Do you enjoy driving? Would you like to help save lives? We welcome you to join our Lunch and Learn to celebrate our Transportation Volunteers! Join us to meet other volunteers, celebrate their accomplishments, and to learn about the Transportation Volunteer program! RSVP by contacting Kasey Marshall at kasey.marshall@redcross.org or 336-646-4047 by 3/29. Please include […]

Footnote Coffee & Cocktails Join Bookmarks staff and our publishing representatives for an evening of book club reading recommendations, giveaways, wine, and hors d'oeuvres! RSVP required at bookmarksnc.org.

Dr. Elizabeth Herbin-Triant will discuss her book Threatening Property: Race, Class, and Campaigns to Legislate Jim Crow Neighborhoods. Join us for a public discussion about the history of racial segregation and the ways in which our community is still being impacted by it.

Join Our Asset Based Community Development Training Now! LEARN the WHAT and WHY of ABCD! This is a training process that develops an understanding of what is Asset Based Community Development and Why it is important when entering communities. LEARN the HOW of ABCD! This is a training process that teaches you how to put […]

Local writers, join us to share from your latest drafts in an open-mic format, learn writing and revising practices from published authors, and enjoy a draft beer, if you like. Hosted by NC Writers' Network Executive Director Ed Southern.

Caregiver Fatigue and Coping Skills

North Carolina author and poet Joe Mills will discuss his new book, Bleachers: Fifty-Four Linked Fictions. Bleachers takes place during two youth soccer games, capturing the thoughts, concerns, realizations, and perspectives of the parents on the sidelines and in the stands. Their narratives interweave to form a portrait of community and parenting —always unpredictable, often complicated, and rarely what […]

Join Lee Smith and Samia Serageldin in conversation with several of the writers featured in their book Mothers and Strangers: Essays on Motherhood in the New South. Smith and Serageldin have curated a diverse and insightful collection of essays that challenge stereotypes about mothers and expand our notions of motherhood in the South. Free and open […]

Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at your local independent bookstore and literary nonprofit! Support local and enjoy special events all day, including Drag Queen Storytime, children's activities, food trucks, Pop-Up Trivia, and more!

Hear from medal winners in the Literary Competition of Senior Games/SilverArts! Winners will be announced the same day at 2:00 at the Shepherd's Center.