Asheboro library to offer children’s book club

“Max and Imaginary Friends,” a  book club for kids in grades 2-6, will have its first meeting from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, at the Asheboro library.

The group then will meet on the third Wednesday of every month. Space is limited; visit the Children’s Room or call 318-6804 to sign up.

The first book up for discussion is Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, a funny story about a girl and the squirrel she rescues from a vacuum cleaner. Copies are available at the library.

Children’s staffer Susan Coltrane will lead the club, which takes its name from a character created by a teen whom Coltrane mentored while working at the Archdale library. The teen, Len, started out a reluctant reader, but became an avid one.

She also liked to draw, and drew a character she named Max as her imaginary friend. Len passed away several months later; her memory inspired Coltrane to create the club and name it in Max’s honor.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street in Asheboro.