The Moore County Literacy Council offers a 12-hour workshop for volunteers who would like to become adult tutors. Volunteers are required to attend orientation prior to a training session.

All sessions will be at the Sandhills Coalition Building at 1500 W. Indiana in Southern Pines. Orientation is scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, with training from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 29, March 7, 14 and 21.

Donations will be accepted to defray the cost of materials. Register by the week prior to the session by calling (910) 692-5954 or e-mail ing pammclc@ nc.rr.com.

Seagrove Library "Blanketeers"

The Seagrove Friends of the Library will host a blanket-making workshop Tuesday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Seagrove Library.

No experience is necessary, and the workshop is appropriate for anyone 18 or older. We will be making simple, tied fleece blankets for children in need of comfort," says a spokesman.

The workshop is free and materials will be provided, but preregistration is required in order to be sure there are enough supplies for all volunteers. Call Barbara at (336) 873-7521 or email seagrovefol@ yahoo.com to register.

Project Linus is a nonprofit organization with chapters in all 50 states. Its mission is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteers. Blankets are collected locally and distributed to seriously ill or traumatized children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug.

For additional information, call Beth Gore at 910-464-5661, or go to www. projectlinus.org.

Writer Comes

To Given

On Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:30 p.m., the Given Memorial Library will present New York Times best-selling romantic suspense writer Carla Neggers.

Author of more than 60 novels in 24 languages, Neggers is a native of rural Massachusetts.

Her new release, "Secrets of the Lost Summer," takes place in a small New England town. It is the story of a woman involved in renovating a historic home, who runs into problems with the mysterious eyesore property next door.

Poet Speaks

The speaker series of UNC Pembroke's Department of American Indian Studies presents Anishinaabe poet Jim Northrup (Chibenesi indigoo Ojibwemong) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the University Center Annex.

The event is free and open to the public.

Northrup is an Anishinaabe author, performer and satirist from the Fond du Lac Indian reservation in Minnesota. His syndicated column, the Fond du Lac Follies, won the award for the best column by the Native American Journalists Association in 1999.

Northrup also has won awards for his memoirs, which use humor to discuss and heal the darker sides of life, including his surviving abuse at a government boarding school and posttraumatic stress disorder from his service in the Marines during the Vietnam War.

Northrup will read from his most recent book, "Anishinaabe Syndicated: A View From The Rez," released in 2011 by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. He will talk about his current project, a work of fiction titled "Dirty Copper."

The speaker series is sponsored by the Department of American Indian Studies, the Office of Academic Affairs, the Department of History, the Office of Multicultural and Minority Affairs, the Office for Community and Civic Engagement and the Teaching and Learning Center.

Northrup's books will be available for purchase and for him to sign at the event.

For more information, contact Dr. Rose Stremlau at rose.stremlau@uncp.edu.

Gathering at Given

Given Library will host Pat Corso Thursday, March 1, at 3:30 p.m.

Corso will be speaking about the history of the USGA selecting Pinehurst No. 2 as a U.S. Open venue.

This event is free and open to the public.