*NOTE: This event has been postponed due to weather concerns. All who have signed up will be notified of the new date.*
Join us for another mushroom walk with Deana Thomas! On February 17 at 10:30am, we will meet at Spencer Pond to learn about the fungi that proliferate in cold climates.
Registration is required. Please register by signing up in person, calling either library, or using our online form.
*NOTE: Due to high demand, this event is at capacity. Please join our waitlist to be notified of last minute openings.*
Learn about birds! At 1pm at Tyler Free Library on February 23, Olivia and Audrey will host a birdfeeder craft where you can learn how to take care of the birds in your backyard.
This program will take place after our usual 12:30 storytime.
Materials are limited, so sign up early. You can register by filling out this form, calling the library, emailing ofriederich@fosterlibraries.org, or signing up in-person at the library.
Join us on February 21 at 3pm for a special storytime! Heather from the RISPCA will bring an animal from the shelter to read stories with and do a craft.
You can register by filling out this form, calling the library, emailing ofriederich@fosterlibraries.org, or signing up in-person at the library.
During the week of Valentine’s Day, go on a blind date with a book! At both libraries we will have books wrapped up so you can’t see the author or title. Take a chance on a book you wouldn’t otherwise pick!
Audrey recommends: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Genre: Graphic novel memoir
Reading level: YA to adult
Summary: Zoe, in the throes of a quarter-life crisis, uses cartoons and storytelling to reframe how she views her life.
Audrey says: This short volume obliterates the limits of what a graphic novel can do and what art is for. Comics are how Zoe makes sense of the world around her: adding structure, finding narrative, changing perspective, and starting over from the beginning. Zoe draws herself in many different forms: a teenage loser, a cutesy cartoon, a barely-sketched outline, sometimes even a worm. She exists as both character and author on the page, arguing against her own narration. If you also stumble across questions like “what am I doing?” and “what’s the point?”, you won’t necessarily find answers here, but you will find someone who knows the journey it takes to answer them.
This title is available at Foster Public Library.
We love love at the Foster Library! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a festive wreath for your front door. All materials are provided and you will leave the workshop with your own unique decoration.
This event will take place on February 1 at 6pm (snow date: February 5 at 6pm). Registration is required. Sign up in person, by phone, or online.
*NOTE: this event is at capacity. Join our waitlist to be notified of openings.*
Join Foster Public Library for the beautiful art of paper quilling! You’ll go home with a curlicue card for a loved one and the skill to make your own quilled creations.
The class takes place on February 6 at 6pm (snow date: February 8 at 6pm at Tyler Free Library). Due to limited materials, registration is required. Please sign up in person, by phone, or online with this form!
Mary recommends: House of Caravans by Shilpi Suneja
Genre: Historical fiction
Reading Level: Adult
Summary: A debut novel of the Partition, two critical time periods of India at the end of colonial rule.
Hilary recommends: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Genre: Historical fiction
Reading Level: Adult
Summary: Based on a true story, “Horse” weaves together the people and events surrounding a racehorse through more than a century and a half.
Hilary says: This book is beautifully written, and each portion of the story, from slavery on southern plantations and the Civil War, through the New York art world of the 1950’s and the scientists and conservators working at the modern day Smithsonian, is both informative and at times heartbreaking.
Olivia and Audrey wrap up the year by discussing their favorite recent releases!
Check out the staff recommendations page to read about the books that our librarians loved. We look forward to holding monthly book club meetings in 2024 as well– stay tuned for more info!
Let us know what your top new books are below. We’ll give you a shoutout in our next episode!
Books mentioned in this episode:
*available at Tyler Free Library
†available at Foster Public Library
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Edited by Audrey Dubois. Music: Happy New Year by Benny Andersson. (Yes, the guy from ABBA!)