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Report from the Writers Group

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The next meeting of the Writers Group will be on July 12 at 1:30 in the library.

WRITERS’ GROUP NEWSLETTER by D. Bradley                   June, 2017

A spectacular summer day created the backdrop for a group of writers to gather around the table of our local Indian Lake library.  We have had a lull in our attendance recently, but we may chalk that up to wintry Adrondack weather.  Perhaps now that the warm and mostly sunny weather has returned, so will additional people interested in writing and sharing with a harmonious group of good friends.  Continue reading→

Book sale coming this summer

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Mark your calendars!  Keep July 22-23 available for the Friends of the Library summer book sale at the Indian Lake Town Hall across from the Library.  The sale will be open from 10 am to 2:30 pm.  piles of booksLot’s and lot’s and LOT’S of great gently used books and some unusual finds just waiting for you.  The Friends of the Library meet on July 10 at 5:00 pm at the library.  All are welcome.

Healthy Living for your Brain and Body

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Everyone is welcome to attend a free program on health and wellness.  On June 15, 2017, 11 am at the library, learn about tools you can use to keep your brain and body healthy as you age. To register contact the library or Tanya 867-4999X200 or tgarmley@alz.org

Creative Writing Workshop at the Adirondack Experience this Summer

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Word as Eye: Creative Writing in Response to Visual Art
Saturday, July 15,      1:00pm – 4:30pm
Use the museum collection as inspiration to jump-start your creativity in writing with opportunities for expansion and focus.  $35 for museum members; $45 for non-members.
 
Marilyn McCabe’s latest book of poems, Glass Factory, was published by The Word Works in Spring 2016. Her poem “On Hearing the Call to Prayer Over the Marcellus Shale on Easter Morning” was awarded A Room of Her Own Foundation’s Orlando Prize. Her book of poetry Perpetual Motion was published by The Word Works in 2012 as the winner of the Hilary Tham Capitol Collection contest. A grant from the New York State Council on the Arts resulted in videopoem “At Freeman’s Farm,” which was published on The Continental Reviewand Motion Poems. She blogs about writing and reading at marilynonaroll.wordpress.com, and offers writing workshops in the region.
 
Registration
Spaces are limited in all workshops; advance pre-registration is required.
Please register online at https://squareup.com/store/adirondack-museum-workshops or call (518) 352-7311

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Zucchinis Round II

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Everyone is welcome to the Indian Lake Theater on Wednesday, May 10 at 1:00 PM to celebrate reading  with the Zucchini Brothers!  OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANo snow in May, right?

Programs are free and open to all. This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. Thanks go to the Friends of the library who also contributed to this program.

May Day! May Day!

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May 1 is international workers day and a Spring holiday celebrated with singing, dancing and baskets of sweets and flowers.  Join us  at the library on Saturday, April 29 at 11 AM. Patty Sue Mahoney will lead a craft activity for children in celebration of May Day! Stories too!