Kids get the best seats in the house, in the front near the windows. Display space features many three-D wooden puzzles of dinosaurs and such. The book and media collection is modest, but from the library website I learned that part of the video, audio, and large print collections rotate among the Arrowhead branches, and items from the entire Arrowhead Region collection are available on request, of course.
I enjoyed seeing two antique upright typewriters out where kids (or anyone) could give them a try. There was also a paper-tape machine of the sort I saw in the 40s when Dad was a volunteer fireman in NH.
I like seeing spine labels in a larger-than-usual font. And I was surprised and pleased to see that Kill-A-Watt meters are available to borrow.
There is framed art by local residents, including kids, on the wall, and the librarian would like more.
A friendly, welcoming place in this very small town. To learn more, go to http://www.cityofcarlton.com/Library.php.
10/10/2013, car
The propellers are done by Mario, a local wood working artist. They are a wonderful conversation starter. We also have a few of his smaller pieces on display.
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Thanks for the feedback, Jodie. They really are unique!
ReplyDeleteHey! Someone recently asked me at my Library if we had typewriters. It was the first time in, like, seven years. I wish I had read this then so I could direct him to the Carlton Library: "Just take the 35, you can get there in less than two hours."
ReplyDeleteCloser by: Send those requests to an elementary school just over a mile south of you, ask the school secretary if they can borrow hers.
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