This Thursday @ Moss Library

Teens ages 11-17 are invited to join Miss Bridget on Thursday, October 4 at 6:00pm for a game night. Play board games and card games with friends. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Miss Bridget at 837-2025.

Book Bear Election at Moss Library

Nominate your favorite book bear for the 2012 Book Bear Election at Moss Memorial Library.

Turn your nominations in at the circulation desk or to Miss Bridget. Nominations are due by Tuesday, October 16.

Ballots will be available in the library beginning Tuesday, October 23 and the voting closes Friday, November 2. Results will be announced on Tuesday, November 6.

 

For more information, contact Miss Bridget at 837-2025 or bwilson@nantahalalibrary.org.

This Saturday at Moss Library...

...Miss Bridget will host an Elephant and Piggie Party (And Pigeon, Too!) at 10:00am. Children ages 3-9 are invited to enjoy books, games, and crafts that celebrate the characters created by author and illustrator Mo Willems. The party will last about 1 hour. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Miss Bridget at 837-2025.

Tonight @ Moss Library

Families and children of all ages are invited to join Miss Bridget tonight at 6:00pm at Moss Library for an It's Raining Cats & Dogs Story Time.

Teens are invited to a Book Spine Poetry Program at 6:45pm. In celebration of National Poetry Month, we'll use book spines to create found poems. Refreshments will be served.

For more information about these events, contact Miss Bridget at 837-2025.

April @ Moss Library

Preschool Story Time ~ Tuesdays at 10:00am
April 3- Rabbits
April 10- No Story Time. Miss Bridget on vacation.
April 17- Sheep
April 24- Bubbles & Chalk
Children's Events
It's Raining Cats & Dogs Story Time (Children of All Ages)
Tuesday, April 5 at 6:00pm

Teen Events
Book Spine Poetry
In celebration of National Poetry Month, use book spines to create found poems.
Tuesday, April 5 at 6:45pm

New Books @ Moss Library

Picture Books:
Homer the Library Cat by Lidbergh
Lola Reads to Leo by McQuinn
See Me Run by Meisel
Maudie & Bear by Ormerod
Blackout by Rocco
Grandpa Green by Smith
Little Owl's Night by Srinivasan

Juvenile Biography:
Me...Jane by McDonnell
Balloons Over Broadway by Sweet
The House that Baba Built by Young

Juvenile Nonfiction:
Just a Second by Jenkins
Buddha at Bedtime by Nagaraja
Angels at Bedtime by Wallace

Juvenile Fiction:
The Cheshire Cheese Cat by Deedy
Apothecary by Meloy
Liesl & Po by Oliver
Wonderstruck by Selznick
Princess of the Wild Swans by Zahler

Young Adult Fiction:
The Fault in Our Stars by Green

New Books @ Moss Library

Picture Books:
Dave & Violet by Adams
No Two Alike by Baker
Extra Yarn by Barnett
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea by Johnston
I Want My Hat Back by Klassen
Don't Worry, Douglas! by Melling
Migrant by Trottier
Bandits by Wright
Betsy Red Hoodie by Levine

Juvenile Nonfiction:
Dragons and Monsters

Juvenile Fiction:
Stink: The Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown by McDonald
Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Russell
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Van Allsburg
The Hidden Gallery by Wood (Incorrigible Children #2)

8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ¸ 1 Dog = Chaos by Vande Velde

Young Adult Fiction:
Wrapped by Bradbury
The Magnolia League by Crouch
Justin Thyme by Oxridge
Withering Tights by Rennison

Thursday, December 1 @ Moss Library

Families and children of all ages are invited to a family story time with Miss Bridget at 5:15pm. We'll be reading stories about winter and the season's holidays.

Teen are invited to a Winter Wonderland Party at 6:00pm. Games and refreshments will be provided.

New Books @ Moss Library

Picture Books:
The Little, Little Girl with the Big, Big Voice by Balouch
A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea by Black
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man by Chabon
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Kerr
Just Like Mama by Newman
Skippyjon Jones Class Action by Schachner
If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff
M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) by Doreen Cronin
I Am Small by Dodd
A Christmas Tree for Pyn by Dunrea
Making a Friend by McGhee
The Bippolo Seed & Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss


Easy Readers:
Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Willems
I Am Going! by Mo Willems
I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems
I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! by Mo Willems
Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems

Juvenile Fiction:
Dogs in the Dead of Night by Osborne (Magic Tree House #46)
Clementine & the Family Meeting by Sara Pennypacker (Clementine #5)
Dessert First by Durand (#1)
Just Desserts by Durand (#2)
No Room for Dessert by Durand (3)
Much Ado About Anne by Frederick (Mother-Daughter Book Club #2)
Dear Pen Pal by Frederick (Mother-Daughter Book Club #3)
Pies & Prejudice by Frederick (Mother-Daughter Book Club #4)
Hound Dog True by Urban
Home for the Holidays by Frederick (Mother-Daughter Book Club #5)
Cabin Fever by Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6)

Juvenile Nonfiction:
Dog Heroes by Osborne

Young Adult Fiction:
Tentacles by Smith
Thirteenth Child by Wrede (Frontier Magic #1)
Across the Great Barrier by Wrede (Frontier Magic #2)
Glow by Ryan (Sky Chasers #1)
A Month of Sundays by Ruth White
Blood by Wignall (Mercian Trilogy #1)

Click here to find these books in our catalog and place a hold on them.

Saturday, November 19 @ Moss Library

Families and children of all ages are invited to a Mo Willems Party at 10:00am  hosted by Miss Bridget. We'll be celebrating the author of Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie, and Knuffle Bunny with stories, games, crafts, and refreshments.

New Books @ Moss Library

The Nantahala Regional Library has just received a gift of 100 new children’s books, ranging from pre-kindergarten through early readers. These books were a donation from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private foundation in New York City, interested in fostering early reading, a love of books and encouraging parents and children to read together. The books were divided between NRL’s four branch libraries (Murphy Public Library, Andrews Public Library, Moss Memorial Library, and Graham County Public Library) and the Bookmobile. Come to your neighborhood library today to explore and enjoy our new collections.

Brownstone Book Fund Books @ Moss Library:
Amos & Boris by William Steig
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
How To Be a Good Dog by Gail Page
Imagine Harry by Kate Klise
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Madlenka's Dog by Peter Sis
Maisy's Favorite Animals by Lucy Cousins
Mouse Cookies & More by Laura Numeroff
Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont
Mudball by Matt Tavares
My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie
The New Girl & Me by Jacqui Robbins
Oliver's Game by Matt Tavares
The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
Rabbit Ears by Amber Stewart
Smash! Crash! by Jon Scieszka
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys by Elizabeth Howard
Shrinking Violet by Cari Best

Thursday, November 3 @ Moss Library

Elementary School Age children are invited to join Miss Bridget for the program Rat's Rodent Cousins at 5:15pm. Absolutely no preschoolers allowed.

Teens are invited to the Teen Game Night at 6:00pm. We'll be playing Name 5 with teams. There will be refreshments.

New Juvenile Nonfiction Books @ Moss Library

The purchase of these books was made possible through funds received a Federal LSTA Grant awarded to Nantahala Regional Library for the purpose of improving our nonfiction collections.

Biographies:
Artemisia of Caria by Bridges
Stand Straight, Ella Kate by Klise
Mary Tudor "Bloody May" by Maurer
Driven: A Photobiography of Henry Ford by Mitchell
Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee by Moss
Drawing from Memory  by Allen Say
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" by Tunnell
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Winter

World Countries:
United Arab Emirates by Bryan
Puerto Rico by Gutner
Nigeria by Owings
Turkey by Owings
Japan by Sexton
Estonia by Spilsbury
Scotland by Waldron

Mathematics:
A Fraction's Goal by Cleary
A-B-A-B-A--A Book of Pattern Play by Cleary
On the Scale, A Weighty Tale by Cleary
Perimeter & Area at the Amusement Park by Irving
Learning Algebra with Pizza by McMillan
Math Fables Too: Making Science Count by Tang
Math for All Seasons by Tang
Math Potatoes: Mind-Stretching Brain Food by Tang
Counting in the City by Steffora

Native Americans:
The Nez Perce by Bonvillain
The Cherokee by Conley
The Inuit by Cunningham & Benoit
The Sioux by Cunningham & Benoit
The Zuni by Cunningham & Benoit

Science:
Our Sun by Asselin
Pluto by Landau
Saturn by Landau
The Moon by Landau
Uranus by Landau

Technology:
Diet & Disease by Juettner
Food Myths & Facts by Woog
Apples Grow on a Tree by Schuh
Blueberries Grown on a Bush by Schuh
Lettuce Grows on the Ground by Schuh
Tomatoes Grow on a Vine by Schuh
I Know Someone with ADHD by Raum
I Know Someone with Diabetes by Parker

Happy Teen Read Week!

That's right...this week is Teen Read Week. We'll be celebrating this year's theme "Picture It" by having Character Costume Parties at two of our branches.

Tuesday at 6:00pm at Andrews Library
Thursday at 6:00pm at Moss Library

Dress as your favorite character from a book, graphic novel, or comic. There will be refreshments, a costume contest, and games.

I hope to see you there!

New Books @ Moss Library

Picture Books:
The Sniffles for Bear by Bonny Becker
Tweak, Tweak by Eve Bunting
Detective Blue by Metzger
Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann
Teach Your Buffalo to Play Drums by Audrey Vernick
Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Patterson

Easy Readers:
A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker

Juvenile:
The Mostly True Story of Jack by Barnhill
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall (Penderwicks #3)
The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Valente

Juvenile Nonfiction:
One Foot, Two Feet by Maloney
Rah, Rah, Radishes! by Sayre

Young Adult:
Corsets & Clockwork: 12 Steampunk Romances edited by Telep

Click here to find these books in our catalog and place a hold on them.

Coming Soon: Pajama Story Time

Come in your pajamas ready to have fun! September's Pajama Story Time Theme is "Frogs, Snakes, Turtles, Gators, & Crocs." Families and Children of All Ages are welcome.

@ Moss Memorial Library: Thursday, September 1 at 5:15pm

@ Murphy Public Library: Thursday, September 8 at 5:15pm

@ Graham County Public Library: Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30pm

@ Andrews Public Library: Tuesday, September 27 at 5:15pm

East Meets West When Japanese Culture Comes to Our Libraries

Teens: If you enjoy learning about other cultures, come to Japanese Culture Night at the library.

@Moss Library: Thursday, July 7 at 6:00pm

@Andrews Library: Tuesday, July 12 at 6:00pm

@Murphy Library: Thursday, July 21 at 6:00pm

Drink Green Tea, Make Candy Sushi, Write Haiku, Create Fundama, Make Origami Animals, Learn to Draw a Chibi, and Solve Sudoku puzzles.

For more information, call 837-2025.

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New YA Fiction @ Moss Library

***Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
Blessed by Smith
Eternal by Smith
Tantalize by Smith
Erak's Ransom by Flanagan
Halt's Peril by Flanagan
Kings of Clonmel by Flanagan
Sorcercer of the North by Flanagan
Seige of Macindaw by Flanagan
***The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
***The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer
***The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye by Nancy Springer
***The Tree Shepherd's Daughter by Summers
Into the Wildewood by Summers
Shadows of the Redwood by Summers
Fat Cat by Brande
***Cloaked by Alex Flinn
***I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend by Harrison
***Death Cloud by Lane
Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

New Juvenile Fiction @ Moss Library

The Trouble With Chickens by Doreen Cronin
The Familiars by Epstein
***The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by Spratt
The Rise & Fall of Mount Majestic by Trafton
Clara Lee & The Apple Pie Dream by Han
A World Without Heroes by Mull
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Russell
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Russell

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

New Juvenile Nonfiction @ Moss Library

***Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
***Time to Eat by Jenkins
***Odd Owls & Stout Pigs by Arnold Lobel
***The Frogs & Toads All Sang by Arnold Lobel
***I Didn't Do It by Patricia MacLachlan
The Ink Garden of Brother Theopane by Millen
***Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom by Marilyn Singer
Cousins of Clouds by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.