News & Notes from the Blanding Library

Goff Hall was packed for the wonderful piano concert in January by Jordan Hillman, music director at the Rehoboth Congregational Church. This concert, sponsored by the church, was just another example of what an important role the auditorium at Goff Hall plays in our community, serving as a gathering place for various meetings, concerts, and other public events. Although these events extend far beyond the library, this historic building also houses our town library, which also plays an important role in our community.

It was also great to see the new building renovations at the hall, including the new handicapped accessible bathrooms, which are very nice indeed and are also accessible without entering the library itself. These well-designed renovations add so much to Goff Hall. Be sure and check out the new audio-visual room downstairs at the library too. Having all this extra space in the library and the auditorium annex is greatly appreciated. Come in and take a look.

Programs Coming Up

The library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents’ Day. On the following day, a school vacation program will be held for children ages preschool and up, at 10:30 on Tues. Feb. 21. Children’s author and illustrator Carla Marrero will return to the Blanding to share her story, “CJ’s Hideaway”. Children will also make a simple craft to take home. Stop by the library or call 508-252-4236 to register.

The next meeting of the Blanding Library Book Club will focus on the novel “Circling the Sun” by Paula McLain. That will be on Wed. March 1 at 7 p.m. Copies of the book are available at the library.

Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Blanding Library is a registered non-profit organization of volunteers. Its purpose is to create an awareness of library services, to raise funds for library programs and activities, and to purchase special objects not covered in the regular library budget, such as new printers and shelving, and sponsoring a number of children’s programs each year.

The Friends will be sending out membership renewal notices ($10 per year) soon. We hope you will renew your membership and encourage others to join. At the recent annual meeting of the group, these officers were elected: Jeff Greenberg, president, Leslie Patterson, vice president; Peter Allen, treasurer; and Ralph Hancewicz as secretary/clerk. Members at large are Lisa Reigel and Euthecia Hancewicz. We also thank Thecia for her work as membership coordinator.

We look forward to supporting the library in 2017 as we have in past years and invite you to join us. For more information, call the library at 508-252-4236. To learn more about all the library has to offer, go to blandinglibrary.net.