Programs
Tuesdays at 10:30 am: Weekly Storytime
Every Tuesday at 10:30 AM! Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, and activities for toddler & pre-school aged children, and their caregivers. No registration is required for this free weekly event.
Thursdays, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, & 11/21 at 1:00 pm: Clarity Group
Have Questions about Medicare Plans?
Clarity Group can help guide you through the medicare maze and help you understand your choices. Clarity Group services are complimentary. For more information, and to register, contact Odeale Frank, Clarity Group, Medicare Plans at 716-982-6950
Thursday, 10/17 at 3:30 pm: Get Unplugged @ Your Library!
Join Miss Mary and Mr. Conley Thursday, October 17th at 3:30 pm for a variety of tabletop, board, card and role-playing games! We will have a variety of choices for different age groups available. Bring your friends! Groups encouraged, or bring yourself!
Free
No Registration
Ages 5-18
Saturday, 10/19 at 10:30 am: Saturday Storytime
Can’t make it to Miss Mary’s Tuesday Storytimes? Join us on Saturday, 10/19 for stories, songs, and activities for toddler & pre-school aged children & their caregivers. No registration is required for this free event. Please note: Due to food allergies, snacks are not allowed at storytime.
Thursday, 10/24 at 6:00 pm: Glow in the Dark Family Storytime
The lights will be out, but there will be plenty to see! Join us for special glow-in-the-dark stories and activities. Be sure to wear white or fluorescent colors to see yourself glow! Recommended for children ages 4 and up. Registration is not required. Please Note: The storytime room will be dark for the majority of the program.
Thursday, 11/7 at 6:00 pm: Readers’ Circle Discussion of “Sourdough”, by Robin Sloane
Join us at the Readers’ Circle for a discussion of Sourdough, by Robin Sloane. Available in large print, audio, and eBook/eAudio
Reserve your copy today! https://evergreen.owwl.org/eg/opac/results?loc=1;metarecord=1500807;fi%3Afrom_metarecord=1500807;modifier=metabib
Wednesday, 11/13 at 3:00 pm: Alzheimer’s Association: Effective Communication Strategies
The Alzheimer’s Association is coming back to the Library on November 13th at 3 PM for a program on Effective Communication Strategies.
Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia’s progress in their journey and the ability to use words is lost, families need new ways to connect. Join us to explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease.
Saturday, 11/16 at 10:30 am: Saturday Storytime
Can’t make it to Miss Mary’s Tuesday Storytimes? Join us on Saturday, 10/19 for stories, songs, and activities for toddler & pre-school aged children & their caregivers. No registration is required for this free event. Please note: Due to food allergies, snacks are not allowed at storytime.
Saturday, 11/23 at 10:30 am: Altered Books
Create a personal visual journal by upcycling a book with various art methods. Led by Ms. Strathearn. Ages 12-Adult. Registration required. Call 585-786-5650 to register by 11/19/19
Ongoing:
The second Tuesday of each month, September-May at 6:45 PM Warsaw’s Write Connection
This writing group consists of new and published writers who can all learn from each other. Monthly prompts are given in a friendly, relaxed environment. No registration is required for this free monthly event. New members are always welcome. For more information, contact Wendy at 786-5290. The Write Connection meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:45 pm, September-May.
Ongoing: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
We’re joining the National “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” Campaign. It’s fun, free, and helps to build a lifelong love of books. If you read just 1 book a day to your child for 3 years, that equals 1,095 books! You can count the same book multiple times, count books read in storytime, at daycare…anywhere! This program also pairs with Project Read. You can participate in both programs with one easy calendar! Pick up a new calendar every month. Visit the library anytime to register & learn more! Join the WPL “Road to Reading” with milestone prizes along the way!
Ongoing: Project Read
Wyoming County families are invited to participate in this reading program that begins in infancy and continues through elementary school. Read together for 15 minutes a day for at least 20 days a month. Mark each day you have read together on the Project Read Calendar, (available at all Wyoming County libraries) return your completed calendar to the library each month and choose a free paperback or board book for your home library!
Ongoing: We Read Free
Children’s and teens print items are now fine free!
We are very excited to implement this positive change for our patrons, especially our younger ones! We encourage parents and caregivers to teach children that a public library is a community resource shared by everyone and that returning materials on time is all about sharing responsibly! This does not apply to DVDs, Blu-Rays, audiobooks, or material not owned by Warsaw.
Books not returned 6 weeks after the due date will become lost and you will be responsible for the payment of the material, unless it is returned. You may still renew material.
Empire Pass (May-October)
Borrow an Empire Pass!
The Warsaw Public Library is proud to offer an Empire Pass for New York State Parks, which allows users to borrow free admission to hundreds of New York State Parks. The Empire Pass is your ticket to the great outdoors!–swim, hike, fish, play; it’s all free!
Here’s how it works:
* Visit the Warsaw Public library and check out an Empire Pass- just like a book! The pass may be borrowed for one week with no renewals, and no holds. You will be charged $1 a day overdue fines if the pass is not returned in one week. Contact the library to ask if the pass is available to borrow.
* Take the pass to a participating park and enjoy FREE admission! Participating parks listed here: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/park-results.aspx…
* After you have enjoyed your visit, return the pass to the Warsaw Public library. Pass must be borrowed and returned to the WPL circulation desk. Do not return the pass to the book drop or to any other OWWL Library.
Using the Empire Pass
The Empire Pass permits unlimited vehicle access to most facilities operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic preservation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Each Empire pass is usable for one motor vehicles except those used in the business of transporting passengers for hire including public or private buses, shuttles ,taxis, limousines or other livery vehicles. The Empire Pass will not be accepted if it has been altered in any way. The Empire Pass must be presented upon entry to the facility. Without the pass, you will be required to pay the vehicle entry fee. Lost or stolen passes will be reported to the New York State Parks and will be charged a replacement fee.
