2015
This fall, Southern Pines Primary School participated in
a “One Book, One School” project. The school
provided all children with copies of the book Toys Go
Out by Emily Jenkins, which they read in the classroom
and at home with their
families. For many of
the children, this was
their first experience
reading a chapter book.
They fell in love with
the toy characters—two
stuffed animals named
Lumphy (a buffalo) and
Stingray and Plastic (a
red ball).
To support the project,
the Library created
related interactive
displays and purchased
copies of other titles by
Stingray signing books
the author for check-out.
As a culminating event, the Library hosted a party for
the children and their parents. Staff members dressed
up as the book characters
and autographed copies of
the books. The children
played games such as Pin
the Tail on the Buffalo.
The Friends of the Library
funded supplies for the
costumes, prizes for the
classrooms, and a special
picnic snack.
Two hundred fourteen
parents and children
attended! For some
Pin-the-tail on the Buffalo
families, this was their first
time in the Library, and many signed up for cards.
This Holiday Season, Give a Book.
To encourage the community to give the gift of reading
to children for the holidays, the Friends have decorated
their tree in the Town’s Parade of Trees with the
message “Read, Read, Read.” Visitors to the tree will
find coupons which they may bring to the Library and
redeem for a free children’s book to give as a gift this
season.
Having books in the
home and sharing
reading time
together is essential
for language
development in
young children,
ensuring they enter
kindergarten ready
to learn and be
successful in their
school careers.
The tree is located
on Pennsylvania
Ave. between the
Coalition and the
Douglass Center.
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As a project of the Southern Pines Grows Great Readers Campaign
for Grade-Level Reading, a partnership between the Southern Pines
Public Library, Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills, and Southern
Pines Primary and Elementary Schools completed its third year
assisting children in need of a summer reading boost.
The program identified 33 children in grades K-2 who were at-risk
for falling behind their peers in reading skills. These children
received scholarships to attend the Boys & Girls Club, who then
brought them to the Library three mornings a week. At the Library,
they worked with certified teachers on reading skills in small groups
and individually. They learned to use the library and practiced other
social skills. On the other two days, the children had the opportunity
to participate in a book club led by Library staff at the Club and to
go on field trips for other experiential learning.
At the end of the summer, 88% of the children who had regularly attended the program were
shown to have maintained or improved their reading skills. Due to the success of the program,
the partners plan to continue it and to seek funding, leadership, and support from community
groups to expand this model into Aberdeen and other areas of Moore County.
The Southern Pines Public Library held a special 20th
Anniversary Dedication Day celebration on
September 10, the date when the Library moved into
its current location at 170 W. Connecticut Avenue.
Over 100 guests came to celebrate this “Happy
Birthday” with games, cake, a timeline of Library
history, and a picnic dinner provided by the Friends
of the Library.
The day culminated with
a multi-generational
presentation by
Storyteller Sherri Lovett.
The event launched the
Library’s year-long
programming theme ,
“One Community, Many
Voices.”
Value Line, one of the most trusted names in
investment research, is now available as an
online resource through the Southern Pines
Public Library’s website.
This resources provides both beginning and
experienced investors with useful tools to explore
investment potential of companies, industries,
markets, and economies. It measures over 6,000
stocks, 18,000 mutual funds, and 200,000
options.
Card holders can access the database at
www.sppl.net using the sidebar navigation for
Online Reference Resources, under the category
of Jobs, Business, and Investing. Contact the
Library Reference Desk for additional
information.
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Family Fun Nights provide a great escape for parents and
children, grades K-5. The programs offer free, fun activities
for families to do together in the form of an educational
program. The programs are held one Thursday a month at
5:30 pm, with additional special-occasion programs as well.
Upcoming programs include:
January 14: Lego Challenge
February 18: Froggy Fun Night
Craft tables are set up all day at the Library on these dates, and
families can come and create at their own pace. Dates include:
December 12: Build-a-Snowman January 16: Under the Sea
December 31& Jan 2: New Year s February 13: Valentine’s Day
Free for the whole family, with snacks provided! Kids can bring
their pillows if they want to get comfy on the floor. Movies start at
2:30 pm. Dates for winter are: December 20: Gremlins
January 17: Minions
February 21: Max
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Presents
Preschool Storytime!
Children birth through age 5
and family are invited
Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:00 pm
Storytime for Babies and
Toddlers
Please join us the following
Tuesdays at 10:30 am:
Jan. 5th
Jan. 12th
Jan. 19th
Jan. 26th
Feb. 2nd
Feb. 9th
Feb. 16th
Feb. 23rd
Mar. 1st
Mar. 8th
Mar. 15th
Mar. 29th
Apr. 5th
Apr. 12th
Apr. 19th
Apr. 26th
May 3rd
May 10th
May 17th
May 24th
Jan. 6th
Mar. 16th
Jan. 13th
Mar. 30th
Jan. 20th
Apr. 6th
Jan. 27th
Apr. 13th
Feb. 3rd
Apr. 20th
Feb. 10th
Apr. 27th
Feb. 17th
May 4th
Feb. 24th
May 11th
Every Child Ready to Read in Southern Pines
Mar. 2nd
May 18th
Mar. 9th
May 25th
One of the Library’s main initiatives over the years has been
to encourage parents, teachers, and caregivers to share the
love of reading with their children from birth and through
their school years.
Please join us for stories, songs,
and fun — and stay for playtime
after the stories are over!
This is a caregiver and child interactive
storytime featuring rhymes, songs, and
stories! It is exclusively for babies and young
toddlers.
To help caregivers keep on track with this goal, the Library
provides information about early literacy and reading.
Displays within the children’s spaces guide patrons to popular
books; early literacy stations encourage interaction between
children and adults; and toys such as puppets and tablets
create opportunities for learning play. Storytimes are also
available during the week.
All of the activities provided in the Library use five easy
practices of singing, talking, writing, reading, and playing to
help prepare children for reading. For more information on
Library programs, Every Child Ready to Read, and
Kindergarten Readiness materials please contact the library.
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Join the Library for the
Sunday Film Series.
Sundays @ 2:30 pm
December 20: Gremlins (Family
Movie)
January 24: Mr. Holmes
February 28: The Martian
Multi-Generational Programs rev up for winter
Explore engaging stories throughout the year.
Cos Barnes,
Author
Local
author and
columnist
Cost
Barnes
will share
ways she
tells stories through her
books and articles and
answer questions about
writing and publishing
stories on Sunday,
December 13 at 3:00 pm.
Kat Littleturtle,
Cherokee Storyteller
The library’s ongoing lecture
series Explorations will be held
on Sunday, January 10 at
3:00 pm and will featur e Kat
Littleturtle, a renowned Cherokee
storyteller. In addition to stories,
Littleturtle and
family will
perform music
and dance with
the Native
Courting Flute.
Dancing Stories with
April Turner
Douglass Center
Book Club 2016
Pick up your book at the Library or the
Douglass Center and join us!
Upcoming Book Club Discussions will be
held on the following Thursdays at 10:30 am
at the Douglass Community Center:
January 21
February 18
March 17
April 21
May 19
June 16
July 21
August 18
September 15
October 20
November 17
December: no
meeting
Questions? Call Missy at the Southern Pines
Public Library @ 910-692-8235
Participants will see
demonstrations of
traditional West African
stories as told through
dance and song.
Refreshments provided by
Friends of Southern Pines
Public Library. The program is free and will
take place Sunday, February 7 from 3-4 pm.
“One Community, Many Voices project”
Community members are encouraged to record
and share the stories of friends and family using
the StoryCorps app for smartphones.
Together we can make meaningful connections
among families, communities, and classrooms by
engaging in the act of listening. The Southern
Pines Public Library staff can help you get
started!
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Membership Drive
Dorothy Shankle, Chairperson
As of November, 55 memberships had been received for the 2015-2016 year.
If you haven’t already done so, please renew your membership to ensure you keep receiving the
Friends quarterly newsletters.
By joining or renewing, you are supporting the Library, a vital community asset. Your
memberships provide essential funds for the Friends operating budget. Thank you!
Endowment
David Carpenter, Chairperson
As the end of the year approaches, you may wish to consider a tax-deductible gift to one of the
Friends’ endowment funds. These funds allow the Friends to provide the Library with additional
resources and program funding, which enhance services to the community.
Gifts and Memorials
Francine Winter, Chairperson
If you would like to create a meaningful memorial for a relative or honor a significant individual,
please consider making a gift donation to the Friends. Individualized gift plates are placed in each
book purchased to recognize the donor and the honoree.
Friends Book Sales
Debbie Pardal, Chairperson
Donations for the Friends’ annual book sale may be brought to the Library throughout the year.
(Please note that textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, magazines, VHS tapes, and
encyclopedias cannot be accepted.)
Friends Board member Jay Thompson sorts and selects donated books to provide the annual sale
in April with quality, gently used titles and to maintain an inventory for year-long online purchase
through Better World Books. If you would like to shop online any time, just browse to
www.betterworldbooks.com/library.aspx and enter our zip code of 28387. Then, you will be
presented with selections to purchase that will benefit the Friends.
If you would like to volunteer to assist with sorting or with the annual sale at the Train Station
during Springfest at the end of April, please contact the Library.
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The Library hosted a meeting in October for all community partners involved in Southern Pines Grows Great
Readers Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The goal of this initiative is to implement a Community Solutions
Action Plan ensuring that all children in Southern Pines are reading on grade level by the time they complete
third grade.
Southern Pines was one of the first three communities in North Carolina to join the nation-wide Campaign in
2012, and the only to be named an All-America City for its efforts. The project has grown, and there is now a
state lead for the Campaign—North Carolina Early
Childhood Foundation—which is expanding participation.
Workgroups reported on 2014-15 projects that supported the
five focus areas of the Plan: preventing summer learning
loss; encouraging consistent school attendance; engaging
parents and families; ensuring children enter kindergarten
ready to learn; and promoting community investment.
Growth was made in many of these focus areas. In summer
learning, children made gains in retaining learning over the
summer, and new storytime programs for parents and
children were launched in low-income communities. In
student attendance, the data showed that in 2014-15, 2nd
grade students did not have any chronic absences. School
readiness had exciting developments, too. Partners for
Children and Families received new grants that funded
Summer Learning Program participants
additional intensive technical assistance for childcare centers
and expanded the Reach out and Read program provided by pediatricians to parents. Finally, the parent and
family awareness increased with the Give 5 Read 5 program through Moore County Schools, which promoted
community donations of books given to students to read over the summer.
After the reports, the group decided to build on the success of the Campaign in
Southern Pines and expand to a county-wide effort. Partners for Children and
Families (PfCF)
agreed to assume
the leadership for a
Moore County
Campaign,
enabling the
initiative to reach
more children and
families, develop a
greater message
presence, and
grow more great
readers.
Longleaf Courts Storytime and Mascot Freddy the Frog getting hugs
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Southern Pines
Public Library
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Southern Pines, NC 28387
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