Barbee Library Hosts Joy Class from Morganton

Barbee Library Hosts Joy Class from Morganton

It was a day of fun this week when Barbee Library hosted a games party for a group of special needs adults and their caregivers from the JOY Sunday School class at Burkemont Baptist Church in Morganton, North Carolina. The group is here for a week-long work and play...
Borrow It for Free

Borrow It for Free

I just saved $28.99 today! No, I didn’t rack up a $700 bill at Food Lion to get my “savings.” I borrowed a book from Harper Library, and the receipt they handed me said I saved $28.99 today, and during last year, I saved a total of $359.75. How is that? Well, of...
Moms Get Love from League of Women Voters

Moms Get Love from League of Women Voters

Thanks to The League of Women Voters of Lower Cape Fear, Harper Library’s two display cabinets are currently showcasing a wonderful photographic tribute to Moms and their service to their country. Moms who ran for public office, were appointed to public office, won...
Red Dresses Highlight Plight of Indigenous Women

Red Dresses Highlight Plight of Indigenous Women

In the United States, indigenous women are ten times more likely to be murdered than the national average. An astounding 84% of indigenous women will be physically abused or sexually harassed sometime during their lifetime. Perpetrators are likely to go unpunished...