Community Calendar

Are you a poet living in Lenoir, Jones, or Greene County? Help us celebrate Eastern North Carolina’s creativity by submitting an original and previously unpublished work.

All entries will be judged by library staff as well as featured guest judges, smART Kinston poet Stephanie Brea and Kinston Poet Laureate Clevette Roberts.

Send submissions by September 8, 2025, to events@neuselibrary.org or submit to any Neuse Regional Libraries location. Call 252.527.7066 ext. 134 for more information!

"Outside Heaven: An Afghanistan Experience" by local author Susan McIntyre is this the book we have chosen for our second community read. This book is a memoir that provides a unique look into America’s early months in Afghanistan from the perspective of a woman, a mother, and a humanitarian.

Books will be available at the second floor desk beginning in September. There will be two chances to discuss the book. Discussions will be held at the library on: 10/2 at 6:30pm and 10/4 at 10:30am. Sue McIntyre is visiting the Library on Thursday, 10/16 at 6:30pm.

Questions? Contact Angie at abates@farmvillenc.gov

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern

On October 24, Sheppard Memorial Library Director Roman Leary will perform a one-man presentation of E.F. Benson’s classic dark story of the supernatural: Mrs. Amworth. Mrs. Amworth is newly arrived in the village - which everyone finds quiet and charming … except for the strange epidemic gripping the area. The local doctor is sure the problem is biting insects, but others think something (or someone) more sinister may be doing the biting!
This performance is the inaugural event in an annual series A Night in Ghostly October which brings Friends (old and new) into the public library to celebrate both the season and the community of book lovers that make Sheppard Memorial Library special. For over 30 years, Friends of Sheppard Memorial Library have provided support to the library. Thousands attend the Friend's Book Sale every spring and now many of those book lovers can now come together for a bit of ghostly Autumn fun.

A FREE lecture event presented in partnership with The English-Speaking Union, Colonial NC Branch in celebration of Veterans Day.

Steve Taylor is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel, serving from 1975 until 2003. He was a helicopter pilot and spent two tours in Marine Helicopter Squadron One – also known as HMX-1 – which is the Marine squadron tasked with flying the President, Vice President and other dignitaries. From 1983 to 1988, he served as a pilot during the Regan administration. He returned to HMX-1 in 2000 and was the commanding officer and presidential helicopter pilot for George W. Bush from 2001 until 2003. Steve will speak about his experiences flying the president and particularly about his experience surrounding the events of 9/11/2001.

Marine One: Flying the President
Speaker Colonel Steve Taylor, USMC (Retired)
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Orringer Auditorium - 2:00 p.m.

A FREE lecture event presented in partnership with The English-Speaking Union, Colonial NC Branch in celebration of Veterans Day.

Steve Taylor is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel, serving from 1975 until 2003. He was a helicopter pilot and spent two tours in Marine Helicopter Squadron One – also known as HMX-1 – which is the Marine squadron tasked with flying the President, Vice President, and other dignitaries. From 1983 to 1988, he served as a pilot during the Reagan administration. He returned to HMX-1 in 2000 and was the commanding officer and presidential helicopter pilot for George W. Bush from 2001 until 2003. Steve will speak about his experiences flying the President and particularly about his experience surrounding the events of 9/11/2001.

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern