The Montour Falls Library is no longer charging fines
for overdue items checked out at our library.
Please try to return items by their due dates so that others can enjoy them.
The library is here for your use and there should be nothing in the way of that.
Fourth Friday Concert
Matrix Duo
Michele Gordon and Dennis Winge
The Matrix Duo is a flute and guitar duo whose specialty is jazz standards.
They are versatile with all styles of music, including classical and pop,
and they perform in and beyond the Southern Tier.
March 23
6:00 PM
at the Montour Falls Library
We ask for a $10 donation to support the musicians and the library.
All Early Literacy Program story times
will now take place at 10:00 AM
to better accommodate children’s schedules.
March 1: Game Night
From 4:00 to 6:00, join us for a night of games for everyone. Play modern games, traditional games, easy games, and challenging games. There are games for families, games for rookies, games for the experienced, games for the goofy, games for the serious, and games for the curious. Learn to win or lose with gracious dignity. First and third Thursday from 4:00 to 6:00.
March 2: Anime Movie Night: The Secret of Kells
At 4:00 pm, kick off the weekend with a free movie and snacks. No reservations required; just show up. In The Secret of Kells, young Brendan lives in the Abbey of Kells, a remote medieval outpost under siege from raiding barbarians. One day a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest, where mythical creatures hide.
March 3: Upcycle Society
At 10:00 am, join the Upcycle Society to reinvent books, bags, clothing, and other materials to make unique creations from discarded household items. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Upcycle: To process used goods or scrap material in order to produce something that is often better than the original.
March 3: Morning on the Catharine Valley Trail
At 8:00 am, meet at the library steps for a walk on the Catharine Valley Trail. We will meet every first Saturday of every month to walk, talk, and be outside.
March 6: Local History Talk: Steamboats of Seneca Lake
At 7:00 pm, join local historian Gary Emerson for a discussion of local history. Seneca Lake steamboats once provided much needed connections for railroads and canals in the 19th Century. Come learn about the elegant boats that once plied Seneca Lake carrying passengers and cargo, and even towing canal boats. The steamboats kept the wheels of commerce turning and helped our area develop in the 19th Century.
March 7: Meditation
At 8:00 am, before the library opens, join certified yoga instructor Sue Silhan, R.N., for an hour of meditation. Meditation is an individual practice but also has an effervescent quality when done in a group. We will have time together each month to explore meditation practices and share with one another our own experiences with this ancient practice. We suggest a donation of $10 to support the instructor and the library. Please bring a small blanket to class. This group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month.
March 7: Open Art
From 3:30 to 5:00, come for an afternoon of open art. We will have a table full of art supplies and instruction books for your use. Draw, paint, fold, sketch, and imagine. Practice your skills and explore new techniques. Join us every Wednesday for a drop-in time of art and creativity. Free and open to all.
March 7: Classics Reading Group
At 6:00 pm, the Classics Reading Group will meet to discuss Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck. In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of light, the pulse of its people. To reassure himself, he set out on a voyage of rediscovery of the American identity, accompanied by a distinguished French poodle named Charley; and riding in a three-quarter-ton pickup truck named Rocinante.
March 9: Song and Story
At 10:00, join us for a new season of songs and stories. Lisa Fernandez, local musician and founder of Compost Theatre, will be bringing her blue ukulele for an hour of silly songs with rhymes and reading. All ages are welcome to attend. Free and open to the public. Every second Friday at 10:00.
March 9: Teen Movie Madness: Mean Girls
At 4:00 pm, kick off the weekend with a free movie and snacks. No reservations required; just show up. In Mean Girls, we follow Cady, a 15-year-old girl who has spent most of her life in Africa, where she was home-schooled by her zoologist parents. When her family relocates to the United States, Cady finds herself attending a high school in suburban Illinois, where she gets a crash course in the various sub-strata of the student body: the jocks, the cheerleaders, the stoners, the “cool” kids, and so on.
March 10: Paper Crafts
At 10:00, join local artist Martha Gibbs for an hour of paper crafts.
March 11: Longwood Gardens Bus Trip CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
March 13: Environmental Literature Reading Group
At 6:00 pm, the Environmental Literature Reading Group will meet to discuss Wild Horse Country by David Philipps. The author traces the rich history of wild horses in America and investigates the shocking dilemma they face in our own time. He explores how wild horses became so central to America’s sense of itself, and he delves into the hold that wild horses have had on the American imagination from the early explorers to the best-selling novels of Zane Grey to Hollywood Westerns. Traveling through remote parts of the American West, Philipps also reveals the wild horse’s current crisis, with tens of thousands of horses being held in captivity by the federal government, and free horses caught between the clashing ideals of ranchers, animal rights activists, scientists, and government officials.
March 14: Havana Book Club
At 6:00 pm, the Havana Book Club will meet to discuss Days Without End by Sebastian Barry. Thomas McNulty, aged barely seventeen and having fled the Great Famine in Ireland, signs up for the U.S. Army in the 1850s. With his brother in arms, John Cole, Thomas goes on to fight in the Indian Wars–against the Sioux and the Yurok–and, ultimately, the Civil War. Orphans of terrible hardships themselves, the men find these days to be vivid and alive, despite the horrors they see and are complicit in. Moving from the plains of Wyoming to Tennessee, this work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language. An intensely poignant story of two men and the makeshift family they create with a young Sioux girl, Winona, Days Without End is a fresh and haunting portrait of the most fateful years in American history and is a novel never to be forgotten.
March 15: Game Night
From 4:00 to 6:00, join us for Flavor Tripping. All ages are welcome to take the Miracle Berry Challenge. Explore the wonders of the sense of taste. Free and open to all.
March 17: Success with Seeds: Getting Started in the Garden
At 9:00 am, join gardening experts for the second of a three-part series on gardening. Library director and horticulturalist Roxanne Leyes and Deb Ball of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Teaching Garden will discuss planning the garden and choosing seeds. We will have a large selection of books on seeds and gardening for you to check out. Take home packets of seeds from our free seed library. Bring questions!
March 17: Photo Fun
At 10:00 pm, take photos in a creative scavenger hunt.
March 20 – 24: Library Book Sale
From 9:00 to 3:00 at St. Paul’s Parish House, 108 Genesee Street in Montour Falls, we will have books, DVDs, and more for sale (by donation). Support the library, find a perfect gift, discover a new author, find a long-lost favorite. Ask us about volunteer opportunities.
March 20: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
At 6:00 pm, the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club will meet to discuss Startide Rising by David Brin. The Terran exploration vessel Streaker, crewed by 150 uplifted dolphins, 7 humans, and one uplifted chimpanzee, discovers a derelict fleet of spaceships–each the size of a small moon. They appear to belong to the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars. Bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history, Streaker crashes on the uncharted world of Kithrup. Above, in space, armadas of alien races desperate to possess the knowledge of the Progenitors clash in a titanic struggle to claim the right to capture the prize. Below, Streaker’s crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret–the fate of the Progenitors.
March 21: The Futurists: Next Generation Readers
At 5:00 pm, our young adult book group will meet to discuss Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore. Jane has lived an ordinary life, raised by her aunt Magnolia–an adjunct professor and deep sea photographer. Jane counted on Magnolia to make the world feel expansive and to turn life into an adventure. But Aunt Magnolia was lost a few months ago in Antarctica on one of her expeditions. Now, with no direction, a year out of high school, and obsessed with making umbrellas that look like her own dreams (but mostly just mourning her aunt), she is easily swept away by Kiran Thrash–a glamorous, capricious acquaintance who shows up and asks Jane to accompany her to a gala at her family’s island mansion called Tu Reviens. Jane remembers her aunt telling her: “If anyone ever invites to you to Tu Reviens, promise me that you’ll go.” With nothing but a trunkful of umbrella parts to her name, Jane ventures out to the Thrash estate. Then her story takes a turn, or rather, five turns. What Jane doesn’t know is that Tu Reviens will offer her choices that can ultimately determine the course of her untethered life. But at Tu Reviens, every choice comes with a reward, or a price.
March 23: Fourth Friday Concert: Michele Gordon and Dennis Winge: Matrix Duo
At 6:00 pm, join the library for our monthly concert. The Matrix Duo is a flute and guitar duo whose specialty is jazz standards. They are versatile with all styles of music, including classical and pop, and they perform in and beyond the Southern Tier. We ask for a $10 donation to support the musicians and the library.
March 24: Freecyle
At 10:00 am, join us for an hour of free-range creativity.
March 27: Library Board Meeting
At 6:00 pm, the library trustees will be at the library for their monthly board meeting.
March 28: Storytelling Circle
At 6:00 pm, the Storytelling Circle will meet, led by And Two Makes Three storytellers. Bring a story to share with others, and listen to what they have to share! The topic will be ‘Humor.’
March 30: Corning Science and Discovery Center
At 10:00 am, Corning Science and Discovery Center will give a presentation on Exploring Shapes. Learn science and hear stories. Open to all ages.
Ongoing:
Student Volunteer Program
Do you love libraries and books? Do you want to learn new skills? Would you like to volunteer at your local public library? This job requires a responsible and respectful attitude and a willingness to learn. Volunteer hours are available Tuesday through Friday from 3:00 to 6:00. Contact Karin Thomas at the library for more information.
Digital Resources
Borrow eBooks, digital magazines, and music with your library card. www.montourfallslibrary.org/services/digital
New York Times Online at Montour Falls Library
Read any number of articles on your device or ours while at the Montour Falls Library. We have three computers available to the public. You will have free, unlimited access while at the library.
Seed Library
Take free packets of seeds and start a garden at home. Grow your own food; you don’t need acres. Anyone can come and take seeds. Limit of 15 packets per family.
Sundays:
From 8:00 to 12:00, every Sunday, local musician Gary Kline will be offering free music lessons in a variety of string instruments and tin whistle. You’re welcome to bring in your own instruments, as well. Gary has 40 years of experience in folk music. Lessons are free and open to all ages and skill levels.
Mondays:
The library is closed on Mondays.
Tuesdays:
8:00 is Yoga for Health at the Montour Falls Library. Anyone can practice and benefit from Yoga. One hour of instruction in yoga poses, breathing, and meditation. Care will be taken to provide safe practice for those who may have physical limitations. Please bring a mat and a small blanket to class. A donation to Selah Yoga and Music is needed to attend these classes. sue@selahyogaandmusic.com. (607) 703-0010. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 AM at the Montour Falls Library.
10:00 is Toddler Story Time at the Montour Falls Library. Join us for an hour of stories and play for curious young minds. Make friends and learn something new. Open to all ages.
Wednesdays:
From 3:30 to 5:00, we will have a table full of art supplies and instruction books for you to use. Draw, paint, fold, sketch, and imagine. Practice your skills and explore new techniques. Join us every Wednesday for a drop-in time of art and creativity. Free and open to all.
Thursdays:
8:00 is Yoga for Health at the Montour Falls Library. Anyone can practice and benefit from Yoga. One hour of instruction in yoga poses, breathing, and meditation. Care will be taken to provide safe practice for those who may have physical limitations. Please bring a mat and a small blanket to class. A donation to Selah Yoga and Music is needed to attend these classes. sue@selahyogaandmusic.com. (607) 703-0010. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 AM at the Montour Falls Library.
10:00 is Infant Lap Time at the Montour Falls Library. We sing, dance, and read with newborns and siblings and share information and resources for parents. All ages welcome.
Fridays:
10:00 is Preschool Story Time at the Montour Falls Library. We will bring our stories to life with puppets, go ABC fishing, create art, and more! This program is open to all.
Saturdays:
10:00 is the Upcycle Society at the Montour Falls Library. Reinvent books, bags, clothing, and other materials to make unique creations from discarded household items. There will also be a discussion of the books that you’re reading. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Upcycle: To process used goods or scrap material in order to produce something that is often better than the original.