To learn more about virtual library services by appointment and online chat and phone hours, please visit the current services and appointments webpage. All public meeting rooms are closed through December 31, 2020.
Monroe County tweens (ages 7–11) are invited to contribute to making an online Tween Quaranzine to document how you, the community’s young people, are responding to these strange times of quarantine and social distancing in the face of COVID-19. To participate, you may contribute an 8.5” x 5.5” page. All ideas that highlight the community and uplift your voices are encouraged and welcome. The Library will accept writing (250 words or less), artwork, comics, photography, recipes, tutorials, and/or a combination of all of these––really anything goes as long as it can be represented on paper. Your pages will be compiled and made publicly available on the Library’s website as one zine! Submissions for Volume 1 are due by June 28. The completed zine will be published on the Library website on July 6. Submissions for Volume 2 are due by July 31 and will be published on August 7. More information, a parent permission and entry form, and complete guidelines can be found here.
Join children’s librarians for a fun, short preschool storytime. Rhymes, songs, and a story help preschoolers practice early literacy skills. This program is geared to ages 2–6, but all ages are welcome!
*** This virtual program may be viewed on the Library's YouTube channel, premiering May 12 at 10:00 AM. It will be archived and available on the same YouTube channel thereafter. ***
In this online magic show, magician and autistic self-advocate Cody Clark combines magic, comedy, and storytelling to share what living with autism is like. Cody places his magic routines inside common life experiences to show how his autism makes him different, yet similar to most people. By the end of his show, you’ll think quite differently about the art of magic and about autism! This program is geared to age 7 and up, but all ages are welcome!
*** To participate in live Zoom events, please register with a valid email address (please do not use your school-issued email). The link to the Zoom event will be emailed to you 30 minutes before the program begins.***
In this online magic show, magician and autistic self-advocate Cody Clark combines magic, comedy, and storytelling to share what living with autism is like. Cody places his magic routines inside common life experiences to show how his autism makes him different, yet similar to most people. By the end of his show, you’ll think quite differently about the art of magic and about autism! This program is geared to age 7 and up, but all ages are welcome!
*** To participate in live Zoom events, please register with a valid email address (please do not use your school-issued email). The link to the Zoom event will be emailed to you 30 minutes before the program begins.***
