Welcome back, we missed you! The library buildings are open to the public Mondays-Fridays from 9am to 5pm with curbside and remote services still available. Curbside Service is available at the Columbus Library and Saluda Library Monday through Friday from 11am to 4pm until June 12, 2020. You may choose to pickup requested items curbside [...]
February 13, 2020 For more information, contact: Jen Pace Dickenson Phone: 828-894-8721 x227 jdickenson@polklibrary.org For the love of the game COLUMBUS, N. C., (February 13, 2020) Starting on Valentine’s Day, Polk County Public Libraries will have 14 board games available for checkout: The Resistance, Burger Up, Ticket to Ride, Exploding Kittens, Guillotine, Codenames, Kingdomino, King [...]
Join the 2020 census team and be a census taker for $17 an hour. You can apply online at 2020census.gov/jobs or visit Columbus Library on Fridays from 2-6pm to meet with a representative. 2020 census jobs provide great pay, flexible hours, weekly pay, and paid training. For more information or help applying, please call 1-855-JOB-2020.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2020 For more information, contact: Jen Pace Dickenson Phone: 828-894-8721 x284 jdickenson@polklibrary.org Library Awarded Federal Grant COLUMBUS, N. C., (January 15, 2020) Polk County Public Libraries has been awarded a $2400 grant to be used for Youth Services Librarian, Jen Dickenson, to attend the Public Library Association (PLA) Conference 2020 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2019 For more information, contact: Jen Pace Dickenson Phone: 828-894-8721 x227 jdickenson@polklibrary.org Literary Pumpkins Contest COLUMBUS, N. C., (October 4, 2019) Polk County Public Libraries is holding their first ever literary pumpkins contest this October! It’s time to get crafty and decorate a pumpkin inspired by your favorite book or [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2019 For more information, contact: Amelia Hill Phone: 828-894-8721 x283 ahill@polklibrary.org Trick-or-Trot 5k COLUMBUS, N. C., (October 2, 2019) – Calling all ghoulish runners and zombie walkers! Join Polk County Public Libraries for the first annual family friendly Trick-or-Trot 5k event. The library will be partnering with community members and businesses [...]