Category Archives: Displays

Updates about decorative or temporary displays.

In anticipation of Take Your Child to the Library Day, we’ve filled our display shelves with “books about books” – stories that take place in libraries and bookstores, about characters who either enjoy reading from the start or learn to through their adventures, and (of course) featuring lots of books! Next time you’re here, grab a book from these displays to celebrate books, reading, libraries, and their places in our lives – and don’t forget to stop by on February 7 for our official Take Your Child to the Library Day Celebration, featuring a special storytime, marionette show, and craft. Check the Calendar of Events for more details!

New on our Read-Alike Shelf (by the public computers upstairs) are LSC Featured Reads – books that have been featured in the Library’s LSC Virtual Author Talks! Bookmarks indicate whether each book features in an upcoming or an archived Talk, along with a QR Code and link to the relevant collection.

If you enjoy a book you find on the display, take the opportunity to learn more about both the book and its author by watching their LSC Author Talk! Featured books for younger readers will also be on display in areas appropriate to their reading level, so keep an eye out for Featured Reads bookmarks when you visit.

Stop by the Friends of the Library nook at the bottom of the stairs to grab a Take n’ Make Craft bag from the basket. These kits come with a full set of supplies and instructions to create a fun craft project at home, and there’s an assortment of options to choose from! Supplies are limited – please only take one kit per child per family.

On the lookout for more at-home craft projects? Check out CreativeBug, which provides access to thousands of award-winning art and craft video classes. Visit creativebug.com/lib/clarkmemorial and use your library card number to create an account for free!

Have you seen the Bethany Bicentennial Quilt?
Created in 1976 by the Friends of the Library of the time and featuring both sewn images of local landmarks and more traditional quilting patterns, it’s a real piece of both the town and the Library’s history! It’s currently on display downstairs in the Community Room, along with a list of the participants and a “map” to help match names to squares. Stop by and take a look next time you’re at the Library!

The holidays are upon us! If you’re looking for an end-of-year recipe or craft, stop by the reading area upstairs to browse our curated collection of holiday magazines; this assortment includes holiday editions past and present, all of which can be checked out just like our regular periodicals. Be sure to take a look next time you’re here!

With Thanksgiving around the corner, we’ve filled our book displays with countless tasty treats! Whether fiction or non-fiction, mystery or adventure or fantasy, every literary morsel has some connection to food or its role in our lives – some even come with recipes you can try out for yourself. Next time you stop by, be sure to grab one and chow down!

What’s New Upstairs at the Library?

We’ve added a new Juvenile Biography display just inside the Library’s front doors, replacing the Juvenile Biography section in the Children’s Room. The Young Adult and Teens & Tweens sections have also had their layouts changed; the former has been moved to the left of the front doors (as seen from inside), while the latter has been shifted to fill the area to the right of the doors and reorganized, with multiple new displays! We hope that the new layout will make the upstairs areas feel less crowded and easier to navigate, while also encouraging young patrons to check out our nonfiction offerings. Stay tuned for future updates!

The leaves are changing colors, the days are getting shorter, and Books & Spooks is back at the Library! Our themed book displays are stuffed with tales of ghosts and goblins galore this month as Halloween looms on the horizon; whether you’re looking for serious scares or just a few spine-tingles, we’ve got something for you. Stop by and take a look!

Local artists Liz Orsini & Ann Wiley will have their work on display in the Library’s Community Room and display cabinets throughout October and November.

Liz Orsini’s artistic journey has led her through four decades of diverse life experiences and has included watercolor, pastels, acrylics, and collage study. She is particularly drawn to the interplay of color and contrast. Each piece becomes a meditation on balance – between planning and spontaneity, between the known and the discovered. Her current work focuses on abstract compositions that marry original collage materials with acrylic paint and expressive mark-making.

Ann Wiley‘s creative adventure began with designing homes, both inside and out, like her dad did, and learning about fabrics, patterns, and designs with her mom. Art classes, art teachers, local art shows, museums, and fellow artists have all influenced her; after trying out many mediums, acrylic painting and collage have proven to be both her favorite and most enduring courses of study. The pieces of hers being shared have been created over the course of 15 years.

There will be an artist reception on Saturday, October 25th from 2:00 – 4:00 PM in the Library’s Community Room. Stop by to meet the artists and see their work!