‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ returns to Randolph libraries

ASHEBORO – He’s mean! He’s green! And he’s back to steal Christmas.

Everyone’s favorite grouch will visit each Randolph County Public Libraries branch and the Sunset Theatre during the week of December 5 as illusionist and storyteller Caleb Sigmon returns with his highly celebrated rendition of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 

The performances, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, are free and the public is invited.

Asheboro’s event will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, at the Sunset Theatre, 234 Sunset Avenue. Performances also will take place at each library as follows:

• Archdale, 10433 S. Main St.: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 7;
• Franklinville, 111 Sumner Place: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 6;
• Liberty, 239 S. Fayetteville St.: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 5;
• Ramseur, 1512 Main St.: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 8;
• Randleman, 142 W. Academy St.: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, December 8;
• Seagrove: 530 Old Plank Rd.: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 7. 

Audience members’ hearts will grow three sizes as the classical story unfolds in a musical performance that includes live actors, puppets and lots of audience interaction.

For more information, contact the Asheboro library Children’s Room at 336-318-6804.

True Grass to play ‘Country Christmas Concert’ at Asheboro library

True Grass members William Britt, Tim Moon, Matthew Nance, Nolan Moon and Gary Callicutt

ASHEBORO – Popular and long-lived local bluegrass/gospel band True Grass will present a “Country Christmas Concert,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, at the Asheboro Public Library.

The performance is free and the public is invited.

The group has played local venues including the Sunset Theatre, the NC Zoo, Randolph Community College, churches, corporate events and others for over 20 years.

Founding members Tim Moon and Gary Callicutt remain with the group.

Moon, a well-known music teacher for over 30 years, plays mandolin and sings lead vocals. Callicutt plays bass and sings tenor vocals.

Matthew Nance plays banjo and sings baritone vocals. William Britt plays guitar and sings most lead vocals. Fifteen-year-old Nolan Moon plays blistering fast solos as well as beautiful waltz styles on fiddle. 

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. Call 336-318-6803 for more information.

Friends Bookshop to offer entire stock for half price in big book sale

Find just the right holiday gift for that special person (even if it’s just you!) during a special sale at the Friends of the Library Bookshop in downtown Asheboro, December 9-15.

The sale will kick off from 6-9 p.m. Friday, December 9, during Asheboro’s Christmas Downtown (formerly Christmas on Sunset), and will continue the following week during regular bookshop hours, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, December 10; Tuesday, December 13; and Thursday, December 15.

The sale will enable the bookshop to make space for ongoing donations. The bookshop is located at  226 Sunset Ave.

For further information, contact the bookshop at 336-629-1536.

Cash on Cash: Asheboro’s Sunset Series returns with Johnny Cash in words and music

Robert Burke Warren

Singer-songwriters Robert Burke Warren and Casey Noel will trace the life of Johnny Cash in words and music as the Friends of the Library Sunset Signature Series returns, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 22, at the historic Sunset Theatre in downtown Asheboro.

Their appearance is free and the public is invited.

Warren is author of Cash on Cash: Interviews and Encounters with Johnny Cash, forthcoming in September from the Chicago Review Press. In the book, Warren charts the evolution of Cash and his music through interviews Cash gave from the 1950s through the early 2000s, and provides his own commentary on Cash’s words.

Casey Noel

During the performance, Warren will read from his book and perform some of Cash’s songs with Noel.

Warren is a novelist, educator, and music journalist based in the Catskill Mountains of New York. His music writing has appeared in Vulture, Paste, and Salon, among other publications.

As a performer, he played bass for the Queens, New York, based garage rock band The Fleshtones and has forged a career on his own as a singer-songwriter. He also presents educational rock ‘n’ roll performances for children as “Uncle Rock.”

He is married to Grammy-nominated music journalist, author, Janis Joplin biographer and Asheboro native Holly George-Warren.

Noel is a North Carolina-based singer-songwriter. A single entitled “Page 52” off her 2020 EP Not Just Pretty Words was added to Spotify’s Emerging Americana playlist. She has performed at Floydfest, Byrds Creek Music Festival and Bristol Rhythm and Roots, and has opened for roots musician Molly Tuttle.

Begun in 2018, the Sunset Series brings high-profile speakers and performers to the Sunset Theatre. It is sponsored by the Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau, the City of Asheboro and the Friends of the Randolph County Public Library. 

The 2023 Sunset Series lineup, which is expected to feature six events, will be announced later this fall.

For further information, call 800-626-2672. The Sunset Theatre is located at 234 Sunset Avenue.

Go to ‘school’ for healthy cooking in workshops at Randolph Cooperative Extension

ASHEBORO – Sign up for the “Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School” hosted by the Asheboro Public Library at Randolph County Cooperative Extension, and learn how to prepare simple, healthy and delicious foods for you and your family.

The four free workshops, taught by Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Jeannie Leonard, will take place from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, September 22 thru October 13.

Space is limited; call the Asheboro library at 336-318-6803 to sign up. Because each class sets the stage for the next one, participants should attend all four sessions.

“Cook Smart, Eat Smart” keeps it simple — simple, healthy preparation techniques, simple ingredients and simple equipment. Each session contains several basic cooking techniques and other topics related to preparing and eating meals at home, while delivering tips on stretching food dollars while still eating healthily.

Leonard moderates the Facebook page “Jeannie’s Kitchen,” where she shares easy and affordable seasonal recipes.

The workshops are provided by the library’s Margaret C. Taylor Memorial Culinary Arts Fund.

Cooperative Extension is located at 1003 S. Fayetteville Street, Asheboro.

Library technology classes in September to focus on computer basics, email

ASHEBORO – Asheboro library technology classes September will cover learning computer basics and using email.

Become more tech savvy in “Computer Basics for Adults,” offered at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, and repeated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 19. This popular class is designed for those who are new to computers or who feel they need to have more instruction.

Participants will leave feeling confident about navigating the desktop; opening, closing and switching between windows; understanding operating systems; and storing information in various ways to keep it safe.

In “Understanding the Power of Email,” offered at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 8 and repeated at 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, learn how this popular communications tool works. Make an email account and learn about email account providers, composing and replying to emails, sending attachments, and dealing with spam in your inbox.

All the classes are free and the public is invited; call 336-318-6803 for more information.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street.

Libraries to offer countywide dementia caregiver training, sensory activity kits

Community Navigator Angi Polito displays the contents of sensory activity kits, available from the Randolph County Public Libraries, that caregivers can use with people experiencing dementia.

ASHEBORO – Caregivers for people experiencing dementia are invited to participate in hands-on, multi-disciplinary training workshops presented by the Dementia Alliance of North Carolina at three Randolph County Public Libraries locations on August 30 and 31.

Called “Accepting the Challenge,” the training will be offered at the libraries as follows;

• Archdale Public Library, 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 30;
• Liberty Public Library, 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 30;
• Asheboro Public Library, 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 31.

The sessions, conducted by Melanie Bunn, RN MS GNP, of the Dementia Alliance and hosted by the library’s Community Navigators, are free and open to all caregivers and potential caregivers. No registration is required.

The 2-hour workshop is designed to help caregivers provide the best care possible and in turn offer a quality of life for people with dementia. Topics include background information on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; physical approaches; communication skills; offering assistance; evaluating cognitive levels; “Meaningful Days” (activities); and problem behavior.

The “Accepting the Challenge” training will be available on two DVD sets that can be checked out from the library.

Also available from the library are 11 sensory activity kits for caregivers to use people experiencing dementia. The kits provide simple, hands-on experiences that keep the person’s mind active and offer the comfort of a repetitive action.

All the kits include fidget balls and reusable water paint cards. Kits aimed primarily for women include a companion doll and a lacing activity card, while those aimed for men include a busy-work board and “Plumber Pals” pipes. 

Each bundle also includes three books for caregivers: Put Your Mask on First, a book about self-care; Caregiving 101: Activities for the Family Caregiver; and Caregiving 101: Activity Fun Book. The kits will be available at each library, on the Mobile Library and through the Extension Services Department.

The dementia-care project was developed by Community Navigator Angi Polito and funded through a Bright Ideas Grant awarded by the State Library of North Carolina.

The grant is made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-252476-OLS-21).

For further information, call the Community Navigators at 336-318-6825 or email them at navigators@randolphlibrary.org.

Randolph libraries dive into ocean-themed summer reading initiative

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

ASHEBORO – Dive into “Oceans of Possibilities during a deep-blue themed summer reading adventure for children, with over 100 performances, storytimes, hands-on activities and other events in June and July among the libraries in Asheboro, Archdale, Franklinville, Liberty, Ramseur, Randleman and Seagrove.

Teens can join in too, and adults will have opportunities to enhance their reading experiences with speakers, book clubs and more. Most events this summer will be in-person, although some will be virtual.

Alina Celeste and Mi Amigo Hamlet

Visit www.randolphlibrary.org/summer for all the details, or contact your local library.

“Library summer reading initiatives offer children and teens a no-pressure way to stay engaged with learning while out of school so they are less likely to experience a ‘summer slide’ when they return in the fall,” says Library Director Ross Holt.

In addition to all the activities, children and teens can report minutes or numbers of books read to their local library for rewards and prizes, including an Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablet at each library, provided by the Friends of the Library.

The Friends also are sponsoring a virtual performance each month available at all libraries and on library Facebook pages. During the week of June 20-25, Grammy-winning, internationally-touring, purple-tuxedo-wearing family fun phenomenon Secret Agent 23 Skidoo will host a rhyme writing workshop, offering kids a chance to write and perform their own rhymes.

Parents Choice Award-winning duo Alina Celeste and Mi Amigo Hamlet will appear via library Facebook pages during the week of July 11-15, inviting audiences to sing, dance and learn Spanish and English in a joyful blend of cultures, in “Being Bilingual Rocks.”

In-person performers include Caleb Sigmon as Blackbeard the Pirate in Asheboro and family-friendly rock ‘n’ rollers Big Bang Boom at Randleman.

Also appearing at Randleman will be he Amazing Teacher Steve Somers and magical storyteller Mark Daniel. The North Carolina Zoo and Wild Tails NC will bring live animal ambassadors to several libraries.

Asheboro will host the Shepherd Shakespeare Company with a kid-friendly version of The Tempest, and shadow puppeteer Matt Sandbank. All libraries also will offer an array of storytimes, craft activities, STEAM events and more, and the Mobile Library will be on the move around the county.

For further information, contact the Asheboro Children’s Room at 336-318-6804, or your local library.

Appearances by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Alina Celeste & Mi Amigo Hamlet receive support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Archdale library to host class on growing bearded irises

Learn all about “Bearded Irises for the Home Landscape” with Master Gardener Heather Haley at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the Archdale Public Library.

The class will cover properly planting and caring for irises in the home landscape. This perennial plant is typically low maintenance, will re-bloom year after year, and comes in many colors and forms making them a rewarding addition to any landscape.

Attendees will receive an invitation to join the American Iris Society at a reduced rate and can pick up a free iris at the Randolph County Cooperative Extension office located at 1003 S Fayetteville Street, Asheboro.

The Archdale library is located at 10433 S. Main St.

Trio to bring Irish and American folk tunes to Asheboro library

Travis Hicks

ASHEBORO – The traditional trio of Travis and Amelia Hicks and Scott Manring will present an evening of Irish and American folk music on a mix of string and wind instruments at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Asheboro Public Library.

The performance, sponsored by Friends of the Library, is free and the public is invited.

Hicks, a professor of interior architecture at UNCG, will return for an encore performance on the Irish bagpipes and tin whistles, with daughter Amelia on guitar. They will be joined by Scott Manring, a Triad multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and performer on a variety of string instruments. 

In addition to his academic pursuits, Hicks grew up playing piano and singing in church. Inspired by Irish piper Paddy Moloney of The Chieftans, he took up traditional Irish music.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further information, call 336-318-6803.

Randolph library Storywalks debut in Franklinville, Liberty parks

Franklinville/Seagrove library Manager Charity Neave Johnson with a Storywalk panel in Riverside Park along the Deep River in Franklinville.

ASHEBORO – Children visiting parks in Franklinville and Liberty can burnish their early literacy skills with the debut of Randolph County Public Libraries Storywalks in May and June.

“A Storywalk is a unique way to read a book,” says Franklinville/Seagrove Library Manager Charity Neave Johnson, who spearheaded the project. “Two pages of a picture book are posted 20-30 feet apart. Readers walk from one to the next, getting a snippet of the story each time. In this way reading becomes an active experience that is engaging for children and adults.”

The Franklinville installation, winding through Riverside Park along the Deep River, will kick off with a Storywalk Festival from 1-3  p.m. Saturday, May 21, with music, face-painting, activity stations and tasty treats. Magician Fish the Magish will make an appearance at 3 p.m. Each child who completes all the activities can enter to win a scooter.

Liberty will kick off its Storywalk in Paul Henry Smith Park as part of a community Juneteenth celebration from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 19, with vendors, food, music, games and prizes. 

The first book in the Franklinville Storywalk will be Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin and James and Kimberly Dean. In Liberty, it’s Hello Ocean by Pamela Muñoz Ryan.

New books will be placed in the Storywalk panels monthly. The panels also will include information about early literacy and resources in Randolph County. All books will be presented in bilingual English/Spanish format.

The project is a partnership between the library, the Randolph County Partnership for Children, and the towns of Franklinville and Liberty, and is funded with a $12,000 Library Services and Technology Act grant.

This grant is made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-250229-OLS-21).

Get help finding help with Community Navigators at Randolph libraries

Community Navigators Angi Polito and Dana Nance 

 ASHEBORO – Need help finding help?

Reach out to the Community Navigators at Randolph County Public Libraries for individualized assistance in meeting basic needs such as housing, food and clothing, employment, child care, child development support, access to medical or mental health, services and more. The navigators will direct clients to resources in the community that can help.

To reach a navigator, call 336-318-6825, email navigators@randolphlibrary.org, or contact your local library. A team member can respond anywhere in the county, and eventually the navigators will have office hours at each of the seven libraries in the Randolph County system. 

The Navigators, Angi Polito and Dana Nance, will provide needs assessment and basic counseling, identify community resources that can help, and refer clients to appropriate services. They also will follow up on their clients’ progress in receiving support.

Both have extensive backgrounds as social workers – Polito worked 16 years with the Randolph County Department of Social Services and another five as a supervisor with Guilford County Social Services. Nance is transferring to the navigator program after 20 years with Randolph Social Services

A third navigator is expected to be added soon.

The Navigator project, funded by the Randolph County Board of Commissioners for a one year pilot, is a partnership among the library, the Randolph Partnership for Children, the Randolph County Department of Social Services and Randolph County Public Health.

“The social workers will be immersed in the community to the point that they will have insights like, ‘Tuesday afternoons are the least busy time at this agency,’” says Lisa Hayworth, executive director of the Randolph Partnership for Children.

The navigators especially will focus on support for families and children, seeking to prevent or reduce the need for intervention by other agencies such as law enforcement or social services.

They also will train library staff and others in local organizations to better respond to the social services needs of patrons and to effectively triage people in crisis, and will collaborate on obtaining grants to address local needs.

“People seek support at the libraries because we are viewed as safe spaces in the community,” says Library Director Ross Holt. “The navigators will enable individuals and families to find assistance in an approachable, close-to-home environment.”

Having social workers available through public libraries is an emerging trend in librarianship that has been developing over the last decade, Holt says. 

For more information, visit www.randolphlibrary.org/navigators.

Learn about Tuscarora of eastern NC with A&T prof Smallwood at Asheboro library

Dr. Arwin Smallwood

ASHEBORO – So compelling are the North Carolina history talks by Dr. Arwin Smallwood of N.C. A&T State University that the Asheboro Public Library keeps inviting him back for more.

Smallwood will return with “The Tuscarora of North Carolina” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the library. The in-person program is free and the public is invited.

The talk will follow the lives of the Tuscarora and other native people in the state up to the mid-1800s. A group welcoming of all people (they absorbed the Lost Colony), the Tuscarora experienced a diaspora following the Tuscarora War that spread them around North Carolina, the eastern United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

An expert on the history and development of Native American, African American and European cultures in the eastern part of the state, Smallwood is professor and chair of the Department of History and Political Science at N.C. A&T. He is a native of Bertie County.

Last month, he received the Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service from The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, one of the top two annual faculty awards in the UNC system. Smallwood is the first N.C. A&T staff member chosen for the award.

The Asheboro library is located at 201 Worth Street.

Actress Diane Faison to bring ‘The Spirit of Harriet Tubman’ to life in Asheboro show

Diane Faison as Harriet Tubman

ASHEBORO – Experience history through “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” as actress Diane Faison brings the famed abolitionist to life in a performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the George Washington Carver Community Enrichment Center (GWCCEC), 950 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Asheboro

The one-woman show is sponsored by the Friends of the Randolph County Public Libraries and the GWCCEC. The performance is free and the public is invited.

Tubman, born in 1822, escaped a brutal existence as an enslaved person to found the Underground Railroad and advocate tirelessly for abolition. She led troops in the United States Army during the Civil War, and afterwards became an advocate for women’s suffrage.

Faison, an art teacher in North Carolina and Virginia for 25 years, wanted students to feel history, rather than just researching it. She studied Tubman’s life and developed her one-woman play, which her husband, a history teacher, asked her to perform for his students.

Since then, she has performed multiple times each month for close to 30 years in schools, colleges, libraries, churches and retirement homes.

Faison, who resides in Winston-Salem, holds a bachelors of arts in art appreciation from North Carolina Central University. She has received grants from the Winston-Salem and Alamance arts councils, and the Puffin Foundation.

Learn Google Docs, Excel in Asheboro library classes

ASHEBORO – Learn how to use Google Docs to create documents, and Microsoft Excel to make lists and manipulate data, in free classes at the Asheboro Public Library in April.

The Google Docs class will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 4. It will cover the Google Docs interface, sharing documents with others, printing and downloading documents, and how to access Docs on any device with an Internet connection.

The Microsoft Excel class will be offered at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, and will cover using the ribbon tools to format text and organize data; identifying active cells and applying formatting; analyzing and displaying data using tools such as autosum, formulas and charts; and creating readable reports.

The Google Docs class will be repeated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 25. The Excel class will be repeated at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 27.

The classes are free and the public is invited; call 336-318-6803 to sign up or for further information. 

Get backyard vegetable gardening tips in Asheboro library class

Annie Mills

ASHEBORO – Ensure that your fruits and vegetables thrive with the help of “Backyard Vegetable Gardening,” a class at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Asheboro Public Library.

 Annie Mills, horticultural agent with Randolph County Cooperative Extension, will guide participants through site development, selecting appropriate varieties, and cultivational practices to keep plants healthy.

The class is free and the public is invited.

As horticultural agent, Mills provides support and programs for consumers and horticulture businesses. She works with farmers markets and community gardens, and assists with the county’s needs related to production of and access to local foods.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For more information, call 336-318-6803.

Learn about attracting garden pollinators in Asheboro library program

 ASHEBORO – Learn about “Attracting Pollinators and Controlling Insects” in your garden at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, at the Asheboro Public Library.

North Carolina Master Gardeners Julie Robbins-Muff and Cabel McBride will offer two short classes on attracting beneficial pollinators like butterflies, hummingbirds and honey bees to your yard, and controlling pests organically.

The classes are free and the public is invited. The library is located at 201 Worth Street in Asheboro.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday with the Cat in the Hat at Randolph libraries

 

ASHEBORO – Join beloved illusionist and storyteller Caleb Sigmon for “The Cat in the Hat’s Virtual Birthday Bash” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at facebook.com/randolphlibrary.

 The performance, which takes place on Dr. Seuss’s birthday and in celebration of Read Across America Day, also will be streamed live in the Asheboro Public Library Children’s Room for anyone who wants to view it there. The video will be available on the library’s Facebook page for one week after the premiere.

 Jam-packed with stories, cake baking and other shenanigans, the Cat’s interactive, madcap adventure is crafted especially for virtual streaming.

 The library is located at 201 Worth Street in Asheboro.

Randolph libraries offer online, in-person computer skills learning opportunities

Want to brush up your skills using the Internet, Word, Excel and other computer basics, but don’t know where to start? The Randolph County Public Libraries are offering both in-person and online opportunities for digital literacy learning.

 An in-person class, “Learn How to Use Windows 10,” will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the Asheboro Public Library. Call 336-318-6803 or visit the library to sign up for the free class; walk-ins also are welcome.

Available all the time is Northstar Digital Literacy, a new online learning resource available at www.randolphlibray.org/northstar.

Northstar lets you assess your computer skills, then provides learning modules to build your skills based on the results of your assessments.

Access the assessments on your own, or visit the library for a proctored test, which can earn you certificates or badges to present to employers or potential employers.

Assessments and courses include essential computer skills, such as computer basics, Internet, email, Windows and Mac OS; software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Docs; and using technology in daily life, including social media, information literacy and career search skills.

Start taking assessments instantly, and visit or call the library at 336-318-6803 to create a unique learner account to save and view your work.

Northstar is a program of Literacy Minnesota, an internationally-recognized non-profit leader and driving force behind the latest developments in literacy learning, and is made available by the State Library of North Carolina.

Randolph County Public Libraries go Fine Free

ASHEBORO – Borrowers with late books, DVDs and other items checked out from the Randolph County Public Libraries can return them without fear or penalty as overdue fines become a thing of the past.

The Randolph County Public Libraries Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday, January 13, to abolish fines on overdue library materials except for loaned technology such as mobile hotspots. The libraries in Archdale, Asheboro, Franklinville, Liberty, Ramseur, Randleman and Seagrove are part of the Randolph County Public Libraries system.

The change takes effect immediately: overdue fines on items checked out will not accrue and past overdue fines are forgiven. Fees for replacement of lost library cards also were eliminated.

“We believe — and evidence shows — that becoming fine free will make the library easier for everyone to use and get more people in the community reading, while promoting better stewardship of library resources,” says Library Director Ross Holt.

The move comes as research and practice in the library field increasingly shows that fines do not have much of an impact on return of library materials, but do deter people from using libraries, often hitting people who can least afford them the hardest.

On the other hand, eliminating fines increases library visits and checkouts, but does not significantly lengthen return time of checked out material. Elimination of  fines also prompts the return of long overdue items.

In recent years, 27 library systems in North Carolina have abolished fines, including Alamance, Greensboro, High Point. The trend is nationwide as well, with libraries small and large going fine-free.

Some fees will remain in force and will be pursued by the libraries, including those for items lost by borrowers or  declared lost after 45 days overdue, and damaged items. Fees for computer printouts, photocopies and faxes also will continue. 

Due date will remain, and borrowers will continue to receive automated reminders when items are overdue. 

 For more information, call the Asheboro Public Library Circulation Department at 336-318-6801, or contact your local library.