December 2009

Celebrate the Holidays with

Family Programs at RPL
As the fall Story time season comes
to a close, the children’s staff looks
forward to some very special events.
This December RPL offers some
wonderful family story time events at
each location.
• Tuesday, December 8—The
South Rowan Regional Library in
China Grove will have their Holiday The staff of the East Branch
Pajama Express from 6:00 p.m.— in Rockwell celebrating the holidays.
7:30 p.m. Wear your pajamas and
enjoy stories and hot chocolate! • Saturday, December 12—After

• Saturday, December 12—The

East Branch in Rockwell will be
holding their annual Stories by the
Fireplace from 10:30 a.m.—12:00
noon. There will be stories, crafts and
a special guest—Ho, Ho, Ho!!
the festivities in Rockwell, make your
way to RPL Headquarters in
Salisbury for Rowan Public Library’s
RoBoJo Holiday Theatre in the
Stanback Auditorium at 2:00 p.m.
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Middle and High School Students

Design Original Book Covers
This year the Friends of the Rowan
Public Library sponsored a new contest
for teens in celebration of Teens Read
Week. Over 50 middle school and high
school students entered RPL’s first
“Create Your Own Book Cover
Contest”.
Without copying the existing cover,
both middle school and high school
students were able to create a picture
that they felt represented a book they First place winners: (left) Celeste
have read or one they have written. Goodman, 12— Uglies; Mackenzie
Winners received a monetary prize and Agner, 14—The First Part Last
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Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library

RPL Holiday
Programs (Cont.) Friends of RPL Updates

Join the active group of library Friends are currently selling

RoBoJo Holiday Theatre
• Wednesday, December 16—
the children’s staff at RPL Head-
quarters in Salisbury will be
holding their annual Christmas
Tea Party with stories and crafts
starting at 10:30 a.m.
For more information about any
of these programs please call 704-
216-8234 (Headquarters); 704-
216-7728 (South Rowan
Regional); or 704-216-7842 (East
Branch).
supporters who make up Friends of
Rowan Public Library! Or renew
your membership if you are already
a friend. Your membership goes a
long way in helping us achieve
what we do each year. Member-
ships are from January 1 to Dec. 31
each year and are an inexpensive
way to show your support of RPL.
Members also receive this news-
letter each month by mail.
This month we look back on the
many successful Friends activities
of 2009 and plan for 2010. To raise
funds for library programs and
materials this year, the Friends have
held three book sales, sold book
bags, and rented best-selling books
and DVDs. The most recent book
sale raised almost $6800. The
Holiday Gift Baskets at all library
locations. They’ve sponsored two
literary road trips plus collaborated
with Collette Vacations for two
other trips.
With the money generated from
these fundraisers, the Friends have
helped in many ways, including
summer reading programs for
children and teens, county story-
telling festivals, and contest prizes
for young people.
They’ve even helped shelve
books after long holiday weekends!
Thanks to all for your library
support. If you are not a member
yet, we would appreciate your
support. All monies raised go to
benefit our library community.

RPL Book Cover Contest (Cont.)

gift certificates to Sonic.

Congratulations to our winners
from two age categories:
• First Place: Celeste Goodman,
12; Mackenzie Agner, 14

• Second Place: Dystanie Richard,

12; Andrew Litaker, 14

• Third Place: Cody Holshouser,

12
Second Place: (left) Dystanie Richard, 12 — Chasing Vermeer; Second Place:
(middle) Andrew Litaker, 14 — Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw; Third Place:
(right) Cody Holshouser, 12 — Goosebumps: Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes

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 Rowan Public Library Foundation
A Gift That Keeps on Giving @ RPL

The Rowan Public Library We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts:

Foundation was established in 1991
for the purpose of developing an
endowment fund to support the Margaret and L.B. Hardage Endowment given by Pam Misenheimer
improvement and expansion of
public library resources and Stuart Pitner Endowment given by Gavine Pitner
services for the benefit of the
citizens of Rowan County. The In Memory of Dr. Darris Yates Bingham given by Ann B. Bingham to the
Foundation encourages community Dr. Darris Yates Bingham Endowment
investment through individual and
corporate giving. In Memory of Vivian E. Hoffman given by John Hoffman to the John D.
Currently, the Foundation’s Hoffman Endowment
primary focus is to enhance the
library’s collection of books and In Memory of Charlyse Culp Waddell given by Louise Waddell to the
other resources for public use. Charlyse Culp Waddell Endowment
There are now 137 named
endowments, ranging from a
minimum of $1,000 to over
$100,000, which provide ongoing
support for collection development.
Endowments may be established Reverend Zeb and Gladys Dr. Kenneth and Chase
in the name of the donor or in Baker Endowment Collins Padgett Endowment
memory or in honor of someone. Giving, the Sacred Art: Creating a Whaledreamers (DVD)
Please consider making a long term Lifestyle of Generosity by Lauren
investment in your public library by Tyler Wright
establishing a named endowment
through the Foundation. For
information about setting up an
endowment, please call Pam Nance
at 704-216-8231. The Foundation
is a tax-exempt public 501(c)(3)
foundation and all contributions are
fully tax deductible to the extent
allowed by law.
The Foundation gratefully
acknowledges the many individuals
and organizations that have already
established endowments.
Following are some of the new
items acquired by Rowan Public
Library with funds provided by the
Foundation’s endowments.

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DECEMBER 2009

Rowan County School
Children Endowment
Birdsongs by Betsy Franco
Wally and Fran Burding
Endowment
Popular Woodworking’s Arts and
Crafts Furniture Projects
David B. Evans Endwoment
Apples and Oranges: Going
Bananas with Pairs by Sara Pinto
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Rowan Public Library Foundation
(Continued)
Ralph Roberts Endowment
Genealogist’s Guide to
Researching Tax Records by
Carol Cooke Darrow
Evelyn Arey Barnette
Endowment
Eyewitness Shark (DVD)
Dr. Darris Yates Bingham
Endowment
Attenborough in Paradise and
Other Personal Voyages (DVD)
Genealogical Society of
Rowan County Endowment
Henry Toole Clark: Civil War
Governor of North Carolina by R.
Matthew Poteat
Robert H. Reeves, Jr.
Endowment
Birds of the Carolinas by Eloise
Potter
Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Peacock
Endowment
My First Signs (DVD)
News, etc
 Rowan Public Library Computer Classes
December Holiday Hours

No computer classes scheduled in December.

Mark your calendar for changes in library hours this month: Please check future issues of news, etc. for
• Friday, December 18: Library open 1:00 — 5:00 p.m. computer class schedules.

• Monday, December 21 — Wednesday, December 23:

Open 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
• Thursday, December 24 — Sunday, December 27: Closed
• Thursday, December 31: Open 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
• Friday, January 1: Closed

Friends of RPL Expand Ongoing Book Sale

Can’t wait for the next library book sale? In the past the Friends have held a small ongoing book sale on the first
floor at the Headquarters library in Salisbury.
Next time you’re there, look on the second floor, in the area that formerly held young adult fiction, for an expanded
ongoing Friends book sale. A larger selection of fiction, nonfiction, and paperbacks is on display. All hardcover books
are $2.00 each and all paperbacks are $.50 each. Holiday baskets are also on display in this area.
Where did the young adult fiction go? Look on the first floor, just past the DVDs. Watch for other developments in
this new teen area.

Rowan Public Library appreciates your gifts and will

purchase materials for the library that can be enjoyed
by our community for years to come.

Memorials and Honorariums

In Honor of Dr. Gary Freeze, Pam Misenheimer, Michelle Patterson, Dr. Wilbert
Sadler, Jr., and Lori Yang given by Rowan Public Library

In Memory of Jay Baker given by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mulliniks

In Memory of Sam Peacock given by Mildred West

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