Winter Newsletter

Dec. 2015- Feb. 2016

In This Issue

From the Director's Desk

Braswell Memorial Library promotes

Everyone's included

Santa Claus is Coming

Gifts to the Library Nov. & Dec.

In Memory of

John Alton Barr

Estate of John Alton Barr

Connie Capps Cox

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Brad Cushing

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Charles H. Cyrus, Jr.

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Nancy Lee Bland Daniel

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Katharyne Cherry Daughtridge

Mary Kemp Mebane

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Cassie Faith Edwards

Robert & Susan Edwards

Amy Ellis

Phyllis Toler

Holly Caroline Fryar

Gina Rowe Webb

W. Carlyle Gay

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Lee S. Gravely

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Jerome Hodges, Jr.

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Linda Mears Howard

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Dolores T. Hux

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Gail Iris Keeter

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Teresa Evon Eggers Morris

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Noel Dwight Rose

Jessica Creech Williams, Sharon Sprinkle and Staff

Peggy Kay Simpson

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Elizabeth Tyler Strandberg

Genevieve & Bill Batchelor

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Jessica Creech Williams and Staff

Bill Swain

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Margaret Jane Tharrington

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Jessica Creech Williams and Staff

Don Tippette

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Alice Reynolds Tollison

Jessica Creech Williams and Staff

Ed Turnley

Bobby & Gail Thompson

Diane S. Viverette

Jessica Creech Williams and Staff

Ann Duke Williamson

R.L. & Dee Chick

Bitsy & Ed Jolley

In Honor of

Reference Desk

Andrew Gatsis, Jr.

Gifts to the Library

As You Like It Literary Club

Lloyd Davis &

Betty Davis

Robin Reams

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From the Director's Desk:

Season's greetings,

As the year comes to a close we would like to thank all of our patrons, supporters, and staff for making this library a place of study, of community engagement, and of stories from books set in every time and place imaginable. Because of you, our library can support reading and learning for a lifetime and provide access to technology for everyone. Happy holidays and best wishes for a wonderful new year.

Catherine (Catie) Roche, Director

Braswell Memorial Library

727 N. Grace St.

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

252-442-1951 ext. 227

" Braswell Memorial Library promotes art and our local artist community"

Braswell Library adds art to its offerings. Beginning in February with an exhibit of art photographs by Donna Hodgins, the library will host art exhibitions. Providing gallery space at the library is a wonderful opportunity for the public to see and experience the amazing talents of the artists right in our community. Using this beautiful public building to display and promote art is a winning situation. Local artists have another venue in which to show their work to the public and library visitors can discover artists and view works that they might not otherwise encounter.

The library has installed gallery system hardware in the Battle Reading Room and along the long wall in the second floor quiet study area. There is also space in the Battle Reading Room and in the Youth Services Area for art exhibits that do not hang on walls. Local artists are invited to exhibit at the library. Works of art can be offered for sale while on display, but it is the responsibility of the artist to provide all contact information as the library will not act as an agent or participate in any transaction. Sold works will remain on display until the date that the exhibit is scheduled to end. The library is excited to launch this program and we encourage artists to participate. Please contact Catherine Roche or Phillip Whitford for more details.

" Everyone's included"

Your library is one of the most important places in town. As our lives become more and more enmeshed in technology, the library and the services it offers become increasingly important. While libraries historically have been invested in promoting reading and literacy to support a well-informed citizenry, the mandate has widened to include developing a digitally inclusive society. Simply put, the library is the community organization that strives to promote access and use of information and communication technologies to everyone.

Without the ability to access and use technology it is impossible to fully participate in today's economy. Your local library provides broadband high-speed internet through free Wi-Fi access and library provided computer equipment. Library staff members assist individuals through guidance and instruction. Library resources such as Reference USA and partnerships with organizations like SCORE support small business and entrepreneurs. Public libraries empower people to develop to their full capacity by removing barriers to information technology.

Santa Claus is Coming to the Library!!!

Upcoming Events:

December 12: 1:30pm-2:30pm Santa's Woodsman Gale E. Buck, shares stories that will help us understand how we can share the "True Magic of Christmas" in our lives in the Warner Room. Contact Linda Bunch for more information at 252-442-1951 ext. 244.

December 16: 11:30am - 12:30pm - Holiday Music with Rocky Mount High School

Upcoming Closings

Dec 23 (Wednesday) Closed at 6PM
Dec 24, 25, & 26 (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) - Closed for Christmas
Dec 31 (Thursday) Closed at 6PM for New Years
Jan 1 (Friday) Closed for New Years Day

Jan 18 (Monday) Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

We hope you enjoyed this email edition of the newsletter. As always, we invite you to visit us at 727 North Grace Street to "check out" all of the services and resources available to you.

Sincerely,

Catherine Roche

Braswell Memorial Library

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