Niles District Library

Eleanor and Mowitt Drew Gallery Presents Artist Elaine S. Wilson
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-02, 2024-10-02 - 2024-10-03
Eleanor and Mowitt Drew Gallery Presents Artist Elaine S. WilsonTuesday, September 3rd – Saturday, November 2nd | Eleanor and Mowitt Drew Gallery | normal library hours | All AgesMeet the artist Elaine S. Wilson she will be presenting at the Niles Art Association’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd at 6 pm, in the library’s Community Room.
Elaine S. WilsonHow Wonderful A Good Map Is–How I came to chart the WolverineElaine S. Wilson will talk about her ongoing project Charting the Wolverine from its inception in 2008 to its current state, with 29 “map prints” and over 200 watercolors created. She will describe her research of historic maps and atlases, and her adventures on the back roads of Michigan and Indiana along the railroad tracks making watercolors and drawings.
Elaine S. Wilson BiographyElaine S. Wilson’s direct, light-filled landscapes reveal the specific nature of a place through repeated encounters with a site. She values slow looking to discover what is going on there and to find its unexpected lyricism. She often chooses sites related to issues of displacement, disruption, and inequality.
Wilson holds her MFA from Yale School of Art and BFA from Washington University in St Louis School of Art. Her work is in the collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Library of Congress, The Univerisity of Michigan Office of the President’ Washington DC artist Bandk, Herman Miller, and Cigna Corp. among other public and corporate collections as well as numerous private collections.
She has exhibited widely with over twenty-five solo and two-person shows and has been included in numerous group exhibitions around the country.
She has received a National Endowment for the Arts Reginal Artists Fellowship, a DC Commission on Arts and Humanities Grant, an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, and residency at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
Wilson’s over thirty years of teaching include the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, the University of Michigan School of Art and Design, and Washtenaw Community College.
She lives and works in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-02, 2024-10-02 - 2024-10-03
Frederick Douglass: Advocate for EqualitySeptember 9th – October 4th | During normal library hours | Rotunda | All Ages
A traveling exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. Sponsored by the Friends ofthe Niles District Library and History Center. The exhibit will be on view at the Niles District Library fromSeptember 9th – October 4th during normal library hours. The exhibit consists of six panels featuring documents from the Gilder Lehrman collection. Connections with Niles artist and activist, Lottie Wilson, will also be explored. An Educational Guide for schools, homeschool groups, and other resources are also available.
For more information please email programming@nileslibrary.net or call the library at 269-683-8545.

Preschool Storytime
2024-10-02 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
// Wednesdays & Thursdays | 10:30-11 am | Storytime Room | All Ages & Abilities //
Join us for Storytime! There will be three stories, two songs, and a craft. All ages and abilities welcome. This Storytime introduces preschool concepts and routines to prepare your little one for school.

All Abilities: Movie: Monster House
2024-10-02 12:00 - 14:00
All Abilities: Movie: Monster House
First Wednesday of the month | 12pm – 1:30pm | Community Room | All Ages
Join us for popcorn and a family-friendly movie on the first Wednesday of the month.
Admission is free. No registration is required.
For more information email programming@nileslibrary.net or call the library at 269-683-8545.

Game Night for Adults - Ravensburg Horrified
2024-10-02 18:00 - 19:30
Game Nights for AdultsFirst Wednesdays | 6pm – 7:30pm | *Board Room | Ages 18+
Join us for a library-led game night for adults. Each month we will be playing a different tabletop or card game. No registration is required. Admission is free.
For more information about this program or other library services please email programming@nileslibrary.net or call NDL at 269-683-8545.
