This place is amazing! I wish I had known about this resource sooner upon arrival to the area…read more Coming up with a basic description of the place is almost difficult with all they have to offer--it's like a library of children's educational materials. In the front there are toys to play with on site, as well as to check out, in addition to the themed bins of toys and materials in the back on shelves. They are arranged generally by age range/skillset. There's also a selection of books, CDs, DVDs, etc on everything from activity ideas to baby sign language and pretty much anything in between. These are just the free resources. For a nominal yearly fee you can expand your access to other materials such as a Cricut machine, laminating machine, and a die cutter, for which they have a multitude of dies and cartridges to play with. Foam sheets and paper are available on the cheap for whatever you can come up with. For example, I saw a die for a child's size crown. Foam sheet crowns, anyone? AWESOME! It's an amazing resource for anybody with children, but I could see it being especially useful to home schoolers and teachers alike. This is one of three locations in Onslow County. I have not been to any of the others, but I like the feel of this one--quiet and laid back.

Best library ever!! Great employees! So helpful! Best youth programs! The reading programs are the…read morebest. All the extra programs are wonderful!! So much to do for all ages!!

Worst library ever!! Don't even waste your time going here because most likely the computers are…read moredown or will shut off on you while you're in the middle of a test. I recommend going to the Onslow library, where you don't have to deal with bullsh*t every time.

This library is a hidden gem of the community! Staff is…read moreextremely helpful and friendly.

I have recently used this Library for faxing and enlarging an image. Every interaction has been…read morepleasant and the Librarians helpful up to and including doing the enlarging herself because I couldn't figure it out! Her helpfulness and willingness to make it easier for me is greatly appreciated. Thank you ladies for your assistance!

A county utility lost to time. Kind of amusing to go into the office, it seems like nothing has…read morebeen updated or changed in decades. I'm ok with that, if they are keeping costs low by not building fancy buildings, I'm all for it. The staff there (3-4) people are always friendly and busy. But if you catch them in a slow moment, you can find they have a wealth of knowledge about the area, history, and facts about our water. I do wish they would modernize a few things: Pay the parking lot, or at least add gravel, it's often muddy or puddles of mud. They really don't have any reason not to allow us to pay online. It's not hard to set up anymore, every bank and financial institution has services to set up a portal if they can't do it themselves. And having to drive over there to pay the bill is really kind of silly today. There is a payment box outside if you're in a hurry, but I go inside because I enjoy the rural vibe and the friendly staff, and I always learn something from them when I go in.

This place is amazing the staff is so caring and I wish they would see me for all medical needs !…read moreFrom start to finish thank you guys

This is the only office that services gun purchase permits and concealed carry licenses two…read moreemployees process hundreds of applications a week and yet they are very professional, effcient, and jovial. I appluad their upbeat attitudes and the assistance they freely and happily provide. When you come in have some patience because their are aloy of people that come in to get their permits but you wont wait for a very long time they are quick with processing people in and out.

This marker is located along the busy Marine Blvd that runs through Jacksonville. There is not much…read moreroom to stop to read the marker but I figured it out. The marker reads, "Edward B. Dudley, 1789-1855. Governor, 1836-41, the first in North Carolina elected by popular vote, first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Birthplace was 2 miles west." Online, there is more information. "In 1811 Dudley was elected to the first of two terms in the state House and in 1814 he returned as a state senator. During the War of 1812, he served as colonel of the Onslow militia that was sent to protect Wilmington against a threatened invasion. Shortly after the war Dudley moved to Wilmington and quickly rose to political prominence. He was elected as a borough representative to the legislature in 1816, 1817, and again in 1834 and 1835. Since one political party dominated North Carolina politics between 1815 and 1832, Dudley was designated a Republican, but he disagreed with national leadership. Elected to fill the seat in Congress vacated by the death of Gabriel Holmes in 1829, he found his views incompatible with those of President Andrew Jackson and his followers. Dismayed by the tactics of the president and the compromising nature of the Congress, Dudley refused to run for a second term." "Dudley's return home coincided with a groundswell in the movement to awaken North Carolina from its "Rip Van Winkle" slumber. He assumed a pivotal role in the formation of the Whig party that challenged the Democratic leadership by supporting constitutional reform, stronger banks, railroad construction and other internal improvements, and education. In 1836 he hosted in his Wilmington home the committee that organized the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad." "Dudley's administration initiated a period of progress. Perhaps most significant were internal improvements with the completion of the Wilmington and Raleigh and the Raleigh and Gaston railroads, and education with the beginnings of the public school system and the openings of three colleges... After his tenure as the governor, Dudley returned to his position as president of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad. He retired to his home on the Cape Fear River where he died on October 30, 1855. He was buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington." [Review 18887 overall - 3372 in North Carolina - 2410 of 2022.]

postal carrier said my package wasn't delivered because there is no secure location…read more The problem is every once in a while they do this to me. every time they do this, I'm home so I don't understand what their problem is. my home is the most secure place on the rd. They didn't even bother to knock on the door. They normally take a picture when they deliver it, but this time no picture.now they want me to go down and pick it up. not right the company that sent me the package paid the post office to deliver it. now I'm told that I have to pick it up. The last time I complained about this, I feel. that they retaliated. Because every package that was sent to me for a week, maybe two weeks was late. of course, they deny everything.

When we first purchased our house in Holly Ridge we went to the Post Office to register the…read moreaddress. Once we got back to KY I tried sending a package to the address and it floated around in limbo land for a while because the new housing subdivision was not a recognized address, I probably would have been upset but as soon as I called the Post Office the personnel went out of their way to locate the package and make the delivery in a timely manner. They definitely earned at least a four star rating at that point. This past week in the midst of all the Holiday packages being shipped through the USPS I sent a birthday present to my daughter who is living in the Holly Ridge house. I saw on the shipping receipt that the package would be delivered on Monday 12/19. That was fine with me. WOW, I never imagined in my wildest dreams it would be delivered on 12/18, a Sunday afternoon. You guys and gals are absolutely amazing! Thanks for all your competent service that goes way beyond the call of duty,