Mark your calendars for these upcoming events at out local library. – Lil

Giftwrapping Workshop at the Walpole Library – 12/3/13

Ever wonder why some people’s presents look like works of art – and others like the cat has been at them?

On December 3^rd, Susan Tollett will be hosting a giftwrapping workshop at the Walpole Library.  Starting at 6:30 p.m., Susan and Chris Burchstead will also help you create your own festive paper and tags. All materials supplied.

The workshop is free, but participants need to register ahead of time to make sure there are enough materials.  To sign up, call Mary or Chris at 756-9806.

Poetry Reading Planned for January – 1/10/14

Four local poets will be reading at the Walpole Library on January 10^th at 7 p.m.   The poets include:

James Fowler, a 25-year Navy veteran, first became fascinated with Japanese poetry forms while stationed overseas.  Fowler, who now teaches poetry at the Village Bookstore in Bellows Falls, will be reading works that reflect various Japanese poetic traditions, including prose poems, free verse and strict iambic forms.

Martha Carlson-Bradley has published five collections of poetry.  She’ll be reading from her most recent book, Sea Called Fruitfulness (WordTech Editions, 2013), which was inspired by a 1651 map of the Moon.

Patricia Fargnoli,  the New Hampshire Poet Laureate from 2006-2009,  has published seven collections of poetry.  She’ll be reading selections from her latest book , Winter (Hobblebush Books, 2013) which explores the nature of winter, a time of looking to the beauties of nature, of memory, of spiritual contemplation.

Kathleen Fagley’s chapbook, How You Came to Me, was published in July 2012 by Finishing Line Press as a finalist in the New Women’s Voices Series.  She has had poetry published in The Stillwater Review, Memoir Journal, Cutthroat, The Comstock Review and others.

The reading is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information, call the library at 756-9806.