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Enriching our community by encouraging and supporting lifelong learning and literacy through open access to books, information, technology, and diverse community activities.
We hope this email will help you find interesting things to do with us.
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This month we celebrate growing and art! | |
Student Art Show
Stop by the library for the month of March to see, purchase, and give artistic feedback on the 55 pieces from 20 artists in the Student Art Show. We're excited by the beautiful pieces hanging throughout the first floor of the library. You'll find them on the mantelpiece, by our new books, in the children's wing, and on our end caps. Wander and enjoy. There's a lot of talented students in our county!
Next month, stop by to see our latest artist-in-residence, Edward Hopper. Stop by the library at least once a month to see new artwork hanging in our space.
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Seed Swap
Thursday, March 9 from 5-6pm
Bring your seeds to exchange, some containers or envelopes, your seed catalogs, and stories of your favorite seeds so far!
This will be an informal gathering. Drop by to see what your neighbors are going to grow this year and think about what you might try this year, too. See you there!
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Seed Starting Workshop for Home Gardeners
Tuesday, March 21st at 5pm
Presented by Penn State Extension, Fulton County Master Gardeners
Thought you knew it all when it comes to sowing your vegetable garden or flower garden seeds? Or do you go buy costly plants year after year? Come join us and explore the world of seeds; from planning and selecting seeds for your garden to sowing and caring for your seedlings. Learn what a seed needs and how to have more success with germination and transplanting. It really is that easy!
Contact Bridgit Martin, brm5472@psu.edu or 717-325-4870 for more information.
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Create at the library
Friday, March 10 and 17, 3:30pm
Join Sheila Druist of Wildflower Whispers Studio to create a magnet. This project is for folks ages 6 and up (younger ones can participate if they have an adult helper). Adults are welcome to join in as well.
The first week we will use clay and the second week we will paint our creation. Participants are asked to reserve their spot by calling the library and paying $5 per person (which is refundable if you take the class). Sign up as soon as possible to be sure you get a slot. We are only taking 15 participants.
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Pi Day Pie Sale
March 14 (3.14)
Join us in celebrating Pi and Pie! At the library we love circles (also other shapes), so what better way to celebrate our love of circles than with a pi day pie sale? Come, buy some pie!
Want to bake/donate pie? We will take them all day on Monday, March 13, or on the 14th until 10 am. Buy pies on the 14th when we’re open (9am-7pm or until we run out of pies). Come, support your library.
Remember, pie often has fruit in it, so it may be good for you or at least, it’s good for us.
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Pottery Classes
Tuesday April 4, 1-3, Thursday April 6, 12-2*, Tuesday April 18, 1-3, Tuesday April 25, 1-3
We have more pottery classes from Kate Reynolds coming up! Stop by the library for more details on the June and July sessions. Cost per session is $15. To sign up, contact the library by calling 717-485-5327 or emailing aleese@fclspa.org. Classes are in-person in April, June, and July at the library. These classes are limited to ten participants 18 years + up and participants 16 and 17 year olds who must be accompanied by an adult also taking the class. All materials will be supplied by the instructor. No experience is necessary!
Ikebana Pottery class
Ikebana translates from Japanese to English as the art of flower arranging. Participants will learn the basics of hand building with clay, attaching elements together, how to texture the clay, glazing and the basic principles of arranging the flowers.
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Stool caning
Mondays from 1-3pm, April 17 and 24 or May 1, 8, 22, June 5, and 12
We have 2 caning classes coming up. The first in April will be making the New England-style Footstool kit (shown on the left). This will require 2 sessions. The second series in May and June will make the Chair Caning Footstool Kit on the right (takes 5 sessions). We are only taking 6 participants per class so call early to get your spot. If we fill up, we may offer these classes again. Registration fees are $15 for the first one and $20 for the second one. You'll need to pick up the stools before the classes so that you can paint or stain the wood part before class.
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Pennsylvania Deutsch Fraktur
Thursdays, 5:30-7pm, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2023
Historical records come in stone tablets to parchment to record books. An original record was that used by Germans, the fraktur, a tradition brought from Europe and continued among Pennsylvania German settlers in the English Colonies and the later United States. When a child was born the event was recorded on an ornate document, hand-decorated and hand-lettered. This basic form developed into printed images, with only the decorative elements and details added by an artist.
Fractur has been called one of the most important aspects of Pennsylvania German Folk Art. "The word “fractur” refers to the "fractured" or broken letter derived from the German Gothic style of lettering. Since then it has evolved to mean an entire document: a birth or baptismal certificate, marriage certificates, student writing samples, death records, bookplates, student merit awards, house blessing or poems.
Participants will learn its origins, history, how it traveled from Germany, development of this art form and complete a personalized project. They will choose a significant life event to record from a selection of printed or self drawn images and then become the artist to decorate their life record. Participants will use watercolor paint in traditional colors, plus pen and ink to fill in the biographic information in Gothic style hand lettering, to produce their own personalized “fractur” record.
There is a small $10 fee for materials for this program. Register by contacting the library.
Also coming up, we have an Ojibwe beading class in May and June. Find out more at the library!
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Drawing at the Library
Tuesdays from 10-12
The drawing sessions are ongoing! We've been having a small group gathering to draw (with their own materials) in whatever style they want. There has been a model or still life to work from and people enjoying themselves drawing together. Stop by if you're interested in learning more.
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Online Resource Spotlight | |
Our calendar
Want to learn a new craft? Want to join a book club? Ready to try ukulele? Want to listen to a story? Ready to try a beading class? There's a lot going on at the library and we try to make sure it is all on our calendar. Also, if you use Google calendar yourself, you can add our calendar to yours. If not, it is always available to see on our website.
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Staff Picks
Joe O’Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to the stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family’s lives forever: Huntington’s Disease.
While watching her potential future in her father’s escalating symptoms, twenty-one-year-old daughter Katie struggles with the questions this test imposes on her young adult life. Does she want to know? What if she’s gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing?
As Joe’s symptoms worsen and he’s eventually stripped of his badge and more, Joe struggles to maintain hope and a sense of purpose, while Katie and her siblings must find the courage to either live a life “at risk” or learn their fate.
Staff says...
"It was a really good, in-depth overview of what it would be like to have Huntington’s Disease."
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Adult Book Group
The adult book club meets monthly on the last Wednesday of the month at 6pm. You can call the library to get a copy of the book or Kindle to read. Join us for lively discussion. March's selection is Daisy Miller by Henry James.
Fiction to Film
We meet on third Wednesdays at 6:30pm to discuss a book and a movie that came from it. Email jwible@fclspa.org to get added to the list and get more information. March's selection is The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout.
For the littles
Join us for Preschool Story Hour at McConnellsburg on Tuesdays, 10am or at Hustontown on Wednesdays, 10:30am. Children ages 0-3, their siblings and caregivers can also join Play Grow Learn on Fridays from 10-11:15 to play.
Mindfulness and Meditation
Join our meditation classes with the Venerable Huruluwewe Chandrawansa of the PA Meditation Center. Please contact Jamie Baker if you would like to join this class.
Hum and Strum
Join in our ukulele fun on Mondays from 4-5:30 over Zoom. Email April to be a part.
Yarn Group
Want to try knitting or crocheting? Join us Tuesdays 4-5:30 and Fridays 10:30-12.
To learn more
You can always find out what's happening at the library on our calendar on our website and through our column in the Fulton County News. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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