The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host several youth events in the coming weeks.

The library will resume its pre-school program on Jan. 11. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium.

The pre-literacy skill focus for the winter story time session will be learning about compound words. Learning how compound words are created will help increase the variety of words spoken and understood thus increasing vocabulary.

There will also be a home-school meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the auditorium. Parents and children are invited to attend.

Topics of discussion will include basic research skills and a book talk.