Wouldn’t it be fun to bring your pet to school? Now imagine if EVERYONE brought their pet to school! That’s exactly what happens in this hilarious picture book–and it gets pretty wild! When pets show up with their kids at Maple View Elementary, it’s total chaos! These animals have no respect for school rules, and… Read More →
Special Storytime with Jonathan Voss
We welcome local author and illustrator Jonathan Voss to share his second Hoot and Olive adventure, Imagine That. It’s a rainy day and Hoot and Olive are ready to go on an adventure. There’s only one problem: Hoot thinks he has lost his imagination. Or worse, maybe he has a broken imaginator. Go along with… Read More →
Special Storytime with Alison Paul
Every kid knows that mommies are the greatest. They feed us and take care of us and love us with all their hearts. But did you know they are also so cool! One little boy sure does. His mommy drives a big, red monster truck, and it’s awesome! It bounces and smashes and takes them… Read More →
Special Story Time with Matt Myers
Jamie’s day at the beach turns into the perfect place for an artistic adventure. All Jamie wants is to spend some time alone at the beach and finish her art project in the sand. But everyone around keeps asking her pesky questions she doesn’t know how to answer: What are you making? Aren’t you clever?… Read More →
Meet This Artist: The Multi-Hyphenate Felix Obelix (a.k.a. Wendy Spitzer)
The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . The uncertainties—or open possibilities—begin with her… Read More →
Go See This: Rave On in the Lustron with The Straight 8s
As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . The Straight 8s will rock ODDCO’s circa 1951 Lustron home—number 2144 of only 2500 manufactured… Read More →
Special Storytime with Camille Andros
Local favorite Camille Andros joins us with her new Charlotte adventure, Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure. The animals of the forest are all getting sick and no one can figure out why. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. But when the doctors and other scientists don’t take her work seriously, she… Read More →
Gillian McDunn presents Caterpillar Summer
Author Gillian McDunn joins us to kick-off summer reading and celebrate her new acclaimed (and McIntyre’s favorite!) middle grade novel, Caterpillar Summer. Cat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond—Cat is one of the few people who can keep Chicken happy. When he has a “meltdown” she’s the one who scratches… Read More →
Special Story Time with Bea Birdsong
We welcome author Bea Birdsong to share her marvelous new picture book, I Will Be Fierce! It’s a brand new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading off on an epic fairytale quest. This is a powerful picture book about courage, confidence, kindness, and finding the… Read More →
Special Story Time with Chika Gujarathi
Did you know that Hindi is one of the top four most common languages in the world with over 800 million speakers, many of whom are our neighbors, friends, and colleagues right here in the United States? Adding to this rich diaspora are the Hello Namaste! board books which are designed with pure whimsy in… Read More →
