Register Now for Book Discussion Series

"“Law and Literature: The Eva R. Rubin Series”

This Let’s Talk About It Book Discussion series will meet every three weeks on Monday evenings at 7 PM from August 23rd through November 15th.
Participants are encouraged to explore the difference between what is established law and what is “just". Visiting college professors provide background and moderate the discussions.
The first session will meet at 7 PM on Monday, August 23rd in the library auditorium. Books are now available at the library.
Titles to be read include:

August 23 – Billy Budd by Herman Melville
September 13 – The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain
October 4 – A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines
October 25 – Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
November 15 – The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen Carter

This project is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina. Additional support is provided by the Friends of the Library.

Contact the library at 638-7800 for more information.

Neuse River Program June 8th

Neuse River: Life Begins With a Drop of Water


Jake Jacobson, of the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation, will speak about the Neuse River
at 7 p.m on Tuesday, June 8th in the library auditorium.

Please join us for this informative presentation. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

Children (12 and under) are invited to Make a SPLASH at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for this year's Summer Reading Program! Registration will begin Monday, June 28 in the Children's Services Department. We encourage children to register early so they may participate in the storytimes and club sessions beginning Tuesday, July 6. The Youth Services staff will kickoff the summer programs with a Bedtime Special on Wednesday, June 30 and Thursday, July 1 at 7:00 in the library auditorium. All children need a ticket to attend. Free tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, June 8. We hope you will help us celebrate 30 years of summer reading programs. Wear your pajamas and plan on having fun with all your library friends. For more information about our programs and services, please call at 252-638-7815.

Lecture and Genealogy Seminar, May 21 and 22

In celebration of New Bern’s tercentennial, the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is sponsoring two programs featuring the renowned Palatine researcher, Henry Z. “Hank” Jones, Jr.

On Friday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in Orringer Auditorium at Craven Community College, Mr. Jones will deliver a free lecture titled “The Palatines: Profiles in Courage.” The lecture will discuss the history of the Palatines and their subsequent immigration to England and North America.

On Saturday, May 22, a day long genealogy seminar will be held at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library auditorium, beginning at 9 a.m. for registration. Topics discussed will include “When the Sources are Wrong,” “Family Tradition: Separating Fact from Fiction” and “How Psychic Roots Became an Unsolved Mystery.” Also discussed will be “Tracing the Origins of early 18th Century Palatines and Other Emigrants.” The cost for this seminar is $40 if registered by May 7 and $50 after May 7. Price includes lunch and workshop material.

Contact the Kellenberger Room at 638-7808 or visit the Kellenberger Room’s website (http://newbern.cpclib.org/research) for more information and registration forms.

Hank Jones has written seven books on genealogy and an autobiography. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, a group whose membership is limited to 50 members. He received the Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society for Distinguished Work in Genealogy, is a member and former Trustee of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is a Charter Member and former Director of The Genealogical Speaker's Guild. In addition to his genealogical career, Hank also had a twenty-five year acting career, appearing on numerous television programs and eight Walt Disney movies in the late 1960s and early 1970s including Herbie Rides Again, Blackbeard’s Ghost and The Shaggy D.A. He retired from acting in 1981 to spend more time doing genealogy.