Calendar

Planning Board Regular Meeting

January 23, 2020, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

1st Annual Winter Reading Challenge!

December 15, 2019 - January 31, 2020, 12:00 AM

Join the Library for the 1st Annual Winter Reading Challenge! SPPL encourages everyone to curl up with a good book and read through the school winter break and the coldest months of the year. Log the books you read between December 15 and January 31 on the Library’s Beanstack app or a paper log and be entered into prize drawings. All ages can participate—register to receive a welcome swag bag.

Open Mic Party

January 18, 2020, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Southern Pines Public Library

Teens grades 6-12 are invited to perform a song, a monologue, or read a piece of writing during this event at SPPL.

"An Absolute Moral Certainty": The Woman Suffrage Movement in North Carolina

January 29, 2020, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

The League of Women Voters of Moore County and Southern Pines Public Library will host the State Archives of North Carolina exhibit, “An Absolute Moral Certainty”: The Woman Suffrage Movement in North Carolina” on Wed. Jan. 29. The exhibit includes the original copy of the Nineteenth Amendment, usually housed in the vault, that was sent to North Carolina for ratification in June of 1919. Display hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Family Tales

January 19, 2020, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ New Fire Station 82

Whole families are welcome to attend Family Tales held on Sun. Jan. 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Town’s NEW FIRE STATION! Children ages 3 through 3rd grade and their families will enjoy stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading as well as social-emotional development. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Baby Rhymes

January 21, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Southern Pines Public Library

Baby Rhymes: Read to Your Bunny (for children ages birth to 24 months) will be held Tues., Jan. 7, 14, 21, and 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Library. These sessions help parents and caregivers engage children in early literacy brain building through stories, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Preschool Stories

January 22, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Preschool Stories: A-B-C’s and 1-2-3’s (for children ages 3-5 years) will be held Wed., Jan. 8, 15, 22, and 29. Join us at 10:30 a.m. at the Library and stay for playtime. Children and their caregivers enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and activities while building language and socialization skills to prepare for Kindergarten. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Toddler Tunes

January 23, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Toddler Tunes: Music and Motion (for children ages 18 months to 36 months) will be held Thurs., Jan. 9, 16, 23, and 30 at the Library (no program Jan. 2) at 10:30 a.m. This program incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing, and games to foster language and motor skill development. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Craft Day - Winter Wonderland

January 25, 2020, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM @ Southern Pines Public Library

All-day Sat. Jan. 25 the Library will host a Craft Day featuring Winter Wonderland crafts. Stop in the Library anytime during the day for this self-led program.

Baby Rhymes

January 27, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ NEW Fire Station 82

Baby Rhymes: Read to Your Bunny (for children ages birth to 24 months) will be held Mon., Jan. 6. 13, and 27 (no program Jan. 20) at 10:30 a.m. at the Town’s NEW FIRE STATION! These sessions help parents and caregivers engage children in early literacy brain building through stories, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Baby Rhymes

January 28, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Southern Pines Public Library

Baby Rhymes: Read to Your Bunny (for children ages birth to 24 months) will be held Tues., Jan. 7, 14, 21, and 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Library. These sessions help parents and caregivers engage children in early literacy brain building through stories, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Preschool Stories

January 29, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Preschool Stories: A-B-C’s and 1-2-3’s (for children ages 3-5 years) will be held Wed., Jan. 8, 15, 22, and 29. Join us at 10:30 a.m. at the Library and stay for playtime. Children and their caregivers enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and activities while building language and socialization skills to prepare for Kindergarten. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Toddler Tunes

January 30, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Toddler Tunes: Music and Motion (for children ages 18 months to 36 months) will be held Thurs., Jan. 9, 16, 23, and 30 at the Library (no program Jan. 2) at 10:30 a.m. This program incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing, and games to foster language and motor skill development. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Lit WIts Book Club

January 21, 2020, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Are you 11 to 15 years old and in love with books and reading? Join the Lit Wits! The next meeting is Tues. Jan. 21 @ 5:30 p.m. You can check out your copy of the book, The Night Diary at the Library from Jan. 2 through Jan. 20.

Worksession Meeting

January 27, 2020, 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM @ Police Department