Time seems to be flying at our little but lively library in upstate New York!
We’ve hosted our first Harry Potter-inspired event (complete with wand-making and magically-inspired snacks!), held a haunted house, movie nights, the Silver Tea (which some said was the best they’d ever attended), the Otego Tree Lighting (what a crowd!), we’ve formed a Writers Group, a Stitchers group (for people who knit and crochet), hosted recurring Game Nights, Story Times, Paint and Sip, gotten creative with the 3D printer, and started a weekly Coffee Klatsch where friends old and new can gather and chat. We’ve done Blackout Poetry, and soon, we’ll be hosting even more creative things that are fun and educational for all ages.
The Board has attended town and village meetings and rubbed elbows with great people who understand the importance of a library to a small town. A library is not just a depository for books–it is the heart of a healthy community.
We’re now firmly into grant-writing and workshop season and it’s keeping us hoppin’!
February is right around the corner and we have some other great things starting:
We’re adjusting our hours in February to meet community needs:
Mondays ………………………..12pm-5:30pm
Tuesdays ……………………………..10am-3pm
Wednesdays …………………………..1pm-7pm
Thursdays ……………………………..10am-3pm
Fridays ………………………………….CLOSED
Saturdays ………………………………9am-12pm
Sundays ………………………………..CLOSED
Also, February brings…
Mid-morning Movies for the young and the young at heart. Each month we’ll have a mid-morning movie for children and one for adults.
Movie Nights continue with ICE AGE (rated PG) on the 14th from 6-8pm, and CHARLOTTE’S WEB (rated G) on the 15th from 6-8pm (ages 5 and up only). $2 provides money for popcorn, juice, and fruit-infused water. Caregivers need to RSVP (607-988-6661) by 2/7, fill out emergency contact info, and return at 8pm to pick up children.
Stitchers continues every Monday from 1-2:30pm
Game Nights continue every other Wednesday (the 13th and the 27th) from 5:30pm-7pm
Library Board Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7pm unless announced otherwise
Story Times (Music & Motion, a book, and a craft) Thursdays at 10:30-11:30am
Coffee Klatch continues every Saturday morning from 9:30am-10:30am
World War II Book and Movie Club will now start in March and be on Saturdays- Sit down and chat about some amazing books and an astonishing time period while having a light lunch at the library. Contact Shannon at the library (607-988-6661) for more information.