Get Out Your Calendars

Poet and memoirist Michael Czarnecki will return to the Library at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, to present Stories From a Life, a memoir storytelling program. Czarnecki has said that his program is going to be “a mostly spontaneous creative nonfiction storytelling program that draws on experiences from all stages of my life.” And what a life! Along the way he has “hitchhiked 30,000 miles, backpacked in the mountains, made several cross-country journeys, raised a family, quit other work to make my living as a poet, homesteaded, etc.” Registration is not required for this free program; for more information, stop by the Library or call (315) 483-9292. This memoir program will be followed by two of Czarnecki's Palm-of-the-Hand Memoir Writing workshops in January and February, 2009. All three evenings are made possible with funding from the Friends of the Sodus Free Library.

Holiday Closing

The Library will close for the Thanksgiving holiday at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26th, and remain closed Thursday, November 27th, and Friday, November 28th. We will reopen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 29th.

Some Recent Visitors

What a joy to have all these young people in our library!

Friends Meeting

The Friends of the Sodus Free Library will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18th, in the Library's meeting room. The main item of business will be the final planning of our Holiday Bake Sale. I hope you can join us!

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Monthly Board Meeting

The monthly meeting of the Sodus Free Library Board will held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 13th, in the Library's meeting room. The public is always welcome to attend Board meetings.

Veterans Day Closing

The Library will be closed Tuesday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day.

Book Sale Leftovers

Our sale was amazingly busy, but there are still some good titles left. Stop by on Monday, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - we'll be selling leftovers for $1/bag.

Busy Saturday

Although we've already sold over 2,000 books and plenty of AV materials, there are still some really good buys waiting for you at our book sale. The savings will increase tomorrow, November 8th, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., when you can fill a bag for $2! Plan on filling more than one :)

When you're done shopping the sale, head to Monroe Community College for the Rochester Children's Book Festival. Children of all ages will be able to meet 44 authors and illustrators, purchase their books and get their signatures, attend readings, and do fun crafts. Teens are offered an exciting program on Writing Fantasy, which will be presented by popular authors Bruce Coville and Tamora Pierce. Festival times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Have a fun day!

Book Sale Countdown

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The sale starts at noon on Thursday, November 6th. See you there!

Exercise Your Right

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Be Informed

We've all heard plenty about most of the candidates running for various offices tomorrow. With the ad blitzes, the judicial vote can be forgotten until we're standing in the voting booth. To be informed about judicial candidates, click here. Wayne County information can be found here. Also remember that FactCheck.org researches the truth behind all those political ads.

"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be."
~ Thomas Jefferson

Are You Ready?

The members of our Friends group are working hard to prepare the best used book sale we've ever had at the Library. Starting on Monday, they'll be sorting through thousands of donated and discarded books, separating them into genres, and alphabetizing by author to save your time. The bargains start selling at noon on Thursday, November 6th, and continue until 4 p.m. Sunday, November 9th. Sale hours are:

Thursday - noon to 8 p.m.
Friday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (everything will be reduced to $2/bag)
Sunday - 2-4 p.m. (all leftovers will sell for $1/bag)

Go mark your calendar now!