Story Time and Summer Food 7/17

Heads up - Farmer's Market Story Time and Summer Food are still on for today, 7/17/19! Because of the threat of storms though they will be held inside. See you soon!

Farmer's Market Story Time - begins at 10:30am

Summer Food - begins at 12pm

Introducing... Vox Books!

Introducing... Vox Books! These books read the story aloud to you. Simply press the button right inside the cover - it'll even tell you when to turn the page. You can find them inside the Children's Room. They check out just like a book!

Curious? See Ms. Ashley for a demo.

These stories are courtesy of Senator Patty Ritchie.

Pictured - Vox Books flyer. All information is included in the post.

Story Time and Summer Lunch - 7/3/19

Heads up - story time and summer lunches are on for today (7/3/19!).

The story time is designed for all ages and will begin outside at 10:30am. Summer lunches will be served beginning at 12pm outside on the lawn - we will serve until we run out of food or until 1pm, so please arrive as promptly as possible!

-Ms. Ashley-

NYS Parks EMPIRE PASSES Available for Checkout!

Empire passes are now available for one week checkouts for Flower Memorial Library patrons. Here is a description from the parks.ny.gov website about the passes:

The Empire Pass is your key to all-season enjoyment at New York State Parks. It provides unlimited day-use vehicle entry to most facilities operated by New York State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more!

For more information or to checkout a pass with your library card, stop in and see us!

Senior Planet Tech Lectures

In partnership with non-profit, Older Adults Technology Services, the library hopes to bridge the gap between older adults and technology through a lecture series.

Lectures will be held every Tuesday from 11 am - 1pm from now through October 22nd.
The lectures are designed for an audience age 60+.

Scheduled dates and topics:
7/09: Google Maps
7/16: Online Travel Sites
7/23: Ebay and PayPal
7/30: Crowdfunding
8/06: Internet of Things

For more information regarding any of these lectures, please contact Amanda at 315.785.7714.

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Introducing... Our Early Literacy Kits!

Introducing... Our new Early Literacy Kits! All kits are courtesy of a grant through NCLS and are now available for checkout! To take one home, simply visit the display on the glass right inside the Children's Room doors. You may choose one placard and take it to the Circulation Desk to exchange for a kit.

Happy reading (and playing!)! :)

Pictured - display of placards available for checkout.

New Down Syndrome Collection

New Lights in the Reading Rooms

Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library, we have new lights in the Reading Rooms. The new lights make the room much brighter and more inviting. The lights also highlight the beauty of the ceiling and murals which were difficult to see with the older lights. Thank you Friends!

The Stained Glass Chandeliers are back!

The stained glass chandeliers on the mezzanine have been installed. Thanks to the amazing talents of Scott Ouderkirk, the chandeliers have been cleaned and repaired.

NEW Early Learning Toys

Hello all! Thanks to a generous grant from the North Country Library System, we were able to purchase some much-needed toys for our Children's Room! New toys include a mail box for letter writing, a magnetic board for learning about gears (which take it from me - those little things are addicting to play with!), and an awesome market play set. Our goal is to help library parents engage with their children in a way that supports early reading skills. Stop by and see our new selections soon!

- Ms. Ashley -