March 28, 2024

News & Notes from Blanding Library

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Story Hours & More

The LEGOS club will meet Saturday, Feb. 10, at 10:30 a.m. The library supplies the LEGOS; bring your imagination! Open to all inspired builders.

Tot Time continues on Tuesdays at 10 and includes songs, books, movement, music, and fun for children under 3 years old. (Siblings are welcome)

Story and Craft Hours for children ages 3-K are held on Wed. and Thurs. at 10 a.m. There will be no Wed. story hour on Feb. 21 (school vacation week) but there will be a special story hour on Thurs. Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. with Allie and Sue.

Allie is Sue’s Yellow Lab. She is a registered therapy dog who loves being read to as part of the Blanding’s Puppy Pals program. Listen to a few fun stories with Allie, create a craft to take home, and learn about Allie’s training. Note: registration is no longer required for morning story hours at the Blanding, so feel free to drop in at any of these programs.

Kids Book Sale in March: The Blanding will again offer its March Madness children’s book sale on March 13-15, during library hours. All of the gently used books for kids will be for sale at $3 a bag. Since this sale is especially for kids, all adults must be accompanied by a child.

Friends of the Library
We thank all those who have renewed their membership in the Friends of the Blanding recently. We hope everyone who received a letter from the Friends in January will renew their membership and encourage others to join. Basic dues are $10 a year per household. Additional contributions are always welcome.

You can also pick up a membership form at the library and drop it off there or send it to P.O. Box 464, Rehoboth, MA 02769. The Friends of the Blanding Library is a registered non-profit organization of volunteers. Its purpose is to create an awareness of library services, and to raise funds for library programs and activities, including a number of children’s programs.

Genealogy Room Now at Museum
The Rehoboth Antiquarian Society’s Robert S. Trim genealogy collection has been moved from Goff Hall to its new home at the Carpenter Museum down the street. The hours at the museum differ from the library, so those wishing to do genealogy research should check the museum’s website or call the museum first at 508-252-3031 for information or to set up an appointment.

Book Club and Knitting Group
The Blanding book club will meet on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. to discuss the new novel by Lily King, “The English Teacher”. On Wed. March 7 at 7 p.m. the book of the month will be “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” by Barbara Demick, which looks at the lives of six defectors from the totalitarian regime in North Korea. The book club is open to all and copies of the books read will be available at the library.

The knitting group will next meet on Thursdays Feb. 8 and Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Knitters with all levels of experience are welcome.
The Blanding Library (blandinglibrary.net, or phone 508-252-4236) is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays, including Mon. Feb. 19 for Presidents’ Day. The library is usually closed when the public schools have declared a snow day.

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