Daland Memorial Library

New year, new library card!  The library has brand new library cards hot off the presses!    Residents of Mont Vernon and those individuals who work in town are entitled to a library card at no cost.  Out of town residents may purchase one for $15.  New patrons are encouraged to come in during the month of January to sign up for a library card.  Individual and family cards are available and require a short application and proof of residency.  Get your card  and start getting your member benefits today!

You’re Invited!

Who: Aspiring Artists

When: Thursday, January 26th 7-9pm

Where: The Daland Memorial Library

This is a class for everyone who wants to make art (and was too afraid to try).  Come relax and play! Enjoy the process and explore new methods and materials without worrying about the end product.  Be part of a community of artmakers where we inspire each other and have fun.

Instructor: Illustrator Jill Weber

$10 material fee

Space is limited to 10.  Registration required.  Call 673-7888, email dalandlibrary@comcast.net, or stop in to sign up today!

The Morning Book Discussion Program will hold a planning meeting to select the list of books to be discussed in 2017. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 9, at 10 a.m., at the library. The group has been meeting since May 2002. The selections have included fiction, non-fiction, biographies, autobiographies, classics, poetry, and books with a local flavor. The discussions usually meet the first Monday of the month and last an hour and a half to two hours. Between seven and eleven people participate in each discussion. Participants take turns bringing a light refreshment. No attendance requirement – attend discussions that are of interest. The library purchases a copy of each selection that may be checked out by library patrons when the book is not reserved for the discussion. Copies of the books are made possible through inter-library loan and are available at the library.

The program is suitable for adults and open to Mont Vernon residents at no charge. For bookkeeping purposes, non-residents wanting to borrow a book will need to join the library, annual fee is $15. New members are always welcome. Questions call the library at 673-7888.

Co-facilitators: Mary Rounds & Sally Hogan

The Morning Book Discussion group will be reading Capitol Dames by Cokie Roberts in the month of January.  Group will meet to discuss the book on Monday, February 6th at 10:00am at the library.  Books available to borrow at the library.  New members welcome!

If you love cookbooks, cooking, eating, (and talking about cookbooks, cooking and eating), this is the group for you!  The Cookbook Club will choose one cookbook a month to read and meet at the end of the month for a potluck meal at the library.  Members are asked to pick one recipe and make it for the group to taste.  Cookbooks available to borrow @ the library.  Please be sure to let us know what your cooking:)

January Meeting: Monday, January 16th @ 6:00pm

Poetry Group will be meeting again on Monday, January 30th at 7:00pm. Facilitator Mary Katherine McNamara will lead the group and requests that participants bring a poem to share that you feel fits the theme “comfort Poems”.  For many of us, 2016 wasn’t the easiest year. Poetry, like music, can be so powerfully uplifting and edifying.  Warm up and enjoy the company of others at this winter session of Poetry Group.  Questions? Call 673-7888 for more information.