Common Ground – March 2024
“In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward.” J. Hersey Winter, it seems to me, has held back quite a lot this year. We haven’t had much extreme cold and periodic thaws have prevented any significant snow accumulation. There has been enough snow to protect perennials and garlic but not much…
Meditation or Prayer
Many of us have lives so busy we often feel overwhelmed. Too many of us believe we have no choice. We just keep on keeping on. Some are like pet hamsters who run on treadmills, hard as they can, but go nowhere. Now that’s drudgery. For some people like me, this crazy life is…
Volunteer at Your Library
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and give back to your community. CM Libraries is eager to offer a wide variety of programs to patrons of all ages. Volunteers make it possible to expand services and deliver programs in a cost-effective way in a welcoming environment. There are many ways volunteers…
Lions Donate to Sherri Crawford
Pictured is Lion Scott McFadden and Millbrook Farm Store owner Angela Lloyd presenting the proceeds of the January bottle drive to Sherri Crawford (middle). The Crawford family lost their home in a fire in November. Scott is holding an original painting Sherri created as a gesture of thanks, which will be displayed in the…
Seniors Community Grant & the March Break!
March is Women’s History Month. We are acknowledging this important month with book displays and a specially-themed Storytime and Craft on Saturday, March 9th at 11:00am as part of our Indoor Play programming (Millbrook Branch). We had a busy February with our Seniors Community Grant! We welcomed back Adelle Purdham for a Writer-in-Residence Workshop.…
Former Millbrook Teacher and Playwright Seeks Youth Adult Volunteer Actors
For the last nine years of his teaching career, Ed Schroeter taught kindergarten at Millbrook South Cavan Public School, retiring from a 30-year career in 2021. He describes his time in Millbrook as his happiest teaching experience. There he found enthusiastic and supportive teaching partners with whom he developed collaborative initiatives for early learning,…