At the Apalachin Library
719 Main Street, Apalachin   (607) 625-3333
Mon, Fri: 2-6 pm; Tue, Thurs: 9:30 am-12:30 pm & 6:30-8:30 pm; Sat 9am-1pm

• Mother/Daughter Book Club
July 14, Monday, 7 pm
 The Mother/Daughter Book Club, a discussion group for girls 10-years-old and older, will discuss The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Call the library if you would like to participate. There is still time to join the group.

• Celebrate Harry Potter's Birthday
July 30, Wednesday, 6 - 8 pm
 Enjoy games, puzzles and fun in celebration of Harry Potter's Birthday. There will be treats, trivia, and tricks for all fans of Harry Potter. No registration is necessary! Prizes will be given to each person who brings a Harry Potter trivia question (and answer) written on an index card!

• Pre-Reader Story Time
Thursdays, 10:30 - 11 am
 Parents with children who haven't yet entered 1st Grade are welcome to join this lap-sit program which offers stories, finger plays, songs, and crafts. Registration is not necessary.

• Summer Reading Club
 Sign-up now for the summer reading club. Earn new prizes every week that you spend time reading!  Registration forms are at the library. Fill out one soon and get a free Summer Reading Book Bag!

• Family Fun Nights
Thursdays, 7 pm
 July 10 - Stories from around the world with storyteller Greg Pedroza
  July 17 - Music and singing fun with Fred Gee at St. Margaret Mary's Church Hall
 July 24 -Discovery Center and searching for dinosaurs and other animals of the past.
 July 31 - Animals visit the library from the Zoo Mobile
 August 7 - Ice Cream, Books and Music at the Annual Ice Cream Social. 
 Summer reading programs are funded by a grant from the BOOKS program through Senator Libous.  The Ice Cream Social is supported through donations from several local businesses.

• Volunteer at the Social
 Sign-up soon to help out at the Ice Cream Social which will be held on August 7. Sign-up sheets are at the library.

• Thank You
 Thanks must go out to the many people who help support the library.  A special thanks to the following businesses that have reduced the charges or donated services to the library:  Lane Seamless Gutters; Dan Kosztyo Snow removal; Super Cut Lawn and Landscape; Apalachin Garden Club.  A special thank you also to Judy Blanding for a generous donation of audio books, and to all the volunteers who helped at the Firemen Field Days.