Big Bang Boom kicks off Summer Reading Program

Big Bang Boom, the children’s rock ‘n’ roll band from Greensboro, kicks off “Dream Big: Read!”, the Randolph County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, with performances at all seven libraries during the week of June 11.

The band, made up of bassist/vocalist Chuck Folds, guitarist/vocalist Steve Willard and drummer/vocalist Eddie Walker – play parent-friendly power pop that gets kids moving in a high-energy performance. The concerts are free and the public is invited.

The schedule is as follows:

·        Asheboro, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12

·        Archdale, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 13

·        Franklinville, 2 p.m. Thursday, June 14

·        Liberty, 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 12

·        Ramseur, 1-:30 a.m. Thursday, June 14

·        Randleman, 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 13

·        Seagrove, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 12.

Also on tap for the week, children’s author Micki Bare will bring her creation Thurston T. Turtle to the Asheboro library at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, for a reading and signing with refreshments.

Steel drummer Tracy Thornton will be the special guest during the Asheboro library’s School Age Program at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, and the Randleman library will screen Kung Fu Panda II at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 14.

Storytimes at the Asheboro library include All Ages Storytime, 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m. Thursdays; Family Storytime, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Spanish/English Storytime, 6 p.m. every other Wednesday beginning June 13; and Toddler Time, 10:10 a.m. Thursdays.

Meanwhile, things get haunting for teens and adults as Ghosts of the Triad authors Michael Renegar and Amy Spease appear at the Asheboro library at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, and the team from Carolina Supernatural Investigations visits the Archdale Public Library at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15.

All events are free and the public is invited.