MEETING NOTICES:
Pursuant to the N Y Public Meeting Notice Laws, Please take notice that the
next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hawn Memorial Library will be
at the Libray as follows:
Tuesday
September 16, 2008 at 4:00 PM.
HAWN
LIBRARY NEWS For
week of July 16, 2008
The Friends of the Library are once again sponsoring the “Pasta on
the Greens” dinner to benefit the Hawn library on Wed. July 23rd
from 5 – 8 pm at the C-Way Rte 12 Clayton.
Cost is $7.50 adults; $3.50 for children.
Take outs will be available. This
year’s raffle item is a beautifully detailed watercolor print of the
St. Lawrence River
titled “Seaway Traveler” by Paul Taylor.
The print is currently on display at the library where raffle
tickets are also available.
Our favorite storyteller Judy Keeler will be at the library on
Wednesday at 1 p.m. on July 23, so mark your calendar so you can come to
the library on the day that Judy will be in town.
News
for July 16, 2008
The 28th Annual Book Sale has numerous changes this
year. The sale will take
place from July 16th through
the 19th, Wednesday
evening until noon on Saturday.
So, the hours of the sale are Wednesday from 6 to 8, Thursday from
9 to 6, Friday from 9 to 2, and on Saturday from 9 to noon.
The location of the sale this year will take place at the old
fire hall in the
Municipal
Building
at the corner of Mary and John Streets.
Judy Keeler, “storyteller extraordinaire” will be at the
library on July 23rd at 1 p.m. to tell tales and weave a yarn.
Judy has come to the library for many years to assist us in storytelling,
and the children come in droves and enjoy the fables. Young and old alike
will enjoy a day with Judy.
Sharon Briggs has organized a craft class for young people, fifth
grades and older. A class will
be available on July 21 at 1 p.m. making your own terrarium, a miniature
landscape with living plants in a variety of different styles from a dish
terrarium to a soda bottle terrarium. A craft day is offered for Wednesday
the 23rd, making tote bags is offered for July 28, and Safari Day will be
on the 30th, all at 1 p.m. and all for young children.
An adult program from the Humanities for the Arts will have Bruce
Austin speak on July 30 at 7 p.m.
The Friends of the Library will be hosting a single fundraiser
on the evening of July 23 at the C-Way Restaurant for the Pasta On The
Greens. Takeouts will start
at 4:30 and dinners will begin at 5 p.m. and will continue until 8 p.m.
Adults tickets are $7.50 and children from 3 – 10 years of age
will be $3.50. Our sincere
thanks to the Natali Family and our special thanks to Mary Denesha for
this wonderful fundraiser that they are assisting with the Friends group.
A good thing to make for dinner is a
reservation. With that
thought, consider the Friends of the Library’s single fundraiser on the
evening of July 23 at the C-Way Restaurant for the Pasta On The Greens.
Take outs will start at 4:30 and dinners will begin at 5 p.m. and
will continue until 8 p.m. Adults
tickets are $7.50 and children from 3 – 10 years of age are $3.50.
We give our sincere thanks to the Natali Family, and especially to
Mary Denesha, for this wonderful fundraiser that they are assisting with
the Friends group.
The 28th annual book sale begins today, Wednesday, at
the Old Fire Hall, The hours
today are from 6-8 pm, and the
new Thursday’s hours are from 9 am to 6 p.m., Friday‘s hours are 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday’s hours are from 9 to noon.
Discover a new author, or find a precious reminder from your youth.
But stop by the book sale to see what sales we have to offer.
The July art exhibit, the Art Attack, will be on display until the
end of July. Some of the
featured artists this year are Dale Sears, Joan Senkowicz, Pat Brown,
Rachel Cole, Nancy Bond and Janice Byington..
Techniques and styles vary with each print or original piece and
all are beautiful to survey.
In August, Trudy Gagnon will again offer a peak at her wonderful
talents through her art in the 4th Annual Gagnon Moment.
Trudy’s pieces will feature original oils, pencil and hand
painted gourds.
Sharon Briggs has organized a workshop for tote bags on July
28 at 1 pm for children in grades 6 through 12.. Also on the
calendar is a Safari Day for young children on Wednesday, July 30.
On that same day, there will be an evening presentation for
the Humanities For the Arts with guest speaker, Bruce Austin.
Frank Kirkey will be giving a one day workshop in Watercolors for
young people grades 6 and up on July 30 at 1 pm..
July 30th will be a busy day at the library.
A wonderful program of the
Underground Rail Road
will be presented on August 6 from 7 to 9 p.m.
It will be a active summer, so mark your calendar, and remember to
stop by and visit the library.
This will be the second year for the Dickens Tea.
It was so popular last year, and already, the ticket sales have
been very successful. This
year’s event will take place at the Opera House on August 12.
Most of the ladies in attendance will be in period attire.
Watch for these wonderful costumes to adorn the streets on that
Tuesday, and consider purchasing your ticket for next year’s social.
Keep in mind the following dates and programs:
the craft day will be at the library on July 23 at 1 pm,
and a class on July 21 at 1 pm as scheduled for making
your own terrarium. As you
stroll through the
village
of
Clayton
, look for the posters with the colorful rainbows to remind you of the
summer events at the library.
A video and audio sale will be featured at the library during the
first two weeks of August, with a paperback sale following up during the
last two weeks of the month.
Alice Barton, Library Director
Mary Benvenuto holds a lengthy snak and Daniel Grant displays a lizard at
the Hawn Memorial Library during an exhibit on July 9th.
