​Enticing people to come to the library is always a goal for any public library. To encourage this, Otonabee-South Monaghan Libraries are offering to display local and county artists’ work. ‘Art in the Library’ began in the fall of 2017, with month long displays and artist-in-residence sessions with artists demonstrating their craft in person. 
 
'Art in the Library' -  runs at Bailieboro & Keene Public Libraries
from Saturday, June 23 until October 13, 2018. 

Keene Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 12:00 to 8:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 to 4:00 pm.
Bailieboro Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 1:00 to 7:30 pm, Saturday 10:00 to 3:00 pm.

Displaying at the Keene Library is Jeffrey Macklin, owner of Jackson Creek Press, is a traditional print maker, a graphic designer who specializes in letterpress relief printing and lino block cutting. He also works in mixed media. Jeffrey "often employs words as visual triggers, as well as present-day/historical pop culture icons and figures in both print work and his mixed media pieces." He produces posters, note digital media, offering design services to businesses.  
http://jacksoncreekpress.ca/en/


Displaying at the Bailieboro Library is Olaga Szaranski, is excited to be involved with 'Art in the Library' at Bailieboro Library, in her own neighborhood. She includes local historical landmarks, old neglected buildings, the landscape, flowers and still life in her work. She also travels to Limoux, France to capture that landscape. Olaga begins her paintings on location and then finishes them in her studio.

Watch for meet-the-artist dates.
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Jeffrey Macklin