Storyteller Janet Harllee to perform at Asheboro library

ASHEBORO – Asheboro-based storyteller and author Janet Harllee will bring her Southern hairdresser character Mitsy Lou Puppernickel back to the Asheboro library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22.

Harllee’s performance, based on her book Just a Closer Stumble with Thee, is called “Stories from Home in the South,” and is suitable for older children and adults. It’s free and the public is invited.

Her appearance is a lead-in to The Heart of North Carolina Storytelling Festival, September 25-26 at the Greensboro Public Library and the Greensboro Historical Museum, and is part of an effort to bring storytellers to all 100 counties before the festival begins.

Harllee is currently director of admissions and marketing for the Assisted Livings at Cross Roads Retirement Community. She is a member and past-president of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild, and also has a background in theatre and public speaking.

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

Party with the pirates at the Asheboro library

ASHEBORO -- Avast, me hearties! Enjoy some real buccaneer fun as the Asheboro Public Library Children’s Room shows you how it’s done the pirate way.

Whether you’re a matey or a Cap’n, you’ll find fun and intrigue with games, activities and pirate treasure during a Pirate Party at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 17, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Gear up for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, two days later.

It’s free and all children and families are invited.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For more information, call the Children’s Room at 318-6804.

Teens invited to talk about books they’re reading

ASHEBORO – Join members of the Asheboro Public Library’s TeenZone Advisory Committee to talk about what books they have been reading, and what books you have been reading, at 4 pm. Thursday, September 10, at the library.

Discuss what you loved and hated about books you’ve read recently, and series in which you can’t wait to read the next installment.

The book discussion is free and all teens are invited. Snacks will be provided.

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

Celebrate children’s author Roald Dahl at Asheboro library

ASHEBORO -- Help the Asheboro Public Library Children’s Room celebrate the birthday of popular and influential author Roald Dahl at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 10.

Dahl, whose actual birthday is September 13, is known for such classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Matilda.

Enjoy snacks, games and activities related to Dahl’s works. The celebration, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, is free and the public is invited.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. Call the Children’s Room at 318-6804 for further information.

Teen expert to talk avian influenza

ASHEBORO -- High school junior Rachel Osborne will lead a workshop to educate those raising poultry about avian influenza at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, at the Asheboro Public Library.

Her talk is hosted by the library’s TeenZone and sponsored by the Friends of the Library. It’s free and the public is invited.

Osborne,  a member of the TeenZone Advisory Committee, has been active in 4-H for many years, and has worked on poultry projects for seven years. She has raised several types of birds, including geese, chickens and turkeys, and has participated in several competitions.

Osborne will discuss the risks of avian flu and techniques to prevent it. Her workshop is based on a presentation she created for a district 4-H event, and will cover:

• What avian flu is and how the latest outbreak is going to affect the southeast — how does it spread, and does it really pose a threat to humans;
• How to prevent avian influenza along with some other common poultry diseases by using proper biosecurity methods;
• A demonstration using glitter to show how germs spread and how biosecurity techniques can stop the spread of disease.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street.

Explore exotic locales with hiker Tom Ayers at Asheboro library

Take an armchair journey as Tom Ayers recounts hiking at some of the world’s most exotic locations, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at the Asheboro Public Library.

Ayers will talk about and show images from his visits to five continents, including places such as Mount Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, Camino de Santiago in Spain, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China, Mount Washington in New Hampshire (the most dangerous small mountain in the world) and more. He also will display hiking equipment, maps and other items from his travels.

His talk, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, is free and the public is invited.

The Asheboro library is located at 201 Worth Street.

Lego Mania returns to Asheboro library July 31

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro Public Library’s raucous and immensely popular Lego Mania competition returns for its seventh year at 2 p.m. Friday, July 31.

Teens and younger kids ages 10-18 are invited to create ingenious Lego structures for fun and prizes. The event is free but registration is required; call 318-6803 to sign up.

Participants will be divided into teams and age-appropriate groups to compete for prizes to be awarded by community judges.

Lego Mania is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and is part of “Unmask,” the library’s Teen Summer Reading Program. For more information about the library’s Summer Reading programs and a complete schedule of events, visit www.randolphlibrary.org/summer.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street in Asheboro.