Memory of
David "Boogie" Batts
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Mary Burkett Bauer
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Mary Wood Bobbitt
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Sarah Louise Simms Cherry
Jessica Williams and Staff
Coy Fisher
Bobby & Gail Thompson
John Michael and June Morris Harvey
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Jennifer Ruby Horns James
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Robert Elmer "Jack" Jobe
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Erin Maloney Keily
Jane W. Parvin
Thelma B. Lundy
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Samuel Bruce Petteway
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Dr. Leon Robertson
Catherine & David Combs
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Fredericka Turner
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Bill White III
Bobby & Gail Thompson
Linda G. Williams
Mrs. Karen Thompson
Ruth Crowder Williford
Bobby & Gail Thompson
In Honor of
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Bishop
Twentieth Century Study Club
To those who love good books at Braswell Memorial Library
Irving E. Siler
Lige Daughtridge
Liberal Arts Club
William Daughtridge
Liberal Arts Club
Mr. Brad Summerlin,
Ms.. Bernice Pitt,
Mrs. Marianne Karth,
Ms. Deborah Hinton
Worthwhile Study Club
Terrance Jenkins
Mrs. Lisa Gonzalez
Barbara Valentine
Liberal Arts Club
Peter Varney
Twentieth Century Study Club
Phillip Whitford
Twentieth Century Study Club
Gifts to the Library
The Women of the Moose #123
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Fizz, Boom, READ!!
Summer is almost here and it's time to celebrate! Braswell Memorial Library will host the annual Summer Reading Kick-Off on Friday June 20, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The library celebrates reading in a big way and the Kick-Off is no exception! The whole family is invited to enjoy fun and food on the lawn. Come see Chance from ROMA's Clydesdale Farm, the Chick-Fil-A Cow, the Balloon Lady, the Party People from Raleigh, Sparky the Firedog, McGruff the Crime Dog, a stilt walker, magician and Bubbles the Clown. Food, games and prizes are all part of the fun.
Everyone can sign up to participate in the library's summer reading programs. Children not yet reading on their own can participate in the Summer Reading program sponsored by PNC and choose a prize after a parent, sibling, or other caregiver reads 30 books to them. Elementary Readers can choose a prize book to own after they have met the goal of reading 15 books. Young adults can read either YA books or adult books. After they have read 7 books they will be entered into a drawing for multiple prizes. Adults who turn in a completed Reading Record Sheet will receive a small prize during the five week program and will be entered into a drawing for grand prizes held on July 31st. Genealogy and local history enthusiasts who complete their Reading Record Sheets will receive a small prize each week and those who explore their family tree will be entered in a drawing for grand prizes on July 31st.
Braswell Memorial Library thanks our outstanding community partners, PNC, The Friends of the Library, City of Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation, Police and Fire Departments, and many, many more for their contributions to the Summer Reading Program!
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From the Director's Desk
From April 14 until April 30, Braswell Memorial Library conducted the Impact Survey, a survey of library technology users. The Impact Survey is a tool that was developed by the University of Washington and designed for public libraries to provide information on how our communities use and benefit from free access to computers and the Internet at the library.
The information gathered by the survey provides a snapshot of who is using public access computers and Internet at the library. It is interesting that 86% of Braswell Memorial Library's public access technology users report that they have alternative Internet access somewhere other than the library. Still computer access in the library is very important. Of those with alternant access, 67% said that they received help with a computer question when they visited the library. The library provides computers and Internet access to many community members who cannot afford Internet in their homes. Of the public technology users with no alternative access, 73% are low income.
Libraries are the one public institution that provides services and resources for people at all stages of life. People have relied on their community library to provide information on every topic imaginable. Now a lot of our questions can be answered on the Internet, but libraries still have a very important role to play. Public access technology, available for free at the library, enables community members to fully participate in society. Computers and Internet access open the doors to employment, education, and social connections. For some community members, library public technology access is a convenience. For others, it is essential.
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 Fun Days at the Library
Melissa Corso, School Services Librarian, and Scott Houston, Young Adult Librarian, have teamed up to provide some imaginative and fun programs during the month of May. If you were in the library on May 3rd you would have noticed some very unusual events taking place. Young heroes with amazing super-powers attended the Super Hero Training Academy held in the children's library. Heroes in training created masks to conceal their true identities. They performed feats of strength such as lifting the "Rock of Doom" and donning hulk hands or grabbing Thor's hammer to demolish the "brick" wall. Those with the strength and fortitude to complete the academy were rewarded with a prize bag, a certificate and the invitation to go upstairs and enjoy further festivities.
On the second floor, Librarian Scott Huston hosted free comic book day. The objectives were to give away comic books, for free, to library visitors. Many of the comic books featured Super Heroes and library staff members cheerfully distributed them to our academy graduates. Criteria for receiving a comic book for free included: coming to the program; having a library card or signing up for a library card, attending Super Hero Training Academy, checking out a YA book, wearing a costume and other activities. Some attendees qualified for five free comic books or more! Local artist and public school teacher, Matthew Staub conducted a Comic Book Workshop Art & Trivia Contest. He gave pointers on developing your own artistic style. Mr. Staub also generously gave participants some of his personal collection of trading cards and comic books. Upstairs and down, it was an exciting day in the library.
May 8th found Melissa welcoming young ladies and their mothers, aunts, grandmothers or caregivers for a posh party celebrating Fancy Nancy. The girls arrived in their finery and were invited to create a crown for the event. They dined on cupcakes, Chick Fil-A treats and bottled water. Each girl received a prize bag with butterfly necklaces and other accoutrements. Scott Houston graciously donned coat and tails to welcome the attendees to the party and Library Director Catie, dressed attractively in a flowered sun hat and pink feather boa, read Jane O'Conners's "Bonjour Butterfly," the second book in the Fancy Nancy series. The soiree was graced by the appearance of the Chick-Fil-A Princess Cow and Cheré the celebrated "read to me" library pooch. It was a lovely afternoon. Everyone had a very nice time and plans are underway to hold another gala next spring. Hope to see you there!

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