Christmas Break Activities

We have a lot of fun things planned for the December school break.  Check it out:

Tues. Dec. 27th - 10:00am - Movie Morning - "The Smurfs"
     Chased out of their village by the evil wizard Gargamel, the tiny blue Smurfs tumble from their magical world into ours.  Can the Smurfs find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down?  Join us and find out.


Wed. Dec. 28th - 2:00pm - "Fancy Nancy Party" 
     For ages 5 and up.  Come dressed in your finest attire for a program of crafts, games and delectable refreshments.  Registration is required for this program.

Thurs. Dec. 28th - 2:00pm - "Lego Afternoon"
     For ages 6 and up.  Join us for an hour of building fun.  We'll provide the Legos, you provide the creativity.  Registration is required for this program.

Fri. Dec. 30th - 11:00am - "Family Story Time"
     For ages 3 to 6.  Come enjoy a program of winter stories, songs and rhymes.

Teen Read Week 2011

Calling all teens, Oct. 16th - 22nd is YOUR week, Teen Read Week.  The American Library Association is inviting you to participate in a variety of ways:

• Meet Jay Asher, 2011 Teen Read Week Spokesperson!
• Learn more about Gareth Hinds, the artist who created the artwork for Teen Read Week this year.
• Tune in on Monday to see who won the Teens' Top Ten this year.  The winners will be announced at a video presentation at www.ala.org.teenstopten.
• Enter the Teen Read Week photo contest.  The contest is open through Oct. 31! Teens 13-18 can create a photo representing their favorite book and win signed books or an e-reader loaded with teen titles, courtesy Penguin Books for Young Readers! The contest will be judged by Jay Asher, 2011 Teen Read Week spokesperson.
• Vote for next year's Teen Read Week theme! Voting will open at www.ala.org/teenread and YALSA's Facebook page starting on Sunday. The options are: Devour a Book @ your library; It Came from the Library!; and It Was a Dark and Stormy Night @ your library. The vote will be online all through TRW.  The winning theme will be announced in early November.
•  And of course, don't forget to READ!

Time to Nominate Your Favorite Book!

It's that time again, time to nominate YOUR favorite book for the New York State 3 Apples Book Award.  Did you read something great over the summer?  Is there a book that you're telling all your friends about?  Is there a special book that you want Mom or Dad to read to you over and over again?  Then nominate it!  This is your chance to let everyone in New York state to know what it is.

Kids ages 3 to 8, PreK-Gr.2 can nominate their favorite book for the Young Reader's Choice Award.  Kids aged 8-12, in grades 3-6 can nominate for the Children's Choice Award and kids can nominate for the Teen Choice Award.

Nominations will be accepted at the library until Oct. 29th.  The top 15 books in each category will be announced in November and will become the ballot for next year's awards.  Voting for the winner from each of the lists will be held in April 2012 and the winners will be announced  in May.

Stop in and nominate your favorite today!

It's hard to believe that a week from today is the kids will be back in school!  Where did the summer go?  We had another great one here at the library and hope you did too.  If the new school year is here that means that the fall session of Story Times at the library is right around the corner too.

Registration for the Preschool Story Times for children ages 3 to 5 will begin on Tues. Sept. 6th. Classes will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 10:15 - 10:45 and afternoons from 1:00 - 1:30.  The classes begin on Sept. 20th and run for ten weeks.

Mother Goose Time for babies 0-18 months will be held on Monday mornings at 10:30am and begins on Sept. 19th.  These are drop-in sessions, no registration is required.

Toddler Time for little ones 18-36 months will be held on Thursday and Friday mornings from 10:30 to 10:50am.  These sessions begin on Sept. 29th.  These are also drop-in sessions, no registration is required.

End of Summer Reading Program Celebration

The minutes have been entered and counted, the activity days are over; it was a great summer here at the library.  We hope you had a great time too.  To celebrate all the good reading you did over the summer we want to invite you to one last guaranteed great program.

Join us on Thursday, Aug. 18th at 11:00am for our End-of-Summer Reading Program Celebration featuring magician Jim Bush.  He'll amaze, amuse and mystify you at this fun magic show. 

No registration is required for this program.

The Final Weekly Random Drawing Winners

Winners of the Week #6 Random Drawing are:

Bradley Atherholt

Alex Baronsky

Timothy Bryant

Schuyler Carr

Regan Gensiewjewski

Sam Gotham

Kelli Kunick
Rylan Meilutis

Gabby Mendez

Kelly O'Connell

Kelsey Scakett

Erin Shoytush

The winner of the week #6 "Where in the World is Flat Stanley" contest is Ethan Engert who correctly identified Antarctica.

Congratulations to all our Weekly Random Drawing Winners!  But the winning's not over yet.  We still have our final "Grand Prize" Drawings to award.  Everyone who has met their reading goal for the summer will be eligible.  You have until this Saturday, Aug. 13th to enter your minutes.  The winners will be announced on Monday, Aug. 15th. 


So keep reading and get those minutes entered!

The Winning Continues!

Winners of the Week #5 Random Drawing are:

Samya Khan

Isaiah Larsen

Levi Larsen

Jacob Lloyd

Gracie Nicol

Mackenna Overton

Adi Pulham-Norman

Matt Prezpiora

Ben Raduns

Alanna Reisenberger

Eliott Warriner

Cassie Whitney

The winner of the week #5 "Where in the World is Flat Stanley" contest is Lia Brasacchio who correctly identified England.

We're now down to 1 more week left to enter your minutes and reviews to be eligible for the random drawings.  Keep reading & check back next week for the final winners!

Even More Winners!

Winners of the Week #4 Random Drawing are:

Joshua Allen

Griffin Bahai

Lara Baronsky

Austin Clifton

Trevor Clifton

Erica Ekholm

Edward Hall

Jake Ostendorf

Jordyn Overton

Matthew Pagano

Hannah Reeg

 Brady Robinson

The winner of the week #4 "Where in the World is Flat Stanley" contest is Connor Gelabert who correctly identified China.

We're now down to 2 more weeks left to enter your minutes and reviews to be eligible for the random drawings.  Keep reading & check back next week for more winners!

Still More Winners!

Winners of the Week #3 Random Drawing are:

Claire Chuang

Elaine Chuang

Max DiMarzo

Bridger Dunstan

Anna Heltz

Danny Li

Alexa Malvaso

Kennedy Moore

Brayden Murphy

Anderson Smith

Gabriel Warriner

Max Willis

The winner of the week #3 "Where in the World is Flat Stanley" contest is Jake Knapp who correctly identified Egypt.

There are 3 more weeks left to enter your minutes and reviews to be eligible for the random drawings.  Keep reading & check back next week for more winners!

More Winners!

The winners of the Week #2 Random Drawing are:

Walton Bambach

Gavin Bloom

Adam Braun

Colette Burger

Nick Cook

Shea Kinsella

Alan Miller

Ariana Montalvo

Abigail Murphy

Kelsey O'Rourke

Zachary Pavia

Annabeth Towarnicky

The winner of the week #2 "Where in the World is Flat Stanley" contest is Sydney Prescott who correctly identified Niagara Falls.

Keep reading and entering your minutes & reviews & your name might be here next week!

First Flat Stanley Sightings!

Flat Stanley has been spotted having a lot of fun with the Prescott family.

He's been to the Renaissance Festival, Marine Land and Niagara Falls!

Sydney & Toby report that they all had a great time.

Is Stanley going on vacation with you this summer?  Make sure to send us some pictures and we'll post them here.

Thanks to the Prescotts for sharing their pictures!

Congratulations to the Winners!

The Week #1 Random Drawing Winners are:

Allison Barry

Raj Chitre

Emily Galewski

Kyle Girga

Hannah Jaeger

Jack Jones

Trevor Knapp

Sarah Meaney

Lillie Morell

Adalyn Ramos

Lashauna Spencer

Molly Tehan

The winner of the week #1 "Where in the World is Flat Stanley" contest is Jacqueline Towarnicky who correctly identified Australia.

Keep reading and entering your minutes and YOUR name might be here next week!

Summer Reading Sign-Up Begins Today

Mrs. Madden and "Flat Stanley" visited the Victor Primary School today and talked to the kids about the Summer Reading Program.  

Come on in,  pick up your reading club membership bag and register for some of the fun activity days. 

Pick up your own "Flat Stanley" too and send us pictures of your travels together this summer and we'll post them here!

2011 Summer Reading Progam

It's Memorial Day weekend again!  That means summer is right around the corner.  We've got another fun summer planned, filled with lots of reading and activities for the whole family.

This year's theme is "One World, Many Stories".  Check out the Summer Reading Program page for all the details.  

Registration for the summer reading program will begin on June 20th.

The winners of the 2011 New York State Three Apples Awards have been announced. Chosen by the kids of New York State as their favorites this year, they are:


Chester by Melanie Watt - Winner of the Young Readers Award


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules - Winner of the Children's Choice Award


Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Winner of the Teen Choice Award