On Saturday Sept. 29th from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. a yard sale/bake sale will be held outside at Southworth Library to raise funds for the library. The event is the inspiration and vision of Colleen O’Boyle, a DeMello elementary school student who wanted to help the libraries after the override was defeated and the library’s budget cut.
Her mom Kathy O’Boyle and the Parents for Dartmouth Libraries are overseeing the sale. Items may be dropped off at the library through 1 p.m. Friday Sept. 28th.
Colleen was part of the summer reading program and performed with the lip synch troop at the end of the program extravaganza. She loves the library and hopes to see it receive assistance in surviving the current budget reductions.
The Dartmouth Public Libraries lost one of their three branches when the Library Trustees voted to close Russells Mills Library permanently as a cost-cutting measure. This branch located in the National Historic District of Russells Mills Village used to be open 13 hours per week and offered the charm of a small browsing collection in a rustic and historic location next door to Alderbrook Farm, complete with peacocks, donkeys, pigs and goats in the environs. Continue reading ‘Russells Mills Library Closes Permanently’
Meet the author at the Southworth Library, Wednesday Sept. 26th at 7:00 p.m. Marc Songini will discuss his book, The Lost Fleet. In his presentation, “Brave Men and Braver Women,” Marc will talk about the exploits of Thomas William Williams and his wife Eliza and family. His wife was a partner with him in his exploits. Marc Songini is a resident of Foxboro, MA. He is a high-tech journalist and a former freelance writer for the Standard Times. Marc will be available after the presentation for a book signing. Copies of The Lost Fleet will be available for purchase that evening.
