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CLEMMONS BRANCH LIBRARY NEWSLETTER Featuring film screenings, story times, book clubs, and more, the Clemmons Branch Library springs into action in March and April! |
NOVA: Poisoned Water
March 23 at 10 a.m.
In honor of Forsyth County Creek Week, the Clemmons Branch Library will present a screening of NOVA: Poisoned Water. When Flint, Michigan changed its water source to save money, it led to disastrous results including widespread lead poisoning and an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. 54 minutes. |
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Red Cross Blood Drive
The Clemmons Branch Library and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive in the Red Cross bus on Thursday, April 20th from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
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Book Lovers' Club
Meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
Join us in the library auditorium for a group book discussion each month. March 6 - The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain April 3 - The Maid by Nita Prose |
Clemmons Cookbook Club
Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 12:30 p.m.
Choose a recipe from a pre-selected book in the library and we’ll make a copy for you. Bring in the finished dish on the day of the meeting to share with other members. Must bring a dish to attend. March 15 - Irish Cuisine or Something Green April 19 - Easy, Stress-Free Favorites |
Toddler Story TimeEvery Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. with a repeat performance at 10:30 a.m.
Enjoy books, puppets, and songs!
For ages 18 months-3 years. |
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Preschool Story TimeEvery Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Join us for great books and songs, and crafts! For ages 3-5 years. |
Tinker Tuesdays
March 7 and April 4 at 4 p.m.
Make creations out of Legos, K'nex, Lincoln Logs, and Marble Maze materials. All ages welcome. |
Music and Movement
Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
Join us for dancing, singing and shaking out those sillies! |
Chess Club
March 21 and April 18 at 4 p.m.
Grade school students, tweens, teens, and their families are invited to play chess once a month at the library. Learn new strategies, face worthy opponents, and participate in tournaments. |
Celebration Wednesdays
March 8, March 22, April 5, and April 19 at 5 p.m.
Learn about obscure holidays, make a craft, and bring a phone or tablet to compete in interactive games. |
Family Movie Night
Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
Enjoy a family friendly movie in the story time room every Wednesday night. |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Saturday, March 18 at 2 p.m.
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
2 hours 41 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Cruella
Thursday, April 6 at 2 p.m.
A young woman rises from the life of a street grifter to become the legendary rogue Cruella de Vil in this live-action prequel. Starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson.
2 hours 14 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Jurassic Park
Saturday, April 29 at 2 p.m.
Things go terribly wrong when scientists tour a theme park populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs.
2 hours 6 minutes. Rated PG -13. |
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AARP Tax Aide
Wednesdays
The AARP will offer free tax assistance on Wednesdays at the Clemmons Branch Library through April 12. Help is by appointment only. To get an appointment, stop by the Clemmons Branch Library and request a tax packet at the front desk. |
Triad Americana Jam Sessions
March 13, March 27, April 10, April 24 at 6 p.m.
Join us in the Clemmons Branch Library auditorium on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 6 p.m. for Triad Americana Jam Sessions. Players of all abilities are welcome. |
Community Resources Referral Services
March 16 and April 19 at 2 p.m.
Peer support specialist Jose Perez will be at the Clemmons Branch Library once a month to discuss the services he offers, including housing assistance, food & clothing assistance, mental health services, and financial assistance. |
Board Game Mania
Tuesdays 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Are you an adult who enjoys playing board games? If so, we have just the spot for you in our Board Game Mania program! Adults who love board games are invited to gather in our library conference room to enjoy playing various board games on Tuesdays each week from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
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All Forsyth County Public Library locations will be closed on the following dates: April 7 for Good Friday |
New Items at the Clemmons Branch |
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The Endless Song
by Joshua Phillip Johnson
Kindred Greyreach, at odds with a faction below the Sea, must use every power to forestall disaster, while above, a boy named Flitch finds himself caught in a dangerous political crisis. They must work together to save themselves, their loved ones and the Forever Sea itself.
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The Survivalists : a novel
by Kashana Cauley
When she moves in with her coffee entrepreneur boyfriend and his doomsday-prepping roommates, Aretha, a black lawyer, finds her dreams of making partner slipping away as she is drawn into preparing for the end of the world, which may be around the corner.
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Scattered all over the earth
by Yōko Tawada
Welcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as "the land of sushi." Hiruko, its former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian). As she searches for anyone who can still speak her mother tongue, Hiruko soon makes new friends. With its intrepid band of companions, Scattered All Over the Earth (the first novel of a trilogy) may bring to mind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or a surreal Wind in the Willows.
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No job for a man : a memoir
by John Ross Bowie
A darkly witty, deeply affecting, and finely crafted memoir by the Big Bang Theory and Speechless star and comedian, John Ross Bowie.
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