MONKTON — There is a lot happening at Russell Memorial Library. Learn the game of chess on Thursday, July 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. with coach and chess expert Andrea Gorostiaga. All levels of players are welcome, from beginners to the elite. This will be an enjoyable afternoon of fun completion. Don’t miss it.

Stitch and Spin continues on Sunday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Assistant Librarian Kat. You can bring your favorite fiber project to work on with other friendly fiber nerds while enjoying a hot beverage, sharing and maybe needed advise on your item. Any kind of project is welcome, being it crocheting, knitting, mending, stitching, weaving, spinning, felting, or anything else you can transport to the library easily. Stitch and Spin happens on the third Sunday of every month. All are welcome.

Unfortunately, the event at the Russell Memorial Library on July 24, Edna Music Night, had to be cancelled. No future date has been determined at this time.

Contact the library at [email protected] to get a listing of the monthly Book Club info on books being read and discussed. Also, you may sign up for an email list or be able to borrow listed books from the library to read for the meeting. The Book Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the library. A few upcoming books to read and discuss will be “West With Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge on Aug. 6, “Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters for Sept. 3, and “The Maid” by Nita Prose on Oct. 1.

Monkton History Museum invites you to its Grand Opening! Join us Monday, July 21, at 7 p.m., in the new Town Hall Community Room to enjoy cake, a tour of the museum, a slide show of old-time Monkton, and a chance to socialize with other folks who enjoy celebrating our vibrant community.

The very first exhibits, opening on July 21, will be of General Stores (think old-fashioned country stores) in Monkton, one-room schools in Monkton, and the stories of World War II service members who were in the Monkton Grange.

The space is small, so we will be regularly rotating exhibits, the topics of which will be determined in part by community interest. Next year we will be featuring 250 years since the Declaration of Independence by featuring topics such as life in Monkton at that time, Native people and their prehistory, current cemeteries where some of our earliest white citizens are buried, our very own Tory Rock skirmish, and more to be determined in part by the questions folks pose on the big flag in the Community Room.

We have a lot to celebrate and hope you’ll join us on Monday July 21 at 7 p.m. You’ll be able to say “I was there” on the day the new museum opened.