January-February 2021
CLEMMONS BRANCH LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
The Clemmons Branch Library kicks off the new year with crafts, fossils, trivia and more!  
Support The New Library With A Paver
We invite you to honor, recognize or memorialize a person, institution, or organization with the purchase of an engraved, commemorative brick paver that will be located on the grounds of the new Clemmons Branch Library.
Click here for more information.
Hours of Operation
 
The Clemmons Branch Library is open to the public  during the following hours:
 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
 
Thursday and Friday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(To-Go Pickup 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
 
Saturday
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
 
 At the Clemmons branch, only 15 people will be allowed inside the building at a time, so we ask that you keep your visits brief.
Zoom Events
Please see the website or call 336-703-2920 for sign-up information. Supplies for all craft programs will be listed online ahead of time and a limited quantity of supply kits will be available for pickup the week before the program.
For Children
Zoom Preschool Crafts
Wednesday Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 11 a.m.
Wednesday Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 11 a.m.
 Join us on Zoom for a Preschool craft project.
Click here for a full list of activities.
I Wonder... Wednesdays
Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 and 17 at 4:30 p.m.
This new series will feature a variety of topics. On Jan. 6 learn about fossils, and on Jan. 20 create your own street art.
Visit our website for more details.
For Teens
 
Teen Talk Thursdays
Thursday, Jan. 14 and 28 at 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a virtual hangout session where we discuss a variety of topics and get our crafts on.
Sign up here.
Visit our website for more information.
For Adults
Virtual Trivia
Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Put your knowledge to the test in a virtual game of trivia on Zoom. All subjects will be covered. Individuals and groups are welcome.
Sign up for the January session here.
Sign up for the February session here.
 
Virtual Library
The library's e-resources are available 24/7
North Carolina Digital Library

Click here to download eBooks and eAudiobooks.
If you need help, click here for guides or call us at 336-703-2920 to set up a phone appointment.
Freegal

Click here to download five free songs a week.
If you need help, click here for guides or call us at 336-703-2920 to set up a phone appointment.
For a full list of electronic resources offered by the library, click here.
Holiday Closings
All Forsyth County Public Library locations will be closed on the following dates:
 
January 1 for New Year's Day
January 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
New Items at the Clemmons Branch

Wuhan Diary : Dispatches from a Quarantined City
by Fang Fang

From one of China's most acclaimed writers comes a powerful first-person account of life in Wuhan during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Sweet Sorrow
by David Nicholls

From the best-selling author of One Day comes a bittersweet and brilliantly funny coming-of-age tale about the heart-stopping thrill of first love-and how just one summer can forever change a life.
A Particular Kind of Black Man
by Tope Folarin

A Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing offers a novel about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation into American life.
Ava 

(DVD)

An assassin working for a black ops organization must fight for her survival after one of her jobs goes wrong and she tries to reunite with her estranged family.


Clemmons Branch Library
3554 Clemmons Road
Clemmons, North Carolina 27012
(336) 703-2920

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