Library closed in observance of Independence Day. Have a safe and happy 4th of July holiday!

Library closed in observance of Memorial Day.

Children in grades K – 5th grade are invited to join us for fun activities inspired by Andrea Beatty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer & Ashley Spires’ The Most Magnificent Thing. Common to both stories are zany inventions and the protagonists’ sometimes flawed execution. Undaunted by failure, the characters learn from their mistakes and take heart from their modest triumphs. Activities during … Read More

Papercrafter Patty Murray will guide participants in making rubber-stamped and paper-crafted cards and/or three-dimensional paper objects. Each month the class will hold two sessions (both covering the same content), one on the final Thursday at 6 p.m., and one on the final Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The class is free, however seating is limited to twelve per session. Please click here to … Read More

Papercrafter Patty Murray will guide participants in making rubber-stamped and paper-crafted cards and/or three-dimensional paper objects. The class is free, however seating is limited. Advance registration and a $5 registration fee are required. The fee is refundable ONLY on the evening of the class. Please call 518-993-4646 to register or for more information.  

Paper Crafter Patty Murray will guide youths aged 10-16 in making rubber-stamped & paper-crafted cards and/or three-dimensional paper objects. The class is free, however seating is limited. Advance registration is required. Please call 518-993-4646 to register or for more information.

Papercrafter Patty Murray will guide participants in making rubber-stamped and paper-crafted cards and/or three-dimensional paper objects. Each month the class will hold two sessions (both covering the same content), one on the final Thursday at 6 p.m., and one on the final Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The class is free, however seating is limited to twelve per session Please click here to … Read More

The next project of the Fort Plain Free Library’s intermediate sewer’s group will be a raglan T-shirt, designed to teach the basics of clothing construction. Retired Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Pamela Boynton will guide students as they pin the pattern on their own fabric and cut it out. Using the basic skills taught in the beginner’s class, participants will … Read More

Spring is in the air, and April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate both, the Fort Plain Free Library will host a spring poetry workshop facilitated by writer Joan Caska. Caska, who specializes in literary flash fiction and short stories, has a passion for experimental writing and literary criticism. She said, “This creative writing workshop will focus on nature and … Read More

  Transform an old book into a work of art as mixed-media artist Julie Takacs conducts a six-part Altered Book workshop series at the Fort Plain Free Library. Each session, Takacs will walk participants through the steps for deconstruction and reconstruction of a book into their own personal masterpieces using mixed media techniques and a variety of art materials including … Read More