Library adjusts for ‘New Northland’ construction in McCandless
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The “New Northland” renovation project is in progress.
Lots is happening, and Northland Public Library looks different already with temporary walls blocking off the entire lower-level lobby and as parts of the upper level.
Major adjustments during construction are:
• For the duration of the project, the lower-level main entrance will be closed. The lower-level lobby will be closed and the service desks relocated to Meeting Room 1.
• Access to the children and teen services area, restrooms and meeting rooms on the lower level will be open.
• Upper-level entrance will be open and is handicap accessible.
• Temporary lower-level entrances will be available near the lower-level parking lot, through the Learning Garden and near the shipping and receiving doors in the back of the building. Please follow the yard signs directing to “Temporary Entrance.”
• An area for materials checkout, holds pickup and customer will be located on the lower level in Meeting Room 1, down the hallway past the elevator area near the restrooms.
More information is available at northlandlibrary.org/new-northland, facebook.com/NorthlandLibrary and instagram.com/northlandlibrary.
Northland will be closed Nov. 1 for staff development day. For Thanksgiving, the library will close at 5 p.m. Nov. 27 and remained shut that Thursday and Friday.
Programs for adults
• Writing workshop: Monsters in Fantasy and Horror, 7 p.m. Nov. 7. Join local author Fredric Durbin to learn some tips and get started writing a monster story or scene of your own.
Registration is required for this virtual workshop. An email with the Zoom link will be emailed the week of the program.
• Documentary screening: “Refuge,” 6 p.m. Nov. 14. The documentary follows a leader in a white nationalist group who finds healing from the people he once hated, a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees.
“Refuge” illustrates the roots of hate, its devastating impacts and ultimately how it can be overcome. Snacks will be provided at the screening.
• Wellness Works: Addressing Chronic Inflammation Through Lifestyle Modification, 6 p.m. Nov. 21.
In cooperation with the Passavant Hospital Foundation, the Wellness Works series continues with Jennifer Sotirake, a dietitian advanced practitioner/diabetes care and education specialist, speaking about the influence of foods and nutrients in promoting and inhibiting inflammation. Registration is required.
• Documentary viewing: “The Thief Collector,” 6 p.m. Dec. 5.
In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s oil painting “Woman-Ochre” vanished from the University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson. The $160 million work of art remained missing until 2017, when it was found hanging in the former home of Jerry and Rita Alter, a deceased New Mexico married couple. The film features interviews with the Alters’ family members and those involved in the painting’s disappearance and recovery.
Registration is required for the viewing. Snacks will be provided.
Programs for young people
• Preschool story time, 10 or 11 a.m. Nov. 6, 13 and 20.
A 30-minute story time will be full of rhymes, songs and stories for children ages 3 to 5. No registration is required.
• Lab Mice, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 18 and 25 and Dec. 2, 9 and 16.
The program is a hands-on story time for children age 3 to 6, featuring activities based in science, technology, engineering, art and/or mathematics (STEAM). Registration for the five-week series is required.
Ongoing programs and activities
• Nonfiction at Northland, normally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. November is an exception because of Election Day.
The program is an informal discussion of current nonfiction books on a wide variety of topics. Contact colemank2@northlandlibrary.org to join the group’s email list.
Books on the schedule are “The Wager” by David Grann, Oct. 29, and “Steel City Mafia” by Paul Hodosl, Dec. 3.
• Readings in Alternative Everything, 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, featuring mysteries of the mind and “alternative” ways of looking at the world.
The program is facilitated by Richard Kajuth, former educational consultant and lifelong student of esoteric inquiry and Eastern philosophy. Email him at rkajuthdd@gmail.com to join this Zoom discussion.
• Crafting with Ms. Kim, 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, Nov. 7, 14 and 21 and Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Children ages 3 to 6 are welcome to drop in for a cute, quick 15-minute craft to take home.
Children will rotate in and out of our new small group meeting room space during this drop-in program. No registration is required.
• Anime Club, 3:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, featuring an hour of anime and manga fun celebrating all things Japanese pop culture.
The program is for people ages 12 to 18. Registration is not required.
For a full listing of events, activities and ongoing groups at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless, visit www.northlandlibrary.org.