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Winter Reading is Back!
On January 3, we launched our 2022 Winter Reading program. This one is a bit different from past years. It’s a board game inspired by the classic Chutes and Ladders game. You will roll the provided die, move that number of spaces, and complete the challenge listed. It might be a reading related challenge such as “read a book with a blue cover” or maybe you will be unlucky and have to move back a few spaces! Once you make your way to finish, you can bring your completed game back to the library and exchange it for a prize which is an awesome library staff designed mug.
The program will run through February 28. Completed game boards will need to be returned to one of our locations by March 1 to receive a prize. You can print off a board here, or you can pick one up at any of our libraries.
The goal with all of our reading programs is to encourage you to read more, but also to venture out of your reading comfort zone. We hope that you enjoy exploring new books, authors, and formats!
Please keep in touch while you’re playing the game and tag us in updates (like posing with the final prize) on social media!
Meet Tyler Wilson
Congratulations to Tyler Wilson, who was promoted to a May Memorial Reference Library Assistant from a part-time Mebane Circulation Assistant!
How long have you worked with the County?
Almost two and a half years.
Where are you from originally?
Mebane, North Carolina.
What are you most passionate about?
Learning, anything and everything.
Do you have a hobby?
I like to play guitar and hang out with my cats!
When you were little, what was your dream job?
I always said I wanted to be a marine biologist, but I really just wanted to be near the ocean all the time.
What was the best part of your week/weekend?
Going to Asheville and seeing the autumn leaves on the Blue Ridge Parkway!
If your life was a song, what would the title be?
Just Dumb Enough to Try.
Are you involved in any community projects or organizations?
I helped out with the Vinyl Society Social Club at the Mebane Public Library!
What’s your favorite TV Show?
Twin Peaks.
What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
New music gear!
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned recently?
Kinshasa is the most populous Francophone city in the world!
Hours are Changing
Over the past five years, we’ve been surveying our community to determine the best ways to meet the wants and needs that are being shared with us. We regularly adapt our programming, resources, and services in response to the feedback we receive. Starting on November 1st, we will finally also change our operating hours to meet those same requests. In order to expand our hours at the Graham and Mebane Libraries and the staff available to expand our partnerships out in the community, something had to give. So our new operating hours for the May Memorial, Graham, and Mebane Libraries will be:
Monday – Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
The North Park Library will retain similar hours to the Mayco-Bigelow Community Center:
Monday – Thursday: 12:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Friday: 12:00 – 4:00
Saturday – Sunday: CLOSED
Mobile Library Grand Opening
Join the Alamance County Public Libraries as we celebrate the kick-off of our new Mobile Library service! Our new vehicle, with more than 1500 items on board, will visit more than 40 sites across Alamance County in a three-week rotation, including schools, retirement communities, parks, community centers, and rural and urban neighborhoods.
Our kick-off celebration will take place at Fairchild Community Center, 827 S. Graham Hopedale Rd., in Burlington from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021. We’ll start with thanking our sponsors and a ribbon cutting, followed by family friendly fun and games, an outdoor Storytime, and, of course, time to explore and check-out the Mobile Library.
The Mobile Library will provide full library services, including signing up for a library card, checking out materials, placing and picking up holds, using computers and even attending programs at select stops. The Mobile Library is handicapped accessible, with a lift in the back of the vehicle for wheelchairs. Spanish language materials for children and adults are available as well.
Library cards are available free of charge for anyone who lives or works in Alamance County. Children who attend an ABSS school or many of the partnering private and charter schools in the county already have a library card through the ACPL Connect program. They can use their lunch number (or other number, as assigned by their school) to check out up to 10 items. ACPL borrowing privileges are also available to residents in the surrounding counties of Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, Orange, Chatham, and Randolph. All patrons are encouraged to speak with a staff member with any questions about their accounts. Happy reading to all.
Tell Us What You Think!
The Alamance County Public Libraries is looking to adjust our hours of operation. We are determined to meet the needs of our community and sometimes need to adjust our services in order to do that. Starting in October 2021, we are interested in creating universal operating hours at the May Memorial, Graham, and Mebane Public Libraries.
New proposed hours of operation:
Monday – Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed