Wirth Gallery Under Construction

 

The Wirth Art Gallery will be closed and under construction starting July 1st.
We will be remodeling the upper level of the Carnegie into a reading lounge for the library,equipped with furniture,
fireplace console, pub table and coffee bar.It will also house a permanent black and white photo display of Hartington landmarks.

We would like to thank the public for the support of the gallery over the years. The library has showcased over 80 art shows and featured 120 local and regional artists since it’s opening in 2002.
Watch for our re-opening in November 2018

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Book Club Meets every 1st Monday of the month!

The library’s book club will be meeting Monday, June 4th to discuss Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance. Our June selection is The Last Breath by Kimberly Belle.

Chasing disasters around the globe keeps humanitarian aid worker Gia Andrews away from her own ground zero. Now, after sixteen years in jail for the murder of her stepmother in small-town Tennessee, Gia’s father has come home to die of cancer. And she’s responsible for his care.

Resuming the role of daughter to the town’s most infamous murderer means confronting the past she’s spent over a decade avoiding. But in the end, the truth about what really happened may have deadlier consequences than she could have ever anticipated