I will announce the winners of our Gas Card raffle next week!  Thanks to all who helped support our fundraising efforts for our bicentennial celebration.

Kiddies Korner will be back on Tuesday May 9 learning about how things grow and Mother’s Day.   Bring your toddler or preschooler in for stories, activities and more!  All the fun begins at 10:30am.   If you can’t make it that day, join them for ice cream and summer on May 23.

Our last book talk night will be this Friday May 5 at 7pm.  They have decided to do “share your own book night”.  Bring in a favorite book you have read and share it with the others.  What a great way to get some new ideas of books to read over the summer months!

The Morrisville Area Garden Club will be back at the library on Thursday May 11 at 6:30pm. They will offer advice on what to plant and how to prepare for plantings.  They'll offer advice and answer questions about flower gardening (and other gardening). 

Did you know that this year Madison County is 200 years old?  We are holding a two month long celebration to honor the bicentennial of our county.  All events are open to the public so be sure to join us and learn about our local history!

We will be hosting various different areas of Madison County and topics that are relevant to the 1800’s and Madison County.  Join us for our bicentennial talks every Monday until the end of June.

 On Monday May 8 at 6:30pm, Michael Battisti will share with us the importance of maple sugar in the 1800’s and how it is still important today.  On Monday May 15 at 6:30pm, join Sue Greenhagen as she tells the story of the Loomis Gang who terrorized central New York in the 19th century.  On Monday May 22 at 6:30pm join Norm Dann as he shares with us about the infamous Gerritt Smith and all he did in the community.

On Friday May 12 at 6:30pm, join us as we play some parlor games of long ago.  Find out what children did for fun indoors during the 19th century.  The whole family is welcome to attend.

Join Darlene Virgil for another learn how to night on Thursday May 18 at 6:30pm.  She will be sharing her love of rug hooking and how it was useful in the 1800’s.

On Thursday May 24 at 6pm, Brenda Bush, an elder of the Oneida Indian Nation, will be showing us how to make dream catchers as well as sharing their importance. The whole family is welcome to come and enjoy this educational program and make their own dream catcher to take home with them.

Tune in next week as I share some more exciting bicentennial programs we are offering at the library.  If you would like a complete listing of events stop into the library and pick up a brochure at the circulation desk or check out our website, www.midyork.org/morrisville and click on bicentennial celebration. 

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

The Friends of the Library are meeting on Monday May 22 at 7pm to discuss the annual book sale for this summer, membership drive and the bicentennial celebration.  All members are encouraged to attend.

We are open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12pm to 8pm, Tuesday 10am to 6pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm.