Another little change of interest

We decided to move the big study carrels out of the back corner in the Reference Department, mostly to have all the computers together. Once they were moved out of the space, we found we had quite a nice area available. We pulled in the more creative and artistic members of the staff for suggestions and by the end of the morning we had a new quiet reading area.


I'll grant you it has a bit of the look of a doctor's waiting room, but it won't be that way for long. There is plenty of wall space available there, just right for displaying artwork by our patrons.

The Kelley Library has been lucky over the years to host in the Beshara Room an ongoing and ever-changing display of the wonderful artwork of the Salem Artist's Association. Right over the audiobooks and occasionally elsewhere, Lawrence Welch has his artwork on display. Now we have another space for other artists to use. So if you are of artistic bent and have some pieces you want to display, let us know. You can talk to Alison or Andy about it. Not an artist yourself and know someone who is? Recommend them to us. We will also be delighted to hang examples of needlework - quilts, needlepoint, cross-stitch, crewel.

We want to showcase the great talent of Salem in a variety of ways. Musicians are welcome to our music showcase programs, artists of a variety of types are welcome in this new 'gallery'. We have the venues, let us know about the artists.