Winter tends to be a slow time at the library. It's hard to plan events when the weather so often interferes. Our weekly Preschool Story Hour has managed to meet most Fridays, but the monthly Writers' Group was snowed out two months in a row. One exception to the February doldrums is our Friends of the Library group's annual Death By Chocolate fundraiser. This year, the combined efforts of bake sale and auction brought in over $3,500 to benefit the library. We managed to h

Our Friends of the Library's Death by Chocolate fundraiser is always a festive and enjoyable event. This year's was especially lively. The weather was lovely, we had a wonderful crowd, and some of the entries were especially noteworthy. Just look at that library cake! It's enough to warm the heart of any library director. Miranda Durst's intricate creation, OMG It's a Library Cake! tied for second place with Lindsay Baer's Dark Chocolate Expresso Torte in the cake com

To err is human. No human being or human system is infallible. We all know that. There was a fantastic crowd at this year's Death by...

These are a few of my favorite things : books and chocolate. And cats, but we can't have a cat in the library -- some people are allergic. However, we do have books -- and as I write this, we have chocolate, too! Yes, after missing out for two years due to Covid-19, Death by Chocolate is back!!! If you're not familiar with Death by Chocolate , it is the annual (at least, until Covid-19) chocolate creation contest and auction that our wonderful Friends of the Meyersdale Pub

Fall is here, and students are busy learning again. We hope students of all ages will take advantage of Tutor.com, Chat with a...