The Richmond Memorial Library's trustee election will continue until 9 tonight in the library's Gallery Room, 19 Ross St. in Batavia. Anyone who lives in the Batavia City School District and is registered to vote may participate.
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Attention young readers, here's a fun way to gear up for the Summer Reading Program at Richmond Memorial Library. It is a contest to find "Richmond Reader." Here's the scoop!
Flo the Flamingo is on the loose in the city of Batavia. She is trying to find Richmond Reader and needs your help. Richmond has sent a message in a bottle that he is lost on a deserted island. Flo must find him and return him to the Richmond Memorial Library by June 28 for the beginning of the Summer Reading Program.
Each week starting May 9, Flo will check a different business or agency to see if they know where the deserted island might be located. Weekly clues to the places Flo is checking may be found on the Children’s page of the library’s website <http://www.batavialibrary.org/> or by visiting the Children’s Room. The library is located at 19 Ross St.
When you find Flo, she will have words from the message that Richmond Reader sent. A prize will be given to children each time they find Flo and record these words. A special award will be given to those that follow Flo all the way to the end of her journey.
For questions or more information, contact Kelly March, youth services library assistant, at 343-9550.
The May "Reel Discussion" will take place from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 27 at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St. in Batavia. This month, the library will be showing a family film for all ages.
There will be a classical guitar concert featuring Michael Puleo at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St. in Batavia, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11.
Puleo will perform pieces spanning 400 years of classical music history. Examples of artists whose work he will perform include J.S. Bach and Maurice Ravel.
This event is free and open to the public. Please contact the library at 343-9550 for more information.
The Friends of the Library will hold their monthly book sale at the Richmond Library, 19 Ross St. in Batavia, on Thursday, May 6.
Adult, teen and children's books will be for sale. Book prices will range from $0.25 to $5, depending on how recently the book was published.
The book sale begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m.
For more information, please contact the library at 343-9550.
The phrase "tea party" has taken on a new meaning these days, but this morning a group of pre-school girls were on hand at the Richmond Memorial Library to reclaim the term for things more frivolous than worrying about government and taxes.
It was the "Fancy Nancy Tea Party," named after a series of popular children books.
About a dozen girls were on hand with their mothers, dressing up, decorating their own cups and plates and then sitting down to a real tea party.
Above are Mia, 3, and her friend Jadyn, 4.
Kaitlin, 2.
Violet, 3.
The women organizing and supervising the event were also all dressed up for the occassion. Above is June Lee.
The April "Reel Discussion" starts at 5:30 p.m. -- a half-hour earlier than usual due to the movie's length -- at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St. It will end around 8:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public, Reel Discussions treats people to a feature film from the library's DVD collection. Attendees discuss the movie afterwards.
The Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St., invites people to a reception on Friday, April 16 honoring RSVP (Retired Seniors Volunteer Placement) of Genesee County.
The reception starts at 3:30 p.m. and will be held in the library's Gallery Room. The presentation of the award will be at 4 p.m.
Please contact the library at 343-9550 with any questions.
The Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St., will hold a tea party for preschoolers and their parents at 11 a.m. Friday, April 16.
The tea party is being held in celebration of National Library Week and will include crafts, refreshments and gift bags. Parents and kids should put on their fanciest clothes for the occasion.
Registration is required and can be done at any time. Please contact the library at 343-9550, ext. 4, for more information.
Girls age 7 and up get a chance to celebrate being a girl with crafts, outdoor activities and other projects at the Richmond Library.
The library's "American Girl" program, based on the popular children's book series, will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on April 10, 17 and 24.
Here are the names of the sessions:
4/10 - "Meet Julie"
4/17 - "Meet Lanie"
4/24 - "American Girls & their pets"
Please contact the library at 343-9550, ext. 4 for more information.
Girls age 7 and up get a chance to celebrate being a girl with crafts, outdoor activities and other projects at the Richmond Library.
The library's "American Girl" program, based on the popular children's book series, will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on April 10, 17 and 24.
Here are the names of the sessions:
4/10 - "Meet Julie"
4/17 - "Meet Lanie"
4/24 - "American Girls & their pets"
Please contact the library at 343-9550, ext. 4 for more information.
Family Primetime Story Hour is for all ages and is held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Richmond Memorial Library.
This event includes stories, music and finger plays. Children are welcome to wear pajamas if they wish.
Please contact the library at 343-9550 for further details.
Family Primetime Story Hour is for all ages and is held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Richmond Memorial Library.
This event includes stories, music and finger plays. Children are welcome to wear pajamas if they wish.
Please contact the library at 343-9550 for further details.
How often does this happen? Batavia got a visit from two acclaimed authors last week -- two days in a row!
The first was Garth Stein, author of the 2010 Tale for Three Counties committee pick, "The Art of Racing in the Rain." At the committee's invitation, Stein came to speak to readers and sign autographs at the Richmond Memorial Library on Thursday night.
This latest work is Stein's third novel and it's about a Seattle family as told by none other than -- Enzo, the family dog.
Stein's book had the honor of a 38-week streak on the New York Times bestseller list, won several awards and honors, and has been translated into 31 languages. Stein recently signed a film deal with Universal Studios and hopes to see the book made into a movie in the near future.
The second author was award-winning children's writer Robert D. San Souci, who came to speak to the children and sign autographs at John Kennedy Elementary School Friday afternoon.
San Souci's works include "The Talking Eggs," "Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella," the "Dare to be Scared" series and "The Legend of Scarface." He also wrote the story for the 1998 Disney film "Mulan." His visit to JK was arranged by Donna Katter, program assistant for Genesee Valley BOCES' School Library System.
Whether you were in the almost-over-crowded reading room at RML or sitting in the school cafeteria as hand after hand after hand shot up from the crowd of fifth-graders during the Q&A session, you would have gotten a good idea of just how much people still appreciate their writers.
Both authors read portions of their books and shared funny anecdotes from their lives and careers, including the setbacks they have faced while trying to get their work published.
Stein, for example, talked about having gone from one agent to another before he finally found someone who wanted to take a chance on a book narrated by a dog.
San Souci -- who realized he was destined to become a writer in second grade -- said that he wrote persistently for many years, facing a long string of what he called "thanks, but no thanks" letters from publishers.
Both men were kind enough to share some of their thoughts, insights and comments with The Batavian after signing autographs -- at RML and the JK Media Center, respectively.
Batavian Rich Conroy performs some energetic Irish tunes at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St., on Friday, March 30. This event begins at 7:30 p.m. and lasts about an hour.
Conroy will perform a variety of classic Irish songs, including "Tim Finnegan's Wake" and "Whiskey in the Jar."
Please contact the library at 343-9550 for more information.
"Wooly BookWorms" is a monthly book discussion club for students in grades 3-5 and their "favorite adult" -- be that a parent, grandparent, babysitter or other -- and will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Sat., March 13.
This session's selection is "My Side of the Mountain," by Jean Craighead George. Kids and accompanying adults will discuss the book and work on a craft afterward. Children should bring their own craft materials to work with. Refreshments will be served.
The March "Reel Discussion" starts at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St.
Free and open to the public, RD treats people to a feature film from the library's DVD collection. Attendees discuss the movie afterwards.
Due to the terms of the program's license, the name of the film cannot be advertised outside of the library. For more information and to find out what this month's movie is, contact RML at 343-9550.
Kelly March, assistant children's librarian, invites children ages 5 through 12 and their parents to come to the Richmond Library, 19 Ross St., for the "Library Lego Club."
LLC meets from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month, as well as from 10 to 11 a.m.on the third Saturday of the month.
Garth Stein, author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain," will visit the Richmond Library, 19 Ross St., in Batavia to answer questions, talk to readers, and autograph copies of his book. The visit begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 11.
This event is the 8th annual "A Tale for Three Counties" area-wide book discussion and is open to adults and teens in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
Copies of Stein's book will be available for purchase. For more information, contact the library at 343-9550.
Despite predictions of a snowstorm, 18 brave souls made it to the Richmond Memorial Library Thursday for "Reel Discussions," a monthly program -- free and open to the public -- for library patrons who like to watch and discuss movies (as well as enjoy refreshments).
RD is run by Rita McCormack, media services librarian at RML, and takes place at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month. During each meeting, patrons watch a feature-length film from the library's collection and discuss it afterwards. Refreshments include bottles of water and treats ranging from cookies to cupcakes to cake (and sometimes bags of white cheddar popcorn).
For more information on the program, please see RML's Media Services page or call the library at (585) 343-9550.
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