Thanks to a generous Civic and Community Programs grant from BEMC, Barbee Library on Oak Island and Harper Library in Southport offered an array of entertaining and educational summer reading programs throughout June and July. Beyond providing books and tracking...
The room buzzed with enthusiasm before the program even started as participants of all ages came to Harper Library for Jeff Mount’s beginner chess class. I was one of them, representing the oldest student who had never before played chess. Truthfully, I was a bit...
Next class is July 14 at Harper Library; Register by calling (910) 457-6237 Elementary school students recently filled Harper library for the return of the very popular Lego WeDo Robotics program, thanks to a great collaboration from wonderful community partners who...
This Friday, January 28, marks the 10th annual celebration of “Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD)” an event designed to raise awareness of children’s books that celebrate diversity, and to make these books more available in classrooms and libraries. MCBD was...
Meet Ellie! She lives on Bald Head Island with her grandparents, Robin and Mark Prak. Ellie loves to explore the island, enjoying the beautiful scenery and scents, all while searching for the local wildlife that call Bald Head home. Ellie likes to chase squirrels,...
It’s a battle like no other! And while history has provided us with lots of battles to study, none of them may be as important to the children in Brunswick County than the North Carolina School Library Media Association’s (NCSLMA) Battle of the Books, starting in...
