Cool things coming up at Cherryville Branch Library!

by TRACI POLLITT Branch Manager Gaston County Public Library, Cherryville Branch

LEGO Club – Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Family Storytime –Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Teen Anime Club –

Thursday, March 16 at 4:30 p.m.

Chessmates – Monday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. CLOSED FOR EASTER

HOLIDAY – Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8

Cherry Blossom

Festival – Saturday, April 22 (branch closed)

The Cherryville Cherry Blossom Festival is returning! To say we’re excited about participating would be an understatement. So much has happened since our last festival appearance, way back in 2019.

We will have our tent set up downtown with the other vendors and this year we'll be bringing the library with us. Thanks to LEAP, we have the ability to create new patron accounts, access current

Mark accounts, check out items, place holds for patrons, and more. While we can’t bring our entire collection, we will bring a good selection of books for checkout. Because the library will be mobile that day, the branch itself – the building – will be closed. Cherryville staff will be manning the tent and anxious to see everyone! We’ll bring other things as well such as brochures about Summer Reading and Friends of the Gaston County Public Library items for purchase. Mark your calendars now.

“March Madness” has hit the library! We’re hosting our own tournament here at the library: ‘Clash of Characters’. We have ballots here in the library for those who want to support their favorite children’s book characters. We’ll also be posting the matches on our Facebook page. We can’t wait to see who wins! Will it be the boy wizard or the big, blue, groovy cat? Voting started this Monday and will continue through the week of April 3. The ultimate winner will be an-