Virtual Escape Rooms

Join us each Sunday night in January on Facebook (7pm) for links to exciting Online Escape Rooms that you can do from home - by yourself or with friends! Topics will include Clue, Star Wars, Jack the Ripper, and Regency Romances. Escape Room links will be added here each week, too!

Maggie is taking her winter break! Re-visit old hikes on the Online Programs tab!

PLEASE NOTE PROGRAM CHANGE TO PICK-UP CRAFT BAG.

Pick up your bag on Monday, January 24th, and then watch the accompanying video (posts Wednesday, January 26th) for step-by-step instructions.
Pre-Registration is Required, and space is limited.

For more information, see the Crafting and Art Programs Tab

Needlework at Little Guatemala

Friday, January 14
Friday, January 28
at 10am at Little Guatemala's indoor soccer field. Bring a chair!

Open to all ages and skill levels, Needlework in the Morning is a way to meet with fellow knitters, crocheters and anyone who enjoys needlework. Share ideas and hone skills!

A weekly video series showcasing simple, and yummy, recipes. Videos Post Tuesdays at 7pm on our Facebook page, and are later added on the "Online Programs" tab!

A series showcasing interesting people, places, and things all relating to our great state! Video Posts the first Wednesday of the month on our Facebook page. Want access, but don't have Facebook? Contact Danielle at 828 764 9269 and ask for details!

Adults can register to pick-up a kit with activities geared toward mental health self-care.
Available for pick-up at the Morganton Public Library on Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Open to adults only, and availability is limited. Pre-registration is required (Call 828-764-9269 for more information or to register).
Download the Mental Health Self-Care Kit Flyer

A new monthly program! Pick-Up a new spice and recipes to keep the first Tuesday of each month, then attend a cooking class the following Thursday to create a dish using the same spice.
Pre-registration required, space limited. Adults only. Must have picked-up spice to attend class. Class will be held at the Valdese Public Library, while pick-up of spice will be at preferred library location.

NOTE: due to COVID-19 restrictions, October's spice recipe program will be a posted online-video.

January Spice Club:
Spice pick-up available Tuesday, January 4th

Recipe Video will post on Thursday, January 6th, at 1pm on our Facebook page (and this website).

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Looking for new books? Visit our New Books Page for updates from Wowbrary, as well as our monthly New Books Bookmark.

Winter Reading

Download the game board, or pick one up at the library, and get started! Game runs December 1-February 21.

Game board and details on the Book-opoly tab.

Curated Crafting Kits to make at home (for adults only).

Kits will be available for pick up, and a how-to video will be posted that Friday on Facebook and on the Arts and Crafting Tab. All supplies included, but limited kits available. Call any Burke County Public Library location to register for your kit!

January Kit Pick ups Available:
Monday, January 10

Will be having book discussion via ZOOM

Tuesday, January 18, at 10:00am
via Zoom

For more information, please call 828-783-9269.

We will be discussing:

Any book you choose! January is FREE READ month. Bring an old favorite, your current read, whatever you would like to discuss with the group.

A FREE Monthly subscription for adult book lovers! Limited supply, one per patron per month (each month is different!). More information on the Bibliomanics Tab or call 828-764-9260.

eBooks, eAudio-books, and more!