Positive Parenting Programs at the Library

Ashe Library is an enjoyable recreational and academic addition to the community, and offers a wealth of resources, space to study or hold events, and a world of books to discover and borrow.  There also many special activities where folks can come to learn about all sorts of things and meet others with similar interests.  

In September, parents and grandparents are invited to attend Triple P’s Positive Parenting Programs, led by Julie Smith, to find out about strategies for raising happy and confident kids. Julie is an accredited Triple P practitioner working with App Health and Ashe County Partnership for Children.

Positive parenting is simply an approach to parenting that gives parents tools and strategies to raise their child in an environment that is safe, loving and predictable. Triple P’s positive parenting allows parents to decide what is important to them. It doesn’t tell parents how to raise their children, but gives them the confidence and skills to build good relationships with their child, set boundaries and rules, and follow up with consequences that aren’t harmful.

You’d never think of getting behind the wheel of a car without a few lessons, yet most of us raise our kids without knowing what works best, choosing bits and pieces we’ve learned from our parents and friends, or picked up on Google. But Dr Matt Sanders, the clinical psychologist whose research forms the basis of Triple P, believes parenting is the most important job in the world. After decades working with families around the world, he says parentseverywhere have similar goals – they want healthy, happy children, they want a little less stress, and they’re relieved when they are given a few tips to make those goals happen more quickly and easily.

Triple P helps parents feel more confident, less stressed, less angry and less depressed. And that’s positive!  To find out more about Triple P, visit their website at www.triplep-parenting.net.

Dates to remember in September:  The library will be closed for Labor Day on September 4, 2017.
 Children’s Programs

• Baby Bounce meets every Friday at 10:00 a.m. for ages birth to 2 years.  Enjoy stories, rhymes, bounces, and songs with a stay-and-play social time afterwards. 
• Tot Time takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays for ages 2 and 3.  Wiggle, giggle, laugh, sing, and create.  A fun-filled time featuring stories, music, and a craft.
• Storytime for ages 4 and 5 is at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday.  Join us for ABC adventures with stories, art, and music.
•  Lego Block Party, for grades 1 – 5, will be at 2:00 p.m. on September 23

Tween Programs

• Meet Molly Dawes, NEW Tween Librarian, and join us for a fun, exciting, surprise program at 4:00 p.m. on September 21 (ages 10 – 12).

Teen Programs

•  Teens meet at 4:00 p.m. on September 5 for video gaming fun.
• Teen Art Studio takes place at 4:00 p.m. on September 12.
•  Board Game Café / Teen Advisory Council will meet at 4:00 p.m. on September 19.
• Teen Craft Club meets at 4:00 p.m. on September 26.

Adult Programs

• For all your tech troubles, book and appointment with our friendly reference librarians.  Call 336.846.2041 x227
• Yoga Club meets in the library’s downstairs meeting room at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays.
•  Brouhaha Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on September 25 in Boondocks. There is no assigned reading for this book club. Come as you are, read what you want, and join the lively conversation!
• The On the Same Page Literary Festival celebrates its 10^th Anniversary from September 12 – 16.  This year’s featured authors include: Joseph Bathanti, Mark de Castrique, Georgann Eubanks, Tim Gautreaux, Philip Gerard, John Hart, Bob Inman, DG Martin, Jill McCorkle, and Edward Kelsey Moore.  Check the library’s website for specific information on times and author events.
• Audiobook & Coloring Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on September 26.  This book club celebrates reading as a group experience.  Join us monthly to listen to short stories and relax with adult coloring sheets.

All Ages

• Get Crafty and make Quick Knit & Crochet Gifts at 10:00 a.m. on September 9.  Instruction available for beginners and project materials are provided.
• The Community Drum Circle meets at 5:30 p.m. on September 5 and 19.  Join the celebration of drums, while exploring the soul and spirit of music!.
• Mountain Music Slow Jam will meet from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on September 1 and 15 in the downstairs meeting room (after-hours access through side door on lower parking lot).  Get together with other musicians and jam.  Songs are explained as to timing, breaks, etc… and played in slow time.  Designed for beginners, all skill levels are welcome.

Special Events:

•  Positive Parenting Group meets at 5:30 p.m. on September 19 and 26.  All parents and grandparents are invited to attend.
• Local author, Claudia Mason, will introduce her new picture book, Moses, My Cat-faced Dog, in a special storytime event at 1:00 p.m. on September 16.

A donation was given in memory of Gertrude W. Francis by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Stevan Sayre.