Book donations
Have you started spring cleaning? McCord will start collecting used books March 4th. Due to limited space, we will no longer accept donations once we have reached capacity. The spring book sale will be April 15-20 during the library’s regular open hours.
Book Donation Information:
- Book donations must be placed at the Park Street stairs by the drinking fountain
- No moldy, stained, or badly damaged books
- No encyclopedias, textbooks, or VHS tapes
- We will be accepting book donations until our storage space is full
Renovation updates
We found some fun surprises during the repairs, including this cool handwrought iron nail! (paperclip for scale)
As a reminder, we have an old building and that means that will likely have more renovations in the future. With each repair or improvement, we hope to keep our building around for a hundred more years and then some!
The wall above Fiction is fixed! And looking beautiful once again.
Thank you for your patience as we blocked off parts of the stacks, anyone who missed out on Patricia Cornwell and other C authors can browse once again.
Collection Updates
Our weeding project continues. Many damaged books or books that have not circulated for 10 or more years have been discarded. These books will be made available for purchase during our book sales. We recently completed art, crafts, music, and sports books. We hope to see you at the book sale April 15th to 20th during regular library hours.
We made more space for the DVD collection. We are especially looking forward to expanding our DVD sets, which are typically seasons of tv shows such as Star Trek, Downton Abbey, Parenthood, etc.
Have a DVD suggestion? Make a request at the front desk.
March Book Madness
Vote on the “Most Circulated Books of 2023” March 1-31. We will have a bracket displaying the book titles. Ask for a ballot at the front desk! You can help decide which book is best of the best.
Programs
As the weather is slowly steering towards spring, our library programs come back in full swing! We have a variety of programs, some continuing programs as well as some special events. March is a busy month. Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Tamarack Wildlife, and other fun programs are all available at our library. To better serve all patrons we have both in person and take home programs as well as personally guided programs and drop in programs.
All ages Saturday, March 23 10:00am:
- Tamarack Wildlife Owls
- Meet a mysterious feathered hunter of the night! Learn about their nightlife and whether the myths about owls are true.
Teen Crafternoons Drop-in Activity
- DIY Sensory Bottles
- Fill a bottle with glitter, oil, and other fun supplies.
- Saturday, March 2 1:00-3:00 & Tuesday, March 12, 3:00-5:00
- All Supplies Provided, No RSVP necessary – just drop by!
Tweens & Teens Graphic Novel Club Tuesday, March 19, 4:00-4:30pm
- Graphic Novel Club is open to anyone in grades 5-8. Each month we will meet to have some snacks and talk about graphic novels.
- Meet in the Main Level of the Library
Adult Paint Night Friday, March 8 Doors open 5:30 Event at 6:00:
- Bring your own snacks and drinks
- Cost: $25 pay at the door
- Register by 03/02
Story times
- Story times are a great way to get children interested in reading and learning while interacting with their peers. Storytime typically consists of a story or activity followed by an age appropriate craft. Special all ages story times occur throughout the year, replacing the regularly scheduled story time slot. There are 2 planned for March.
- Preschool Story time Tuesdays & Wednesdays 11:00-11:30
- Baby/Toddler Thursdays 11:00-11:30
- All Ages Visit with Cat in the Hat Tuesday, March 5, 11:00-11:30
- All Ages Therapy Dogs Wednesday, March 13, 11:00-11:30
Closed dates/Holiday Closures:
- Saturday, March 30- Closing at 2:00
- Monday, April 1- Closed
Grab and Go Activities
New Grab and Go activities are available, ask at the desk
- March’s activity: Happy Homes Home Design and Foldables
Dial-A-Story
March Stories:
- 3/3 – Hopper’s Tree Top Adventure
- 3/10- The Toy Brother
- 3/17- The Easter Egg
- 3/24- The Golden Egg
- 3/31- Hopper’s Easter Surprise
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