As the temperature gets colder and the nights get longer, you might be itching for something new to occupy your hands and mind while we continue to practice social distancing. Luckily, the library has just the thing: Craft kits! Back by popular demand, we are offering adult craft kits! Kits are provided by the library […]

Sharing any type of resource amid the Covid-19 era comes with a unique set of challenges, and while books have a shelf life of years, nothing is more ephemeral in our collection of newspapers. As everything that comes into our building needs to be quarantined for at least a day (by recommendation, we actually quarantine

Are you looking for a safe, socially distant and contactless way to celebrate Halloween with your family? Whether or not there is trick-or-treating, you may still be reluctant to head out and brave crowded sidewalks, so how about you pick a time to walk around between now and 3 p.m. on Halloween for a village-wide

(Note: This column should be read in the style of a ‘90s infomercial.) Are you sick and tired of spending your hard-earned time and energy browsing the stacks at your local library? Are you constantly looking up titles on your phone, bumbling and tripping over your shoelaces while carrying heavy stacks of books through the

WARNING: The following column contains graphic depictions of book mutilation. Reader discretion is advised. Have you ever wondered what happens to the used books you donate to the library? When we’re out of storage space, and we most certainly are, used book donations are disposed of. To be more specific, if they’re paperbacks, we put

We have two exciting things lined up for you this week – one is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Library, and the other a FUN-raiser in coordination with Madison County Rural Health Council! That’s not to say that the fundraiser isn’t also fun, because the event definitely puts the “fun” in “fundraiser.” I

Submitted by Stephanie Henry of the Madison County Rural Health Council On Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, a Storybook Walk, featuring the Caldecott Award winning book “A Tree is Nice” by Janice May Udry with beautiful watercolor illustrations by Marc Simont, will be available for community members to enjoy. The story begins

First, I don’t know if and/or how to copyright a word, but if at all possible, I call copyright on the word “Newrmal,” a portmanteau of “New” and “Normal,” both of which have been used so frequently that I think this new one is really going to catch on.  It’s been a heck of a

What a month! We’ve been open on a limited capacity for a few weeks now, and checkouts are increasing steadily. Many patrons are continuing to receive their items through curbside pickup, and a few are using our free contactless delivery! For more information on those services, please check our website.  So that’s our collection, but

About a year ago, Hamilton resident Nan Washburn and I applied for a grant to digitize about 20 years’ worth of Student Newspapers which, at the time, could only be found in binders in her home. As of today, those newspapers can be found online!  Let’s back up. Mrs. Washburn was the advisor to the