New Story Time Schedule

Story time for 2-year-olds will be held on the following Tuesday mornings at 10:10 and at 10:40. Parents and caregivers are required to accompany your child.

January 5
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9

Story times for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds will be held on the following Monday mornings at 10:30 and on Tuesday afternoons at 1:30. Attendance by parents and caregivers is optional.

January 4 and 5
January 11 and 12
January 18 and 19
January 25 and 26
February 1 and 2
February 8 and 9

Wacky Wednesdays, reading and crafts for those in kindergarten through 4th grade, will be held on the following Wednesday afternoons at 4:00.

January 6
January 13
January 20
January 27
February 3
February 10

Holiday Hours

In celebration of the holiday season the Macedon Public Library will be closed:

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24 and December 25)
and
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day (December 31 and January 1)

Happy Holidays from Jefferson and the staff!!

Ornament Painting

There is still plenty of room left in our adult Thursday night craft classes. This month we are painting Christmas ornaments! Courtney Dentel of the Pottery Spot in Palmyra, will provide a variety of ornaments to choose from each week. The cost of each ornament will be between $7 and $9. They will make great gifts, or keep them to beautify your own home.

So stop in to register. The classes will be December 3, 10 and 17 at 6:30.

Thursdays Adult Classes

The Drawing Class has been going well. The artists are a bit shy about showing off their work, but we were able to sneak a photo to show you how productive there were.




The next class with be Ornament Painting, Dec. 3, 9 and 16. This will be taught by Courtney Dentel, who conducted the Pottery Painting Class this summer. The price for this class will depend on the ornament you choose to paint. The selection and sign-up sheet will be available next week at the library. Hope to see lots of you there!

Holiday Books

I know, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but it's time to talk about holiday books. The library has to think of our inventory in advance of the mad rush, so here are some books that you might find our our NEW shelves:

The True Saint Nicholas by William Bennett
A Simple Christmas by Mike Huckabee
Angels at Christmas and That Holiday Feeling, both by Debbie Macomber
A Blue and Gray Christmas by Joan Medlicott
Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle
A Christmas Blizzard by Keillor Garrison
Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
Christmas Cake by J. Lynne Hinton
A Wish for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade
The Quilter's Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini
Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb
The Body in the Sleigh by Katherine Page
Matchless by Gregory Maguire
Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart
Memory Quilt by T.D. Jakes

As you can see there is something for everyone. So come in and "check out" our NEW shelves and get into the holiday spirit!

Next Adult Class - Drawing

The Macedon Public Library continues to offer Arts and Crafts Night at the Library in November with a Drawing 1 Class. Class with be held on Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:45, November 5, 12 and 19.

The class will be taught by local teacher Amy O'Connor. Our project will be still life graphite pencil drawings. The library will provide paper, pencils and erasers. You must provide the still life object(s), such as artificial fruit, bottles, or items that may have special meaning to you. The fee will be $12.00 and the class limited to 10 students. So sign up soon!

Adult Classes - Quilting

Well, the ladies of the Quilting Class had a wonderful experience making a small Log Cabin Quilt. Many thanks go to June and Margaret, who used many hours preparing for this class and making it the fun but productive time it was.

Here are some of the finished products! Aren't you jealous?