SOCIAL HOUR  Join us for coffee, cookies and conversation this Wednesday the 9^th at 2 PM.

ADULT CRAFT  Get started on a paper-rose bouquet for yourself or someone else this Thursday the 10^th at 2 PM.

JANUARY EVENTS  Welcome to the new year!  In addition to the events happening this week, check out our calendar for this month.  Movie Night is on Thursday the 17^th at 5:30 PM – we’ll be watching a new film about a Yeti on a quest to find the mythical “human being.”  On Thursday the 24^th at 4 PM children ages 7 and over can make a bookmark topped with pompoms.  Family Book Club is on the 31^st at 5 PM.  We’ll be discussing A Wrinkle in Time and making our own model tesseracts.  New families are always welcome.  If you have computer questions, bring them in for one-on-one help on Saturday the 19^th from 11 AM – 12 PM or Tuesday the 22^nd from 6 – 7 PM.  The library will be closed on Monday the 21^st in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

WRITER OF THE WEEK  Ossie Davis was an actor, director, poet, playwright, and activist.  He career spanned over 70 years.

HOLIDAYS  The library will be closed next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the 24^th, 25^th, and 26^th.  We will also be closed the following Monday and Tuesday, December 31^st and January 1^st.  We wish you happy and safe celebrations as you close out the old year and welcome the new.

COLORING CIRCLE  Bring your own colored pencils or use ours and de-stress in good company this Thursday at 2 PM.

Join us on Saturday, December 15 from 1-2:30 pm for the second annual Who-bilation!

Meet the Grinch, hear a story and get your picture taken!  Grinchy snacks and drinks will be available. 

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ogdensburg Public Library.

WRITER OF THE WEEK  Ira Gershwin wrote the lyrics to some of America’s most famous songs, first with his younger brother George and then with other composers like Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen.

LATKES  Bring your children (ages 7 and up) in to make delicious potato pancakes and learn to play dreidel this Thursday the 6^th from 4 – 5:30 PM.

COFFEE AND HISTORY  Join city historian Julie Madlin and local photographer Betty Steele this Saturday the 8^th at 10 AM to share and see objects and stories related to Ogdensburg history.

WRITER OF THE WEEK  Johnny Mercer was a lyricist and composer.  His songs formed the soundtracks of many Hollywood movies in the 1930s through the 1950s, and he ultimately won four Academy Awards for his work.

HOLIDAY  The library will be closed on Thursday the 22^nd and Friday the 23^rd this week, but open on Saturday as usual.  Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

REGULAR PROGRAMS  Music and Movement for toddlers is Tuesday at 10 AM.  There will be no Stories and Songs this Saturday.  Drop-in computer help will be available next Tuesday the 27^th from 6 – 7 PM.  Call the library or check online for all of the details on all of our upcoming events.