Wardsboro
Public
Library
170 MAIN STREET WARDSBORO, VERMONT
Fiber artist Linda Gifkins is one of the area artists whose works have been featured in the Art Displays and Raffles at the Library. Gifkins lives in Wardsboro and is an active volunteer for the Friends of the Wardsboro Library, as well.
FREE ADULT PROGRAMS
AND BOOK
CLUB
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VARIETY SHOW
MARCH 20TH AT 7PM
Performer? We need you! Please contact Nancy Perkins 896-6141
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Computer Class
Kevin Burke, Marlboro College graduate with a Masters Degree in Information Technology will be teaching: Excel
--DATE TBA
7:00 PM
*Please sign up at the library (at least one week prior to each class). Limited space available.
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Oral History Group – Old-Time Music
The next meeting for the Oral History Group will be in 2010. The topic is Old Time Music and if you have ideas or pictures to share, please come contact the library. The sound recording equipment was provided by a grant from the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont Inc.
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RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH
Tuesday, March 16th
7 PM
Kevin Burke will discuss his computerized drawings and bring examples of his art work. Kevin utilizes a variety of medium to create artwork.
Kevin's artwork will be on display at the library during the
month of March.
MARCH ART TALK
Anita Rafael
March 27th
11 AM
Using a plaster cast of an actual Colonial-era gravestone, Wardsboro resident and writer Anita Rafael demonstrates the lost art of gravestone rubbing at a talk at the Wardsboro Public Library.
Admission is free.
Anita has done hundreds of gravestone rubbings all over New England. Everyone attending will have the chance to use the faux gravestone to make a rubbing to take home. Materials provided. Suitable program for ages 10 and up.
(For more information, please see next column pertaining to Stratton Foundation Grant)
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Chat & Chew
Book Club
All adults are welcome
Please bring yourself
and a potluck food
item to share
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--Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by B. Kingsolver
Wed., March 17th, 6PM
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April discussion book:
Poem of your choosing
Wed., April 21st,
6 PM
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May discussion book:
TBA
Wed., May 19th 6 PM
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June discussion book:
The Bookseller of Kabul by A. Seterstad
Wed., June 16th at 6pm
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Wardsboro Public Library is open Monday and Thursday 10-1pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 2-7pm and Saturday 9-1pm
(802) 896-6988
NEW
ADULT BOOK SELECTIONS FOR MARCH
Country Stores of Vermont
by D. Bathory-Kitsz
True Blue (DVD)
Bed of Roses by N. Roberts
Pirate Latitudes by M. Crichton
Even Money by D. Francis
Half Broke Horses by J. Walls
Sacred Hearts by S. Dunant
Traveling With Pomegranates
by S.M. Kidd
The Bourne Deception
by E. VanLustabader
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Digital Wattmeter
The library now owns a wattmeter which may be signed out and borrowed. The meter will register the amount of electricity it takes to operate electrical items (just plug each item into the meter and a read-out immediately appears). Have you ever wondered if your plugged-in electrical item, such as a computer, uses energy while turned off? Here is your chance to find out more. If you are a patron of Wardsboro Public Library, you may borrow the wattmeter for 3 days and test the electrical items in your home.
Book Sale
We are not able to accept your hardcover book donations at this time due to limited storage space; however, we would be pleased to accept newer fiction paperback books, DVDs, and audio books.
The perpetual book sale at the library (inside the front hall of the library and outside on the ramp) has a variety of paperback books for sale.
Your library adds audio books to the collection each month!
Your library loans VHS and DVD movies, including many about Vermont.
Friends of the Wardsboro Library
The Friends of the Wardsboro Library sponsor an annual Art Show on July 4th as well as arranging for local artists to display their works in the library during various times of the year. The library is handicap-accessible, permitting all members of the community to participate. The Stratton Foundation McCarty Grant has facilitated the expansion of this program to include art demonstrations, lectures (including art history and various media styles) and children’s programs. The art gallery system at the Wardsboro Public Library is funded, in part, by the Stratton Foundation McCarty Grant . www.strattonfoundation.org (802) 297-2096.
The Stratton Foundation was created to enhance the quality of life for residents and dedicated to building community in southwestern Vermont. The Stratton Foundation provides financial support to non-profit organizations. The grant was awarded to the Friends of the Wardsboro Library due to the significant impact this project will have on the community and the arts along with an educational component.
On July 4th, Linda Gifkins demonstrated her passion for creating hand-hooked rugs and discussed the history of rug hooking in Vermont. In August, William Finkel demonstrated the use of his potter’s wheel, and showed how he forms creations from clay. In September, Roger Vincent Jasaitis discussed several of his oil paintings and his style of painting. Several works of art from various artists will be on display at the library.
In November, Katarine Aubry discussed the art of making white-line woodblock prints. Katarine showed her original woodblocks and examples of multi-colored artwork.
In December, Henry Branford discussed his style of painting and the history behind several of his works.
Joanne Finkel discussed her drawings and provided instruction on how to draw in January. Joanne will provide another drawing lesson on Feb. 13th and March 6th at 11AM at the library.
Kevin Burke will disucss his computerized art work on Wednesday, Feb 10th at 7PM at the library. Due to snow, the talk has been rescheduled to March 16th at 7Pm at the library.
