Library Closed - Thanksgiving Day

The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Library Closing Early - Thanksgiving Eve

The Library will be open from 9:00am to 1:00pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving Eve.

Scrimshaw Keepsake Boxes Grab-and-Go for Adults

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Adults
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Discover a unique folk art form popularized during the age of whaling. Seeing examples from our collection, find out how whalers carved teeth, bone, and baleen into beautiful works of art with hidden meanings, and create scrimshaw-style art on a keepsake box.

This is a grab-and-go program. Materials can be picked up beginning July 10th. An instructional video will also be emailed to all registrants on July 10th.