Celebrate The Holidays With Family Programs at RPL: December 2009

December 2009
Celebrate the Holidays with

Family Programs at RPL
As the fall Story time season comes
to a close, the children’s staff looks
forward to some very special events.
This December RPL offers some
wonderful family story time events at
each location.
• Tuesday, December 8—The
South Rowan Regional Library in
China Grove will have their Holiday The staff of the East Branch
Pajama Express from 6:00 p.m.— in Rockwell celebrating the holidays.
7:30 p.m. Wear your pajamas and
enjoy stories and hot chocolate! • Saturday, December 12—After
• Saturday, December 12—The

the festivities in Rockwell, make your
East Branch in Rockwell will be way to RPL Headquarters in
holding their annual Stories by the Salisbury for Rowan Public Library’s
Fireplace from 10:30 a.m.—12:00 RoBoJo Holiday Theatre in the
noon. There will be stories, crafts and Stanback Auditorium at 2:00 p.m.
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a special guest—Ho, Ho, Ho!!
Middle and High School Students

Design Original Book Covers
This year the Friends of the Rowan
Public Library sponsored a new contest
for teens in celebration of Teens Read
Week. Over 50 middle school and high
school students entered RPL’s first
“Create Your Own Book Cover
Contest”.
Without copying the existing cover,
both middle school and high school
students were able to create a picture
that they felt represented a book they First place winners: (left) Celeste
have read or one they have written. Goodman, 12— Uglies; Mackenzie
Winners received a monetary prize and Agner, 14—The First Part Last
Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library

RPL Holiday
Programs (Cont.) Friends of RPL Updates
Join the active group of library Friends are currently selling

supporters who make up Friends of Holiday Gift Baskets at all library
Rowan Public Library! Or renew locations. They’ve sponsored two
your membership if you are already literary road trips plus collaborated
a friend. Your membership goes a with Collette Vacations for two
long way in helping us achieve other trips.
what we do each year. Member- With the money generated from
ships are from January 1 to Dec. 31 these fundraisers, the Friends have
each year and are an inexpensive helped in many ways, including
RoBoJo Holiday Theatre way to show your support of RPL. summer reading programs for
Members also receive this news- children and teens, county story-
• Wednesday, December 16—
letter each month by mail. telling festivals, and contest prizes
the children’s staff at RPL Head- This month we look back on the for young people.
quarters in Salisbury will be many successful Friends activities They’ve even helped shelve
holding their annual Christmas of 2009 and plan for 2010. To raise books after long holiday weekends!
Tea Party with stories and crafts funds for library programs and Thanks to all for your library
starting at 10:30 a.m. materials this year, the Friends have support. If you are not a member
held three book sales, sold book yet, we would appreciate your
For more information about any bags, and rented best-selling books support. All monies raised go to
of these programs please call 704- and DVDs. The most recent book benefit our library community.
216-8234 (Headquarters); 704- sale raised almost $6800. The
216-7728 (South Rowan
Regional); or 704-216-7842 (East
Branch).
RPL Book Cover Contest (Cont.)
gift certificates to Sonic.

Congratulations to our winners
from two age categories:
• First Place: Celeste Goodman,
12; Mackenzie Agner, 14
• Second Place: Dystanie Richard,

12; Andrew Litaker, 14
• Third Place: Cody Holshouser,

12
Second Place: (left) Dystanie Richard, 12 — Chasing Vermeer; Second Place:
(middle) Andrew Litaker, 14 — Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw; Third Place:
(right) Cody Holshouser, 12 — Goosebumps: Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
Page 2 News, etc

Rowan Public Library Foundation
A Gift That Keeps on Giving @ RPL
The Rowan Public Library We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts:

Foundation was established in 1991
for the purpose of developing an
endowment fund to support the Margaret and L.B. Hardage Endowment given by Pam Misenheimer
improvement and expansion of
public library resources and Stuart Pitner Endowment given by Gavine Pitner
services for the benefit of the
citizens of Rowan County. The In Memory of Dr. Darris Yates Bingham given by Ann B. Bingham to the
Foundation encourages community Dr. Darris Yates Bingham Endowment
investment through individual and
corporate giving. In Memory of Vivian E. Hoffman given by John Hoffman to the John D.
Currently, the Foundation’s Hoffman Endowment
primary focus is to enhance the
library’s collection of books and In Memory of Charlyse Culp Waddell given by Louise Waddell to the
other resources for public use. Charlyse Culp Waddell Endowment
There are now 137 named
endowments, ranging from a
minimum of $1,000 to over
$100,000, which provide ongoing
support for collection development.
Endowments may be established Reverend Zeb and Gladys Dr. Kenneth and Chase
in the name of the donor or in Baker Endowment Collins Padgett Endowment
memory or in honor of someone. Giving, the Sacred Art: Creating a Whaledreamers (DVD)
Please consider making a long term Lifestyle of Generosity by Lauren
investment in your public library by Tyler Wright
establishing a named endowment
through the Foundation. For
information about setting up an
endowment, please call Pam Nance
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 new
items acquired by Rowan Public
Library with funds provided by the
Foundation’s endowments.
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DECEMBER 2009
Rowan Public Library Foundation
(Continued)
Rowan County School Ralph Roberts Endowment Genealogical Society of

Children Endowment Genealogist’s Guide to Rowan County Endowment
Birdsongs by Betsy Franco Researching Tax Records by Henry Toole Clark: Civil War
Carol Cooke Darrow Governor of North Carolina by R.
Matthew Poteat
Wally and Fran Burding Evelyn Arey Barnette

Endowment Endowment
Popular Woodworking’s Arts and Eyewitness Shark (DVD)
Robert H. Reeves, Jr.
Crafts Furniture Projects Endowment
Birds of the Carolinas by Eloise
Potter
Dr. Darris Yates Bingham

Endowment
David B. Evans Endwoment Attenborough in Paradise and
Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Peacock
Apples and Oranges: Going Other Personal Voyages (DVD) Endowment
Bananas with Pairs by Sara Pinto
My First Signs (DVD)
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Rowan Public Library Computer Classes
December Holiday Hours
No computer classes scheduled in December.

Mark your calendar for changes in library hours this month: Please check future issues of news, etc. for
• Friday, December 18: Library open 1:00 — 5:00 p.m. computer class schedules.
• Monday, December 21 — Wednesday, December 23:

Open 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
• Thursday, December 24 — Sunday, December 27: Closed
• Thursday, December 31: Open 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
• Friday, January 1: Closed
Friends of RPL Expand Ongoing Book Sale
Can’t wait for the next library book sale? In the past the Friends have held a small ongoing book sale on the first
floor at the Headquarters library in Salisbury.
Next time you’re there, look on the second floor, in the area that formerly held young adult fiction, for an expanded
ongoing Friends book sale. A larger selection of fiction, nonfiction, and paperbacks is on display. All hardcover books
are $2.00 each and all paperbacks are $.50 each. Holiday baskets are also on display in this area.
Where did the young adult fiction go? Look on the first floor, just past the DVDs. Watch for other developments in
this new teen area.
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 Honor of Dr. Gary Freeze, Pam Misenheimer, Michelle Patterson, Dr. Wilbert
Sadler, Jr., and Lori Yang given by Rowan Public Library
In Memory of Jay Baker given by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mulliniks
In Memory of Sam Peacock given by Mildred West
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December 2009

Celebrate the Holidays with

• Saturday, December 12—The

Middle and High School Students

Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library

Join the active group of library Friends are currently selling

RPL Book Cover Contest (Cont.)

gift certificates to Sonic.

• Second Place: Dystanie Richard,

• Third Place: Cody Holshouser,

Page 2 News, etc

The Rowan Public Library We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts:

Rowan County School Ralph Roberts Endowment Genealogical Society of

Wally and Fran Burding Evelyn Arey Barnette

Dr. Darris Yates Bingham

Page 4 News, etc

No computer classes scheduled in December.

• Monday, December 21 — Wednesday, December 23:

Friends of RPL Expand Ongoing Book Sale

Rowan Public Library appreciates your gifts and will

Memorials and Honorariums

In Memory of Jay Baker given by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mulliniks

In Memory of Sam Peacock given by Mildred West

Your very best

Library most used: Headquarters (Salisbury)

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