Contributed by KAREN NELSON | Elroy meal site At the Elroy senior meal site, we all hope for an early spring. Despite the weather, people have been braving the cold and coming to the meal site. We will serve corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day (Monday, March...
Movie marathon set for Friday in Elroy
By MARY WAARVIK | Elroy librarian The Elroy Public Library will run free "Magic School Bus" movies all day Friday, March 14. They will start at 11 a.m. in the meeting room and run throughout the day. Since each one is about one-half hour, we will take breaks in...
New assistant librarian joins Wilton staff
By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian We are sorry to see Sarah Erdman leave us for a full-time position. Sarah served on the library board before accepting the assistant position last spring and has been a great partner and an active presence at the library for many years....
South Side News for March 13
By MYRNA FAUSKA The neighborhood is back to normal, and the South Siders have been marching full steam ahead into the new month. The weather is cooperating somewhat to this flurry of activity as folks get out and about. At the west end of the neighborhood, Chip, Mary,...
Norwalk mystery-book group meets April 4
By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The mystery-book group's next meeting will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, when we'll discuss William Kent Krueger's "Iron Lake," the first book in the "Cork O'Connor" mysteries series. ♦ ♦ ♦ The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton...
South Ridge News for March 13
By ALICE BRANDAU The feather tick is folded and stored away until next winter, and my heavy coats are going to stay put until cold weather sets in. The snow is disappearing, and we are glad for sidewalks that show no ice. It has been a brutal winter and one to...
Stepping Stones 4-H Club donates to Kendall Public Library
By LYNETTE VLASAK | Kendall librarian The Stepping Stones 4-H Club recently donated children's books to our library's children's collection. Club members and leaders organize and run the kids' games after the Kendall Labor Day Parade. The money they make running the...
Local libraries to get new catalog system
By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian The catalog for WRLSWEB, the Winding Rivers Library System automation consortium, is moving. Toward the end of March, area public libraries will upgrade to a new catalog and checkout system. The new online catalog will be easier...
Wilton Public Library offers Hot Reads for Cold Nights challenge
By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian The weather forecast is in, and it does not look good, folks. I think it's time to create some heat of our own. We need some hot reads for these cold nights. Here's the deal: • Pick up a hot book (preferably at the Wilton Public...
New novels available at Norwalk Public Library
By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has two new novels, "The Color of Destiny" and "The Color of Hope," both by Julianne MacLean. ♦ ♦ ♦ The mystery-book group's next meeting will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, when we'll discuss...
