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Carolina Bookshelf

A Good Read: Wish

A skinny dog and a neighbor boy help a wish come true

Carolina People

Getting to Know: Ella Baker

Civil rights advocate and energetic crusader

Carolina Adventures

Christmas Tree Traditions

Finding and caring for a fresh tree can be a beloved tradition

Tarheel Tidbits

Cat Museum Boasts 5,000+ Feline Curiosities

Wonders abound at the Sylva American Museum of the House Cat

Carolina Bookshelf

A Good Read: Bulldozer Dreaming

An NC author gives kids insight into how bulldozers get ready for bed

Tarheel Tidbits

See the Stars at a New NC Observatory

The Burnsville site houses the largest public optical telescope in the state

Tarheel Tidbits

Run in Style at a Halloween Half Marathon

Competitors at Fayetteville’s Oct. 29 event run in costume

Carolina Bookshelf

A Good Read: Goodnight, North Carolina

This little board book gives an early start to state pride

Tarheel Tidbits

Make a Solar Eclipse Projection Viewer

Get this DIY project ready for the Aug. 21, 2017 eclipse

Carolina People

Getting to Know: Carolista Fletcher Baum

The activist who saved Jockey’s Ridge sand dune

Tarheel Tidbits

New Waterpark Opens in the Outer Banks

H2OBX is a new way to cool off in Powells Point

Carolina Bookshelf

A Good Read

Carolina Adventures

Fantasy Golf & Game Room

Tarheel Tidbits

Free Guide for Your Drive

Explore North Carolina’s less-traveled roads this summer!

Carolina Adventures

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

July 6–9, 2017, near Linville

Tarheel Tidbits

See, Snap, Share!

Tarheel Tidbits

4-H Camps: Open to YOUth

Carolina Bookshelf

Crafting Lives

Tarheel Tidbits

Field Trip: Hands-on Botany

North Carolina Botanical Garden