July 2012

New Structure for Historic Well

The historic troops took well at RPL water from this Headquarters is well, as well as getting a face t hos e who lift. travelled the Dug in the great wagon mid-1700s, the road. well was last Rebuilding used by the the structure A.H. Boyden Well before restoration (left) & mid-construction covering the family in the on new well project. well is a joint early 1900s. It project of the was the source of water for those Historic Salisbury Foundation and who resided in or visited the area, Rowan Public Library in memory of notably the families of Adlai Christine Whitton. Jim Whitton and Osborne, Archibald Henderson, and his children contributed funds, and Spruce Macay, along with Macays Nick Goodman, with Goodman Milltwo famous law students: President work, built the new structure. NumerAndrew Jackson and William R. ous local businesses assisted, includDavie, founder of the University of ing Central Piedmont Builders, GodNorth Carolina. Its most likely that leys Garden Center and Graham Daniel Boone and Lord Cornwallis Roofing.

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Special Concert for Teens Announced

Teens have been busy at RPL this summer reading, writing book reviews, and attending programs. All of their hard work will be rewarded at RPLs Teen Summer Reading Concert and Prize give away, to be held Wednesday, August 1 at 3:30 pm at the South Rowan Regional Library in China Grove. Teens who participated this summer will have the chance to bid on prizes including an I-Pod touch, Kindle, Nook, Day Pass to Carowinds, NC Zoo Family four pack, and many other donations made by the Friends of RPL and local businesses. While the chance to win prizes is exciting, the final program itself

Dilly Dilly promises to be lots of fun! Singer/ songwriter Dilly Dilly will perform in a concert sponsored by First Bank. A photo booth and other surprises will be available at this one-of-a-kind program for teens August 1 at 3:30 pm.

Sponsored by the Friends of Rowan Public Library

Legislators Learn How Libraries Change Lives

Friends of Rowan Public Library Board members traveled to Raleigh for Library Legislative Day to tell our legislators how important the library is in our community and to ask them to restore needed levels of state aid funding to libraries. Friends Board officers Dale Basinger, Dane Hartgrove, and Gavine Pitner attended the Rally for Libraries with Library Director Jeff Hall and Library Manager Suzanne White on Wednesday, June 13. The morning started off with a pep rally featuring comments by State Librarian Cal Shepard and Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle. Later, the Friends Board members spoke with legislators representing Rowan County. The Rally, sponsored by the NC Public Library Directors Association, provided storytelling, popcorn, ice cream,and Salisburys very own Cheerwineto legislators and attendees on the Halifax Mall at the legislative building.

Friends Board officers (l to r) Dane Hartgrove, Dale Basinger, and Gavine Pitner attend the Rally for Libraries in Raleigh.

Summer Reading Gets Off to a Great Start

Approximately 475 children and adults attended RPLs kick-off events for the Dream BigRead! Summer Reading program. Enjoying the festivities are: (Clockwise from top left:) Jordan Gray(3); RPL staff members Charlene Horne and Vicki Rufty; Elizabeth Harrell(10); RPL staff member Robert Jones with Haley Moore(9); and Fiona Raymer(4).
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Author Presents Saga of Titanic Survivors

As popular history goes, few stories are as dramatic and endlessly fascinating as the sinking of the Titanic. April 15, 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking. A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells' Story of Survival was written by the great niece of Albert Caldwell, Samford University journalism professor Julie Williams. On Monday, July 30 at 7:00 pm. at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury, Williams will present the Caldwell familys fascinating story. All are welcome to attend this free program. The lucky rescue of Albert, Sylvia, and their 10month-old son Alden aboard Lifeboat 13 is the subject of A Rare Titanic Family. Their experiences aboard the ship were only one part of a bigger nightmare. The Caldwells had been Presbyterian missionaries in Bangkok, Siam, but fled in what they described as a desperate journey around the world to save Sylvia's health. Julie Williams, "a master storyteller," received a B.A. in English and history from Principia College and a Masters in Journalism and a Ph.D in Mass Communications from the University of Alabama. Please join us Monday, July 30, at 7:00 pm.

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: In Memory of Eugene Basinger given by Leta Leshe In Memory of Paul Bernhardt given by the family of Carol W. Thomas and the family of Henderson Scootsie Ward In Memory of Jean Lee Clark Miller given by Phil Barton

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Phillip Barton Candelaria Leyvas McGuffey Graduates Book Club Memorials In Memory of Ray Hayworth given by McGuffey Graduates Book Club

A Gift That Keeps on Giving @ RPL

Book Bites Book Club meets the last Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm at the South Rowan Regional Library in China Grove. The group is open to the public and anyone interested is welcome to join. For their July 31 meeting, the club has chosen Enders Game by Orson Scott Card for discussion. Call April at 704-216-8229 for more information. We gratefully acknowledge these recent gifts: In Honor of Sandra Kelly and Katie Sansing given by the Salisbury Womans Club to the Salisbury Womans Clubhouse Endowment

Computer classes will not be offered in July. Please check the August issue of news, etc for upcoming class dates.
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RPL presents Julie Williams, author of A Rare Titanic Family, on Monday, July 30 at 7:00 pm at RPL Headquarters in Salisbury. See p.3 for information.

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