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Master Gardener: Cover Crops for Home Gardeners

April 28, 2026

Thursday, May 14 at 1pm, Learn to apply Cover Crop principles and techniques for soil improvement used by commercial farmers to your Home Garden, with Master Gardener, Tom Watson.  Topics will include: The benefits of cover crops, how to select cover crops, and how to plan cover crops in your garden. Register.

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Afternoon Book Club

April 28, 2026

Wednesday, May 13 at 1pm, join us at our Afternoon Book Club and discuss the book, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. We have copies available for check-out at the circulation desk. No registration needed.

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Protect Yourself Against Scams: Stay Safe Online

April 22, 2026

Learn how to be safer online with accounts/passwords and learn how to protect yourself from fraud and online scams. Register for one of the dates and times below. Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30PM Thursday, April 30 at 1:00PM

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One Book, OWWL Kids: Saturday Story Time In-Person

April 22, 2026

Saturday, April 25 at 11am-12pm, join Miss Emily and share in the book Maybe Something Beautiful by Isabel Campoy, where a child uses art to transform her community. We will create our own works of art using mini canvases and paint.  This program is designed for children ages 2 and up and their caregivers.  Each […]

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Storytime

April 20, 2026

Tuesdays at 10:15am, Toddlers and preschoolers join Miss Emily for fun stories, silly song and fingerplays. No registration needed. Targeted for 18 months to 3yrs. old but all are welcome. Held in Library Community Room.

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Mystery Book Club

April 20, 2026

Tuesday, April 21 at 1pm, join our Mystery Book Club and discuss the book, A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins. We have copies available for check-out during our hold pick-up times. We have copies available for check-out at circulation desk. No registration needed.

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Master Gardener: Backyard Pollinators

April 14, 2026

Thursday, April 16 at 1pm, this workshop will cover how to design your yard to be pollinator-friendly. The choices you make in planning and caring for your landscape can affect pollinator abundance and species diversity. Learn what you can do to create a pollinator paradise and help our pollinators survive and thrive with Master Gardener, […]

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Library Open Today

April 13, 2026

The library is open today from 10am to 7pm. Stop in and check out all the changes to the main room of the library. We are excited to welcome the public back.

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Afternoon Book Club

March 30, 2026

Wednesday, April 8 at 1pm, join us at our Afternoon Book Club and discuss the book, The Wedding People by Alison Espach. We have copies available for check-out during our hold pick-up times. No registration needed.

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