Save the date: you don’t want to miss this extra special holiday event.
From 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, join Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as Library staff and members of the Bethany Lions Club, in the Library’s Community Room downstairs for holiday crafts and a Christmas cookie – and don’t forget to get a picture with the Clauses!
Stop by the Children’s Room and take one of our Thankful Turkey Activity Kits home to complete as a family! Decorate the turkey’s body, then discuss what you are thankful for. Write each answer on a colored feather and attach to your turkey – feel free to add more feathers than we included if you have a lot of thanks to give! Once all the feathers are attached, hang the finished turkey prominently in your home for Thanksgiving.
All supplies are included in the activity bag. Please take only one bag per family – supplies are limited, and we want to share this fun holiday activity with as many people as possible!
The staff at Clark Memorial Library would like to thank Verab Greenhouses for their donation of seasonal flower displays to brighten up our entryway!
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!
Clark Memorial Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Veterans Day.
We will be open our usual hours on Wednesday, November 12.
Thank you to our local veterans for your service!
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!
October is in full swing, and it’s scream season on the Library’s film app, Kanopy! Dive into Fright Fest – a spell-binding lineup horror hits, creepy thrillers, and spine-tingling cult classics to satisfy every scare craving – and see what frights lurk within… if you dare.
Go directly to the Fright Fest collection here: kanopy.com/category/60744
All you need to access this collection – as well as hundreds of other classic and indie films, TV shows, and documentaries – is your library card. For a quick walkthrough of how to set up and use a Kanopy account, visit their Getting Started webpage; if you already have an account, just sign in and enjoy. New media and watchlists are added on a regular basis!
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!
Clark Memorial Library will have a table at the 2025 Bethany Senior Health Fair & Flu Clinic on Wednesday, October 15, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM! Stop by to chat with a Library staff member and renew your library card – or get a new one. We hope to see you there!
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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!