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

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.

The Fort Plain Free Library will key in on actor Tom Hanks’ first foray into fiction writing with a late-September book discussion at the 19 Willett St. library. The free forum addressing Hanks’ collection of short stories, “Uncommon Type: Some Stories,” will be facilitated by SUNY Albany film lecturer and author Audrey Kupferberg on Sunday, Sept. 30, beginning at 3 … Read More

The Fort Plain Free Library will host a book discussion on Ernest Cline’s novel “Ready Player One” at the 19 Willett St. library. The free forum will be facilitated by SUNY Albany English Professor James Belflower on Sunday, Oct. 21, beginning at 3 p.m. The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support … Read More

The Fort Plain Free Library will hold its annual spring Book, Plant and White Elephant Sale with handcrafted thematic totes, an array of colorful hand-knitted dishcloths, furniture, kitchenware, holiday items, books, plants, and more! Additionally, a can and bottle drive in support of Girl Scout Vikki Wilday’s Gold Award project for the library’s new children’s room will also take place; and … Read More