Dare County Library Newsletter - July 2022
In This Month's News:
- New Releases Hold Form
- "Oceans of Possibilities" Summer Reading Program
- "Like Us" on Facebook
- Learn a New Language this Summer
- Around the Library
 Click on the link to your home library below, fill out the form, and click "submit." As soon as we receive your submission, we will add you to the request queue.
PLEASE NOTE: The lists are the same for all three library locations. It is crucial that you click the button below for the library location from which you borrow books.
  The Dare County Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities” heads into July! In its first 10 days, over 454 Dare County children registered for the program, and well over 3,000 children's and teen books were borrowed from our three locations.
We have more free, fun and exciting activities planned throughout the month of July. Check out our calendar of events at www.DareNC.com/SummerReadingProgram.
If your child, grandchild, niece or nephew hasn’t registered for the program yet – it’s not too late!
You can sign up for the Summer Reading Program at any of our locations whenever the library is open.
July Events Include:
Fish Printing * Dual Language Bingo * OBX Lizard Land
Escape Rooms * Lego Building Contests * Boat Building * N.C. Aquarium
Coastal Studies Institute * Jeopardy! * Storytimes
  The Dare County Library has a new Facebook Page:
@DareCountyLibrary
  Going on a trip and need a crash course to get around? Check out this 90-second video to learn how to use Transparent Langauge's Essentials Course. The Essentials Course is their flagship course for beginners of more than 80 languages. Work your way through 10-plus units of survival and travel basics, covering everything from basic greetings to asking for help or ordering food.
To access Transparent Language, log into NCLive.org and click "Language Learning" on the homepage. Once you've logged in and started a free Transparent Language account*, you can download their app to almost any device (computer, phone, tablet), and you'll always be a click away!
*Contact the Dare County Library if you are unsure how to log into NC Live. We're happy to help!
 The Dare County Library is hosting two free A1C diabetes screenings for The Outer Banks Hospital this July. Anyone 18 years or older is welcome. A1C screenings measure a person’s blood glucose level over the past three months. The two free diabetes screenings are scheduled to take place on the following dates:
- Wednesday, July 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Kill Devil Hills Library
- Tuesday, July 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Manteo Library
To secure your spot for a screening, please call The Outer Banks Hospital at 252-449-4529.
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