by Carol Brolley | Jan 7, 2022 | Children's Programming
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,...
by Beth Klahre | Nov 30, 2021 | Children's Programming, Events
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...
by Donna Morgan | Jul 22, 2021 | Children's Programming
Beginning with a tadpole hunt, kids “zooming” into the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher this week were treated to a variety of tailed animals from bullfrogs to alligators, otters, stingrays, snakes, and horseshoe crabs in their habitats. Kristin Holloman-Noe,...
by Carolyn Bowers | Apr 20, 2021 | Children's Programming
FOLSOI is excited to announce a $1,000 grant from BEMC (Brunswick Electric) to help fund the Harper and Barbee Libraries’ summer reading programs for children of all ages. In keeping with Covid restrictions, this summer all programs will be via Zoom. The line-up is...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jan 28, 2021 | Children's Programming
“I once had a whim and I had to obey it, to buy a French Horn in a second-hand shop. I polished it up and I started to play it in spite of the neighbors who begged me to stop.” ...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jul 15, 2020 | Children's Programming
Creepiness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What makes an insect, arachnid, reptile, amphibian, bird, or other creature “creepy?” If could be their appearance, the way they move, the sound they emit, other creatures they devour, or even their role in...
