As we move into November, the Fosston Community Library Arts Association has some exciting news: We will receive a $9,360 arts grant award from the Northwest Regional Development Commission. The money is designated for the purpose of setting up a music recording/studio training facility.
Music committee members Eric Olson and Mark Hendrickson had the vision to pursue this opportunity and will be working to implement it. The plan is to purchase a portable, lap-top based recording system,which uses Pro Tools software. It can then be used not just for our music students to make recordings, but also can be taken off-site. When the equipment is up and running, classes will be offered in its use, taught by Eric Olson, who says it can be used to record not only music, but also family stories and oral history and also pod casts. How exciting!
November is also National Gaming Month. Every Wednesday during November at 4 p.m., there will be an opportunity to play different games (no batteries required). The finale, on Nov. 24, will be a Twister tournament. There will also be a family gaming night on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 4-8 p.m. Choose from a variety of games, including card games, board games or dice games, or bring your own favorite game (non-electronic).
Free movies at the library continue in November with a kids’ matinee on Monday, Nov. 22, and a teen matinee on Tuesday, Nov. 23, both at 3:30 p.m.
The Polk County Traveling Coffee Shop comes to the library the third Monday of each month 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Enjoy a free cup of coffee, latte or cappuccino while learning about the various resources the county has for school-age children and their parents.
A Winter Wonderland family get-together is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1. The whole family is invited to make decorations, trim the tree, and drink cider.
The writers’ group will not meet in November because of Thanksgiving. However, they do plan to meet Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome at any time, so if you want to write, come and join us.
The library will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day, and on Thursday, November 25, for Thanksgiving Day.