Capital Campaign Kickoff

Join us for our capital campaign kickoff event at the Library's Annex on Thursday, January 26th, from 4 to 6. We'll have refreshments, plus a few brief remarks at 5. You'll hear the latest updates on our expansion project and have the opportunity to tour the building. I hope to see you there!

Newest OWWL Enhancement

Have you noticed the latest enhancement to our OWWL catalog? It's ChiliFresh Review Engine. Made possible by a Harold Hacker Fund grant to the Pioneer Library System, this service lets you give star ratings and write reviews on the books you read. It's also a great way to find that next great book. I'd love to hear your experiences using ChiliFresh.

Friends Group Meets Tuesday

 Come join us at 1:30 tomorrow - Tuesday, January 17th - for the monthly meeting of the Friends of the Sodus Community Library.  

Holiday Closing

 

 The Sodus Community Library will be closed Monday, January 16th, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  As always, our OWWL catalog, your account, and OWWL2go downloadables will all be available.

Library Board Meets Thursday

The Sodus Community Library's Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. this Thursday, January 12th, in the Library's meeting room. Board meetings are open to the public.

Needlework Group Resumes

Come join us from 10 a.m. to 12 noon this Friday, January 6th as our needlework group resumes. We work on all types of needlecrafts - bring what you're working on or start a new project. (We'd love it if you'd also bring a friend!) The group will continue meeting Friday mornings throughout the winter months, so come when you can.

Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will be closed

Saturday, December 31st
Sunday, January 1st
Monday, January 2nd

We will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3rd. As always, you will be able to access your OWWL account and our OWWL catalog. OWWL2go downloadable audiobooks and eBooks will be available for checkout.

All of us here at the Sodus Community Library wish you the merriest of Christmases.

Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will be closed

Saturday, December 24th
Sunday, December 25th
Monday, December 26th

We will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27th. As always, you will be able to access your OWWL account, our OWWL catalog, and OWWL2go downloadable audiobooks and eBooks (for all those new Nooks, Kindles, and other eReaders Santa will be delivering!).

We Love Our Friends!

We have a great group of Friends. Led by Shirley Patchett, Friends members and volunteers baked, priced, set up and sold all kinds of wonderful goodies (and jewelry and coffee table books) at their Holiday Bake Sale, bringing in $925.42 - almost double their previous best! Thank you to Shirley and all her helpers, too numerous to mention here, to Elinor Weldgen who arranged the jewelry display in spite of her recent surgery, and to Martin Dudley for donating two of his handcrafted nautical-themed wreaths. We're grateful for all the time you donate for the benefit of the library. Thank You!

Driveway Change

We will be permanently closing our entrance driveway at 5 p.m. this Sunday, December 11th. Please use the new entrance off of Smith Street, behind the Library Annex at 19 Maple Avenue, after that time. Traffic remains one way, and the current exit will continue to be used.

This winter we'll be plowing snow into the space between the buildings, and early next summer we hope to begin breaking ground there.

Thanks To All Sodus Voters

Thank you to all who voted today, both for and against. We're glad you all cared enough to make ;your voice heard. The final tally, including absentee ballots, was 75 no votes, 165 yes votes. Needless to say, we're excited to be able to take the next steps toward providing the Sodus community with the library service it both requires and deserves.

Vote Today

The referendum on our expansion project is at the Library today from noon to 9 p.m. Please take the time to come vote!

AP Photo/Marco Garcia

Library Board Meets Thursday

The Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 8th. Because our Friends of the Library Holiday Bake Sale and the Expansion Project Referendum will both be held in the library that day, the Trustees will be meeting in the library's Annex at 19 Maple Avenue. Board meetings are open to the public.

Choose, Give, Matter

Along with many other local nonprofit organizations, our library will be participating in ROC The Day, an epic one-day giving event which will take place on December 8th. Sponsored by ESL Federal Credit Union and powered by United Way of Greater Rochester, ROC The Day will be the first event of its kind in New York State, and offers an opportunity to make an end-of-year gift to help advance worthwhile endeavors. We hope you will consider giving to this campaign.

Hearing Reminder

We will be holding a public hearing on our expansion project at 7 p.m. this Thursday, December 1st, in the library's meeting room. Please attend if you are interested in learning more or if you have questions concerning the December 8th referendum.