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Library notes: Back to (virtual) school
By Chelsea Childers Rowan Public Library Students learn in several ways. Some students like online courses; while others ...
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Library notes: What’s in my wallet? A state library card!
By Melissa J. Oleen Rowan Public Library Since 1987, Library Card Sign-Up Month has been held each September ...
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New old books: The Second Saturday Bookshop is now open
By Jennifer Hubbard For those who have missed browsing the shelves at Rowan Public Library, I bring good ...
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Library notes: ecoEXPLORE encourages kids to enjoy the outdoors
By Hope Loman Rowan Public Library Last fall at the North Carolina Library Association Convention, I happened to ...
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Library notes: Weekly reading together as a family
By Amber Covington Rowan Public Library As the summer days zip by, finding time to plan family fun ...
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Library Notes: Everyday people helping find solutions with citizen science
By P.L. Stiles Rowan Public Library With a news cycle that creates more chaos and distress than enlightenment, ...
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Library notes: Chill out with fresh fiction this summer
By Abby Hardison Rowan Public Library Need to escape the dog days of summer? Kick back and relax ...
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Library notes: Taking a healthy look at racism during the pandemic
By Stephanie Reister Rowan Public Library I am watching what is going on during the pandemic. Numbers rising-falling-rising, ...
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Not waiting for tomorrow: Artist with Salisbury ties publishes children’s book
By Susan Shinn Turner For The Salisbury Post Early one morning in a faraway place An elephant ...
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Library Notes — The fight for rights/American suffragettes
By Gretchen Beilfuss Witt Rowan Public Library In August, the United States will celebrate the 100th year of ...
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Library notes: Midday matinee to help you pivot
By P.L. Stiles For the Salisbury Post Staying safe during this pandemic presents a unique challenge to our ...
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NC LIVE ProQuest databases provide K-12 curriculum content for students and teachers
By Amber Covington Rowan County Public Library As educators and families are shifting from online learning for K-12 ...
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Library notes — Stocked up with ebooks
By Abby Hardison Rowan County Public Library The RPL team has been stocking up on so many ebooks ...
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Library notes: Unusual time calls for cooking together with ingredients already in kitchen
By Stephanie Reister Rowan Public Library It’s a challenging time right now with social distancing and everyone rushing ...
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April 20 Book Talk to feature Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary Alice Monroe
SALISBURY — On Monday, April 20, Rowan Public Library will virtually host authors Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary ...
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Library Notes: Some non-fake news about presidents
By Jim Whalen Rowan Public Library In nine months, the presidential race will be over. Yet it seems ...
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Reading in the time of coronavirus
By Hannah Hemphill Rowan Public Library For me, there is something eerie but also comforting about reading dystopian ...
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Charlotte writer wins Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize
WINSTON-SALEM — Charlotte writer Barbara Johnson-Davis, whose “May Day Miracle” received honorable mention last year, has won this ...
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Bestsellers (3-19-20)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1.The Splendid and the Vile, by Erik Larson. 2. Slightly South of ...
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Find your pot of gold at Rowan Public Library
By Chelsea Rhae Childers Rowan Public Library Looking for the end of the rainbow to find a pot of ...
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County makes park changes, offers curbside library service
SALISBURY — One of multiple coronavirus-related changes announced Monday, Rowan County government said park hours would be extended ...
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Rowan Public Library Announces Grace Period to All Borrowers
SALISBURY – Rowan Public Library on Thursday began extending a grace period through May 31, to all borrowers ...
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Rowan Public Library’s most popular items of 2019
By Amber Covington Rowan Public Library Wondering which items were hard to catch on the shelves at Rowan ...
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Bestsellers (3-12-20)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1.My N.C. from A-Z, by Michelle Lanier. 2. New Morning Mercies, by ...
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Allende tells stories of conflict with fascinating characters
“A Long Petal of the Sea,” by Isabel Allende, translated by Nick Caistor and Amanda Hopkinson. Ballentine Books. ...
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RPL South closed through Tuesday, March 10 due to water main repair
LANDIS — The temporary closure of Rowan Public Library’s South Rowan Regional branch, located at 920 Kimball Road, ...
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Bestsellers (3-5-20)
Rowan bestsellers South Main Book Co. 1.Eos, by Jen Guberman. 2. Free, by Patricia Commander. 3. Priscilla, by ...
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Find the joy of used book sales at the Second Saturday Bookshop
By Laurie Lyda Rowan Public Library Are you a fan of used book sales? Of searching through boxes ...
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How to Watch Sun Belt College Basketball Games – Wednesday, January 15
There are three games on the college basketball schedule on Wednesday that feature Sun Belt teams. That includes…
How to Watch AAC College Basketball Games – Wednesday, January 15
AAC teams will take the court across two games on Wednesday in college basketball action. That includes the…
How to Watch A-10 College Basketball Games – Wednesday, January 15
A-10 teams will hit the court in six games on Wednesday’s college basketball slate. That includes the George…
How to Watch Big South College Basketball Games – Wednesday, January 15
Big South teams will hit the court across three games on Wednesday’s college basketball slate. That includes the…
How to Watch Gardner-Webb vs. Radford Women’s Basketball on TV or Live Stream – January 15
The Radford Highlanders (4-12) will try to end an eight-game road losing skid at the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs…