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Community Conversation for those living with developmental and intellectual disabilities Saturday, May 4 at 3pm
Great news! The library just got a grant, and we are seeking your input on how to spend it. Thanks to the American Library Association’s ‘Libraries Transforming Communities’ grant, we’re focusing on making the library more accessible for the neurodiverse community.
We want to make sure our initiatives are based on real experiences and needs, so we’re reaching out to you! Please join us for this Community Conversation. Our aim is to offer a wide range of programs and resources that cater to the diverse interests and needs of neurodivergent individuals. We’re all about creating an even more inclusive and welcoming space for everyone at the library.
To make this happen, we’re planning to introduce carefully crafted programs, new assistive technology, and innovative approaches that make sure everyone feels engaged and supported. Your ideas and feedback are key as we work to make the library a place where everyone feels like they belong. Help us to make the library an even more accessible and accommodating environment, fostering a sense of belonging and active participation for everyone.
Can’t come in person? Take the survey here.
Or join us on Zoom: register here and the Zoom link will be sent to you immediately.
Library Board meeting will be held on May 21st at 7:30 pm
The meeting will be held in the Schaffner room and the public is welcome to attend.
The new Booklist is here. Find your next great read!
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Creighton Michael’s Motif exhibit Mar 9-May 4
The Pound Ridge Library is honored to host an exhibition of the works of Creighton Michael.
After receiving his M.A. in art history from Vanderbilt University and a M.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis Creighton Michael moved to New York City in 1978. A grant recipient of a Pollack Krasner, a NYFA and Golden Foundation award, his work can be found in various collections including the Brooklyn Museum, High Museum, Metropolitan Museum, National Gallery, McNay Art Museum, Ogden Museum and The Phillips Collection. Michael has had solo exhibitions at the High Museum, Katonah Museum, The Queens Museum Bulova Center, Neuberger Museum and The Mint Museums, as well as numerous galleries and art centers both nationally and internationally. Abroad he has had solo exhibitions in Copenhagen, Montreal, and Reykjavík. As an educator, Michael has been on the faculty at R.I.S.D., Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Princeton University and Hunter College. Recent exhibition credits as a curatorial producer are, The Art of Rube Goldberg; Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artists, 1936—Present; Mutual Muses: The Collaborative Life of James Seawright and Mimi Garrard, and Uncharted: American Abstraction in the Information Age.
The Motif series
The paintings of the Motif series are the product of two unique marking strategies both using a motion capture process but deviate in their use of time and color. These works explore drawing activity through two contrary markings systems, deferred and direct. With deferred marking, translucent layers from previous brush strokes supply a thin ground of prismatic color. In the direct approach, a network of connected gestures creates a lattice of opaque pigment that appears to undulate over the luminous veneer below partially concealing or interrupting its counterpart’s rhythms. Attempting to capture the competing activities on and below the picture plane, the viewer often experiences a shifting spatial ambiguity similar to peering into a slow-moving stream.
See an interview with Creighton Michael here.
See Creighton Michael on Culture Quest here.
Read the article in d’Art Magazine by D. Dominick Lombardi here.
Read the review of this show in Culture Catch here.
Solar Glasses Recycling And Distribution
Pound Ridge Library is excited to announce its initiative of collecting and recycling eclipse glasses. We encourage you to bring your used eclipse glasses to the library or drop them off at our tent during Earth Day festivities in town. By participating in this program, you not only contribute to environmental sustainability but also ensure that these specialized glasses are reused for future celestial events. Join Pound Ridge Library in our mission to promote eco-consciousness and responsible waste management while enjoying the wonders of the cosmos.