It's Official!

We closed at 8 p.m. last night, and hope to re-open on July 15th.  The driveway and bookdrop are closed. If you have anything to return, you will need to go to one of our neighboring Wayne County libraries.  If you have an outstanding hold, you can access your OWWL account online and edit the pickup location to one of those libraries.  Please be aware that you will need to present your library card to be able to check out items at most of these libraries.

Successful Vote

Thanks to all who voted yesterday!  Our budget passed 60 to 12, and John Cook and Mary Sue Switzer were each elected to a five-year Trustee term.  We sincerely appreciate your support.

Budget Vote & Trustee Election

Remember to vote this Wednesday, June 5th, between noon to 9 p.m. here at the Library. The budget proposition adds $10,240 for our July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014 fiscal year. Mary Sue Switzer and incumbent John Cook are running for two Trustee positions.

Attention, Teens!

You'll be able to download free audiobooks - a contemporary YA title paired with a classic - all summer, starting this week!  Click here for details.

Book Club Today

I hope to see you at noon today - Thursday, May 30th.

It's Crunch Time!

After the Memorial Day weekend, the library will be open through June 6th. After that date, our contractors need us to be out of the building. There will be no access to any of our materials other than OWWL2go downloadables, to the driveway, or to our book drop. Holds may be placed, but you will want to choose another library for pickup. Nothing will be due during the time we're closed, so loan periods will be longer than usual - as a matter of fact, any 3-week titles taken out starting today, including books, audiobooks, magazines, and DVD sets, will have a due date of July 15th. What a great time to watch one of those long TV series or to listen to an audiobook with 26 discs! We hope that the July 15th date is when we will be reopening, but will let you know when that date is firm. We realize that this closing will prove inconvenient to many, and thank you for your patience. We're almost there!

Holiday Closing

The Library will be closed Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27,
reopening at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28.  As always, you will be able to access our catalog, your OWWL account, and OWWL2go downloadable eBooks and audiobooks.

Budget Hearing Thursday

In preparation for our budget vote and Trustee election on Wednesday, June 5, the Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing this Thursday, May 23, from 7-8 p.m.  Come to ask questions about our proposed budget and to meet the candidates running for two Trustee openings, Mary Sue Switzer and incumbent John Cook.

Caution - Construction Zone!

This week we will be having work done on the entrance to our driveway, and there will be times when you will not be able to drive into the parking lot.  When that happens, you may park on the street.  We will open the front door during these times, so you can enter the building from the Maple Avenue side if you park on that street, in addition to entering through the main entrance if you walk to the library.  Please call to let us know if this presents a problem for you (there are steps up to the front door), and we will help in any way we can.  When the Smith Street driveway is open, please drive in and enter the library from the main entrance door only, as usual.  Thank you all for your patience as we work through this construction!

Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will be closed Sunday, May 12th, in honor of Mother's Day.  You will still be able to access our catalog, your OWWL account, and OWWL2go downloadable ebooks and audiobooks.

Library Board Meets Thursday

The Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting will be held at 4 p.m. this Thursday, May 9th.  Board meetings are open to the public.

We're Way Beyond the "Pardon Our Dust" Stage!

Almost half of our nonfiction section is in boxes.  Imagine yourself living out of a pile of suitcases day after day and you'll begin to know how we feel!  Thank you all for your patience as we work through our expansion.  And how dedicated is our staff, still filling holds from these piles?

It will be getting worse before it gets better, but when "better" gets here, I think you'll love it.  There will be a few times in the next couple of months when we will close to facilitate the expansion; for example, we won't be open when the driveway, parking lots, and curbing are being done, when we move our circulation area into the addition, nor during a short renovation period when all of our books will be unavailable.  We will keep any closings to a minimum, and ask for your continued patience during this time.  Dates when we'll be closed will be announced as soon as we know them.

Earth Day 2013

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Friends' Event Tuesday

Join us at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 16th, for this month's Friends' event.  Bill Lesniak will be discussing the historical landmark road signs you can find along Wayne County roads. Seating is extremely limited, so call for your reservation now!

Library Board Meets Thursday

The Sodus Community Library Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. this Thursday, April 11th.  Board meetings are open to the public.

Sodus Writers Group Forming

From David Englert:  "Are you still struggling to get your stories straight?  Do you need encouragement and an incentive to commit your thoughts to paper?  Do you want to meet others in the same boat?  Come join the Sodus Writers Group!  We'll be meeting at the Sodus Community Library the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m."  I hope you can join us starting this Thursday, April 4th!

Spring Craft Day

Miss Roxanne is hosting a Spring Craft Day from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1st.  Children of all ages are welcome.  Meet some friends at the library over spring break and have fun making a variety of crafts.  The Library will supply all the materials, and refreshments will be served. I hope you can join us!

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Holiday Closing

The Sodus Community Library will be closed Friday through Sunday, March 29-31, for Easter weekend, and will reopen at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 1st.  Our catalog, your OWWL account, and OWWL2go downloadable audiobooks and eBooks are always available 24/7.

Book Club Meets Thursday

Our Book Club will get together at noon on Thursday, March 28th, to discuss Luis Alberto Urrea's The Devil's Highway.  Several members are planning to travel to Nazareth College on the 27th to hear the author speak as part of a Writers & Books "If all of Rochester Read the Same Book" event.  W&B is sponsoring several events in the area featuring discussions of Urrea's Into the Beautiful North, our Book Club's February selection.  Everyone is welcome to join us for what is sure to be an interesting discussion.