FEBRUARY 2026 NEWSLETTER
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Thanks to our February Page Turner Seth for these wonderful recommendations!
What is your favorite book? Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Who is your favorite author? John Steinbeck
Recommend a book for our Page Turner community:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
If you have a great page turner recommendation to share with the community please let us know!
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February means romance! check out Remain, a unique and suspenseful love story by North Carolina author Nicholas Sparks and acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. A major motion picture release set for October 2026!
New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, as he is hoping to make a fresh start after losing his beloved sister Sylvia. When he takes up residence at a historic bed and breakfast on the Cape, he encounters a beautiful young woman named Wren who will challenge every assumption he has about his controlled world. A story about the power of transcendent emotion, the compelling vision of
Remain asks us all: Can love set us free not only from our greatest sorrows, but even from the boundaries of life and death?
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Tuesday Morning Storytime at 10:00 AM
Children birth – age 5 and their caregivers are invited to visit the library for storytime every Tuesday of the month! Share songs, stories, and activities with Mr. Wes. Storytimes are held in the library’s community room, so space is limited. No registration is required, walk-ins and first-time visitors are welcome.
*Feb 3: Harold Loves His Woolly Hat
*Feb 10: Grumpy Monkey Valentine Gross Out
*Feb 17: Playing With Lanterns (Chinese New Year)
*Feb 24: The Mitten
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Special Storywalk Storytime
Saturday February 7 at 11:00 AM
Please join us for a special Storytime as Gibsonville Parks and Rec officially opens the new Storywalk at Murrell Park! We will have songs and activities and then read a story before participants can follow the Storywalk around the Park!
The park is located at 315 10th St. Gibsonville
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Homeschool Activities
Wednesdays at 11:00 AM
Homeschool activities are held every Wednesday at the library at 11:00 AM. If your family is interested in homeschooling activities and/or homeschooling resources, you can find more information on the library website.
*Feb 4 – STEAM – Magic Snowflakes/Invisible Ink
*Feb 11 – Show & Tell
*Feb 18 – Chess Day
*Feb 28 – NC County presentations
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Needlework Social Thursdays
February 5th & 19th 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Want to learn to knit or crochet? Do you enjoy other forms of needlework? Come join the Needlework Social to get advice and share ideas with others who enjoy it as much as you do! All types of needle art are welcome! Open to all ages/skill levels. Limited supplies are available for anyone who doesn’t have their own.
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Saturday Book Club
February 7th 12:30 – 2:30 PM
Do you love to read and socialize? Then please consider joining our Book Club! The club meets the first Saturday of each month to discuss a different book. Our February read is The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose. In March we will discuss All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Copies of the books are available at the library.
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Latest library book talk…
Looking for your next great read? What is a book EVERYONE is talking about? Lately many folks have been asking for Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. Look for the Netflix movie starring Sally Field to come out later this year!
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Get more information, including our full calendar of events, on our website: www.giblib.org
Gibsonville Public Library |506 Church Street, Gibsonville, NC | 336-449-6455 | gibsonville.library@gmail.com
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Gibsonville Parks and Rec events
Applications for the 2026 Market at Gibsonville
(Accepted Feb 23 @ 11 AM – Mar 31)
GIbsonville UMC Winter Fest Feb 7 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Ava’s Cuisine Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
Downtown Gibsonville Activities
Toasty Kettlyst / TK Facebook page
Traditional Irish Folk Music every 1st Sunday (Feb 1) 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Brewery tours every 4th Saturday (Feb 28) 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Red Oak Brewery / ROB Facebook page
Free Bingo Wednesday – (Feb 4, 11, 18 & 25) 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Free Trivia Thursday (Feb 5, 12, 19 & 26) 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Brewery Tour Fridays (Feb 7, 14, 21 & 28) 4:30 – 6:30 PM
