November-December 2023
CLEMMONS BRANCH LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
With book clubs, movies, educational events, story times, and fun for all ages, there is something for everyone at the Clemmons Branch Library in November and December.
Book Clubs
Book Lovers' Club
Meets on the first Monday of
the month at 6:30 p.m.
 
Join us for a group book discussion each month.
 
November 6 - The Cloisters by Katy Hays
December 4 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
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.
 
November 15 - Easy Side Dishes
December 20 - Historic Holiday Dishes
Story Times
Toddler Story Time
Every 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.
Preschool Story Time
Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
 
Join us for great books songs, and crafts!  
For ages 3-5 years.
Youth Events
Tinker Tuesdays
Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 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
Nov. 28 and Dec. 19 at 4 p.m.
Grade school students, tweens, teens, and their families are invited to play chess and other board games once a month at the library.
Celebration Wednesdays
Nov. 8, Nov. 22, Dec. 13, Dec. 27 at 5 p.m.
Learn about obscure holidays, make a craft, and bring a phone or tablet to compete in interactive games.
Pokemon Club
Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Dec. 6, and Dec. 20 at 6 p.m.
Play Pokemon games on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Cards will be provided or you can bring your own.
For ages grade school through teens.
Adult Events
Community Resources Referral Services
Nov. 15 and Dec. 20 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.
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Bluegrass Jam Sessions
Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Dec. 11 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 Bluegrass Jam Sessions. Players of all abilities are welcome.
Movie Screenings
Arthur
Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.

Alcoholic millionaire playboy Arthur must marry a woman he does not love or he will be cut off from his fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.
 
1 hour 37 minutes.  Rated PG.
Gremlins
Monday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
 
A young man receives an unusual pet that leads to incredible trouble when he fails to take care of it properly.
 
1 hour 46 minutes.  Rated PG.
Holiday Closings
 
 
 
 
All Forsyth County Public Library locations will be closed on the following dates:
 
November 10 for Veteran's Day
November 23 for Thanksgiving
November 24 for Thanksgiving
December 8 for Staff Development
December 22 for Christmas
December 25 for Christmas
December 26 for Christmas
January 1 for New Year's Day
 
New Items at the Clemmons Branch

The Island of Lost Girls
by Alex Marwood

Desperately searching for her 17-year-old daughter Gemma, Robin is led to La Kastellana, a place of sun-drenched glamor and obscene wealth, where someone is waiting for the right moment to expose the dark truth of what really happens on the island of lost girls.
The Woods Are Waiting
by Katherine Greene

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a child goes missing--a case linked to the murder of three children five years earlier--and close friends Cheyenne and Natalie, determined to find the truth, uncover their town's dangerous secrets, rooted in its terrifying past.
To Catch A Storm
by Mindy Mejia

When her husband goes missing after being suspended from his teaching job for inappropriate conduct with a student, physicist Eve Roth, the police's number one suspect, teams up with a psychic detective to find the truth, which is more deadly than either of them expected as the world around them turns into ice.
Into the Void : From Birth to Black Sabbath--and Beyond
by Geezer Butler

The longtime bassist for the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath looks back on his early days in working class England and his ascension to worldwide stardom as well as the band's later years.


Clemmons Branch Library
6365 James Street
Clemmons, North Carolina 27012
(336) 703-2920
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