Alexander Findley Community Library

Saturday Storytime: Bubbles!
2024-07-13 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Alexander Findley Community Library

Bubble Painting
2024-07-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Wednesdays with Summer Recreation Week 1
This week we’ll be trying our hand at bubble painting! This event is held for the kids attending Summer Recreation at the Mina Community Center, but all our patrons are welcome to join in on the fun!

Book Club
2024-07-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a discussion of July’s book, Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward.
Summary:
“‘Let us descend,’ the poet now began, ‘and enter this blind world.’” — Inferno, Dante Alighieri
Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.
Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader’s guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take. While Ward leads readers through the descent, this, her fourth novel, is ultimately a story of rebirth and reclamation.
From one of the most singularly brilliant and beloved writers of her generation, this miracle of a novel inscribes Black American grief and joy into the very land—the rich but unforgiving forests, swamps, and rivers of the American South. Let Us Descend is Jesmyn Ward’s most magnificent novel yet, a masterwork for the ages.” (via goodreads)

Saturday Storytime: Crocs!
2024-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

WILD Creatures Reptile Show!
2024-07-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Wednesdays with Summer Recreation Week 2
Join us in the gymnasium for WILD Creatures as Chris Duckett shows off some of his incredible reptile friends. It’s sure to be an educational and entertaining time! This show is held for the kids attending the Summer Recreation at the Mina Community Center, but everyone is welcome to join us for the fun.

Saturday Storytime: Geodes!
2024-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a story and a snack. Then we’ll smash some geodes and see what we find inside!
Note: This activity is meant for older kids, but there will be an alternative for our youngest patrons.

Could You Be a Grape Farmer?
2024-07-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Wednesdays with Summer Recreation Week 3
Josie Allen from the Cornell Cooperative Extension will be here to see if we have what it takes to be a grape farmer. This event is held for the kids attending the Summer Recreation at the Mina Community Center, but all our patrons are welcome to join in!

Saturday Storytime: Stars!
2024-08-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Soil Health & Erosion Demonstration
2024-08-07 10:00 - 23:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Wednesdays with Summer Recreation Week 4
Josie Allen is back for our last Wednesday with the kids from Summer Recreation. This week she’ll teach us about soil health and the problems with soil erosion. This event is held for the kids attending Summer Recreation at the Mina Community Center, but all our patrons are welcome to join!

Arts & Crafts for Grownups!
2024-08-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Bicentennial Play Day!
2024-08-10 11:00 - 13:30
Since it’s Mina’s Bicentennial Celebration this weekend, we will not be having a regular Storytime. Instead, we will have a Play Day! We are borrowing the button maker and the paint spinner from CCLS, so folks can stop in and play for a bit and still participate in the festivities downtown. Be sure to check out the Vintage Parade at 10am, and wave hello to library trustees and friends!

Book Club
2024-08-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a discussion of August’s book, Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy.
Summary:
“Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.
Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed—inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?
Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy’s Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves—if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.” (via goodreads)

Saturday Storytime: Dinos!
2024-08-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Tabling Event: Learn How to Save Energy & Improve the Efficiency of Your Home
2024-08-22 13:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Saturday Storytime: Hiking & Camping!
2024-08-24 11:00 - 12:30 | Alexander Findley Community Library

End of Summer Reading Shindig!
2024-08-31 11:00 - 14:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us for an End of Summer Reading Shindig as we celebrate all the fun adventures we had this summer! We’ll be drawing prizes, so be sure to have your Adventure Maps and Classic Adventurer Scavenger Hunt turned in by Thursday, August 29th (and don’t forget to put your name on everything!).

Arts & Crafts for Grownups!
2025-07-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
We’ll be making mosaics on tiny terra cotta pots using cut glass pieces and Weld Bond adhesive. We won’t have time to grout, as the adhesive will need to dry and set, but we can do it on another day!

Saturday Storytime: Butterflies!
2025-07-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us for the first Storytime of Summer Reading! We’ll be reading a story (or two), then doing butterfly crafts and having a snack!

Free Art Time!
2025-07-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library Saturdays during Summer Reading, from 12-1:30pm for Free Art Time! This is a chance for kiddos who signed up for Summer Reading to work on the crafts and activities on their Station Challenge sheets. If you didn’t sign up, or are on the CCLS Road Trip, you can still play and make art with the supplies we provide. We want to turn the library into a lovely art gallery this summer, so we need your help! You can leave things to work on the following Saturday, too, so be sure to put you name on all your work.

Author Talk: Joan Wahl
2025-07-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a discussion with author Joan Wahl. She’ll tell us about her writing journey, and discuss her books as well. Books will also be available for purchase.

Joan Wahl, a romantic at heart, draws inspiration from her idyllic seventeen-year marriage and her rich cultural background to craft captivating love stories. A passionate traveler and avid reader, she finds her muse in diverse locations from Nashville to Maine.
With a life steeped in love and adventure, Joan brings authenticity and warmth to her romances, inviting readers to escape into stories that celebrate the enduring power of true love.

About Falling for Autumn:
When Autumn enters into a marriage of convenience to widower Spencer Sullivan, she never anticipates falling for him and his three children. As pretense transforms into genuine connection, secrets and misunderstandings drive them apart. Against Nashville’s country music backdrop, can one grand romantic gesture reunite them? This heartwarming story explores second chances and the healing journey of a blended family. With emotional depth and compelling characters, “Falling for Autumn” captivates readers who believe in overcoming obstacles for true love.

Book Club
2025-07-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a discussion of July’s book, Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris.
Summary:
“Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He’s a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’re hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.
But it’s difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable.
Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows.
Some might wonder what’s really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed.” (via Goodreads)

Saturday Storytime: Silly Hats!
2025-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us for a story or two, then we’ll decorate silly hats and have a snack!

Wednesdays with Summer Rec
2025-07-23 11:00 - 11:30 | Findley Lake Community Center, 2883 North Rd., Findley Lake, NY, 14736, United States
UPDATE: Apologies, folks, our taxidermist is unable to make it today, so the event is cancelled, and we’ll just play in the library instead.
We’ll learn about taxidermy with a local taxidermist!

1000 Hours Outside-Inspired Activity: Tie Dye Play Day!
2025-07-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
We’ll be tie dyeing bandanas! We’ll wear gloves, but you might want to wear cloths that can get messy!

Saturday Storytime!
2025-08-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Free Art Time!
2025-08-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Alexander Findley Community Library
This is a chance for kiddos who signed up for Summer Reading to work on the crafts and activities on their Station Challenge sheets. If you didn’t sign up, or are on the CCLS Road Trip, you can still play and make art with the supplies we provide. We want to turn the library into a lovely art gallery this summer, so we need your help! You can leave things to work on the following Saturday, too, so be sure to put you name on all your work.

Saturday Storytime: Marbles!
2025-08-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Free Art Time!
2025-08-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Arts & Crafts for Grownups!
2025-08-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
We’ll be trying out milk carton printmaking with water-based inks on different papers. This one will be messy, so wear an apron if you have one, or wear cloths that can get messy.

Saturday Storytime: Suncatchers!
2025-08-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
