Summer is winding down, but for the Leach Library, that means that the busy back to school season is in full swing. Though summer tends not to be a busy time for libraries, the Leach Library kept busy this year by offering a plethora of activities to keep the members of the community engaged in learning throughout the season.
The Adult Summer Reading Program ended on August 31 – it addressed modern topics such as the environment, architecture, and landscaping. Entitled “Build a Better World,” the program included a game of Tic-Tac-Toe to be completed throughout the summer for a chance to win a prize.
The library also held their Young Adult Summer Reading Program in addition to their Children’s Room Summer Reading Program, which had multiple interactive events such as the “Puppet Play Puppet Show” and “Craft Time – Design Your Own Wrist Pouch.”
This year, the library wound down their summer in the Children’s Room with a week of special programs, many of which were centered around learning about animals. If children have reached their summer reading goal, they can pick up their prize bag from the Leach Library’s Children’s Room.
Currently, The Friends of the Londonderry Leach Library are hosting their annual fall bulb sale. A display can be found as you walk through the front doors of the library, indicating what type of bulbs are being sold and at what price. For those who want blossoming gardens come spring, it is extremely important to plant some flower bulbs in the fall, including those for tulips and daffodils. To place an order with the Friends of Leach Library, simply visit the front desk.
Though its September schedule is not out yet, the library has an event planned on Thursday, September 14 at 7 p.m. called “To the Ozarks and Back: Ballads and Fiddle Tunes,” a musical performance by Sarah Jane Nelson.
According to a posting by the library, Nelson both performs and writes and has a particular interest in “old-time music.” She has also written multiple features and profiles for a number of publications including American Craft, Orion and County Journal, Fiddler Magazine, and The Old Time Herald.
Her current project is a biography on Ozark folk song collector Max Hunter, the details of which, along with some of her other work, can be found on her blog at oldtimeparty.wordpress.com .
Nelson will perform alongside musician Cathy Mason and sing ballads from the Max Hunter Folk Song Collection, after which she will share some of her research on Hunter’s life and will encourage the audience to participate in a few singalongs.
The program is free and open to the public, but is limited to the first 90 individuals due to seating limitations.
It will be held in the library’s lower-level meeting room.
For more events hosted by the library, stay tuned for its September newsletter.