Summer Schedule

Summer at the Library

We have lots of things planned for this summer, and look forward to seeing you all! This schedule will be updated as needed, so check back here for information.

July 4 Closed for Independence Day

July 9   6:30pm Summer Reading Kickoff with Jim & Cindy Pelc "Every Book has a Hero"
July 12 Quarterly Board Meeting

July 16 1:30pm Summer Reading Wildlife Defenders (at Bellamy Park)

July 18 Closed

July 23 6:30pm Summer Reading "Super" Centers

July 25 Closed

July 30 6:30pm Summer Reading Salute to Local Heroes

Aug 6   6:30pm Summer Reading Moreland the Magician

Aug 13 6:30pm Summer Reading Summer Reading Party with Cris Reidel, storyteller
Aug 15 Friends of the Mount Morris Library Kick Off @ Italian Festival. Come visit our booth, see what we have planned for the Friends Group, and be entered into a raffle!

All activities take place at the Mount Morris Library, unless otherwise noted.

The library will be closed Friday and Saturday, 

in observance of Independence Day. 

We will reopen on Monday for the Summer Reading Kick off! 

MOUNT MORRIS LIBRARY ANNOUNCES…

All NEW Adult Programs:

July 15^th

6:30pm

WINE TASTING with Park Inn Liquors

August 5^th

 6:30pm

CLEAR THE CLUTTER with Robin Bastian

Sept. 13^th 

1:00pm

BOOK TALK

Indians, Rogues and Giants

by Leif HerrGesell

Children’s Programs:

July 7^th

4:15pm

Kickoff to Summer Reading 

with Gravitational Bull

July 17^th

6:30pm

Moreland the Magician

July 24^th

2:00pm

Wildlife Defenders (at Bellamy Park)

July 31^st

6:30pm

“Take Flight” program with Jim Pelc

August 7^th

6:30pm

Science activity

August 14^th

6:30pm

Summer Reading Party 

with Cris Reidel, storyteller

Please stop in to the Mount Morris Library to get a registration form.

**all activities take place at the Mount Morris Library, unless otherwise noted**

New Year's Even Information

Important information

to remember for 

New Year's Eve! 

Preschool Story Hour will go on as regularly scheduled. Mrs. Gall is hoping to see all of our regulars (and maybe a few guests?) at 10:30am.
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We will have a New Year's Eve party for children of all ages starting at 1:30pm on Tuesday. Snacks will be provided. If you remember last year, we had a terrific time! Hope to see you all there.
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Following the party, the library will be closing early. We will remain open until 5pm.
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Thank you all for another wonderful year full of books and learning. The staff of the Mount Morris Library is looking forward to more great things in 2014!

National Game Day is almost here!

On Saturday, November 16th, Mount Morris Library will host game day. We will have stacks of games to choose from.

Play an old game or learn a new one!

Game Day will run from 11am til 3pm, and all ages are welcome.

Snacks will be provided.

Congratulations!

Board member, Betty Flynn, 2013 winner of the Ludlum-Holroyd Award presented by the Livingston County Public Libraries, for Outstanding Service.

Making Mosaic Flower Pots at Summer Reading Program!

A terrific group of kids and parents turned out to make Mosaic Flower Pots this week for our Summer Reading Program. Here's a sneak peek at what was happening!

This Week in Summer Reading

Tuesday
Lots of new books being cataloged for every age group. 

Come on in and see what's new.

Wednesday
Teen Summer Reading Program

6:30 pm
Seed Search: Finish tote bags and make bean bags

Thursday
PreK - 6th Grade Summer Reading Program

6:30 pm
Make a Mosaic Clay Pot

IMPORTANT CHANGE 

to the 

Summer Reading Program!

Due to the heat advisories, the Wildlife Defenders program is being moved to 

The Lobby of the New Family Theater 

(Same location as the Magic Show.)

Event will still be held at 2:30 pm on Thursday.

Please share this message, and pass along to those who are not on online. Thank you!!

A note to adults, bring chairs if you don't want to sit on the floor! There is no seating available in the building.

Summer Reading 2013: Turtle Chia Pet Night

Mary Ann Scharmberg leads the Turtle project with the kids.

Showing the kids how it's done.

Thank you to The Cornell Cooperative Extension!

Gathering up for the project.

Parent helpers make all the difference.

Update to the Teen Summer Reading Program.

Thursday, June 27, 6:30pm: Magician Steve Ingraham (Great time was had by all!)

Thursday, July 10, 6:30pm: A Smelly Challenge: Please bring an empty water bottle for our upside down planter project.

Thursday, July 18, 2:30pm: Wildlife Presentation: Bellamy Park

Thursday July 24, 6:30pm: Color Changer: Please bring a t-shirt for our t-shirt bag project.

Thursday, July 31, 6:30pm: Seed Search: Finish bags and make bean bags

Thursday August 8, 6:30pm: Popcorn and Pizza Party

Dig Into Summer Reading!

It's that time of year! School is winding down and we're gearing up for Summer Reading Program

This year we are going to Dig Into Reading!

Here's the Lineup. 

PreK - 6th Grade

Thursday, June 27, 6:30pm: Magician Steve Ingraham 
Location: The Lobby, New Family Theater, Main Street
Thursday, July 11, 6:30pm: Make a Chia Pet with a Sponge!
Location: Library
Thursday, July 18, 2:30pm: Wildlife Presentation
Location: Bellamy Park, Lackawanna Avenue
Thursday July 25, 6:30pm: Storyteller Cris Riedel
Location: Library
Thursday, August 1, 6:30pm: Mosaic Clay Pots with Seeds
Location: Library
Thursday August 8, 6:30pm: Pizza Party
Location: Library


Teen Program



More details to come!
Thursday, June 27, 6:30pm: Magician Steve Ingraham
Thursday, July 10, 6:30pm: Cornell Cooperative Extension Program
Thursday, July 18, 2:30pm: Wildlife Presentation
Thursday July 24, 6:30pm: Cornell Cooperative Extension Program
Thursday, July 31, 6:30pm: Cornell Cooperative Extension Program
Thursday August 8, 6:30pm: Pizza Party

Please come to the front desk to register your child for the program.

Vietnam Mailbag Comes to Mount Morris

The Mount Morris Library Presents:

The Mount Morris Library is pleased to offer the opportunity to meet Nancy Lynch, award-winning author of Vietnam Mailbag: Voices from the War, 1968-1972. On Monday, April 29 at 3:30 pm., Nancy will read selected war letters from her book at Theatre 101. Following her presentation, Lynch will be available to autograph and personalize her book.

Nancy Lynch’s 456-page book, Vietnam Mailbag, is based on the nearly 1,000 letters and hundreds of pictures her popular newspaper column received from our troops on the front lines during the Vietnam War. In her final column in December 1972 she promised “her guys” she would someday put all their correspondence and pictures in a book to honor them. Released on Veterans Day 2008, Vietnam Mailbag fulfills her pledge.

In 2009, her tribute, dedicated to all Vietnam veterans, won the first place gold medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards competition for Best Non-Fiction in the Mid-Atlantic. Lynch, a Delaware resident, travels extensively to increase awareness of the service and sacrifices of our Vietnam veterans.

The University of Delaware graduate began her writing career as a staff reporter for

The News Journal in Wilmington, Del. For five years her celebrated column, Nancy’s Vietnam Mailbag, afforded our troops a unique opportunity to let those at home know where they stood on issues ranging from the war to the weather. Lynch’s column is believed to have been the only of its kind in the country during the unpopular war.

A freelance writer for many years, Lynch has contributed numerous articles to regional publications and magazines. She also has written six other books. For more information about Vietnam Mailbag, see Lynch’s website: www.vietnammailbag.com.

Theatre 101 is located at 101 Main Street, Mount Morris. We hope to see you there!

Calling all Young Authors!

This Saturday, April 6th, the Mount Morris Library will be hosting a kid's book writing event at 1pm. 

All children are welcome to come and work on their stories and prepare for the 2013 Young Authors and Storytellers Festival which will be held at SUNY Geneseo on April 27th. 

All kids in grades K-8 will then be able to register on Saturday for the free event on the 27th.

Looking forward to seeing what all of our kids come up with!

Leah working on her book.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

 We had a terrific turn out for our Celebration of Dr. Seuss on Saturday. A terrific time was had by all!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

On March 2, 

we will celebrate the birthday of 

Dr. Seuss! 

Please join us at the library at 1pm for Dr. Seuss crafts and stories.

If you can't make it here, take the time to celebrate at home with Read Across America. 

Simply put, take some time to read with your kids. Even older kids enjoy being read to! Share the love of reading, and set a good habit for life. ;o)

All week, we've had the kids take a moment to write a note about what they love at the library.  If you stop in, take a look at the bulletin board to see what they had to say. You can even leave a note yourself!

Some of my favorites:

"I like to find books on tractors!"

"There are always fun parties."

"Everyone there is nice."

"I love going to story time with grandma."

"I get to take home SO MANY books!"

Happy Valentine's Day from the Mount Morris Library!

We had a full house for our Valentine's Day party! Here are a couple of pictures of the activities we had.  

Mrs. Privitera reads stories to the kids.

Cookie decorating with special holiday sprinkles from Jane's Pantry.

Making Valentines.

Parents helping out with the activities.

We're gearing up for Valentine's Day! We'd like to invite the kids to come and join us for a 

Valentine's Day party

 on

 Saturday, February 9th, from 1 pm until 2:30 pm.

We'll be making Valentine's cards, reading some books and decorating cookies with the wonderful decorator sprinkles donated by Jane's Pantry!

Lots of fun, don't miss it!

Happy Birthday to A. A. Milne!

We're celebrating the birthday of the beloved author of Winnie the Pooh!

We'll have birthday cake and crafts, as well as Winnie the Pooh story time. 

Please stop by on Saturday, January 19, between 1pm and 2pm to join the festivities.