PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS RETURN:
Regularly scheduled preschool storytimes are back for the school year! Children from birth to age 5 are welcome to come and read stories, dance and have fun with Children’s Librarian, Miss Mel. Storytimes are built around a central theme and are on Tuesday and Friday mornings at 10 a.m.** Always call the library in case of inclement weather.  

SPECIAL STORYTIMES AVAILABLE:
If you would like to arrange for a special storytime or tour for a group, contact Miss Mel to plan a time. 

BABYTIME STORYTIME:
Introduce your baby to the library and the love of books on the first Thursday of each month with Miss Mel!  Babytime Storytime is geared for infants from birth to 12 months.  Stories, songs and dancing, finger plays, and rhymes are offered creating a special bond between the parent/grandparent and baby.  No reservations are necessary and the program begins at 10 a.m.

GET YOUR YA-YAS OUT!
Are you a high school student who devours books on a daily basis? No, I don’t mean eat them, but are you a voracious reader? Then join the Alexander County Library’s Young Adults Reading Young Adult Book Club. We read classics, contemporary, science fiction, etc. and have a lot of fun discussing them. The club meets once a month. Call Mel at the library for more information.

Enjoy these photos from the 2007 Summer Reading Program events!

Babies delight as their mothers perform a tickling rhyme up their backs at summer reading Babytime.

Teens and Miss Mel show off their artwork after painting the bookends for the children’s area of the library.

Participants were on stage as trees at the June 19, 2007 kickoff with Bright Star Children’s Theatre at the Alexander Central Auditorium.

Summer reading participants got great information about preventing fires (and a bear hug!) from Smokey the Bear and Forest Ranger Dennis Wahlers at the July 27 program.

Alexander County
Library
77 First Avenue SW
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Gary Hoyle, Director
PH: 828-632-4058
FX: 828-632-1094

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"Miss Mel",
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invites you to enjoy
the Reading Programs
offered at the Library.

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Adrian Foster with the Taylorsville Fire Dept. demonstrated fire gear to excited summer readers in July 2007.