Monday, February 3, February 10, February 17, and February 24 at 10:30AM
Join Ms. Megan for Preschool Storytime at the Marion Library.
Books, songs, felt board stories, action rhymes, and fun for preschool-aged children.
Movement Storytime with Jordan Laney Monday, February 3 at 10:30AM
Join us on the first Monday of each month for Preschool Movement Storytime. Come enjoy stories along with Yoga for toddlers.
Bilingual Preschool Storytime with Silvia Martin Del Campo Vargas, Monday, February 17 at 10:30AM
Regular scheduled Preschool Storytime, featuring books read in Spanish and English by Silvia Martin Del Campo Vargas.
Circle of Parents Mondays after Marion Preschool Storytime 11AM-12:30PM
Join Amanda Tippey for refreshments, coffee, conversation with other parents, and support during this season of parenting! Contact Amanda: amanda.tippey@mcdowell.k12.nc.us for more information.
Craft for Little Hands
Preschool-aged children are invited to craft at the library. Dress for a mess because we will be using glue, scissors, paints, paper, markers, crayons and much more! Designed for ages3- to 5-year old’s, but all are welcome.
Monday, February 10 at 11AM | Marion Library
Family Storytime Monday, February 24 at 4PM
Local Arthur, Alyssa Hughes will read her latest book, “Mountain Made” A Child’s True Account of Hurricane Helene.
Elementary Programs
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Valentine’s Day Slime
Wednesday, February 5 at 4pm | Marion Library
Elementary students are invited to come make Valentine’s Day slime!
¡Los estudiantes de primaria están invitados a venir a hacer slime para el Día de San Valentín!
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Birding for Kids: Ornithology
Wednesday, February 12 at 4pm | Marion Library
Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about birds, and the many different types that call Western North Carolina their home! We’ll venture out on a bird walk, search for evidence of birds, and even learn some bird calls! Come ready to hear about the ecoEXPLORE program, our area’s many different types of birds, what they eat, why some birds migrate, plus much more!
¡Acompañanos a un programa educativo con el Arboreto de Carolina del Norte para aprender todo sobre las aves y los diferentes tipos que habitan en el oeste de Carolina del Norte! Nos aventuraremos en una caminata para observar aves, buscaremos evidencia de aves e incluso aprenderemos algunos cantos de aves. ¡Venga preparado para escuchar sobre el programa ecoEXPLORE, los diferentes tipos de aves de nuestra área, lo que comen, por qué migran algunas aves y mucho más!
Come learn about African-American Author, Ashley Bryan. We will read Beautiful Blackbird and make a craft.
Ven a aprender sobre la autora afroamericana Ashley Bryan. Leeremos Beautiful Blackbird y haremos una manualidad.
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Art Lab: Team Drawing
Wednesday, February 26 at 4pm | Marion Library
Come find creative inspiration through fun drawing games with friends! Flex your creative muscles and work together to create a masterpiece!
Ven a encontrar inspiración creativa a través de divertidos juegos de dibujo con amigos! ¡Ejercite sus músculos creativos y trabajen en equipo para crear una obra maestra!
Please join our CLOSED Facebook page by searching McDowell Library Children Services for updates, videos and more from our Children’s Library!
First Chapter Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Join Ms. Megan for the first chapter of a new book that has been added to our collection. These books are geared toward students in grade 2-5.
BEDTIME STORIES
Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
Join Ms. Megan for a bedtime stories in our CLOSED Facebook group (McDowell Library Children Services)
Have a question about a program posted? Call us at either 828-652-3858 for Marion or 828-668-7111 for Old Fort.
Welcome to our Seed Library, a community initiative run by our local McDowell Master Gardeners and local volunteers. Our Seed Library offers a diverse selection of gardening seeds free of charge for anyone in the community to take and use in their gardens. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting out, we welcome you to explore our collection and discover new varieties to grow.
How it Works:
1. Browse our collection of seeds, conveniently organized by type.
2. Select the seeds you’d like to grow and take them home with you, free of charge.
3. Plant your seeds, nurture your plants, and watch them thrive in your garden.
4. Harvest and enjoy your homegrown produce, and consider saving seeds from your healthiest plants for future seasons.
5. If you’re able, consider donating seeds from your own garden to help replenish our library and keep it thriving for others in the community.
Our Seed Library is a celebration of biodiversity and a testament to the power of community collaboration in nurturing our shared environment. We hope you’ll join us in this wonderful gardening adventure and help us grow together!
As an additional resource, we offer seed cleaning screens available for borrowing. These screens make it easy to clean and prepare seeds harvested from your garden for future planting. Simply ask the front desk staff to borrow a seed cleaning screen, follow the instructions provided, and ensure your seeds are ready for storage and sharing with fellow gardeners.
Propagation Station
Visit our Propagation Station, located next to the Seed Library.
What is plant propagation?
Plant propagations are pieces, or cuttings, from plants that grow their own root systems and become new plants.
Want to adopt cuttings?
Spray a paper towel with water.
Remove a cutting from a cup, and wrap the plant roots gently in the paper towel.
Place the wrapped roots in a plastic bag.
Take the correct plant information card for your adopted cutting.
When you get home, continue to grow the cutting in water or plant it in well-draining soil in a pot with drainage holes.
Want to donate cuttings?
We take houseplants or indoor herbs only.
Please no soil or potted plants.
Please root the cuttings in water before donating them.
Cuttings must be healthy and free of pests or disease.
Pour water into one of the donations cups. Record your donation in the notebook and include care tips plus the cup’s number where you place your donation.
1. StudentAccess– Students can use their Student ID as the barcode and the last 4 numbers of their ID as the password.
2. Library Card– Anyone with a McDowell County Library Card can get access by entering the library card # as the barcode and their PIN as the password.
All students in grades K-12 with a library card can use the service to get help with homework, class projects, papers—even test prep! We would love to help your students be better prepared for class each day by providing one-to-one assistance when they need it most: on-demand at homework time. Tutor.com helps you help your students by:
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Every Tutor.com session is one-to-one between tutor and student. There is no appointment needed and they can access the service from home. Your students get help with their own specific questions or assignments—right when they need it.
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When the bell rings at the end of the day, learning does not have to stop. Our tutors are available to help your students when they are struggling with homework after school and on the weekends. Tutors are available to them all week from 2 p.m.- 10 p.m. Tutors who speak Spanish are available all week from 3 p.m.- 10 p.m.
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Tutoring is available in all core K-12 subjects – math, science, English, social studies and writing, including AP-level assistance. Students can access live, online tutoring from any Internet-capable device throughTutor.com/McDowell
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