The library is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 precautions. Extended renewal dates are in effect – please enjoy your checked out materials longer! WiFi available 24/7 in the parking area (please practice social distancing). Free E-Resources (NCLive and NCKids) available 24/7. See sidebar below for more information. Tax form information? Research and genealogy questions? School and work support? Other questions? Staff available Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00 @ 252-257-4990. We miss you! Keep reading!

Friends of the Warren County Memorial Library are hosting  new Book Sale hours:

Every Monday of each month 2-4 p.m.

Thank you for supporting the Library!

Books for all ages, audio books, VHS tapes, and magazines available at bargain prices. Hope to see you there to support our Friends of the Warren County Memorial Library.

The 2014 Fuel Economy Guide published annually by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is available to assist in educating the public about fuel economy and the benefits of using more fuel-effecient vehicles. Copies of the guide can be downloaded at www.fueleconomy.gov.

There is also a fuel economy calculator to help in the comparison.

WARR 1520 AM Radio Segment

Thursday, August 7   11:45 am

Tune in to radio station WARR 1520 AM as the library is featured on the Warren County government’s monthly radio segment. We’ll discuss all of the great services that the library offers to the community.

October 15, 2013
Thank You for Supporting the Library!
I would like to thank the Warren County community for another successful Annual
Friends of the Warren County Memorial Library Book Sale on Saturday, October 12,
2013! With your participation and the efforts of the Friends, donors, and library staff,
funds were raised for additional library projects and materials.
Visit your Warren County Memorial Library often for a glimpse of items and programs
your support makes possible!
Cheryl Reddish
Library Director

Collaborative Project Provides Warren County Memorial Library Patrons With Access To More Than 200,000 eBooks
Warrenton, NC – North Carolina libraries, including Warren County Memorial Library, and NC LIVE have teamed up with San Francisco-based non-profit, Internet Archive, on a project that gives library patrons free access to a large downloadable eBook collection.
The collaboration, which began in November 2011, allows North Carolinians to check out and download more than 200,000 eBooks published between 1923 and 1999 through Open Library, an eBook lending platform developed by Internet Archive. In addition, more than one million public domain titles, and a small collection of recently published titles are available.
In exchange for statewide access to the Open Library eBook collection, North Carolina libraries are contributing up to ten books each to be scanned by Internet Archive, converted to a single digital copy, and added to the shared collection of eBooks for check out.  Most of the eBooks currently available through the Open Library platform are digital scans of titles owned by hundreds of participating libraries around the country.  More than 100 North Carolina libraries, including Warren County Memorial Library, have already donated books that can be checked out to individuals around the world.
The staff at NC LIVE, the statewide consortium for electronic library resources that is coordinating the project, have seen libraries enthusiastically participate in the Open Library initiative.  “This project is an exciting example of the power of library partnerships,” said Tim Rogers, Executive Director of NC LIVE.  “By participating, libraries can offer their patrons significantly greater access to eBooks, which are often very expensive for libraries, and in high demand.”
“We’ve seen the demand for eBooks increase at our library, and we’re thrilled to be taking part in this project,” said Library Director Cheryl Reddish.  “We’ve contributed books that we believe will continue to bring value to our patrons, our state, and the world in digital format.”
North Carolina was the second state behind only California to provide statewide access to the eBook platform, and has since been followed by about a dozen other states.  State Librarian Cal Shepard has worked to encourage North Carolina’s 198 public and academic libraries to participate. Shepard hopes that all North Carolinians will find value in the expanded access to digital content.  “We’re encouraging every library to contribute books. The Open Library platform allows patrons to access digital copies of books that were never available to them before, and even features the DAISY eBook program, making them accessible for the visually impaired. Libraries can now obtain books for patrons on a much larger scale than was previously possible.”
Open Library is accessible through NC LIVE, which patrons can access by visiting the Warren County Memorial Library website, www.wcmlibrary.org, and clicking on the NC LIVE link. Next, click “eBooks,” then select “Open Library.”  After creating a personal account, users can download up to five books at a time, for two weeks each. A step-by-step instructional brochure for using Open Library is available at the library.
Books can be read online in a web browser, or downloaded and transferred to a compatible portable device, such as a Nook or Sony Reader. Patrons who choose to download and transfer eBooks will first need to install Adobe Digital Editions (a free download available from: http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions).