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Children's programs, public
Internet access, an automated card
catalog and more than 100,000
books, videos and cassettes are
among features you'll find at
Brunswick County libraries.
New additions to the library sys
tem include a collection of small
business materials at all four
branches donated by Brunswick
Community College Small Business
'Trees'
booklet
available
The National Arbor Day
Foundation.has published a
. "Conservation Trees" booklet which
is available to the public free of
charge.
The "Conservation Trees" booklet
uses colorful photos and illustra
tions and easy-to-understand
descriptions to help people plant
and care for conservation trees.
The contents of the guide include:
■ How to use shade trees and
windbreaks to save energy in your
home.
■ How to attract songbirds to
your yard.
■ How to save trees during con
struction.
■ The right way to plant trees.
■ The right way to prune trees.
For a free booklet, send name and
address to: Conservation Trees, The
National Arbor Dav Foundation,
Nebraska City, NE 68410. /
Center, a collection of descriptive
videos for the visually impaired
donated by Southport Lions Club,
and all North Carolina census
records from 1795 to 1900 on micro
film obtained by the Southport
branch.
Upcoming children's activities
include a summer reading program,
storytime hour for children ages two
through five and arts and crafts pro
grams.
"Our summer reading program is
designed to encourage and foster a
love of books and an enjoyment of
reading among young children,"
said library youth services coordina
tor Irma Bryant.
Visitors to the area are invited to
use all services offered by county
libraries, such as the Internet, CD
ROMs and newspapers from the
around the state and nation.
However, there are some restrictions
on what non-county residents can
take from libraries.
Temporary library cards may be
purchased for $25 by out-of-county
residents. The .cards are valid for
one year and entitle the cardholder
to borrow either an unlimited num
ber of paperbacks, three cataloged
books, or one audio tape or one
videotape.
County residents may obtain a
library card by showing a North
Carolina driver's license with a
Brunswick County address, or proof
of property ownership or employ
ment in the county.
Children age six and older may
obtain a library card, but youngsters
under 16 must have a parent's sig
nature on the card.
County libraries are open Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sunday, 2
to 6 p.m. The Southport branch is
located on West Moore Street; the G.
V. Barbee Sn branch is on Yaupon
Drive in Yaupon Beach.
A Bolt from the Blue
Most thunderstorms happen durins the
summer boatins season, and they can catch
boaters unaware. Bolts of lightnins hotter than
the surface of the sun can cause considerable
injury, damage and death.
Boats and boaters are especially vulnerable
to lightning strikes because they are often the
highest point in the area and become targets
for lightning seeking a path to the ground.
The best safeguard a boater has is to get off
the water fast.
But there are other precautions that can
protect a boat from lightning. North Carolina
Sea Grant offers boaters a pamphlet describ
ing a method that directs lightning strikes
safely through the boat with less chance
of damage or injury. For a copy of
"Lightning and Boats,” write North
Carolina Sea Grant, Box 8605,
N.C. State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695
SealSrant
North Cirotai
919-515-2454
to
Gifts of Distinction
Southport's Touch of Class for Fine Gifts,
Antiques, Cards, Jewelry & Decorative Accessories
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“Special Gifts for Special Occasions”
Wedding • Anniversary • Birthday • Baby • Friendship
Nautical • Golf • Corporate • Decorating • Souvenirs
Open 7 Days 117 S. Howe Street
Year-Round Southport,NC 28461
Mastercard,Visa,AmEx (910) 457-6496
ucked between historic Southport and Oak Island, Shade Tree Art Gallery
combines themes of low country and coastal imagery expressed in unque and
dramatic mediums. The gallery features original wildlife and landscape works, as
well as limited edition prints of seacoast and estuarine subjects. Other exhibits
include pottery, contemporary glassware, decoy and
whimsical wood design. The gallery also has an on-premises
custom framing studio with museum quality mounting and
an array of traditional inlay and carved mouldings.
4598 Long Beach Rd., Southport, 457-9216
Shade Tree Art Odtery
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