Library News
February 2026
February 24, 2026: Learn about singing insects at Saluda Library
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 [...]
February 9, 2026: Voices from the Past at Columbus Library
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 [...]
January 2026
January 28, 2026: Learn about the Monarch life cycle at Saluda Library
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 [...]
January 12, 2026: Kids birding program at Columbus Library
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 [...]
December 2025
December 29, 2025: Learn about local snakes at Saluda Library
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. [...]
December 18, 2025: Grant supports early literacy in our community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2025 Grant supports early literacy in our community COLUMBUS, N. C., (December 18, 2025) Thanks to a grant from the Carolina Foothills Foundation, Polk County Public Libraries were recently able to add more early literacy Launchpad tablets into circulation and [...]