5/21/19

THANK YOU We would like to thank all the Friends of the Library and members of the public who helped make the spring book sale a success. Look for a special sale of children’s books this summer. The next full book sale will be in the fall.

ORIGAMI FROGS Children ages 6 and up can come learn to make hopping origami (folded paper) frogs this Thursday the 23^rd at 5 PM.

LIBRARY CLOSED The library will be closed next Monday the 27^th in honor of Memorial Day.

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Spotlight Books May 21, 2019

The Spotlight Books for this week are:

"Once and Future" by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
"Internment" by Samira Ahmed
"Heroine" by Mindy McGinnis
"A Danger to Herself and Others" by Alyssa Sheinmel
"White Rose" by Kip Wilson
"FTL, Y'ALL!" a comic anthology with 34 amazing creators.
"We Rule the Night" by Claire Eliza Bartlett
"Since We Last Spoke" by Brenda Rufener
"Undaunted" by Kat Falls
"The Red Scrolls of Magic" by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
"The Meaning of Birds" by Jaye Robin Brown
"Out of Salem" by Hal Schrieve
"The Beast Player" by Nahoko Uehashi

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Author Visit

Meet Richard Fitzgerald, author of Down Home Thinking, on Monday May 20th from 5 - 7 PM.

5/14/19

BOOK SALE The book sale will continue this week during the library’s regular hours. There are still plenty of books, DVDs, puzzles, and more available at great deals. We’ll close out with a $5 bag sale on Saturday. Come find new reads and support the Friends of the Library.

MOVIE NIGHT Join us this Thursday the 16^th at 5:30 PM for a family-friendly film about a dog trying to find her way back to her owner. We’ll have popcorn and refreshments for all.

REGULAR PROGRAMS Music and Movement for toddlers is Tuesday at 10 AM. Stories and Songs, for ages 2 – 4, is on Saturdays at 10 AM. Drop-in computer help will be this Saturday the 18^th from 11 AM – 12 PM. Call the library or check online for all of the details on all of our upcoming events.

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5/7/19

BOOK SALE It’s almost here! Doors open at 5 PM on Thursday the 9^th, and the sale will continue through the library’s regular hours until 3 PM Saturday the 18^th. Hardcover books will be $3, paperbacks $1, and children’s books 50 cents. DVDs will go for $2 each, and CDs for $1, while puzzles with also be $1 and magazines 10 cents each. Members of the Friends of the Library will receive half off their purchases from the 9^th through the 17^th (excluding any special-priced items,) and memberships will be available on the spot. There will be a bag sale on Saturday the 18^th, with bags supplied by the library and priced at $5 for as much as they will hold. Stop in to pick up something new-to-you and help the Friends support library programming throughout the year. Follow our Facebook pages for updates.

SOCIAL HOUR Join us for coffee, treats, and conversation this Wednesday the 8^th at 2 PM.

ADULT CRAFT Paint wine glasses to look like tulips and celebrate spring this Thursday the 9^th at 2 PM.

DISPLAY Stop in to the library to see part of the Dr. Mary Bryan collection on display this month. Dr. Bryan was a groundbreaking physician in the United States and India in the late 1800s, and her collection includes many objects from her time abroad. She was born in Lisbon and spent the later years of her life as a general practitioner in Ogdensburg.

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4/30/19

BOOK SALE The Friends of the Library will be holding their Spring Book Sale beginning next week, from Thursday evening through the following Saturday afternoon, the 18^th. Proceeds fund library programming and other purchases throughout the year.

REGULAR PROGRAMS Music and Movement for toddlers is Tuesday at 10 AM. Stories and Songs, for ages 2 – 4, will return on May 18^th. Drop-in computer help will be this Saturday the 4^th from 11 AM – 12 PM and next Tuesday the 7^th from 6 – 7 PM. Call the library or check online for all of the details on all of our upcoming events.

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4/23/19

FAMILY BOOK CLUB Talk about E. B. White’s beloved children’s classic Charlotte’s Web and learn to crochet this Thursday the 25^th at 5 PM. New families are always welcome.

BOOK SALE Please join the Friends of the Library for their Spring Book Sale from the evening of May 9^th through the 18^th. Proceeds fund library programming and other purchases throughout the year. Further details on the sale will follow.

MAY PROGRAMS Social Hour returns to the second Wednesday of the month at 2 PM, and we’ll be having the Adult Craft – tulip painted glasses – on Thursday the 9^th at 2 PM. Movie Night, featuring a dogged film, will be Thursday the 16^th at 5:30 PM. Children can make and race origami frogs on Thursday the 23^rd at 5 PM, and Family Book Club will meet to discuss Roald Dahl’s Matilda on Thursday the 30^th at 5 PM. Computer Help Drop-In hours will be on Saturdays the 4^th and 18^th from 11 AM – 12 PM and Tuesdays the 7^th and 28^th from 6 – 7 PM. The library will be closed on Monday the 27^th in honor of Memorial Day.

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Egg Hunt

Thank you to everyone who came to clean up Library Park. You helped us have a safer, better Egg Hunt! Thank you to everyone who came to the Egg Hunt or shared the posters! While I try to get to everyone who asks questions, having you pass along what you find out from us helps greatly! Thank you to the volunteers who showed up to help out! Thank you especially to any parents and/or kids who shared or helped other kids find eggs and have a good day! You made this day amazing and helped grow our community a little better!

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4/16/19

EGG HUNT Come play games in the library and hunt hundreds of colorful candy-filled eggs in the park this Saturday the 20th at 11 AM.

MOVIE NIGHT By request we’re hosting movie night on Tuesday this month, so join us tonight the 16th at 5:30 PM for refreshments and the latest animated arachnid-man film.

EARLY CLOSING The library will be closing at noon this Friday the 19th.

4/9/19

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK Please join us to celebrate all things library-related this week. As a thank-you to our patrons we’ll have coffee and treats available every day, and children can search for our special Sophie rock to win prizes. There are no prizes for finding the real Sophie, but she would like it if you said “Hello” to her.

ADULT CRAFT Stop in to make a mixed-media cherry tree artwork this Thursday the 11^th at 2 PM.

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. Please note that this Saturday the 13^th will be the last Stories and Songs for the month; look for it to return in May, and join us for an Egg Hunt on the 20^th. Call the library or check online for all of the details on all of our upcoming events.