As we launch into a new year, perhaps we are more focused on making New Year’s wishes rather than resolutions. Primarily, we wish that COVID would soon be over and not dominating our lives anymore. At the library, we wish we could fling the doors open wide and have all the events and programs running as we have had in previous years. We wish masks and physical distancing could be a thing of the past. At the time of writing, no restrictions have been lifted for the library as regards to programming, so we will continue on in January as we have been since September. Only children’s programs will be run inside the library which will include the Monday morning Mom’s Coffee group and the Wednesday morning pre-school programs. The Wednesday morning Bible Study will continue off site at St. George’s Hall (Big thank you to Meota Parish and Reverend Getty for giving us access). The Austentatious book club will soldier on via Zoom. If you wish to participate, please let us know so we can e-mail you the log in information. January’s discussion will be on Thackeray’s Vanity Fair. Poetry by the Fireside will persevere as Poetry Via E-mail until we can meet in person. All copies of the original poetry created by this group can be found in the binders located on the New Books shelf in the library. Grab a binder, sit yourself down by the fireside and enjoy the creativity within. The Ramblers will continue their forays along the trails and hills of our surrounding wilderness. Whether you are a member of the Ramblers, or you prefer to adventure by yourself, remember that you can take out snowshoes, micro spikes and walking poles on your Sheep River Library card. Thanks to grant money received by the Friends Group, we now have some additional snowshoes available.
Please continue to check the website for program information as well as updates on COVID restrictions. We will not be producing a program brochure this winter or printing the pull-out guide in the High Country News, but we will have all programs that we can run listed on our website. We are also happy to answer any questions via phone or in person.
Thank You to everyone who donated items for the Oilfields Food Bank and the Salvation Army Christmas Gift campaign. Both organizations were stunned at the number of times pick-ups were required and many families were assured of a better Christmas because of your generousity.
To families of students at Turner Valley and C. Ian McLaren schools, remember you can get a free one-year family membership courtesy of A. G. Foods in Black Diamond. You will have received the voucher by e-mail from your school. Please come into the library to redeem it before the end of January. (We have extended the redemption period by a month). If you have already renewed your membership, we will extend your membership by another year.
As we launch into 2022, and we make our New Year’s resolutions
For more information on either of these opportunities, please call Jan at 403-933-3278.
