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Onslow County Public Library resumes 'reading dragons' program and branch events for 2025
Summary
Tori Parks of the Onslow County Public Library described the return of the library's "reading dragons" program (four collectible dragons per month, 30 minutes reading per dragon), branch events such as back‑to‑school bingo in Richlands, a weekly 'Making Time' craft series in Sneads Ferry, and a Harkers Island boat‑building program at Swansboro.
Tori Parks, a representative of the Onslow County Public Library, said the library's popular "reading dragons" program returned for 2025, offering collectible dragon cards and monthly tournaments, and highlighted branch events across the county including back‑to‑school bingo, a weekly adult craft 'Making Time' series in Sneads Ferry, and a Harkers Island boat‑building history program at the Swansboro branch.
Under the reading dragons program, patrons earn one dragon for each 30 minutes of reading; Parks said participants may earn up to four dragons per month. The program includes multiple creature families (dragons and friends such as sphinxes) and offers card‑play tournaments where special edition cards can be won.
Why it matters: Library programs are designed to encourage reading among children and provide community activities for adults and families. Parks also urged residents to download library apps such as Hoopla and Libby, and explained that new devices can be connected with a library card and the last four digits of a phone number to access digital resources.
Branch highlights Parks mentioned include: • Richlands: back‑to‑school bingo offering school supplies prizes for students returning from winter break. • Sneads Ferry: "Making Time," a weekly daytime program January–February for adults to work on unfinished crafts (so‑called "UFOs" or unfinished objects). • Swansboro: a Harkers Island Boat Builders program showcasing regional boat‑building history.
Parks noted the library system periodically has Hoopla ‘‘bonus borrows’’ and encouraged patrons to install Hoopla or Libby and use their library card to borrow digital books, audiobooks and children's material.
The segment was informational; no policy changes, budget actions, or new library fees were announced.
