SWEETHEART SOIREE This is your last chance to purchase tickets to the Friends of the Library’s romantic bash this Saturday the 9th from 7 PM to 11 PM in the Rosseel Ballroom. There will be music and dancing, a dessert buffet and cash bar, a silent auction, door prizes, and a photo booth. Come solo or as a couple; tickets are $15 for members of the Friends and $20 for members of the general public. If you want dinner before the party, the Blind Pig Bistro on Ford Street will offer a discounted meal, including soup, salad, and entrée, for all ticket holders. Simply bring your ticket to their location this Saturday and enjoy. Please join us for an evening of fun to benefit the Friends and the library.

REGULAR PROGRAMS Music and Movement for toddlers is Tuesday at 10 AM. Stories and Songs, for ages 2 – 4, is on Saturdays at 10:30 AM. Drop-in computer help will be tonight the 5th from 6 – 7 PM. Call the library or check online for all of the details on all of our upcoming events.

POMPOM BOOMMARKS  Children ages 7 and up can stop in to make a fun bookmark with pompoms this Thursday the 24^th at 4 PM.

SWEETHEART SOIREE  The Friends of the Ogdensburg Public Library cordially invite you to a Sweetheart Soirée on Saturday, February 9^th from 7 PM to 11 PM in the Rosseel Ballroom at the library.  Come as a couple or come alone; there will be live music and dancing, a dessert buffet, silent auction, raffle, cash bar, and more.  Tickets are available at the library for $20 per person – or $15 if you are a member of the Friends.  On the night of the soirée The Blind Pig will also give all ticket holders a special three-course meal for $20, including soup, salad, and entrée, at their location on Ford Street.  Tickets are limited, so stop in to purchase yours today.

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  This week’s featured writer is Emily Dickinson, better known in the last years of her life for being a recluse than for being a poet but today regarded among America’s best literary artists.

MEET THE GRINCH  It’s a Whobilation!  Bring your children in to tour Whoville and have their picture taken with the Grinch this Saturday the 15^th at 1 PM.  We’ll have treats and a special storytime for all.

FISHBOWL ORNAMENTS  Children ages 7 and up can make an ornament with their very own (fake) finny friend inside.  Stop by this Wednesday the 12^th at 4 PM to find out how.