September 2013

RPL Welcomes Storyteller Bill Harley

Rowan Public Library welcomes storyteller Bill Harley on Thursday, September 19th at 7:00 pm at RPL Headquarters, Salisbury! The event is free and all are welcome. Bill is a Grammy award winning artist, who uses story and song to paint an entertaining picture of growing up, schooling, and family life. His work spans the generation gap, reminds us of our common humanity and challenges us to be our very best selves. A prolific author and recording artist, Bill is also a regular commentator for NPRs All Things Considered and is featured on PBS. A recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the RI Council for the Humanities, Harley tours nationwide as an author and performing artist. With these considerable talents, Bill considers his real work to be using these skills to encourage his

Bill Harley performs at RPL September 19th. audience to see the world anew by experiencing "live art", to honor the emotional lives of children and adults, and finally, to pass along a love of language and music. Join us Thursday, September 19th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Stanback Auditorium at RPL Headquarters to hear Bill Harley in person for a one hour family storytelling concert.

The Cheerwine Music Hour @ RPL

The Friends of Rowan Public Library and the Cheerwine Music Hour present two fabulous concerts. Rowan Public Library is honored to host the Amber Waves Band in concert on Thursday, September 26th; and The Lunsfords with the GV Band on Thursday, October 3rd. Both concerts take place at 7:00 pm at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury. Please enter the Stanback auditorium from the Fisher Street entrance near the historic Henderson Law Office. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and admission is free. Hailing from Northern Colorado, the Amber Waves Band travels the

Amber Waves Band country in a converted school bus, picking and singing as they go. This musically inclined family consists of identical twins Alexandra (on guitar) and Kaitlin (on banjo); younger brother Sean (on fiddle); even younger sister Mary (vocals); and

Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library

Pets Caught Reading all Summer!

Although our well-read pets program has come to an end, you can still check out our great photos of well-read pets here! A huge thank you to all of the participants who made this program so much fun: Donnis Ashton, Dana Birkhead, Pam Bloom, Carolyn Brooks, Dara Cain, Drew Cress, Joan Cress, The Edds Family, Jim Epperson, April Everett, Carolyne Everett, D. Foutz, Ron Godbee, Genia Goldston, Tara Greene, Bev Griffith, Edward Hirst, Debbie Holshouser, Julie, Lois Latimer, Laura, Leila, Katy Lopez, Tammy Mcleod, Diane McNeely, Joellen Misenheimer, Pam Nance, Amy Notarius, Judy Page, Mindy Shawley, Hannah Smith, Amy Boger Turner, Suzanne White, and Allile Uza.

Fall Photowalks Coming Soon

We are planning fall photowalks at each Rowan Public Library location in October. Look for details in the October issue of News, etc. or call 704-216-8229 for information.

Cheerwine Music Hours (cont.)

parents Michael (on bass) and Cherylon (on mandolin and fife). Learn more about the Amber Waves concert, and please Join us Thursday, September 26th at 7:00 pm! The second Cheerwine Music Hour features The Lunsfords with the GV Band in concert at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury. Join us at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 3rd in the Stanback Auditorium of the Library. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and admission is free. Clay Lunsford is known as a guitar virtuoso and is the founder of the
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Ministries and has traveled for over 45 years performing in churches, festivals, county fairs and more. These musically talented brothers are quite a duo, traveling all over North Carolina and surrounding states with the Gospel Voices (GV) Band. Lunsford Family Learn more about the Lunsfords concert, and please join us Thursday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm! Cheerwine and the Friends of Rowan Public Library are proud sponsors of both concerts.

NC Thumb and Finger Style Guitar Players Association. With more than 50 years of experience, Clay's musical style is a blend of Chet Atkins and Merle Travis. Clay's brother, Al Lunsford, is the founding member of The Gospel Voices

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Book Bites Book Club

Friends Need Donations

The friends need items for their gift baskets fundraiser. At this time the greatest need is for theme mugs; decor items for sports, babies, and gardening; greeting cards, note cards, toiletries, and of course baskets! Your support of the basket fund raiser helps support library programs and services. Thank you!

Book Bites meets the last Tuesday of each month, and all are welcome. Call 704-216-8229 for more information.

Summer Reading for Children and Teens @ RPL a Success!

Over 9000 thousand children and parents made RPL's Dig into Reading! summer program a huge success! Programs were held at all three RPL locations and RPL's Western Rowan outreach center located in Cleveland Town Hall. Participating children submitted over 11,000 reading hours this year, and more than 590 books were given away! The festivities began a week after the end of school with RPL's kick-off events. Children ages 1-5 were entertained by staff members telling fun children's stories focused on planting gardens, construction vehicles, and burrowing animals. The school age children were entertained by professional
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performers, including a magician, puppets, polka music and variety show. We congratulate the winners of our official 2013 Dig into Reading prize baskets: Danielle Higgins, Jalera Hoskins, Na'Kayra Macon, Montgomery Schneider, Jonathon Therecka, and Chloe Whitley. Beneath the Surface, RPL's seventh Teen Summer Reading Program, included panning for gems, crafts, jeopardy, underground cities, skill toys workshops and a masked ball. The 227 participating teens submitted over 9500 hours of reading, earned over 100 books and were able purchase raffle tickets for great prizes sponsored by the Friends of RPL.

The Rowan Public Library would like to thank all of the sponsors of the Dig into Reading and Beneath the Surface summer reading programs: Cheerwine, ChickFil-A, Krispy Kreme Donuts, NC Zoo, Rowan County, The State Library of North Carolina, Sweet Frogs, Ultimate Sports Apparel, Woodleaf Lanes, and a very special thank you to the Friends of the Rowan Public Library, who generously fund the majority of our children's programming.

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Blueberry Study Seeks Participants

UNC NRI Cheatham Nutrition and Cognition Laboratory is inviting people who are 65 to 79 years old, are beginning to experience memory issues, and have not been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's to participate in a B.E.R.R.Y Study (Blueberries: Exciting Research Relevant to You). This study aims to find if eating blueberries every day can slow or prevent memory loss in humans. Participants will be paid for their time. An informational meeting will be held Tuesday, September 17th at Rowan Public Library headquarters to learn more about this exciting research being conducted in the Cheatham Nutrition and Cognition Lab on the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis. Or contact them directly at 704-250-5018 or email feedingbrains@unc.edu.

September 2013 Computer Classes

Basic Microsoft Publisher 2007
Monday, September 16th @ 7:00 pm South Rowan Regional (China Grove) Tuesday, September 17th @ 1:00 pm East Branch (Rockwell) * Thursday, September 19th @ 9:30 am RPL Headquarters (Salisbury) Free. Learn how to create flyers and brochures using Microsoft Publisher 2007. * Registration required for East Branch classes only; please call 704-216-8229 to register.

Rowan Public Library appreciates your gifts and will purchase materials for the library that can be enjoyed by our community for years to come.

We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts: Memorials In Memory of Suzanne Hall given by Dawn Isenberg In Memory of Griffin Goodman Summers and Henry McConnell Summers given by Jane Welch

Gifts McGuffey Graduates Book Club

A Gift That Keeps on Giving @ RPL

In Honor of John Hall given by Cathy Kirchin to the John A. and Nina E. Hall Endowment In Honor of John Hall and Cathy Kirchin given by Phillip and Beverly Norris to the John A. and Nina E. Hall Endowment In Memory of Mary Rouzer given by Gertrude Ellis, Joe Ellis, Jr., The Foil Family, Gordon Hurley, Dawn Isenberg, Melody Moxley, Pam Nance, Gavine Pitner, Bill Rouzer, John and Joy Rouzer, Nancy Ruby, Betty Dan Spencer, Susan and Tommie Waller and Patsy Wilson to the Allan and Mary Rouzer Endowment In Memory of Richard Sattazahn given by Crosspoint Community Church and Barrett and Nancy Shrout to the Richard D. and Sarah Ann Sides Sattazahn Endowment In Memory of Stuart Schwarzchild given by Victor Wallace to the Leo Wallace, Jr. Endowment
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