January 2023

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This Week @ Your Library January 27-February 3

  We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11 am Southwest… View More

Green Book Exhibit Shares North Carolina Stories

Libraries are made up of stories. We line our shelves with stories. We host storytimes. We share stories with each other.  We build community around our stories.  It is a real treat and honor when we get to share stories on a larger scale, stories that have been shared across the state because of their historical and cultural significance. For the month of February, the library will be hosting a traveling exhibit… View More

This Week @ Your Library January 20-27

  We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11 am Southwest… View More

New Value Notices to Mail in January

The Catawba County Tax Office will begin mailing new valuation notices to property owners in late January. These notices inform property owners of the assessed value of their real property, which includes land, buildings, and improvements, effective January 1, 2023, as determined by the County’s four-year revaluation process. Revaluation is… View More

This Week @ Your Library January 13-20

  We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11 am Southwest… View More

County Government MLK Holiday Closures

Catawba County government offices and facilities will observe the Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday as follows: Catawba County Government offices will be closed and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17. The Catawba County Park System (Bakers Mountain, Mountain Creek, Riverbend and St. Stephens) will be open. All Catawba County Library System branches (Newton, Claremont, Conover, Maiden,… View More

This Week @ Your Library January 6-13

  We've got storytimes! Ready to Learn Storytime: Preschool Preschool story time with reading readiness. Join us for songs, sensory play, crafts, and stories designed to prepare your preschooler to learn. Wednesdays at 10 am Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library St. Stephens Branch Library Main Library in Newton Wednesdays at 11 am Southwest… View More

January Reads

Click on any of the titles below to put a copy on hold for… View More

Resolve to Be Ready in 2023

Statistics show that about 4 out of 10 adults in the U.S. make New Year’s resolutions, and 1 of those 4 quit by the end of the first week. Nearly half of those who made resolutions give up by February and only a mere 9% are successful at keeping their resolutions all year. So why do so many people fail to keep their resolutions? A large majority of people attribute a loss of motivation as their reason for giving up. In a similar way, people… View More