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Shelburne Open Space Committee
Guided Walk - Urban Trees of Shelburne Falls, MA
Saturday, June 10th, Meet at the Arms Library in Shelburne Falls, at 9:00 AM.
The Shelburne Open Space Committee, Deerfield River Watershed Association, Shelburne Falls Senior Center, and Arms Library have partnered to lead a scenic and educational, 2-loop walk around downtown Shelburne Falls. Our plan is to learn about the local, urban trees, their identification, importance, and management issues, including diseases.
What to Bring: Hikers should wear comfortable walking sneakers, shoes, or boots and bring water to drink, a snack, sunscreen, hat, etc. Village Walking Tour maps will be provided.
What to Know: This walk is rated as “easy,” but with uneven sidewalks, street crossings, etc. The walk is broken into two loops. The first loop, a shorter & flatter loop, will cover the lower Shelburne Falls - Bridge Street Business District and some back streets, but will loop back to the Arms library for those walkers who do not want to walk a longer distance (maybe 1 hour). For those who want to carry on farther, a second loop will proceed up Bridge Street from the Arms Library and tour some of the back, more hilly streets before returning to the Arms Library (maybe add 45 minutes). Nothing too difficult is expected.
Where to Meet: Meet at the front steps of the Arms Library in Shelburne Falls at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 10.
If you have any questions, or would like to pre-register so that you can be notified in case of a need to reschedule, contact Jim at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
See you there!
An Evening of Stories and songs by Eveline MacDougall
In the upstairs reading room of the library. The Arms is handicapped accessible via the lower level, with parking in the back parking lot.
Eveline's recently published "Fiery Hope" recounts how people acquainted through anti-apartheid work gathered one wintry day in Wendell, Massachusetts to share the joyful power of South African freedom songs. The first informal session in 1988 led to regular rehearsals, and when the singers accepted an invitation to perform publicly, they needed a name for their burgeoning chorus. A South African member suggested “Amandla,” a Zulu word for power.
Led by Eveline MacDougall as chorus founder and director for three decades, Amandla's work led to collaborations with influential leaders including César Chávez, Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Pete Seeger, Wally and Juanita Nelson, and Malala Yousafzai. They’ve also made profound connections with schoolchildren, prisoners, elders, terminally ill people, and community members facing homelessness.
Light refreshments will be offered.
The Arms is handicapped accessible via the back lower level entrance.
The Friends of the Arms Library are having their Spring Book Sale!
Lots to choose from. Great variety. Carefully curated, creating an amazing array of books!
Plenty of children's books this time around.
9 a.m. - 3 p..m. on Saturday and Sunday. Downstairs in the Arms Library, and out back under the tent.
If you are purchasing a book, or books, you may "pay what you wish". This is a great way to help the Frineds and the Arms LIbrary with museum passes, "Bookpage", museum passes, select furnishings. And this year The Friends are sponsoring our Summer Reading Program "Find Your Voice!"
Friday, May 12, 6:30 p.m. at the Arms Library in Shelburne Falls
Joan Livingston, a Shelburne Falls resident, will read from her latest books: Following the Lead, #6 in her Isabel Long Mystery Series, and The Sacred Dog, both set in the hilltowns of Western Mass.
Save the date, April 21st, when doors open at 7 p.m. and the Arms Library celebrates National Poetry Month with members of Third Friday Poetry and Prose and featured guest Hawley poet, Jody Stewart, with a reading from her new book, "This Momentary World." Q&A, book signing and light refreshment to follow!
Jody has written six full length books of poetry and a number of chapbooks, and been the recipient of awards and Fellowships. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Hawthornden Fellowship, a Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, and support from the Elizabeth George Foundation
In Celebration of National Poetry Month, this evening is presented by the Arms Library and Friends of the Arms LibraryBooks will be available for sale as well afterward.The Arms Library is handicapped accessible via the lower-level entryway located behind the library building.
Sunday, May 21, 9:00 a.m.
Meet at the Arm’s Library in Shelburne Falls, 9:00 AM.
The Deerfield River Watershed Association, Shelburne Open Space Committee, Shelburne Falls Senior Center, and Arms Library have partnered to lead a scenic and educational hike to the High Ledge at Mass Audubon’s High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary in search of the Pink and Yellow Lady Slipper Orchids.
If you have any questions, or would like to pre-register so that you can be notified in case of a need to reschedule, contact Jim at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.