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

  Join us at the Fort Plain Free Library for toddler-preschool story time! In addition to stories, the program for toddlers, preschool-aged youngsters, & their parents or adult caregivers features action rhymes, simple craft projects, & healthy snacks. Story times are conducted by library educators on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Seating is limited; advance registration … Read More

People of all ages and walks of life are invited to bring their individual quilting, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, weaving, felting, and/or fiber-and-textile craft projects to the Fort Plain Free Library for each weekly gathering of the Creative Textile Fibers Group. Bring a project to work on and share.

Do the holidays leave you feeling cheerless, full of dread, anxious, lonely, or hopeless? The Fort Plain Free Library on Thursday, Nov. 8th will host Dr. Michael Divak, a Canajoharie-based psychologist, who will facilitate a discussion session designed to help people “Get the Most out of Thanksgiving.” In addition to suggestions about what people can do to avoid conflicts, for example, … Read More

Retired educator Eunice Bollen will take participants on a virtual tour of the”Maritime Jewels of the British Isles.” Her presentation will include photographs, stories, and impressions about the unique things she saw and experienced while visiting London; the Isles of Scilly, Wales, Ireland; and the Outer Hebrides, Orkney Islands, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh in Scotland during a specialty cruise to small ports and other out-of-the-way places. More than a … Read More

This 3-session workshop, facilitated by writer Joan Caska, is designed to help writers of all genres, writing types, and levels of experience learn why and how to revise their work. It will also help them develop skills and strategies through practice with their own writing. Participants should bring a messy draft, completed piece, or just a few lines on which they’d like to work. … Read More

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East meets West at the Fort Plain Free Library as facilitator Sally Taylor conducts a free workshop for adults on candlewicking and the traditional Japanese needlecraft known as Sashiko. Sashiko, a Japanese needlework tradition, was originally used to bond layers of hemp together for warmth and for patching. Candlewicking, a uniquely American needlework tradition, stemmed from a woman’s need to … Read More