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What’s Happening @

400 Johnson Street • New Bern, NC 28560 • 252-638-7800 • http://newbern.cpclib.org

Hours

Sunday CLOSED

Monday—Thursday 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.

Friday—Saturday 9:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.

*Registration Required

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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9:30 Tai Chi Easy with Jan

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7:00 Artist of the Month

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9:30 & 10:30 TOTs

10:00 Gardening

S.T.E.P.S.*

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9:30 Tai Chi Easy with Jan

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CLOSED

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4:30 Craven Chess

Players*

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9:30 & 10:30 Preschool Storysteps

10:00 Beginning

Internet* 6:30 Nite Owls

Book Club*

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2:30 Facebook 101*

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10:00 Beginning Internet*

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9:30 & 10:30 TOTs

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9:30 Tai Chi Easy with Jan

3:00 Saturday @

the Movies

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CLOSED

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9:30 & 10:30 Preschool Storysteps

1:00 River Readers

Book Club*

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2:30 iPad Basics*

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Space &

Beyond*

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9:30 & 10:30 TOTs

10:00 Far Out Flicks 2:30 Far Out Flicks

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3:00 Family

Movie*

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CLOSED

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4:30 Craven Chess

Players* 6:00 Mango’s

Universe of

Languages*

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9:30 & 10:30 Preschool Storysteps

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2:30 eBay Basics*

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2:30 Blast Off to a Universe of

Stories* 7:00 The UFO & Me

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9:30 & 10:30 TOTs

10:00 Far Out Flicks 2:30 Far Out Flicks

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Summer Reading

Program Blasts Off!

SUMMER READING PROGRAM*

A Universe of Stories

June 17-August 3

It’s time for summer reading fun!

Sign-up for one of our Summer Reading

Programs and track your reading progress!

Children and teens register in the Youth

Services Department. Adults register at the

Adult Reference Desk.

June 27: Blast Off to a Universe of Stories*~ 2:30-3:30 p.m. ~ Summer reading is here! Get ready to blast off into a summer of books, adventures, and fun with special guest magician & storyteller, Gary Shelton. Registration required. Please call the Youth Services Department (252-638-7815) to register. Auditorium

Children’s Programs

Weekly Programs: Preschool Storysteps ~ Tuesday @ 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. ~ Ages 3 to 5 ~ Follow the footsteps under the rainbow for stories, music, puppetry, and much more! Children’s Mini-Theater

TOTs - Time Out for Toddlers ~ Friday @ 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. ~ Ages 18 months to 3 ~ Join Toady the Frog for books, rhymes, fingerplays, songs, and puppets! Children’s Mini-Theater

General Interest Programs:

June 22: Family Movie*~ 3:00-4:45 p.m. ~ Grades K-5 ~ Astro Boy ~ A scientist builds a robot based on his deceased son. As the robot grows up, he befriends a gang of scavengers who live in a desolate wasteland. This movie is rated PG. Auditorium

Programs for Everyone

June 1, 8, & 15: Tai Chi Easy with Jan ~ Saturday @ 9:30-10:30 a.m. ~ Gain better balance and circulation through this ancient practice for the mind, body, and spirit. The easy-to-duplicate steps allow participants of any ability or age to follow along. Please bring a mat or towel & water. Note: No class will be held June 22 or 29. Auditorium

June 6: Artist of the Month ~ 7:00-8:30 p.m. ~ The Twin Rivers Art Association invites you to a reception and viewing of art by Chauncey Covington. Auditorium

June 7: Gardening S.T.E.P.S.*~ 10:00-11:30 a.m. ~ Do you have volunteer plants you can’t use? Where did all these extra gloves, trowels, or other tools come from? Bring something to our Small Tools & Extra Plants Swap and take home something new! Parking Lot Carport

June 10 & 24: Craven Chess Players*~ 4:30-5:30 p.m. ~ Ages 8 and older ~ Show off your best moves against other chess fans! Whether you're a chess master or just starting out, come join us for some board time. Auditorium

Far Out Flicks ~ Fridays ~ Bring a snack and join us every Friday during Summer Reading for an out of this world movie or two. Auditorium June 21: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ~ E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial ~ PG 2:30-5:00 p.m. ~ Close Encounters of the Third Kind ~ PG

June 28: 10:00-11:45 a.m. ~ WALL-E ~ G 2:30-4:30 p.m. ~ Guardians of the Galaxy ~ PG-13

Adult Programs

General Interest Programs:

June 11: Nite Owls Book Club*~ 6:30-7:30 p.m. ~ The library’s evening book club will discuss The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Conference Room

June 15: Saturday @ the Movies ~ 3:00-5:00 p.m. ~ Glass ~ In this psychological superhero thriller, M. Night Shyamalan brings together two of his previous movies in this final installment. Using supernatural abilities, a security guard pursues a patient with twenty-four personalities. This movie is rated PG-13. Auditorium

June 18: River Readers Book Club*~ 1:00-2:00 p.m. ~ The group will discuss Varina by Charles Frazier. The reading group is closed to new participants at this time. Conference Room

June 20: The Edge of Space & Beyond*~ 6:00-7:30 p.m. ~ Join us for a brief history of America’s manned space program and what the future holds for humankind’s journey to the stars with NASA Solar System Ambassador Brandon Porter. Auditorium

June 24: Mango’s Universe of Languages*~ 6:00-7:00 p.m. ~ Use your digital device to expand your universe! Pick up a new language through Mango Languages available from NC LIVE. Learn how and take it with you! Conference Room

June 27: The UFO & Me: a Religion Professor Looks at Things in the Sky ~ 7:00-8:00 p.m. ~ Some believe in UFOs as visitors from outer space or possibly other dimensions. Others debunk or even ridicule the whole idea. David Halperin, Professor Emeritus of religious Studies at UNC-CH, does not believe nor does he debunk. Come learn about his ideas of a third option. Auditorium Free Technology Classes: (Meets in the Conference Room unless otherwise noted)

Tech Tutor*~ Sign up for a one-on-one tech session with a staff member. Ask at the Reference Desk for available days and times.

June 11 & 13: Beginning Internet*~ 10:00-11:30 a.m. ~ This is a 2-day class designed for new computer users who want to be introduced to the mouse and keyboard, Internet searching, email, printing, and the library’s online catalog. No computer skills are required.

June 12: Facebook 101*~ 2:30-4:00 p.m. ~ Learn about the Facebook social networking site: finding friends, liking pages, and security issues. Basic computer skills are required, but an account is not needed.

June 19: iPad Basics*~ 2:30-4:00 p.m. ~ Students will learn to use their Apple iPad: basic functions, apps, and eBooks. No computer skills necessary, but an iPad or iPad Mini (any generation) is required.

June 26: eBay Basics*~ 2:30-4:00 p.m. ~ This class covers the eBay auction site with emphasis on finding items, selling, PayPal, and security issues. Basic computer skills are required, but an eBay account is not needed.

*Registration Required

For more information or to register for Children’s or Young Adult Programs, call 252-638-7815,

or email youthprograms@nbccpl.org.

For more information or to register for Adult or Everyone Programs, call 252-638-7807,

or email adultprograms@nbccpl.org.