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The Summer Reading program was a blast! Or..a big splash!  See the “Summer Reading 2010” gallery on this website for great photos of our enthusiastic participants.

Children’s librarian Carol LaFever reports that her 8 programs were attended by 155 children and 65 adults, while her circulation desk contests enticed 57 kids and 56 adults to make a guess.

Our readers clocked 156 ¾ hours: filling the “Make a Splash” aquarium with one fish for every 15 minutes of reading, they made it to the top!

Here are some titles highly recommended by our adult summer reading participants, and other avid readers:

Stephen Bly             The Senator’s Other Daughter
Dean Koontz           Frankenstein
Sandra Dallas          The Diary of Mattie Spencer
Jennifer Chiaverini    The Aloha Quilt
Tamera Alexander    Remembered
Rick Riordan            Percy Jackson and the Olympians—series
Cathleen Schine        The Three Weissmans of Westport

We were excited to learn that Joshua Lindsay was a WINNER of the July STLS MP3 player summer giveaway!  The contest continues into August and September, so don’t miss your chance to be a winner, too!
 

You, too, can win a Creative Zen MP3 player in a contest sponsored by Southern Tier Library System! It is perfect for listening to downloadable audiobooks from stls.lib.overdrive.com  Enter at the library, or online at www.stls.org, click on the Win Free MP3 icon.  One entry per person, please. 
 
 
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Become a library Friend!

The Friends of Watkins Library (FOWL) have provided wonderful support and great programs and activities at the library since 1977!  Each year they sponsor

  • Books Sandwiched In series
  • National Library Week Library Ambassador,
  • A terrific Used Book Sale in partnership with the ARC of Schuyler County
  • Light Up the Lake flare sale
  • Storytellers and musicians
  • Beautification and care of our facilities

Their annual membership drive starts in January.

You can click here: Membership Form  to download the PDF.

To contact the Friends: friendsofwatkinslibrary@gmail.com

 
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Watkins Glen Public Library
610 S Decatur Street
Watkins Glen NY 14891
Phone: 607-535-2346
Fax: 607-535-7338
Email: watkins@stls.org
Online Catalog: http://starcat.stls.org/

 
 
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Library Trustees

  • President: Carol Franzese
  • Vice President: William N. Ellison
  • Secretary: Kenneth Wilson
  • Trustee: Judith Phillips
  • Trustee: Brian O'Donnell

The Board meets monthly, usually on the 2nd Wednesday at 4 pm at the library. The public is welcome.

Next meeting: Wednesday, September 15th at 4:00 p.m. (3rd Wednesday)
 
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 The library will be closed September 6 for the Labor Day holiday.

Learn to play the dulcimer, and enjoy the music of the Allegheny Mountain Dulcimer Players, Clark Parry and Lucinda Durkee on Thursday, September 2 at 10:00 a.m.  The duo specializes in workshops for beginners and performs traditional old-timey tunes, folk music and gospel songs on a variety of instruments. Music lovers of all ages are sure to enjoy this program!
This event is supported in part with public funds from the NY State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered locally by the ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes.

 The library is a wi-fi hotspot open 7 days a week. Bestsellers, classics, literary fiction, memoir, travel books, cookbooks, DVDs, audiobooks (including digital audiobooks—see below), magazines, newspapers, children’s programs, 8 public access desktops and 2 public access laptops are all available for your information needs and reading pleasure!

 Hottest title this week:  The Girl who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
 
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Volunteers honored at the annual supper on Carol Bower’s deck: from left to right, Rebecca Abraham, Nancy Wilder (most hours served), Judi Richards, volunteer coordinator, Barbara Hubbell and Nancy Dean. There are many more photos in the gallery below thanks to roving photographer Alice Crispell!

 
  
 
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Library Hours

Monday

 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
 

** Preschool Storytime: every Wednesday from September to June at 10 a.m.
** Home school Story and Study time: every Thursday from September to June at 9 a.m.

 
  
 
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     Library Staff

  • Director: Harriet Eisman   
  • Assistant Librarian: Linda Fowler
  • Children's Librarian: Carol LaFever
  • Library Aide: Nancy Russell
  • Volunteer Coordinator: Judi Richards
  • Volunteers: Wonderful! We would be lost without them.  Contact us if you'd like to join them!
 
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