January at the FCLAC

A new month, a new year – maybe it's time to take part in some new activities at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center. Of course, if you have already been involved with some of these things, we would like you to continue.

Once again, the Hot Reads for Cold Nights adult reading program has started and will continue through the month of March. Read four books (or listen to them) and you will be eligible for some great prizes. Entry forms are available at the library or you may go to the LARL Web site and register on-line. (http://larl.org/hot-reads-for-cold-nights/)

There are few better ways to spend a winter evening than reading a book, so you may as well try for a prize.

Of course, there are some evening events at the library you may want to attend. Book club will meet Tuesday, January 12 at 7 p.m. The book for this month is The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obrecht. Although I have the book, I haven't started it yet, so I'll just quote a little of the blurb on the cover: “In a Balkan country mending from years of conflict, a young doctor arrives on a mission of mercy at an orphanage by the sea. As Natalia begins to inoculate the children there, she feels age-old superstitions and secrets gathering around her. Secrets her outwardly cheerful hosts choose not to tell her.” Sounds intriguing – pick up a copy and join us.

Another evening event you may want to attend is writers' group on Thursday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. If writing your memoirs has been on your to-do list for awhile, this may be just the place for you. Sometimes we just need the motivation of a deadline. If you have some writing to share, bring it; if not, just come and see what goes on. Not everyone who comes writes memoirs; there is poetry, news articles, novels – and it's interesting to see what people come up with.

On Wednesday, January 13, the Fosston Community Library Arts Association will hold its annual meeting. If you are a member of the FCLAA or if you are interested in becoming one, you are welcome at attend. The FCLAA board is responsible for overseeing the various areas of programing at the arts center, in the areas of music, lectures, gallery and theater. In addition, there is a property committee. These five committees are always interested in having new members, so if you would like to be involved in the promoting the arts in our local area, you are welcome to join. You may contact current board members Michelle Johnson (435-1774), Becky Overmoe (435-6169 or Ray Miller (435-1676) for more information.
Weekly activities at the library:
Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. - Chess Club
Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. Family Fun Time
Fridays at 10:30 – Storytime
Also a reminder – the library will be closed on Monday, January 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Day.