FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2026 Read to a therapy dog at Saluda Library SALUDA, N. C., (March 10, 2026) Read to a therapy dog on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Saluda Library! 15 minute appointments are available between 4:15-5:45pm. The new “Paws For Reading” program is a partnership between Polk [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2026 Learn about singing insects at Saluda Library SALUDA, N. C., (February 24, 2026) Learn about the most common singing insects on Tuesday, March 10th at 2pm at Saluda Library! We will discuss the function and mechanisms of sound production for insects such as crickets, katydids, and cicadas, with special [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2026 Voices from the Past at Columbus Library COLUMBUS, N. C., (February 9, 2026) Local thespian Karen McDowell will present a living history performance at Columbus Library on Thursday, February 26th at 2pm. The program will feature a biographical monologue and reenactment of an important African American figure. Karen McDowell [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2026 Learn about the Monarch life cycle at Saluda Library SALUDA, N. C., (January 28, 2026) Learn about the Monarchs of Michoacán, Mexico on Tuesday, February 10th at 2pm at Saluda Library. Presenter Heyward Douglass will discuss the Monarch life cycle that allows the butterflies to fly north from Mexico [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2026 Kids birding program at Columbus Library COLUMBUS, N. C., (January 12, 2026) Staff from the North Carolina Arboretum will present an educational Birding for Kids program on Tuesday, January 20th at 4pm at Columbus Library. Children ages 5-13 and their families are invited to learn all about birds, and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2025 Learn about local snakes at Saluda Library SALUDA, N. C., (December 29, 2025) Learn about the 18 non-venomous and two venomous species of snakes that inhabit Polk and Henderson Counties at Saluda Library on Tuesday, January 13th at 2pm. This includes some aspects of their life history, reproduction, dealing [...]
