Updates from the Library
Winter 2025-2026

See the Library's full calendar of events.

Winter Programs For Children and Teens

The Winter Reading Challenge runs from Thursday, January 1 - Saturday, January 24. Sign up using the ReadSquare app starting Thursday, January 1st. Children and teens get prizes for reading during winter break. The more they read, the more prizes they earn!


Story Hour with the Town of Porter is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! Every week, we read together, make crafts, and practice socialization skills while having fun! No registration required.
• Tuesday, January 6 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, January 6 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, January 13 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, January 13 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, January 20 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, January 20 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, January 27 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, January 27 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, February 3 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, February 3 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, February 10 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, February 10 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, February 24 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, February 24 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, March 3 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, March 3 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, March 10 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, March 10 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, March 17 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, March 17 from 11 - 12 PM
• Tuesday, March 24 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, March 24 from 11 - 12 PM


• Collect your artwork from the Tiny Art Show Exhibition in the Magazine Room. Sixty-eight artists of all ages completed a small canvas this summer. If you have items in the show, you can now pick them up anytime the Library is open.


• Explore our newest Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Room--it's a tricky one from The Christmas Story movie!

Any last-minute updates to programs will be posted to the Library's Facebook page and updated on the Library's calendar.

Winter Programs for Adults

Tech Help with Sonora and Adam will be held on the first Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center. It's a one-on-one appointment program to answer your questions about your cell phones, tablets, and laptop computers.
• Tuesday, January 6 from 1:30-3 PM
• Tuesday, February 3 from 1:30-3 PM
• Tuesday, March 3 from 1:30-3 PM
Registration is required; please call Melinda at the Senior Center to sign up for a half-hour slot: 716-754-2071.


Tabletop Gaming is held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 PM. Teens and adults, join us for good gaming and great company! No registration is required.


Evening Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library with a simultaneous Zoom option.
• Wednesday, January 14 from 7-8:15 PM: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
• Wednesday, February 11 from 7-8:15 PM: Heart the Lover by Lily King
• Wednesday, March 11 from 7-8:15 PM: So Far Gone by by Jess Walter
Here is the list of all the titles we'll be reading and discussing for the next new months, as well as the dates of upcoming Evening Book Club get-togethers.


Afternoon Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center.
• Tuesday, January 20 from 1:30-3 PM: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
• Tuesday, February 17 from 1:30-3 PM: Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs
• Tuesday, March 17 from 1:30-3 PM: A Marriage at Sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
Here is the list of all the titles we'll be reading for the next few months, as well as the dates of upcoming Afternoon Book Club get-togethers.


Non-Fiction Book Club meets virtually every other month. If you'd like to receive the Zoom link, please contact Sonora at 745-3555 or smiller@nioga.org.
• Monday, February 23 from 1:30-3 PM: Abundance by Ezra Klein

All are welcome to any of the book clubs! To receive a copy of the book, you can order it here. If you have questions about how to attend, please contact Sonora at 745-3555 or smiller@nioga.org.


Library Board of Trustees meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library. No meetings are typically scheduled in August and December.
• Annual Meeting: Monday, January 26 at 6:30 PM
• Monday, January 26 at 7 PM
• Monday, February 23 at 7 PM
• Monday, March 23 at 7 PM
Meeting reports are available online the weekend before the meeting.

Any last-minute updates to programs will be posted to the Library's Facebook page and updated on the Library's calendar.