Asheboro library to hold 3rd annual “Lego Mania!” competition

“Lego Mania!” returns to the Asheboro Public Library at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, as teens and tweens ages 10-18 are invited to compete in a Lego building contest.

The third annual competition is free and the Legos will be provided. Prizes will be awarded in multiple categories, such as tallest and most creative, and for younger and older age groups.

Refreshments also will be provided. Registration is required; call 318-6803 or visit the library to sign up.

The event is part of “You Are Here,” the library’s Teen Summer Reading Program, and is supported by the Friends of the Library.

Coupon guru Angela Newsom to present class at Asheboro library

Want to learn an easy and fun way to save on groceries?

Join coupon expert Angela Newsom for a “Coupon Makeover,” 6 p.m. Monday, July 11, at the Asheboro Public Library.

The program, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, is free and the public is invited; call 336-318-6808 to register.

Newsom, creator of the Coupon Makeover website (www.coupon-makeover.com), will show participants how to use coupons effectively to buy groceries for pennies on the dollar. Super-couponing combines the best techniques for following sales and using Internet and newspaper coupons to their fullest savings potential.

The workshop is part of “Novel Destinations,” the library’s Adult Summer Reading Program. For more information, go here.

Teens can paint, plant in library program

Pick your favorite paint color, decorate a terracotta pot, learn how to plant flower containers, then finish your masterpiece with a flowering plant to take home, in “Colorful Creations” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the Asheboro Public Library.

The workshop, open to anyone ages 10 to 18, is free. Registration is required; to register, visit the library or call 318-6824.

Master Gardeners Peggy Heath and Barbara Luther of North Carolina Agricultural Extension of Randolph County will lead the program. Instructions and all supplies to paint and plant will be provided.

“Colorful Creations” is part of “You Are Here,” the library’s Teen Summer Reading Program. For further information, contact Teen Services Librarian Amy Keith Barney at 318-6824 or akeith@randolphlibrary.org.

Library invites teens to express themselves in visual journaling workshop

Join art teacher Melissa Walker for a class of experimentation and artistic exploration using the visual journal as a medium for self-revelation and expression, at 10 a.m. Friday, July 15, at the Asheboro Public Library.

The workshop, open to anyone ages 10 to 18, is free. Registration is required; to register, visit the Asheboro library or call 318-6824.

Instruction and all supplies to get started with journaling will be provided. Each participant will get a journal to take home.

Walker will explore a variety of painting techniques along with collage, wax resist, stencils, stamping and embellishing. Many examples of visual journals and altered books will be available to show technique and for finding inspiration for journal pages.

Handouts, including 100 journal prompts, are included. Start expressing yourself today and let the creativity begin!

The workshop is part of “You Are Here,” the library’s Teen Summer Reading Program. For further information, contact Teen Services Librarian Amy Keith Barney at 318-6824 or akeith@randolphlibrary.org.