Want to share your experience and expertise with our community?
The library encourages community members to share their experience/expertise on a topic which might prompt a recurrent gathering of people interested in a topic such as bee keeping, watercolor, etc.
If you have an idea or want to submit suggestions on future programming to be considered for the library, please contact the librarian: Barbara Williams, newbernlibraryinc@gmail.com,
(334) 624-4880
Newbern Library
Newsletter
Read the latest news about the library through our newsletter! Click the season for a link to download and read more.
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Special Event—Food for Thought: A Journey Through Food History, Culture & Taste; Partnering with Auburn University's Rural Studio and Black Belt Food Project of Greensboro during a recent October weekend, Newbern Library used a grant from the NEH through the Alabama Humanities Alliance to host speakers and chefs to explore food history & traditions. The event concluded with a special lunch featuring local produce, with flavors of West & North African cooking.
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The Summer Reading Program kicked off again this summer with the annual Festival under a large tent with multiple activities related to the theme "Oceans of Possibilities." Other Highlights of 2022 included: book signings, art shows, children's STEM activities, pottery and weaving classes, lots of new books (including eBooks!), new desktop computers and technological devices for circulation.
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Newbern Library Forms Partnership with the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Through its "Museum in Motion" program, the library hosted a book reading and created a collage made by reading festival participants.
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The Jule Museum brings quilt project Museum in Motion to Newbern with a special event “Sew Their Names".”
https://www.newbernlibrary.org/s/Newbern-Library-Newsletter-Fall-2024.pdf
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Celebrate Newbern Library’s 10th birthday and Wells Fargo grant expands three new programs: an after-school program, a year-round bi-monthy program for toddlers & young children, and a year-round arts and humanities series.
https://www.newbernlibrary.org/s/Newbern-Library-Newsletter-Fall-2025.pdf
For more information,
contact the librarian:
Barbara Williams
newbernlibraryinc@gmail.com
(334) 624-4880
Hours
Tuesday—12:00 to 5:00pm
Wednesday—10:00 to 1:00pm
Thursday—12:00 to 5:00pm
Friday—Closed
Saturday—10:00 to 1:00pm
Location
7840 AL-61
Newbern, AL 36765
Board of Directors made up of the following:
Angela Cabil (President), Felecia Briggins (Vice President), Carolyn Walthall (Secretary), Andrew Freear, Aaron Head, Cornelia Kyser, Gavin Thornton, Kaleda Zanders
