We really do want your opinions!

As Miss Melanie wrote the other day, the library is in the process of working with an outside consultant to determine the directions in which our programming and services should move... and the opinions of the community we serve are an important component -- if not the most important -- in making those decisions.

If you would like to help us out in plotting the direction of library services here in Stanly County, please click on this link to go directly to the 2006 Citizens Survey. Thanks!

Oakboro Tourism Marketing Plan

Now available for public viewing at the Oakboro Branch Library is a copy of the Oakboro Tourism Marketing Plan 2007. This plan was presented by Greta Lint to the Oakboro Board of Commissioners on November 6. She has been promoting the town is working to expand the infrastructure of tourism marketing.

We want your opinion!

We want your opinion. Stanly County Public Library will post a survey on library use on the blog from Monday, November 27 through Wednesday, November 29. The link will direct you to a Citizens Survey that the library Strategic Issues Committee will use to determine the future direction of the library. This committee is working with planning consultant Bill Millett to create a new five-year plan for the library. We'll post the results here after they have been tabulated.

Celebrating Veterans

As we celebrate our veterans this weekend, check out some of these award winning novels about the military.

Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara

Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War by Donald McCaig

Dog Company Six by Edwin Howard Simmons

Warning of War: The Marines of North China by James Brady

To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War by Jeff Shaara

Articles of War by Nick Arvin

Check the library's online catalog by following the link on the right side of this page.

New Book Club Looking for Members

The Norwood Branch Library is starting a new book club, and is looking for new members. The book club will hold their organizational meeting on Monday, November 6th from 7:00-8:00 PM. Please come prepared to discuss and share your favorite books. Call the Norwood Branch Library at 704-474-3625 if you have any questions.

For the Holiday Season

The Oakboro Branch Library is having a holiday Gift Wrapping and Bow Making class. The class will be held on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00 pm. Participants must call the Oakboro Branch Library at 704-495-4310 to pre-register and get a list of supplies they will need to bring. Because space is limited this class is for adults only.