News & Announcements:
Saturday Movie Matinees start this month | Saturday, August 3 & 10 at 12:30 PM
The library will begin offering FREE Saturday Movie Matinees each month beginning in August 2019. We plan to alternate between newly released child/family-friendly movies and recent movies based on popular books. Our first Saturday Movie Matinee is Breakthrough – showing at 12:30 PM on August 3. This is the story of a woman who prays for her son to come back from the brink of death after he drowns in a lake. Want to read the book before you see the movie? Find it at the library. We have a bonus matinee in August, too! Come watch Missing Link (animated), at 12:30 PM on Saturday, August 10. Saturday Movie Matinees will be held regularly on the second Saturday of each month going forward! See what’s showing next at giblib.org/movies
National Night Out – Downtown Green in Gibsonville | Tuesday, August 6 at 6:00 PM
Join us downtown for a fun night as we celebrate National Night Out with the Gibsonville Police and other town departments and organizations. There will be FREE food, games, prizes and activities – like a face-painting table with the library’s own Miss Ashley at the helm – this is going to be FUN!!!!
National Coloring Book Day is August 2nd!
Just because summer reading is over doesn’t mean there isn’t fun to be had at the library! Stop by the library anytime between 9-5 on August 2nd to celebrate National Coloring Book Day and spend some time relaxing and coloring. We will have crayons and colored pencils available, as well as some fun coloring sheets for kids AND adults ?
New eBook and eAudio options for Gibsonville Library card holders
The NC Kids Digital Library is an online collection of ebooks and audiobooks specially selected for children and teens. Check out up to 5 items at a time, for up to 21 days at a time. NC Kids is provided through Overdrive and the Libby app for mobile devices.
RB digital is the online library of Recorded Books, the largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks. Check out and download up to 6 audiobooks at a time for FREE with your library card. The free RB digital app is available for Apple and Android devices.
Regularly Scheduled Activities
Ani-Makers – for Middle and High School students | Every third Saturday, 1:00 PM
Calling all anime fans, creative types, makers and friends! We want to start a group just for you Each month, we’ll get together to watch a fun animated thing and create a fun thing, too. Since this is a relatively new group, you’ll get to help shape our activities to reflect your own interests. Have a great craft idea? Share it! Have a new favorite show? Share that too! Bring your friends and make some new friends. Next Meeting Saturday, Aug 17 at 1:00 PM
Saturday Family Storytimes – Saturdays at 10:00 AM
We are now offering a family-style story time each Saturday morning at 10:00 AM.
Join us for fun stories, songs and activities and bring the whole family!
Toddler Story time | Wednesdays at 10:00 AM
Kids 3 and under and their caregivers are invited to come enjoy stories, fingerplays, and songs.
Pre-K Story time | Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 11:00 AM
These story times, geared for 4-5 year olds, feature stories, crafts and activities.
