Book Club
2025-07-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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, 2025-08-23 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

Free Art Time!
2025-08-16 12:00 - 13:30

Arts & Crafts for Grownups BONUS DAY!
2025-08-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Book Club
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a discussion of August’s book A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
Summary:
“The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way—and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).” (via Goodreads)

Saturday Storytime: Sugar Watercolor!
2025-08-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library

1000 Hours Outside-Inspired Activity: Bubble Play Day!
2025-08-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
We’ll be blowing lots of bubbles! Wear clothes that can get messy!

End of Summer Reading Shindig!
2025-08-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Alexander Findley Community Library

Book Club
2026-07-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Join us in the library for a discussion of July’s book, Elevation by Stephen King.
Summary:
“Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.
In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face-including his own–he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.” (via StoryGraph)

Arts and Crafts for Grownups
2026-07-23 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-08-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Alexander Findley Community Library
Coming soon!
