Beginning Saturday, anyone with overdue library books can have their fees waived if they’ll bring in their overdue books with new socks, hats, scarves or gloves for Richmond County students in need, to the Leath Memorial Library in Rockingham.
Every year the library holds an Amnesty Week, which collects items for area charities, in lieu of overdue fees. The idea for this year’s Amnesty Week came from staff member Adrienne Williams who saw children in the mornings at bus stops without anything on to keep them warm.
“We just want the community to know we want to do things for the children,” said outreach coordinator Deborah Knight.
Amnesty Week runs from Saturdaythrough Dec. 19.
Also at the library Monday from 3-5 p.m., children and parents can come pay a visit to Santa Claus. The event is free and parents are invited to bring cameras and take pictures of their children with Santa.
And on Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. the public is invited to attend a storytelling session with National Storyteller Mark Daniels. Daniels has been a regular storyteller at the library for 15 years. This event is also free.
And until the library closes for Christmas, Knight said the public is invited to come check out their Christmas tree that was decorated by children who attend the regular story telling sessions at the library. The tree is decorated with homemade ornaments, made by the children, and Knight encourages any child interested to come add a homemade ornament to the tree.
During the Christmas holiday, the library will close Wednesday, Dec. 23 through Sunday, Dec. 27 and will re-open Monday, Dec. 28.
For New Years, the library will be closed Dec. 31 through Jan. 3 and re-open Monday, Jan. 4.
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