Catawba County News
Take Your Child to the Library Day 2023
Published: February 03, 2023
On Saturday, February 4, 2023, Catawba County Library System will celebrate the 12th annual Take Your Child to the Library Day with free crafts and activities for children and families.
This year’s Take Your Child to the Library Day promises to be a lot of fun with the addition of two performances of The Sword in the Stone by our friends at The Green Room CommunityTheatre! The first performance will be at 11 am at the Southwest Branch Library and the second performance will be 2 pm at the Main Library in Newton.
We’re also offering an opportunity to win a set of Dog Man books for your child’s school library, and a chance to win a book for your child! Sign up at any Catawba County Library location during the Take Your Child to the Library Day festivities.
Families can join in on the fun during the normal operating hours of:
9 am - 6 pm
Main Library in Newton
Sherrills Ford-Terrell Branch Library
St. Stephens Branch Library
9 am - 2 pm
Claremont Branch Library
Conover Branch Library
Maiden Branch Library
Southwest Branch Library
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 4th, and discover all there is to love about your library!
For more information about Take Your Child to the Library Day, read below:
Launched in Connecticut in 2012, Take Your Child to the Library Day has blossomed into an international celebration with nearly 1,200 participating libraries from 49 states and 5 countries. The brainchild of retired Waterford children’s librarian Nadine Lipman, the event was developed to spotlight libraries as vital community resources that enrich, educate and entertain – and to encourage families everywhere to take their children to their local libraries. Take Your Child to the Library Day is a free, fun, family-friendly event supported by the Connecticut Library Consortium and endorsed by the Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association). For more information, visit www.takeyourchildtothelibrary.org.
“Since its inception, Take Your Child to the Library Day activities have been made available to more than 39 million individuals and families across the U.S. and in countries around the globe,” said Jennifer Keohane, Connecticut Library Consortium’s Executive Director. “Taking children to the library helps them develop a love of reading and learning, but the benefits don’t end there. Choosing and checking out their own materials helps children learn independence, sharing, and responsibility. Library books and technology open up access to the world and fuel children’s curiosity and passions. And library programs provide myriad opportunities for learning, discovering, making friends, and having fun! If you want your children to become thoughtful, engaged citizens, start by bringing them to the library – on Take Your Child to the Library Day or any day.”