Library News & Blurbs Friends of the Library Donate $3,035 to Building Fund 4 May 2023 On April 29, the Friends of the Library approved a budget for 2023 that includes all the normal requests as well as a markedly increased programming budget. So expect more…
Library News & Blurbs A Spent Book Budget 4 May 2023 I ordered the last book of the fiscal year today! Well, not really--but mostly! I'm sure I'll still pick up a few odd patron requests and breakaway hits, but the…
Library News & Blurbs Friends of the Library Annual Meeting April 29 20 Apr 2023 The Friends of the Library are having their annual meeting on April 29 at 10 am. If you want to learn more about the Friends, what they do, and how…
Library News & Blurbs Books Overflowing! 19 Apr 2023 Since I started here in June 2015, I have never opened a book drop I could not empty in three trips or less. Yesterday morning, it took six. We expect…
Library News & Blurbs Puzzles, Quandaries, and Cryptexes, Oh My! 10 Apr 2023April 10, 2023 Any geocachers in town? A local patron and cacher going by username alorian88 has set up a puzzler of one at the Library. Staff have been instructed NOT to help…
Civic Engagement… Help Bring a Storywalk to our Community 5 Apr 2023 Since 2020, storywalks have been a popular element of our summer reading program in Douglas. We have deployed them at Douglas Orchard and Farm and on the Southern New England…
Library News & Blurbs Pop-up Art School: Clay Yeti Luminaria 7 Mar 2023 On Thursday, March 30, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, kids ages 8 to 12 are invited to come craft a cute yeti with air dry clay. Make the body from…
Library News & Blurbs An Amusing Email 22 Feb 2023February 22, 2023 Sometimes, you get an email that you know you have to print, hang on the wall, and cherish forever. So it was with this one that I received on September…
Library News & Blurbs Give Us Your Disks! 31 Jan 2023 As our collections grow and evolve, trying to figure out how to juggle them is a never-ending puzzle. Especially in small, old buildings like ours, we have to make the…