Libraries and Learning Centers

Public LIBRARIES

The Sheppard Memorial Library System consists of four branches and a bookmobile. The hours for the main library and the branches are listed below.

f Sheppard Memorial Library

(Main)

530 Evans St., Greenville Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Phone: 329-4580 Website: www.sheppardlibrary. org

f Blount Branch Library 201 Ives St., Bethel Hours: 1-5 p.m. TuesdayThursday with curbside pickup available during opening hours Phone: 825-0782

f George Washington Carver

Branch Library

618 W. 14th Ave., Greenville Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday Phone: 329-4583

f East Branch Library 2000 Cedar Lane Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday Phone: 329-4582

f Winterville Public

(Branch) Library

2613 Railroad St., Winterville Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday Phone: 756-1786

f Bookmobile The Pitt County Bookmobile visits each area of Pitt County on a three-week schedule. Call 329-4251

ADDITIONAL LIBRARIES

f Quinerly-Olschner Public

Library

451 Second St., Ayden Hours: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Phone: 481-5836 Website: www.aydenlibrary.org

f Farmville Public Library 4276 W. Church St., Farmville Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Phone: 753-3355 Website: www.farmvillelibrary. org

f Grifton Public Library 568 Queen St., Grifton Phone: 524-0345 Hours: 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Website: www.gplibrary.wix. com/griftonnc f Music Library A.J. Fletcher Music Center, 10th Street and College Hill Drive, Greenville Hours: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday; exceptions apply on holidays and semester breaks. Phone: 328-6250 Website: library.ecu.edu/music

f Laupus Health Sciences

Library – ECU

Mail: Mailstop 612, 600 Moye Blvd., Greenville, N.C. 27834 Physical: 500 Health Science Drive, Greenville, N.C. 27834 Fall 2022: 10 a.m.-midnight Sunday; 7:30 a.m..-midnight Monday-Thursday; 7:30 a.m.8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. Full listing of library hours on website: lib.ecu.edu/hours/ laupus Contact Laupus Library at 7442219; toll-free: 888-820-0522 More contact information on website: hsl.ecu.edu/about/ contact-us/ Main website: hsl.ecu.edu.

f Pitt Community College

Library

Clifton W. Everett Building, 1986 Pitt Tech Road, Winterville Hours: 7:45 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Saturday; closed Sunday. Exceptions apply on holidays and semester breaks. Currently open to the public. Please monitor the college’s website for updated information. Phone: circulation: 493-7350; reference: 493-7360. Website: www.pittcc.edu/campus-life/library

ECU libraries

All ECU libraries are open to the public.

f J.Y. Joyner Library West end of main campus on the mall, East Fifth Street, Greenville Hours: Open 24 hours beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday and ending at 9 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. ECU 1 Card required between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Exceptions apply on holidays and semester breaks. Recorded hours are available by calling 328-4285. Phone: 328-4176. Website: library.ecu.edu Ask-a-Librarian: library.ecu.edu/ services/ask-a-librarian

learning centers

f The North Carolina Museum

of Natural Sciences at Greenville and Contentnea Creek

The NCMNS, in partnership with A Time for Science, has two branches in Pitt County: NCMNS at Greenville, 729 Dickinson Ave., features exhibits and programs designed to spark kids’ interest in science. NCMNS at Contentnea Creek, 949 Contentnea Lane, Grifton, is a 380-acre outdoor learning center in Grifton that features hiking and paddling trails through a variety of habitats, as well as an observatory and a planetarium. Phone: 364-2862 Website: www.atimeforscience. org f Walter L. Stasavich Science

and Nature Center

The center features a 70-seat theater and 10,000-gallon freshwater aquarium, live turtles and snakes, wildlife dioramas, a hands-on STEAM Lab and a “Shells Are Everywhere” exhibit, along with several hands-on exhibits. Admission is $3 for ages 12 and older and $1.50 for children, with a discount for Greenville residents.Children under 2 are free. Address: 1000 Mumford Road, Greenville Phone: 329-4560 f Greenville Learning Center GLC is a private, nonprofit center for first through 12th grade students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorder in eastern North Carolina. It is a replication site of The Hill Center in Durham and has been serving area students since 2002. Instructors work with students with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential and to become confident, independent learners. Address: 2426 Charles Blvd., Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: 756-8248 Website: greenvillelearningcenter.org/

f Huntington Learning Center Huntington is a private tutoring center that offers individualized tutoring to students of all ages and at all skill levels. Instructors help students fill in academic gaps in the areas of phonics, reading, writing and math; prepare for the ACT or SAT; and with course work in any subject area. Programs are tailored for each student’s unique needs, and sessions can be one-on-one or in small groups. Address: 619 Red Banks Road in Arlington Village Phone: 321-9898 Website: huntingtonhelps.com/ center/greenville-nc

f Sylvan Learning Center Sylvan is a private service that offers personalized tutoring for students of all ages as well as academic coaching, advancement and test preparation, and STEM programs. Instructors use a personal approach and interactive technology to help kids with math, reading, writing and more! Address: 710 Red Banks Road, Suite F Phone: 252-756-9383 Website: locations.sylvanlearning.com/us/greenville-nc/ contact-us