Join us in the Children's Room for stories, songs, crafts and play time with friends! Siblings are welcome. Please note that there is no story time during February break.  

Discover pre-owned books for all ages to enjoy!  The Used Book sale is being held in the Community Room during the library's open hours. The sale will run from 1/25-02/04. All items are just .25 cents each.  There is a wide variety of books to choose from, especially Children's books.

Want to save more money on the products you buy?  Are you saving money on your groceries with coupons? The Coupon Queen aka Heidi Dodds, will do a presentation on finding those coupons, getting the maximum value, using senior discounts, and going online for coupons. Sponsored by the Friends of Penfield Public Library. Registration begins on Friday, January 20. 

Come learn English at the Maplewood Community Library!  Come learn English at the Maplewood Library every Saturday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. The library is located at 1111 Dewey Ave., next to the Aquinas Institute. No registration is required. For more information please call the library at 585-428-8220.

Join us for an inspiring music-filled true story!  rated PG, 88 minutesThis film is based on the true story of a high school band leader who took a ragtag jazz band and turned them into a legendary funk power-house. Years later, his students gather to celebrate the man who taught them about pride, honor and the power of a deep groove. Please call the library for the title of this film.

Presented by Chariot Learning.   Call 784-5330 or stop in to register.

Those Tail Waggin' Tutors are back. Bring your faborite story of use one of the library's books and read to thes friendly dogs.  

Come in and see the book-loving dogs from Tail Waggin' Tutors! Bring your favorite book or read one of ours.  

Toddlers can dance their sillies out!   TODDLER DANCE PARTY – Saturday, February 4 from 10:30-11 a.m.   Come and dance your sillies out! Toddlers and their caregivers will have a blast listening and dancing along to some of their favorite tunes. For children ages 18 months – 3 years.  No registration required.

Join us for a night of fun and create three Valentines you can give to friends, family or that special someone.  We will be cutting small items.  If you have small, sharp scissors that you would prefer to use bring them to class.  Registration required.

Come join us for some great stories at the Arnett Branch Children’s Room! This event is best suited for preschool age children. Registration is not required. Winter & Spring Story Times at the Arnett Branch Library will take place at 11:15 am on every Tuesday from January 3 to June 26 and at 1:00 pm on most Saturdays from January 7 to June 30.  

Snakes, lizards and salamanders! These animals might look scary to some people but we think they are “toad-ally” awesome!  Bring the whole family to the Kate Gleason Auditorium at the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, located at 115 South Avenue for a free program entitled ZooMobile: Dry Scales and Slimy Skin. This program will be held at 2:30 pm on February 4, 2012. This program has something for everyone. Snakes, lizards and salamanders! These animals might look scary to some people but we think they are “toad-ally” awesome! Learn about reptiles and amphibians and how to tell the difference between them. Call the Children’s Center at 428-8150 for more information. The building is accessible to the disabled. Sign interpretation can be arranged by calling 428-8150 or 428-8023 [TDD] one week in advance.

Sonja Livingston, Author of Ghostbread, a memoir of growing up poor, fatherless, white and Catholic, as one of seven children in the bleak neighborhoods of Buffalo and Rochester, the towns along Lake Ontario, and an Indian reservation during the 1970s.  In Ghostbread, Livingston reveals the daily challenges poverty-stricken young children face. Her thoughtful testimony sheds new light on a tragic predicament that now affects not only lower-income families, but the entire nation. - Booklist

Registration is required.  

Learn about the old mansions of East Avenue.  Donald S. Hall, former director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium in Rochester, worked for 26 years in what is now the East Avenue Preservation District. East Avenue used to have twice as many mansions lining it as it does now, but it still remains one of the best preserved of America’s “gateway” streets. Through extensive research Hall has been able to find old photographs of nearly all the missing mansions, as well as details about who designed them, who lived there and where the money came from to build these elaborate homes. Sponsored by the Friends of Penfield Public Library. Registration begins on Friday, January 20.   

Guitarist and composer Sungmin Shin will present a program of music for the solo guitar.  The audience will enjoy hearing a rich guitar repertoire from classic Baroque, 19th century works, Spanish favorites and original compositioins.  Mr. Shin is a doctoral candidate at the Eastman School of music.

We will be sharing stories about African American history and famous African Americans.  

All ages with a caregiver.  

Join other 6- 12th graders in an art project.  Grades 6-12Calling all creative types! A different art project will be made each session.  Registration is not required.  Sponsored by the Friends of Penfield Public Library. 

Babies and toddlers learn to explore books, nursery rhymes, and songs using finger plays, puppets and toys, as well as having a chance to socialize with other children.  Adult must accompany child.

No registration required. All programs subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels for each program.

Help your child build a foundation for literacy with 25-30 minutes of stories, puppets, action rhymes, nursery rhymes, flannel stories, and songs. No registration required.   Ages 0-2 years with caregiver.  1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5 

Meet three months and review three books on a given topic from different perspectives.  This quarter's topic is "Women of the Middle East."  The first title we will be discussing is "Indfidel".  Copies of the book are available at the Check/Out Return desk one month prior to each meeting.

2/6—Valentine’s Day craft   4 pm  Grades K-6.   No registration required, but please note that crafts are available on a first come first serve basis or until supplies last. 

Please join us at the Parma Public Library on Wednesday, March 14th to discuss A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. All Adults are Welcome and Walk-Ins are Encouraged!  Bring a friend or come and make a new book friend!

All Adults Welcome for this Free Movie! No registration required, Walk-Ins are encouraged!  Come to the Parma Public Library on Thursday, March 15th at 2pm and enjoy this heartfelt film that follows a Parisian journalist's efforts to uncover the truth about a young girl whose family was separated during the Vel'd'Hiv Roundup in 1942 Paris. Call the Library at 392-8350 for title information.