Celebrate the Holidays with Family Programs at RPL

Join Rowan Public Library for wonderful family story time events at each location in December. Saturday, December 3rd the library is proud to bring back RoBoJo Theatre. The show will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Stanback auditorium at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury. Whether you have seen the show before or are enjoying it for the first time, this is a fun family program not to be missed! Tuesday, December 6th the South Rowan Regional Library in China Grove will host their Holiday Pajama Express from 6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m. Dress in your pajamas and come enjoy stories, crafts and hot chocolate! Saturday, December 10th the East Branch in Rockwell will be holding their annual Stories by the Fireplace from 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. There will be stories, crafts and a special guest, Ho, Ho, Ho!! Tuesday, December 13th members of the Salisbury Symphony will be at RPL Headquarters from 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. to present the Nutcracker story. This program will be held in the Stanback Auditorium. Hear and see part of the Nutcracker ballet and meet and greet some of the ballerinas who will be appearing in the
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Creativity Shines in RPLs Book Cover Design Contest

The Friends of Rowan Public Library sponsored the third annual Book Cover Contest for teens in celebration of Teens Read Week. Middle school and high school students were invited to create a new and unique book cover of an existing book without copying the original covers design. All entries are on display in the teen section of RPL Headquarters in Salisbury. Winners received a monetary prize and a gift card to Cicis Pizza. They will also be honored along with the childrens bookmark contest winners at a special reception December 5. Congratulations to our winners in both age categories:
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Brenda Sanchez won first place in the High School category with this cover for Artemis Fowl.

Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library

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Nutcracker at the Symphony. This program promises fun for everyone, whether you plan on attending the ballet or not. And on Wednesday, December 14th the childrens staff at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury will hold their annual Christmas Tea Party with stories and crafts starting at 11:00 a.m. Celebrate the holidays with RPL at these special programs!

RPL Programs Win Awards

Its award season, and Rowan Public Library is rolling out the red carpet. Having won not one, but two awards from the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association, RPL is having quite a year. Childrens services won for their school-age program, JRs Adventure Club. This program offers fun, interactive opportunities for schoolage children one Saturday a month. Past programs have included building with legos, making kites, and inviting community helpers such as police and firefighters to the library for a visit. The second award was for Through a Soldiers Eyes: Remembering Vietnam, a collaborative project with Waterworks Visual Arts Center. Local Vietnam veterans were invited to bring their photos, oral histories and artifacts to RPL. Their stories and scanned copies of the photos are digitally archived in the history room at RPL. Selected photos were displayed at Waterworks and the photos will move to RPLs South

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First Place: Brenda Sanchez, 10th grade; Krystal Rothermund, 8th grade Second Place: Anna Childers, 10th grade; Sara Wong, 7th grade Third Place: Isabella Williams, 9th grade; Bethany Roberson, 8th grade.

David Garmon contributed this photo from his personal collection to RPLs award-winning project Through a Soldiers Eyes: Remembering Vietnam.

Rowan Regional and East Branch libraries in January for further viewing. Beginning in March, the exhibit will be offered to other North Carolina libraries as a traveling exhibit. Staff members will travel to Greensboro in December to accept the awards and share presentations about the programs with other librarians from North Carolina.

Rowan Public Library Holiday Hours

For all RPL locations: Saturday, December 24Tuesday, December 27 Normal Hours resume Wednesday December 28 Saturday, December 31Monday, January 2 Normal hours resume Tuesday, January 3 Closed Closed

Happy Holidays from the staff and friends of Rowan Public Library!
Krystal Rothermund won first place in the Middle School category with this original design for The Hunger Games.

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A Gift That Keeps on Giving @ RPL

In 2011 Rowan Public Library Foundation celebrates its first 100 years of service to the citizens of Rowan County! Throughout its first 100 years RPL has grown into a great public library dedicated to encouraging the joy of reading and life long learning. As part of this celebration the RPL Foundation has set a goal to add 100 new endowments in 2011 in support of continued improvement and expansion of library resources and services during its next 100 years of service to the community. Currently, the Foundations primary focus is to enhance the librarys collection of books and other resources. There are now 144 named endowments, ranging from a minimum of $1,000 to over $100,000. Please consider celebrating with us by establishing a named endowment through the Foundation, Endowments may be established in the name of the donor or in memory or in honor of someone. An endowment can be established with a minimum gift of $1,000, which can be paid in installments. For information about setting up an endowment, please call Pam at 704-216-8231. The Foundation is a tax-exempt public 501(c)(3) foundation, and all contributions are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The Foundation gratefully acknowledges the many individuals and organizations that have already established endowments. Following are some of the items recently acquired by Rowan Public Library with funds provided by the Foundations endowments. Phillip K. Barton Foundation Executive Director
DECEMBER 2011

We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts: Bruce and Judy Miller established the Bruce and Judy Miller Endowment Edward and Susan Norvell established the Edward and Susan Norvell Endowment In Memory of Katherine Faye Giles given by Roscoe Giles and Sally Morris to the Katherine Faye Giles Endowment In Memory of Rose Post given by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clement, Norris and Dorothy Dearmon, Frances Embry, Roscoe Giles, Phillip and Margaret Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Peacock, The Salisbury Post, Betty D. Spencer, Barbara Stein, and Tommie and Susan Waller to the Post Family Endowment In Memory of Bill Swaim given by Maggie Brady to the Wilborn S. Swaim Endowment In Memory of Elinor Swaim given by Maggie Brady to the Elinor Henderson Swaim Endowment

Marriage and Death Notices

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Southern Presbyterian by Brent Holcomb

Dr. Wilbert and Mrs. Carolyn Sadler Endowment Mamas Kiss by Jane Yolen

Stuart Pitner Endowment Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Presbyterian by Brent Holcomb

Margaret and L. B. Hardage Endowment The Glass Rainbow (Audio CD) by James Lee Burke

Betty Ipock Mickle Endowment Good Manners in Public by Katie Marsico

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Davidson County, North Carolina: Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Transcribed by

Dewey Snider Margaret Jenkins Davis Endowment Davidson County, North Carolina: Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions transcribed by Dewey Snider

Fritz Gerald and Midgie Roberts Dial Endowment Paris (DVD)

Dr. Robert Gantt Endowment Remote Control (DVD)

Mrs. Christine Gantt Endowment The Life and Times of Corn by Charles Micucci

Jan Safrit Staff Development Fund Endowment Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (DVD)

Glen and Ozell Freeman Endowment Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons

United States Constitution Bicentennial Endowment Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling

Pauline P. Tatum Endowment Roving Mars (DVD)

Lerner Shoes, Inc. Endowment Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers

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December 2011 Computer Classes

Intermediate Word
Monday, December 12, 7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m. South Rowan Regional, China Grove Tuesday, December 13, 1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m. East Branch, Rockwell
Reservations required for East branch classes only.

Salisbury Symphony at RPL

The Salisbury Symphony recently hosted a musical petting zoo at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury. About 17 children had fun trying out different instruments and learning about Vivaldi and his music The Four Seasons. David Hagy, conductor and music director of the Salisbury Symphony, and Susan Trivette, education director, presented information about Vivaldi and led participants in an activity designed to explore the seasons. The Salisbury Youth Orchestra were on hand to perform for the children and helped show them how to use the instruments.

Please call Paul at 704-216-7841 Thursday, December 15, 9:30 a.m.11:00 a.m. Headquarters, Salisbury All classes are free and open to the public. Dates and times correct at time of printing.

Rowan Public Library appreciates your gifts and will purchase materials for the library that can be enjoyed by our community for years to come.

Memorials and Honorariums In Memory of Tammy Crater given by Dawn Isenberg, Melody Moxley, and the staff of South Rowan Regional Library

Gifts Dale and Margaret Basinger Sammie Hinshaw Mr. and Mrs. James Hurley Bettie Jordan Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Peacock Susan Waller Mike and Mary Lu Yavenditti

DECEMBER 2011

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The Friends of RPL literary gift baskets are on sale now! Theyre perfect for everyone on your listor treat yourself! All purchases support library programs.

Friends of Rowan Public Library Membership Application

Name: Address: Telephone: Please indicate your choice of membership: Individual ($10) Literary & Civic Organization ($25) Family ($15) Patron & Business ($100)

Please make your check payable to: Friends of Rowan Public Library and mail it with this application to: Friends of Rowan Public Library 201 W. Fisher St., Salisbury NC 28144 Library most used: Visit RPL on the Web! www.rowanpubliclibrary.org Headquarters (Salisbury) South Rowan Regional (China Grove)

East Branch (Rockwell)

Please contact me to help with Friends programs and events.