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Lei Making: Interviewing Our (Hi)stories
Presented by the Hamilton College Performing Arts Department
February 24 at 3:30 p.m.
In this community engagement workshop for all ages, participants will learn the Hawaiian lei-making technique of hilo (twisting). Using Hawaiian ti leaves, create a small lei to take home and contribute to a piece that will be used in the performance of “Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence” with Christopher K. Morgan and Artists at Hamilton College. The workshop is open to all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. Using the metaphor of lei making for the strands of our DNA, the work looks to weave together stories from varied identities as a way to build bridges that celebrate difference and respect unique individuality.
You can find more information about the upcoming performance here: “Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence” with Christopher K. Morgan and Artists at Hamilton College.
Remembering Liz Kimball
Retired Kirkland Town Library Director Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Kimball passed away earlier this month.
Liz wrote: “I was associated with the Kirkland Town Library for over 50 years. I served as Library Director for 36 years and earned my Master of Library Science degree from SUNY Albany in 1982. I retired in 1993, continued working part-time for another 10 years, and then volunteered at the library until 2019.”
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kirkland Town Library or the Church of the Annunciation.
We are grateful for Liz’s long-term commitment to the library and the legacy that she leaves behind.
Sunday Hours
Sunday hours are back for the winter!
Throughout the winter months, we’ll be open on Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m.
Book Donations
Guidelines
We are now accepting donations for the 2026 Friends Annual Book Sale on the Village Green.
Due to limited storage space, we can only accept books in pristine condition. Please make sure all items are in like-new condition and are items you would purchase again.
Like-new means:
Covers are intact no odors not chewed on
haven’t been wet not stained didn’t need to be dusted off first
not stored in your basement
We do not accept:
encyclopedias textbooks videotapes (VHS)
magazines Readers Digest Books cassette tapes
vinyl records toys/games
Please understand that while you may think your books are priceless, we know from experience what will sell. (That’s why the sale is so popular and a fantastic fundraiser for the KTL!) Any items not accepted are yours to take home.
Other places to donate books
- Better World Books drop box located outside the Mid York Library System headquarters, 1600 Lincoln Ave, Utica. (Donations here help ALL the libraries.)
- Thrifty Shopper, New Hartford Shopping Center – accepts donations but prefers newer titles
- Little Free Libraries (several around the area)
- Stores with book exchanges (like Kinney)
How to Recycle or Dispose of Books
Remember – books have a shelf life. If it’s been on your shelves longer than you can remember, if you didn’t feel a pang when letting it go, or if you wouldn’t buy it, then it’s okay to let them go to the big bookshelf in the sky.
Paperback books can be recycled.
If you rip out the pages from hardcovers, the pages can be recycled, and the covers tossed in the trash.
Thank you!
