January 2014

It’s January 2014 – with the temperature in the 20 below range again this morning,as it seemed to be for most of December too. I saw deer tracks on the sidewalk near my house, so perhaps Bambi is already looking for food in town. (Unless Rudolph got lost on Christmas Eve and is still wandering around.) At any rate, “Hot Reads for Cold Nights,” the adult winter reading program which begin on January 2 at the Fosston Library, seems quite appropriate. Sign up now, read four books or listen to four audio books, and you have a chance to win one of the weekly prizes. The program will continue through March, and hopefully by April the cold nights will be over.

While you are at the library signing up for the Hot Reads program and checking out your books, take a few moments to visit the Sorenson Gallery and see the current display of fine art photography by Tim Lamey. There are scenes from Minnesota, North Dakota, and even from Ireland, all very well done.

If you’ve always wanted to know more about the workings of the Fosston Community Library Arts Association, here’s your chance. The FCLAA annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 8, at 7 p.m. at the Sorenson Gallery. It’s open to all members and prospective members, too. Refreshments will be served.

If you’re a mom with young children, here’s an opportunity for you. A Mom to Mom group will be meeting the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the library. The program for this first meeting, which will be on Thursday, Jan. 9, will be presented by Terri Lundell. It’s a chance for mothers to leave the kiddies at home and connect with other moms. For more information, call the library at 435-1320.

Book club meets Tuesday, Jan 14, at 7 p.m. This month’s selection is A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon. Even if we don’t always like every book we read, we always enjoy the discussion – and the coffee – and usually some goodies, too. Make plans to join the group now in the new year.

Another group you are welcome to join, especially if your New Year’s resolutions included finally getting started on that memoir you plan to write, is the Fosston Writer’s group. The next meeting is Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. If you think you may be interested, you may just show up, with or without a sample of your writing.

One last reminder – the library will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.