by Suzanne Moore, Wilkes County Librarian

Traphill Branch Library (and Wilkes Co. Library) coincidently recognizes two books with a unique connection.  The Reading Trap Book Club’s Literary Birthday celebrations honored July’s birthday author Martin Sherwin (b. 2 July 1937) and during August pays respect to Barbara Stoller-Miller (b. 8 August 1909).

by Suzanne Moore, Wilkes County Librarian

The Wilkes County Public Library launched a successful summer reading campaign with 639 people signed up to participate as of last Friday.  If you are reading this now, it is not too late to register . . . you have until Saturday, July 1.  This year the summer reading theme is ‘All Together Now’ with an emphasis on kindness, friendship and unity.  All ages are encouraged to relish in good reading and programs. In addition, there are many incentives for tracking your time spent reading.  Sign up, READ ON and win prizes!     

by Suzanne Moore, Wilkes County Librarian

Last month The Reading Trap Book Club (a Traphill Branch Library program) celebrated Wilfred Patrick Thesiger’s birthday (b. June 3, 1910), by reading his amazing travel memoir Arabian Sands.  National Geographic notes this book as one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. 

by Suzanne Moore, County Librarian

Arto Paasilinna (b. April 20, 1942) and Pär Lagerkvist (b. May 23, 1891) are two notable authors with books highlighted as part of Traphill Library’s Literary Birthdays Series. Paasilinna, a Finnish author, has works translated into twenty-seven different languages and Lagerkvist, a Swedish author, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1951.