Burlington

The back room at Burlington Community Library may be rented for a small fee. There is now a full size refrigerator available that will accommodate those who need a rental space.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Basics of Drawing class being taught by local artist Brenda Daly Reid. She will teach the class at the library on Wednesdays, starting

March 22 and ending April 19. Class will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the library’s back room. For fee information and to pre-register, stop in or call the library at 765566-3166, or call Reid at 574-9673575.

A children’s reading program is coming in June and will run through the summer. The program, called “Passport to Adventure,” is free. There will be crafts and snacks for the children. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the library or call the library to get on the list.

Check out the library’s farm videos for children ages 5-11. In this strong agricultural community they are a positive additional link not only to what is the backbone of this area but an overview of what farmers may be doing on their farms.

The library will have a book sale on April 8. Flora-Monroe Twp.

This spring, the Flora Public Library, the American Library Association and Woman’s Day magazine want to know how the library has changed the lives of the people in our community.

From now until May 10, anyone who has a story to tell about how the library has changed his or her life can send it to womansday@ala.org. Four of the stories will be featured in an upcoming issue of Woman’s Day. The story must be 700 words or less.

The initiative is part of a program sponsored by the ALA and Woman’s Day called “Put it in Writing @ your Library,” a part of The Campaign for America’s Libraries. The Campaign is a multiyear public awareness and advocacy campaign designed to promote the value of public, school, academic and special libraries and librarians in the 21st century. For more information, call the library at 967-3912.

Volunteers are needed to help launch the library’s new outreach service, Library Direct. The service will provide delivery of library materials to homebound residents of the library district, including the elderly, handicapped, and those temporarily incapacitated by longterm illness or injury.

A volunteer call-out will be scheduled later this month. Interested individuals can sign up at the main desk of the library. This initiative is supported by a grant from the Carroll County Community Foundation.

Participants in the Winter Reading Wonderland reading club have until March 10 to complete the program and collect their prizes.

The theme for the next storytime is Lions. March into the library for some roarin’ good stories! Storytime is Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Call in to the library’s Dial-aStory to hear The Cat and the Parrot. On Friday the story will change to The Piglet Brother. Diala Story is available 24 hours a day by calling 967-3814.

Delphi Public

The Coffee Beat on March 11 will feature the music of Companion, the duo of Karen and Brian Dinger. Their music spans acoustic rock, folk, instrumental, original works, and covers from artists such as James Taylor, The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac. The coffee starts brewing around 6:30 with music starting at 7 p.m. The coffee and music are free but bring some spare change for dessert.

iFilm Series 2006 continues with “Art of the Short Film” on March 16 at 7 p.m. The film is a compilation of six original short films, three Academy Award nominees and one Sundance selection. Often, these short films are used to be the proving grounds for upcoming feature film directors. Refreshments will be served and discussion follows the film. The public is invited.

Friday Morning Book Club will meet at 9 a.m. on March 17 to review “My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult. The review will be given by Sara Daly-Brosman. Quilting Circle will meet March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gerber Globe Valve Room.