Books available for check-out at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Fiction
Hidden Treasures – Michelle Adams
When Women Were Dragons – Kelly Barnhill
The Illness Lesson – Clare Beams
Cold Clay – Juneau Black
The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare – Kimberly Brock
Find Me – Alafair Burke
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot – Marianne Cronin
Box 88 – Charles Cumming
A History of Wild Places – Shea Ernshaw
Deer Season – Erin Flanagan
A Lullaby For Witches – Hester Fox
The Ex-Husband – Karen Hamilton
True Crime Story – Joseph Knox
The Record Keeper – Charles Martin
When the Reckoning Comes – LaTanya McQueen
Hello, Transcriber – Hannah Morrissey
Hell of a Book – Jason Mott
The House on Vesper Sands -Paraic O’Donnell
Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell
The House of Whispers – Laura Purcell
Cold, Cold Bones – Kathy Reichs
Daughter of the Goddess – Sue Lynn Tan
Rising Tiger – Brad Thor
Lover Arisen – J.R. Ward
Large Print Fiction
The Home-Wreckers – Mary Kay Andrews
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot – Marianne Cronin
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty – Akwaeke Emezi
Sound of Darkness – Heather Graham
Our Kind of People – Carol Wallace
Non-Fiction
Murder at Teal’s Pond – David Bushman & Mark T. Givens
Unmasked – Paul Holes
Trailed – Kathryn Miles
The Woman Beyond the Attic – Andrew Neiderman
Augusta Savage – Marilyn Nelson
Red Handed – Peter Schweizer
1620 – Peter Wood
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The summer programming is underway, lasting through Aug. 8. Explore the theme of the week through stories, crafts, games and more. Spaces are limited for some events, call or come by to register to secure a spot. Call 336-789-5108. The schedule is:
• Monday at 6 p.m. – teens, ages 13-17. This week, we will make a watercolor craft with tissue paper. Tissue paper will be used to create a background and an ocean themed silhouette placed on top. Pizza will be provided, please bring your own drink.
• Tuesday at 2 p. m. – kids ages 8-12; Learn about octopuses and how they can fit and slide into any size space by making Octopus Slime.
• Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; This week is wet and wild water week, we will have a slip n’ slide and a wading pool. Wear your suit, bring your sunscreen and a towel.
• Thursday at 9:30 a.m. – Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old; This week is wet and wild water week, we will have a slip n’ slide and a wading pool. Wear your suit, bring your sunscreen and a towel.
• Thursday at 11 a.m. – Preschool Storytime – ages 4-5; This week is wet and wild water week, we will have a slip n’ slide and a wading pool. Wear your suit, bring your sunscreen and a towel.
• Friday at 9 a.m. – Adults, age 18 and older; Seven Wonders of the Seas – Learn about some of the wonders of the seas.
• Friday at 1 p.m. – Family Movie Series, popcorn and water will be available. Feel free to bring your own snacks. This week, we will be watching Ponyo.
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Book Bag Giveaway. This summer, each time you check out books, put your name in the box at the check-out deks to win a bookbag full of school supplies. The drawing will be Friday, August 5.
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Top Reader. The top reader of the summer, the one who turns in the most reading logs, with the most time read will win a Kindle. This contest is for youth ages 8 – 18. Turn in all reading logs by August 5.
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Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
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Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
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Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
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The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. In August we will be reading and discussing Elegy for Iris by John Bayley. This is a story of his wife, Iris Murdoch, who developed Alzheimer’s and how they managed. We will also meet to watch the movie based on the book.
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Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. For August, we will be reading Southern Comfort by Fern Michaels.
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Classic Movie Monday on July 25 at 5:30 p.m. to watch JAWS, if you dare. “We’re going to need a bigger boat.” Popcorn and water provided.
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