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Two new programs are coming to the Richmond Memorial Library during winter break.

Are you a Pokémanic? Come join us at the Richmond library at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28 for a Pokémon Party! There will be crafts, stories and games. Children can dress up as their favorite Pokémon. Registration is required.

Children ages 6 years old and up. The library is located at 19 Ross St. in Batavia.

Storytellers, Rebecca and Rachel Oshlag will enchant you with winter tales during our special Winter Wonder-filled Storytelling program on at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2. After stories we will create snow globes and sip cocoa. Registration is required. Children ages 6 and up are welcomed.

For more information call the library 343-9550, ext. 4, or visit our Web site: www.batavialibrary.org  

A Christmas card class for adults is offered at Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St., Batavia, on Monday, Dec. 3.

It will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.

Learn to make eight cards and an ornament in this class taught by Jenn Cascell. Registration is required and $6 for supplies is due at the time of registration.

Class size limited. Participants are asked to bring a ruler, pencil, scissors, paper trimmer, adhesive, and adhesive pop-up dots. Optional: brown distress ink. More information is available in the library by phoning 343-9550 and at www.batavialibrary.org.

Celtic Cable Scarf Class at Richmond Memorial Library

Learn an easy technique to master knitting the Celtic cable stitch. This class for intermediate knitters is taught by Linda Daviau. It takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, and registration is required.

Knitters must know how to work a basic cable. Registration is required to attend. Please call the library at 343-9550 to register.

Participants are asked to bring sport weight or worsted weight yard and size 7 or 8 needles. More information is available in the library and at www.batavialibrary.org.

Come view the movie and join us for a group discussion afterward. This month’s movie is “To Kill A Mockingbird."

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel has been artfully and delicately translated to the big screen.

It stars the legendary Gregory Peck in his Academy Award-winning role of the courageous but understated hero Atticus Finch and features Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall in his screen debut plus an unforgettable performance by Mary Badham as Scout.

For more information, call the library at 343-9550 or log onto www.batavialibrary.org.

The library is located at 19 Ross St. in the City of Batavia.

Come join us at the Richmond Memorial Library for a fun-filled Halloween Party at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Oct. 29 downstairs in the Children’s Room.

Story Teller Rick Merritt will be performing a special Halloween campfire program for children of all ages. Snacks and crafts will be provided. Children are encouraged to wear their costumes!

No registration is needed. For more information please visit our Web site at www.batavialibrary.org or call 343-9550, ext. 4.

Reel Discussion at Richmond Memorial Library in August will feature the movie "Midnight in Paris." It begins at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, Aug. 23.

Paris is a city that lends itself to daydreaming, to walking the streets and imagining all sorts of magic. "Midnight in Paris" is about a screenwriter hero named Gil who strolls the lanes of Paris with his head in the clouds and walks right into his own best fantasy.

Come view the movie and join us for a group discussion afterward.

For more information, call the library at 343-9550 or log onto www.batavialibrary.org.

Richmond Memorial Library in Batavia is offering an eBook Class from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 10. Registration is required for this free class and group size is limited. Call the library at 343-9550, ext. 2, to register.

Participants will learn how to borrow and download eBooks from the library’s website. At 11 a.m., instruction will be given for the Nook, Sony, and Kobo readers. At 12 p.m., instruction will be given for the Kindle.

More information is available in the library, located at 19 Ross St., and online at www.batavialibrary.org.