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Catch the Reading Bug @ Onslow County Public Library! 

Catch the Reading Bug runs June through August 15th with programs, events, and prize giveaways for infants, children, teens, and adults.

Registration is open and ongoing throughout the summer.

Thurs, 6/26 @ 10 am at the Sneads Ferry Branch Library

Thurs, 6/26 @ 10 am at the Richlands Branch Library

Attracting Bees & Butterflies to Your Garden

Join Lisa Jackson of the N.C. Entomological Society to learn how you can attract beautiful butterflies & buzzing bees to your yard or garden.
Sat, 7/12 @ 1 pm at the Main Library in Jacksonville

North Carolina Insects

Join Jim Smith of the N.C. Entomological Society at 2:30 pm at the Main Library in Jacksonville to learn about amazing insects you can find in your own backyard!

Sat, 7/12 @ 2:30 pm at the Main Library in Jacksonville

Storyteller Ron Jones

Join Ron Jones for stories, songs and fun with “Ain’t No Bugs on Me”, “I Low a Kold Nady Who Followed a Swy” and more!

Thurs, 7/17 @ 6:30 pm at Dixon Elementary School

Fri, 7/18 @ 6:30 pm at Richlands High School

Sat, 7/19 @ 2 pm at Swansboro Middle School

Sat, 7/19 at 6:30 pm at Jacksonville High School

The High Strung National Rock-n-Roll Library Tour

Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best new, young rock & roll bands in America! The band’s videos have been seen on MTV, including full features in Entertainment Weekly and Spin Magazine.

Tues, 7/22 @ 7 pm at Northside High School in Jacksonville

Sound Medicine

Join David Key, Sound Musician, for original works in the art of sound featuring wooden flutes, frame drums, keyboards and soprano saxophone.

Tues, 7/29 @ 6:30 pm at the Swansboro Branch Library

Thurs, 7/31 @ 6:30 pm at the Sneads Ferry Community Center Pavillion

Sat, 8/2 @ 10:30 am at the Richlands Branch Library

Sat, 8/2 @ 3 pm at the Main Library in Jacksonville

Steve Somers’ Bugs-n-Stuff

Join Safari Steve for an entertaining look at Bugs 'N' Stuff ….a fun way to make science come to life, including the life cycles of insects and plants, their importance to the ecosystem, how they help and harm humans, and what makes the insect world the most diverse and largest animal group on the Earth.

Weds, 7/30 @ 10:30 am at the Swansboro Branch Library

Weds, 7/30 @ 2 pm am at the Sneads Ferry Community Center

Thurs, 7/31 @ 10 am at the Richlands Branch Library

Thurs, 7/31 @ 6:30 pm at the Main Library in Jacksonville

Summer Reading Wrap Up Party and Prize Giveaway

All registered participants from infants, children, teens, and adults are invited to Onslow County Public Library’s Summer Reading Wrap Up Party and Prize Giveaway. Be there as we randomly draw from registered participants for super summer reading prizes!

Fri, 8/15 @ 6 pm at the Main Library in Jacksonville & Much, Much MORE!

Don’t miss the fun….register today!

Call your local library branch today or visit our website for our entire family Summer Reading calendar! Participants must be registered to be eligible to win prizes.

www.onslowcountync.gov/library

Main Library in Jacksonville: 910-455-7350
Richlands Branch: 910-324-5321
Sneads Ferry Branch: 910-327-6471
Swansboro Branch: 910-326-4888