Storytimes near Sinclairville Free Library

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Writers in all genres meet to encourage, inspire and provided reader feedback to both aspiring and accomplished writers. Hybrid meetings April thru November. Meets Virtually December thru March. This group is currently closed to new members. Please consider joining our Write Spirit group.

Summer Recreation Locations

MOBILE SUMMER READINGFridays July 10th thru August 7th Village of Sinclairville & Town of Charlotte Summer Recreation @ 9:30 Town of Gerry Summer Recreation @ 11:00 Travel back in time with Miss Jessica’s Mobile Summer Reading Program! Each week of the DINOLYMPICS brings new dinosaur tales and minute‑to‑win‑it challenges. DINOLYMPICS SCHEDULE Ready, set, RAWR! The DINOLYMPICS begin soon.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidering and fun with friends.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Sinclairville Village Wide Yard Sale Day, 9 to 4 pm The library will be having a small book sale during our normal business hours, 10 to 1 pm.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

The Street Beneath My Feet Presented by Sarah Hatfield, 4-H Youth Development Educator from Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chautauqua County Learn about all that lies beneath your feet, buried or growing in the earth. From bones to rocks to buildings from long ago, the cycles of wind, rain, and time have created layers of mystery, just waiting to be discovered. Delve deep into the earth and come back up learning about geology, biology, ecology, archaeology, paleontology, and more. Real objects will make the discoveries in the book tangible and spark curiosity for years to come. Join 4-H for this special program as part of the Unearth a Story theme of the summer. Program based on the children’s picture book: The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain Registration Required Summer Reading full program details. Children can also earn 25 points for their Summer Reading Challenge by attending this program.* *Requires registration for our Summer Reading Challenge *Patrons may register at anytime during our program dates (June 1st – August 31st), participation in our reading challenge not required to attend programs/events

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Unearth Your Talent Music with Susan & Rico Join local musicians, Susan & Rico, as part of our UNEARTH YOUR TALENT series as they share 30 minutes of original music. Light Refreshments Do you have a unique skill or talent that you would like to share or teach??? Contact the library…We would love to hear about it… Information on all of our Summer Reading Programs. Refreshments provided by sponsor CVCS Sinclairville Elementary School PTO

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Each month focuses on one theme related to baby development. Sing songs, fun movements, learn baby sign language and spend time with other babies.   For ages birth to 2 years old. Songs, Bounces, Stories, Read-Alongs and Play!!! Registration is Required Please note that once your child is registered for our weekly Wednesday programs, they will have a spot until 1 month of no attendance. Schedule of upcoming themes and activities detailed on our monthly Facebook event and on our main website page. PLEASE NOTE THE PROGRAM TIME CHANGE FOR JULY & AUGUST 11:30 to 12:00 pm

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Children will gain the building blocks to early literacy through talking, singing, reading, writing and playing. Participate in stories, songs and learning. Craft or take away activity for extended learning. Registration is Required.   Space is Limited. Please note that once your child is registered for our weekly Wednesday programs, they will have a spot until 1 month of no attendance. For ages 2 (toddler) to Preschool. Schedule of upcoming themes and activities available on our Facebook event and the main website page.

VIRTUAL EVENT

Christian writers meet to encourage, inspire and provide reader feedback to aspiring and accomplished writers. Group meets virtually. Meeting link will be provided after registration. Registration is Open.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Join us to explore life themes together and to create a written life story for personal reflection or to share with friends and family members. All materials (scrapbooking, etc) provided.  For ages 12 and up. Event is held in person and online. Register to receive online link.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Writers in all genres meet to encourage, inspire and provided reader feedback to both aspiring and accomplished writers. Hybrid meetings April thru November. Meets Virtually December thru March. This group is currently closed to new members. Please consider joining our Write Spirit group.

Summer Recreation Locations

MOBILE SUMMER READINGFridays July 10th thru August 7th Village of Sinclairville & Town of Charlotte Summer Recreation @ 9:30 Town of Gerry Summer Recreation @ 11:00 Travel back in time with Miss Jessica’s Mobile Summer Reading Program! Each week of the DINOLYMPICS brings new dinosaur tales and minute‑to‑win‑it challenges. DINOLYMPICS SCHEDULE Ready, set, RAWR! The DINOLYMPICS begin soon.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidering and fun with friends.

Bergquist Library at the Homestead in Gerry @ 4600 Route 60 Gerry NY 14740

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls’s memoir The Glass Castle was “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly). Now, in Half Broke Horses, she brings us the story of her grandmother, told in a first-person voice that is authentic, irresistible, and triumphant. “Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.” So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls’s no nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town — riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car (“I loved cars even more than I loved horses. They didn’t need to be fed if they weren’t working, and they didn’t leave big piles of manure all over the place”) and fly a plane. And, with her husband Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one of whom is Jeannette’s memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle. Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds — against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn’t fit the mold. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen’s Out of Africa or Beryl Markham’s West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix audiences everywhere. (from Goodreads) Copies are available through the library system. No registration is required. Open to the public

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

UNEARTH A LEGO CREATION Our LEGO dig site is open for junior makers. Unearth bricks, build something brilliant, and take your creation home as a trophy of your imagination. BUILD IT , KEEP IT Children can also earn 25 points for their Summer Reading Challenge by attending this program.* *Requires registration for our Summer Reading Challenge **For ages 5 & up. Parent/Caregiver must stay with child. **Patrons may register at anytime during our program dates (June 1st – August 31st), participation in our reading challenge not required to attend programs/events

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Each month focuses on one theme related to baby development. Sing songs, fun movements, learn baby sign language and spend time with other babies.   For ages birth to 2 years old. Songs, Bounces, Stories, Read-Alongs and Play!!! Registration is Required Please note that once your child is registered for our weekly Wednesday programs, they will have a spot until 1 month of no attendance. Schedule of upcoming themes and activities detailed on our monthly Facebook event and on our main website page. PLEASE NOTE THE PROGRAM TIME CHANGE FOR JULY & AUGUST 11:30 to 12:00 pm

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Children will gain the building blocks to early literacy through talking, singing, reading, writing and playing. Participate in stories, songs and learning. Craft or take away activity for extended learning. Registration is Required.   Space is Limited. Please note that once your child is registered for our weekly Wednesday programs, they will have a spot until 1 month of no attendance. For ages 2 (toddler) to Preschool. Schedule of upcoming themes and activities available on our Facebook event and the main website page.

VIRTUAL EVENT

Christian writers meet to encourage, inspire and provide reader feedback to aspiring and accomplished writers. Group meets virtually. Meeting link will be provided after registration. Registration is Open.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Writers in all genres meet to encourage, inspire and provided reader feedback to both aspiring and accomplished writers. Hybrid meetings April thru November. Meets Virtually December thru March. This group is currently closed to new members. Please consider joining our Write Spirit group.

Summer Recreation Locations

MOBILE SUMMER READINGFridays July 10th thru August 7th Village of Sinclairville & Town of Charlotte Summer Recreation @ 9:30 Town of Gerry Summer Recreation @ 11:00 Travel back in time with Miss Jessica’s Mobile Summer Reading Program! Each week of the DINOLYMPICS brings new dinosaur tales and minute‑to‑win‑it challenges. DINOLYMPICS SCHEDULE Ready, set, RAWR! The DINOLYMPICS begin soon.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidering and fun with friends.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Unearth Your Talent Flower Pounding & Embroidery with Brenda Nickerson Join local artist, Brenda Nickerson, as she unearths her talent of flower pounding, embroidery and applique. Flower Pounding is a fun art that uses a hammer to smash fresh flowers and leaves onto fabric. Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric using a needle and thread. You may also incorporate other embellishments like beads. The designs are sewn directly onto the material to add texture, color, and visual appeal. Applique is a decorative needlework technique where smaller pieces of fabric are cut and fused onto a larger background fabric to form a picture. Framed Completed Project Example Close-up of Flower Pounding and Embroidery This is a two-part class: Monday, July 27th & Monday, August 10th from 5 to 7 pm. For ages 12 & up. Each class has a fee of $10. Cash, Check, PayPal* Registration is Required       *Framing of project is not included in the class. *PayPal Giving Fund (no fees, visit Support Your Library )

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Each month focuses on one theme related to baby development. Sing songs, fun movements, learn baby sign language and spend time with other babies.   For ages birth to 2 years old. Songs, Bounces, Stories, Read-Alongs and Play!!! Registration is Required Please note that once your child is registered for our weekly Wednesday programs, they will have a spot until 1 month of no attendance. Schedule of upcoming themes and activities detailed on our monthly Facebook event and on our main website page. PLEASE NOTE THE PROGRAM TIME CHANGE FOR JULY & AUGUST 11:30 to 12:00 pm

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Children will gain the building blocks to early literacy through talking, singing, reading, writing and playing. Participate in stories, songs and learning. Craft or take away activity for extended learning. Registration is Required.   Space is Limited. Please note that once your child is registered for our weekly Wednesday programs, they will have a spot until 1 month of no attendance. For ages 2 (toddler) to Preschool. Schedule of upcoming themes and activities available on our Facebook event and the main website page.

Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782

Board Meetings are open to the public.   Meetings are held at the library.   Please see Board of Trustees for more information on our board.

VIRTUAL EVENT

Christian writers meet to encourage, inspire and provide reader feedback to aspiring and accomplished writers. Group meets virtually. Meeting link will be provided after registration. Registration is Open.