Normal office hours are 8 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Friday, with the following exceptions:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- July 4 (the preceding Friday if on a weekend): July 3, 2020
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving (Thursday and Friday)
- Christmas Day (The office generally closes for 1 week during the Christmas period. See below for details.)
- Weeks closed in 2020:
- Spring Break: May 18-22, preceding Memorial Day
- Summer Break: August 31-September 4, preceding Labor Day
- Winter Break: December 21-28, including Christmas
- Spring Break: May 18-22, preceding Memorial Day
Inclement weather policy: DAAL will be closed on days that the Blair Public Schools are closed.
Calendar of events:
- In-house exhibit: Remembering volunteer Dody Johnson
- Ongoing exhibit: Dana College President photos and memorabilia in the DAAL Dana Room.
- LARP (Liberal Arts Reading Program) Book Club meets every-other Wednesday, 1pm, at DAAL.
- March 4: The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone, chapters 5-8
- March 18: The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone, chapters 9-end
- April 1: The Immense Journey by Loren Eisley, chapter 1-“the Maze”
- April 15: The Immense Journey by Loren Eisley, “the Maze”-end
- April 29: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Part 1 & 2
- May 13: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Part 3 & 4
- May 27: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Part 5, 6 & 7
- April 6-10, 2020 – Spring Volunteer Week. Please contact us if you are able to join us to volunteer, so that we have work space and a project ready for you.
- October 5-9, 2020 – Fall Volunteer Week. Please contact us if you are able to join us to volunteer, so that we have work space and a project ready for you.