Kiddies Korner will be about Snow People on Tuesday January 16 at 10:30am.  Bring your toddler or preschool child in for stories, songs, activities and more!  If you can’t make that day, join them on Tuesday January 30 for feelings.  Copies of the complete story hour schedule can be obtained at the circulation desk.

Beginning on Monday January 8 and running through the middle of February we will be organizing, preparing and performing a puppet theater program.  All adults and children who are interested please come to the informational and organizational meeting on January 8 at 6:30pm.  The puppet show we are trying to do will be Ezra Jack Keats book, A Whistle for Willie.  This program is funded by a grant from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation.  Please check out his website for lots of wonderful resources at www.Ezra-Jack-Keats.org.  (We will continue with this program on Monday January 22).

Please join us for a Disaster Preparedness Talk on Wednesday January 10 at 6:30pm.  Learn what to do if you car should break down in the snow or in 100 degree weather.  Find out what to have on hand in your car.  Learn what to do if the power should go off in your house and what to have there for safety.  This program is open to adults and children.  Also, be sure to view the disaster preparedness table in the juvenile room of samples of much needed items on display the entire month of January. 

On Friday January 12 at 6:30pm join us for Puzzle Night at the library.  Come put together puzzles, do some mazes, crosswords, word searches and more!  Refreshments will be provided.

Our gameboy club returns on Saturday January 13 from 11-1pm.  Come in and share games and have fun with other Gameboy enthusiasts.  You can only bring 3 games with your gameboy and EVERYTHING must be marked with your name.  Bring a nutritious snack to share as well.

The Dairy Princess is coming to the library on Wednesday January 17 at 6:30pm.  Come and play the wheel of dairy and other fun things.  Dairy refreshments will be provided.

Need to find time to scrapbook?  In a rut and need new ideas?  Bring your tools and pages and join our club!  Work on your current project with other fellow scrapbookers in the area. We will meet on Saturday January 20 from 1-4pm.  

The Library Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday January 16 at 6:30pm in the library’s program room. The public is welcome to attend.

The Library is looking for a library aide for 20 hours a week.  Applicants must have a flexible schedule and be able to work days and occasional nights.  Applicants must have strong computer and customer service skills, be detail-oriented and be an independent worker.  Previous library experience is preferred but not required.  If you are interested stop into the library during library hours and pick up an application.  If you have any questions, please call me at 684-9130 or email me at mforward@midyork.org.  We will be accepting applications until January 12, 2007.

Important reminder:  We will be closed on Monday January 15 to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  We will reopen Tuesday January 16 at 10am.

Have a wonderful new year!!  We are open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12pm to 8pm, Tuesday 10am to 6pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm.