Between the Stacks: 12/18/2024

Back by popular demand beginning in January, the Whitehall Community Library will hold adult computer classes. These free classes will be held on Mondays at 1:30 PM starting January 6th. Please register at the library so we can ensure enough laptops for everyone.

Our favorite artist, Joan Dedyker, will begin painting classes on January 7th at 2 PM. You may have seen the exhibit of her work this fall in the display case. The library provides all of the materials needed to create a stunning folk-art piece. Please call the library at 287-3763 to reserve your place.

With the help of our teen volunteers, the library will begin hosting a teen history book club in January. The books will be novels that cover different periods of historical change with a discussion of how novels differ from the actual events. The group is finishing the planning stage now and will announce the time, frequency, and subjects later this month. If you want to attend the discussion, please call us at 287-3763. Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome.

The library will be closed on December 24th and 25th for Christmas, December 31st, and January 1st for New Year's. We will be open the rest of the week at regularly scheduled times. The book drop is always open if patrons want to return items early.

Due to the holidays, there will be no storytimes for the next two weeks. We will begin regular storytimes on January 8th with three weekly storytimes - Wednesdays at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 1 PM. The public is invited to hear great stories and do some amazing crafts at any of these times.

You may see a large increase in adult fiction book sales. This month the volunteers and staff have been weeding the fiction collections to make room for our new books. The sale is open anytime the library is open, and paperbacks are ten cents, while hardbacks are twenty cents each. There is no limit to the number of books you may buy, and the money goes to support our children's programming.

I had the great pleasure of being on a panel this week for the Jefferson County Youth Leadership program, which runs through the 21st Century Program. Teaching middle schoolers about leadership is a wonderful idea, and the library is enjoying one of the members doing her project here. I encourage any business or organization that is approached to work with these bright young people to say yes!!