Community Press, September 2003

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
September 22, Monday, 7 pm
 The mother and daughter book club will discuss Auqamarine by Alice Hoffman. Any mother and their daughters (6th - 8th Grade) are welcome to come. Please call the library if you would like to participate and they will have a book for you.  Feel free to join this group any month.

• Pre Reader Story Hour
Thursday Mornings, 10:30-11 am
 Any children who haven't yet entered Kindergarten are eligible to join in. Activities include stories,  finger plays, songs, and crafts. No registration is required.  Please drop in any week and join us. It's lots of fun!

• Bottle and Can Drive
 The Apalachin Library will hold a Bottle and Can Drive again this fall. Any clean, returnable bottles and cans can be left in the collection bin on the porch of the library. 

• Book Club
September 29, 7 pm
 The book will be Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier who also wrote Girl With A Pearl Earring. Everyone is welcome to attend If you need a copy of the book, call the library. 

• Ice Cream Social
 The library thanks everyone who supported their ice cream social and book sale last month (see photo below). They served 120 quarts of ice cream and sold thousands of books. The library appreciates  your support.

• Summer Reading Program
 Fifty-seven students had fun participating in the summer reading program. They read a number of minutes each week (the number chosen by them) and got a prize. Stop by the library to see the total number of minutes that they read. Thank you especially to Dave Nurek, owner of  The Big Dipper for donating free ice cream cones as reading prizes.

• Library Tote Bag Available
 Support the library by buying a beautiful new tote bag for yourself or as a gift. The front of these canvas bags say I support the Apalachin Library. The introductory price is $10 each. The regular price is $12. 


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