The Library will close at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, November 27th, and be closed on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th for Thanksgiving. We will be open for our usual hours on Saturday, November 30th.
Be sure to grab your Thanksgiving reading material ahead of time!
See Santa & Mrs. Claus at the Library!
Save the date: the Bethany Lions Club will be bringing everyone’s favorite holiday elves to Clark Memorial Library on December 5th, from 4:30 – 6:30 PM. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and join members of the Lions Club and your local librarians at the makerspace table!
Celebrate Halloween in the Makerspace!
With Halloween on the horizon, we’re offering a whole assortment of spooky crafts in the Makerspace! Visitors can create a stand-up paper witch, a beaded pipe cleaner pumpkin, a custom Halloween bookmark, or a paper ghost on a stick – or choose from a selection of holiday-themed coloring and activity sheets. There’s something for everyone!
The Library’s video streaming service, Kanopy, is celebrating the approach of Halloween with Fright Fest, a collection of themed watchlists featuring dozens of eerie tales and supernatural adventures! You can use your library card number to access these lists, as well as hundreds of other classic and indie films, TV shows, and documentaries. New media and curated watchlists are added on a regular basis. 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!
This week in our Makerspace, create a special spinner card
that cycles through compliments for Mom to give her on Mother’s Day!
The craft is available during Library hours, while supplies last.
Our book displays this month feature poetry collections, books written in verse, and the biographies of famous poets, and out on the front lawn our storywalk showcases a selection of spring-themed poems and rhymes!
It’s all in honor of National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry’s important place in our lives and poets’ integral role in our culture. Launched by a nonprofit charitable organization called the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world! This year’s National Poetry Month poster features a line of poetry by a former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Lucille Clifton, and artwork by children’s author and illustrator Jack Wong.
The Library will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30.
Be sure to pick up your books by March 28!
Black History Month (or African American History Month) is an annual celebration of Black history and culture originally proposed as a week-long event in 1925 by historian Carter G. Woodson. Since then it has grown into a nationally recognized event that lasts a full month! Our book displays for February feature both fiction and nonfiction books with Black authors, illustrators, and protagonists. Take a look next time you visit!
Share the Love!
Wednesday, February 7 – Wednesday, February 14
During Library hours we will be providing craft supplies
for patrons to create custom Valentine’s Day cards
and decorations in the Makerspace! All ages welcome.
Clark Memorial Library will be closed
Tuesday, December 26.
Happy Holidays to all of our patrons!