The Town of Porter's Story Hour is perfect
for toddlers and preschoolers! Every week, we read together,
make crafts, and practice socialization skills while having
fun! No registration required.
• Tuesday, April 18 from 9:30-10:30 AM
• Tuesday, April 18 from 11-12 PM
• Tuesday, April 25 from 9:30-10:30 AM
• Tuesday, April 25 from 11-12 PM
Take & Make Craft Kits for April will be
available starting Monday, April 10th at 2 PM at the Library.
These kits are perfect for ages 5-10!
Non-Fiction Book Club meets on Tuesday,
April 4th at 1:30 PM. This month, we'll be discussing An
Immense World: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms
around us by Ed Yong. This book came out in 2022, and
its synopsis is below:
"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and
vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields.
But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within
its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of
our immense world.
In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the
confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins
of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure
that surround us. We encounter beetles that are drawn to
fires, turtles that can track the Earth’s magnetic fields,
fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and even
humans who wield sonar like bats. We discover that a
crocodile’s scaly face is as sensitive as a lover’s
fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see
sparkling whales, that plants thrum with the inaudible songs
of courting bugs, and that even simple scallops have complex
vision. We learn what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear
in their tunes, and what dogs smell on the street. We listen
to stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, while looking
ahead at the many mysteries that remain unsolved."
Because Non-Fiction Book Club meets every other month, we will
not meet again until June.
Evening Book Club is on hiatus right now.
More information will be posted soon.
Afternoon Book Club is on hiatus right now.
More information will be posted soon.
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 or you'd like to receive
the Zoom invitation to the meetings, please contact Sonora at
745-3555 or smiller@nioga.org.
Library Board of Trustees is meeting on
Monday, March 26th at 7 PM. The April board meeting will be
held on Monday, April 24th at 7 PM. The meetings will be held
in person at the Youngstown Free Library. Meeting reports are available online the
weekend before the meeting.
Friends of the Library Annual Spring Book Sale
will be held at the beginning of May! There will be thousands
of titles available and all of them will be sorted and
organized
• Friday, May 5 from 9:30 AM - 6 PM
• Saturday, May 6 from 9:30 AM - 3 PM
• Thursday, May 4 from 5 PM - 8 PM
Members of the Friends ($10 to join!) get in a day early for
first dibs at the thousands of offerings! You can join the
Friends at the door
or join in advance here!
Do you have books to donate to the Friends of the
Library? Please drop off your donations to the Gym on:
• Monday, May 1st from 10 AM - 3 PM and 6 PM - 8 PM.
• Tuesday, May 2nd from 10 AM - 3 PM and 6 PM - 8 PM
• Wednesday, May 3rd from 10 AM - 3 PM and 6 PM - 8 PM
Please note, we cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, VHS
tapes, and any materials with mold issues.
All proceeds go to the Friends of the Youngstown Free Library,
a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to support the Youngstown Free
Library.
Here are some highlights from our current Safety Plan,
which was approved by the Library Board of Trustees on March
4, 2022. As always, our top priority is the safety of staff
members and patrons.
• Masks are now optional for all patrons and staff. We
encourage anyone with any ongoing health concerns, whether
for themselves or others, to continue wearing a mask. We
assure you that your choice to do so will not result in any
person being harassed or excluded from any program, space,
or experience provided by the Youngstown Free Library.
• All staff members and volunteers are screened daily to
ensure that everyone is feeling well.
• We are cleaning all public and work areas on a regular
basis.
Please feel free to review our full Safety Plan.
Youngstown Free Library Safety Plan
Please contact the
Director if you have any questions or
concerns.
The mission of the Youngstown Free Library is to be a community center which inspires learning and provides access to a vast range of information and resources for patrons of all ages.
The Youngstown Free Library Board of Trustees meetings are held on the last Monday of the month, with the following exceptions: in May, the Board meets on the 3rd Monday of the month, and the Board has no meetings in August or December. The public is always welcome to attend.