UPCOMING BOARD MEETING • Thursday, August 20th at 4pm.
Tell the House of Representatives to Fund Libraries!
Earlier this year, the Administration called for defunding the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Department of Education.
Follow the links below to contact your legislators. It only takes a few minutes and will have direct impact on helping libraries:
Check out our new Summer/Fall Hours!
Tuesday 11am – 5pm
Wednesday 3pm – 7pm
Thursday 11am – 3pm
Friday 11am – 7pm
Saturday 11am – 3pm
Sunday & Monday CLOSED
The library is closed for federal holidays and when the Odessa-Montour Central School District closes due to poor weather or travel conditions.
Additional expected closed dates will be posted on our website. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest announcements.
It’s time to make history at your library!
Celebrate our communities’ past, present, and future with Messages from Our Orbit: STLS Community Time Capsules.
Submit a capsule prompt from June 1st – August 31st to make your mark on history and be included in a community time capsule. Capsules will be inventoried, registered, and packed for libraries to open in 2076!
What will you send into the future? What do you want to share with your future community? What do you want to remember about right now?! It’s YOUR time to make history.
✨Learn more here https://stls.libguides.com/MessagesFromOurOrbit
#MessagesFromOurOrbit
Unearth A Story • Summer Learning Program
Join us for Summer Learning at the Montour Falls Library! The program runs from July 7th – August 13th!
Participate for a chance to win one of our 4 Grand Prizes!
All ages (0-99+) are invited to participate in our Summer Reading Challenge. Registration is open through July 9th. Stop by the library, give us a call, or fill out this online form to register!
For more information, please visit the Summer Learning Program page on our website.
The Great and Powerful ‘Jurassic Dave’ Moreland • Elizabeth B. Pert Library – Hector, NY
Tuesday, July 14th, 3pm
Join ‘Jurassic Dave’ Moreland, a.k.a. ‘The Great and Powerful Dave’, for this high-energy 45-minute magic show filled with adventure, suspense, comedy, audience participation – and dinosaurs!
This show is recommended for ages 4-10, but all are welcome.
Elizabeth B. Pert Library
5736 NY-414, Hector, NY 14841
(607) 546-2605
Elizabeth B. Pert Library Presents: Library at the Lake – Hector, NY
Wednesdays at 1:30pm
Join our friends from the Elizabeth B. Pert – Hector Library at Smith Point Park for a nature craft and story by Seneca Lake! This program is for ages 4-14 years.
July 8th – Big Dance Storywalk & Nature Mobile Craft
July 15th – Big Dance Storywalk & Rock Painting
July 22nd – Friendly Fright Storywalk & Bug Leaf Art
July 29th – Friendly Fright Storywalk & Clay Day
August 5th – Pop! Book About Bubbles & Bird Feeder Craft
Smith Point Park
5303 Park Ave., Hector, NY 14841
Summer Reading Club Events • Elizabeth B. Pert Library – Hector, NY
Tuesdays at 3pm
Join our friends at Elizabeth B. Pert Library for their Tuesday Summer Reading Club! Free crafts and events for all ages.
July 7th – Dino Dig Jewelry
July 14th – Moreland the Magician
July 21st – Paint Like a Caveman
July 28th – Dino Mud Pudding
August 11th – Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
Elizabeth B. Pert Library
5736 NY-414, Hector, NY 14841
(607) 546-2605
Slice of History Trivia
June 9th, 4pm at Hector Library
June 23rd, 4:30pm – 6:30pm at Watkins Glen Public Library
June 30th, 6 – 7:30pm at Montour Falls Memorial Library
July 4th, 3 -4pm at Clute Park
Hosted by Schuyler County Libraries and the Schuyler County Historical Society.
Thank you to Civic Season and Pizza to the Polls!
Haudenosaunee Influence on American Democracy • Thursday, July 2nd • 7pm
Haudenosaunee Storyteller and Turtle Clan member Perry Ground is back in Schuyler County! Join us at the Odessa Community Room on Thursday, July 2nd at 7:00PM for “Haudenosaunee Influence on American Democracy.”
This program is made possible in part by the QuickARTS Grant Program administered by the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and funded by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.
Saturday Night Pride
Saturday, July 18th • 5-7pm • Montour Falls
The Schuyler Libraries are hosting Saturday Night PRIDE, a monthly social group for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth and Allies ages 13-18. No registration is required.
Locations will alternate between Montour Falls Memorial Library, Dutton S Peterson Memorial Library, Watkins Glen Public Library, and Elizabeth B Pert Memorial Library.
This event is funded largely by the Foundation for Southern Tier Libraries and with support from SoFLX Pride.
Read to a Dog with Mr. Green Jeans
Every second Tuesday of the month • 2-4pm
Come to the library for a soothing hangout with Mr. Green Jeans! He is a trained and certified therapy dog and the perfect nonjudgmental audience for you to practice your reading, or just hang out and cuddle!
- May 19th
- June 9th
- July 14th
- Drop-in friendly!
Summer Storytime • Wednesdays at 6pm
Story times are geared toward ages 0-8 and are followed by an art project or other themed activity.
Diving into books from an early age is like handing them a magical key to the world of letters and sounds! It’s the first step on their epic journey to becoming a reading superstar. Introducing kids to books and the magic of language early on is like giving them a superpower for vocabulary, understanding others, and expressing themselves!
Go On A Blind Date With A Book!
Let your sign speak to you on a blind date with a book!
Simply leave a donation in the jar and the book is yours to keep.
Support our library and treat yourself at the same time!
Join our book review club!
Have you just read a book that set your soul ablaze? Or just watched a movie that changed your perspective on life? Tell us about it here in our online book review club!
Tell us what you loved, hated, and what you’d recommend to your fellow library patrons!
Scan this QR code to leave a review or click here: https://forms.office.com/r/dRNyv5Kp0k