Madison Public Library

Join us at the Madison Public Library for a Composting Workshop on Monday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m.   Master Gardener Bill Fuller will lead the “How-to” workshop for the backyard gardener, which will include what type of compost bin is recommended and which should not be used, what to use/not use in your bin, and various other aspects of the compost management system.

We will give away a compost bin as a door prize, so don’t miss your chance to take part in this workshop.

This class is free and open to the public.  No registration is required.

Cross-stitch a bookmark at the Madison Public Library on Monday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m.  All of the materials needed for this class will be provided.  Learn the basics of cross-stitch and create your own to take home.  No experience is necessary.

This class is free and open to ages 18+.  Reservations are required.

Questions?  Call Rachel at 256-461-0046 or email rhooper [at] hmcpl [dot] org.

The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the “high-walled, fan-shaped artificial island” that is the Japanese Empire’s single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the West at bay; the farthest outpost of the war-ravaged Dutch East Indies Company; and a de facto prison for the dozen foreigners permitted to live and work there.

This is the story of Maximilian Ophuls, America’s counterterrorism chief, one of the makers of the modern world; his Kashmiri Muslim driver and subsequent killer, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown; Max’s illegitimate daughter India; and a woman who links them, whose revelation finally explains them all. It is an epic narrative that moves from California to Kashmir, France, and England, and back to California again. Along the way there are tales of princesses lured from their homes by demons, legends of kings forced to defend their kingdoms against evil.

Officially censored upon its Chinese publication, and the subject of a bitter lawsuit between author and publisher, Dream of Ding Village is Chinese novelist Yan Lianke's most important novel to date.