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CLEMMONS BRANCH LIBRARY NEWSLETTER Summer Reading rolls along at the Clemmons Branch Library with movies, melons, the fire department, the zoo, the Museum of Anthropology and more! |
Monday, August 22 2-6:30 p.m.
The Clemmons Branch Library and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive on Monday, August 22 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. |
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. July 20 - Historic Olde Tyme Recipes August 17 - Salads and Fresh Fruits |
Museum of Anthropology Programs |
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Wake Forest University's Lam Museum of Anthropology will present special events for children of all ages at the Clemmons Branch Library. The programs will be on select Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Registration will be limited to 20 people. Visit or call the Clemmons Branch Library at 336-703-2920 to sign up. July 20: Kachina Dolls
July 27: African Tie-Dye August 3: Being Royal August 10: Hopi Spirits |
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National Melon Month
Tuesday, July 5 at 11 a.m. Join renowned chef Floyd Davis as he shares samples and nutritious facts about melons. |
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Fire Safety Tips with the Clemmons Fire Department
Thursday, July 14 at at 9:30 a.m.
Meet the Clemmons Fire Department's brave firefighters as they explain their equipment and discuss home fire safety. |
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NC Zoo: Oceans of Possibilities
Tuesday, July 26 at 11 a.m.
The North Carolina Zoo brings its animal ambassadors to the library for a discussion of the ocean and its habitat. |
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Storyteller Sharon Clarke
Wednesday, August 17 at 10:30 a.m.
The North Carolina storyteller will present her interactive musical program using a didgeridoo from Australia and drums from Kenya. |
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Advance Care Planning Workshop
Wednesday, July 6 at 1 p.m.
Learn about the Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney. Each attendee will receive a copy of the documents explained in the workshop. To register, visit or call the library at 336-703-2920. Presented by Trellis Supportive Care. |
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Movie: The Goonies Thursday, August 4 at 2 p.m. The Clemmons Branch Library presents a free screening of The Goonies. A group of friends must survive hidden traps and outwit desperate thieves while searching for a lost pirate treasure in the caves under their town. 114 minutes. Rated PG. |
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All Forsyth County Public Library locations will be closed on the following dates: July 4 for Independence Day |
Click here to view the latest issue of the Forsyth County Public Library's official magazine Intersections. |
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New Items at the Clemmons Branch |
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Bluebird
by Genevieve Graham
Cassie Simmons, a museum curator, is enthusiastic about solving mysteries from the past. When a cache of whisky labeled Bailey Brothers' Best is unearthed, Cassie hopes to find the answers she's been searching for about the legendary family of bootleggers. Meanwhile, in 1918 Corporal Jeremiah Bailey finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele Savard. After the war has ended and they have both returned home, they cross paths and have a chance to start over. The city is in the grip of Prohibition, which brings exciting opportunities for the pair, as well as dangerous new conflicts.
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The Circus Infinite
by Khan Wong
Jes, a mixed-species fugitive, tries to blend in on a pleasure moon but instead catches the attention of a crime boss who owns the resort-casino where he lands a circus job and is forced to bend to the mobster's will until he decides to take the big boss down.
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Dark Stars : New Tales of Darkest Horror
by John F. D. Taff
This collection of 12 terrifying, original stories features tales of dead men walking, an insidious secret summer fling and a beckoning dark hallway with contributions from Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones and Priya Sharma.
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Coffeeland : one man's dark empire and the making of our favorite drug
by Augustine Sedgewick
A Harvard-educated economist documents the epic history of the role of coffee in connecting and dividing the modern world, tracing coffee’s unexpected 500-year evolution from an ingredient in a mysterious Muslim ritual to a major influencer in modern El Salvador.
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