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StoryWalk® at Dennis Public Library
June 2022
Whether the library is open or closed, you can visit our outside StoryWalk® featuring A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by award-winning poet Marilyn Singer and New York Times best-selling illustrator LeUyuen Pham.
This book celebrates universal types of play from organized games such as hide-and-seek and hopscotch to imaginative play such as making mud soup or turning a stick into a magic wand. Lyrical poems and bold illustrations capture the energy of a group of children in one neighborhood as they amuse themselves over the course of a summer day. Come and enjoy the read!
Artist Jessica Coen featured in our Art Display Case
June 2022
Artist Jessica Coen designs and assembles Happy Hoops. Happy Hoops are whimsical pictures made from fabric, felt, and other little things that are framed within an embroidery hoop. The inspiration behind them comes from many places such as nature, feelings, people, art, life experiences, and literature. Each hand-crafted piece is unique, having a feeling and story all its own.
Jessica, a homeschooling and crafting mother of three, is the creator of Happy Hoops. She creates her hoops as a form of expression and craft therapy.
You can see more of her work on her Happy Hoops page on Facebook.
Artist Elizabeth Kelly Walker displaying in our Meeting Room
June 2022
Elizabeth Kelly Walker is a local artist, who has displayed previously at Dennis Public Library, as well as other locations on Cape and around New England.
Her process involves recording her previous night's dreams in sketch books, using either pen and ink, pastel pencil, or oil pastels. When she paints, she works from these sketchbooks, roughing in the dream images on Masonite panels, making sure that the main composition looks good. She then prepares palette colors that feel appropriate.
Her dream images come from her subconscious concerns, worries, and reflections. They allow her to see inside herself.
"Art is a communication, and I am able to relate in a visual way through thoughts, ideas, and emotions. I often work in series. I am concerned with ecological problems and relationships between people and animals and between different species. I also try to channel celebratory affirmations of nature. My dreams have become more intense during the recent pandemic and mounting global issues. The paintings in this show are a reflection of my subconscious responses to these disturbing and confusing times."
The public is welcome to a reception on Thursday, June 2nd at 5:00 in the Benjamin & Ruth Muse Meeting Room.
June's BookPage is here!
June 2022 issue
BookPage is a great resource for people who love to read. Click on the cover to go to our landing page, where the latest edition can be accessed as well as older ones. Choose your magazine cover by clicking on it. The "+" sign makes the print larger as needed.
The Friends of the Dennis Public Library pay for our hard copy subscription. Come in and take home a copy while supplies last.
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