It's April

If I say April – what words come to mind? April fool, April showers, April love (if you're old enough to remember the Pat Boone song)? How about April at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center?

If you haven't been to the library yet this month, be sure to come and check out the new display of Maureen O'Brien's paintings in the Sorenson Gallery. O'Brien, who says she has been painting “most of her life,” works out of her Evergreen Farm Studio, which is located near Solway. She is known for her nature and wildlife paintings and has done murals at a number of sites throughout the state. Someone commented about the paintings on exhibit that they make you “feel like you're taking a walk in the woods.” Most of them are for sale if you'd like to take one home.

April 11-16 is National Library Week and also the Week of the Young Child. In recognition of these special times, the library will have a treat for any child caught reading in the library during the week. Also, during Family Fun Time at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, participants will be recycling discarded books into craft items. And that's not all – Booker the Owl, the new LARL mascot, will make an appearance at story time on Friday morning at 10:30 a.m., and every child attending will be given a book.

The library book club meets Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. This month's book is Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson. It's a real page-turner with a main character suffering from a form of amnesia that causes her to lose her memories every time she goes to sleep. There's still time to read it before book club, so check out a copy and come join us.

Writers' group is scheduled for Thursday. April 28, at 7:30 p.m. New members are always welcome – no dues, no pressure. You're welcome to come and see what it's all about.

There is a musical event scheduled for Sunday, March 1, at 7 p.m. Orland Aspen's vocal students will be presenting their spring recital. Everyone one is welcome and refreshments will be served.

After telling you what is going on this month, I do have to mention something that isn't going to happen. Due to a variety of circumstances, the 13^th Annual Festival of Tables is not being held this year. Event organizers had a difficult decision to make and want to ensure supporter of this successful fund-raiser that it will be held next spring.