Updates from the Library
Summer 2024

 

Summer Reading Programs For Children and Teens

FOR AGES 2-5
Toddler & Preschool Storytime is held on Wednesday mornings from 10:30-11 AM in the Falkner Park Pavilion. Join Miss S. for stories and songs perfect for your toddlers and preschoolers. It will be an active romp of reading, singing and learning in Falkner Park!
When storytime is finished, the splashpad turns on!
No registration required. Rain or shine, Falkner Park Pavilion. In case of thunder, Youngstown Free Library.
• Wednesday, July 3 from 10:30-11 AM
• Wednesday, July 10 from 10:30-11 AM
• Wednesday, July 17 from 10:30-11 AM
• Wednesday, July 24 from 10:30-11 AM
• Wednesday, July 31 from 10:30-11 AM
• Wednesday, August 7 from 10:30-11 AM


FOR AGES 4-8
Adventure Readers is held on Wednesday afternoons from 1-1:30 in the Falkner Park Pavilion. Storytime isn't just for toddlers! In this weekly storytime for those aged 4-8, we'll be sharing funny stories and learning about adventures and travel.
After storytime, there's a frozen treat for everyone!
No registration required. Rain or shine, Falkner Park Pavilion. In case of thunder, Youngstown Free Library.
• Wednesday, July 3 from 1-1:30 PM
• Wednesday, July 10 from 1-1:30 PM
• Wednesday, July 17 from 1-1:30 PM
• Wednesday, July 24 from 1-1:30 PM
• Wednesday, July 31 from 1-1:30 PM
• Wednesday, August 7 from 1-1:30 PM


FOR AGES 5-10
Take & Make Craft Kits are released every Monday afternoon at the Youngstown Free Library. Our kids' craft programs are set up for TAKE and MAKE fun this year! TAKE home a craft kit for each child aged 5-10 in your family. Then they can MAKE a fun and challenging craft every week.
First come, first served.
• Monday, July 1 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, July 8 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, July 15 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, July 22 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, July 29 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, August 5 starting at 2 PM


FOR AGES 10+
Take & Make Teen Craft Kits are released every other Monday afternoon at the Youngstown Free Library. Teens ages 10-16 can each TAKE a craft kit from the Teen Room, then MAKE a creative and challenging craft every other week this summer.
First come, first served.
• Monday, July 8 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, July 22 starting at 2 PM
• Monday, August 5 starting at 2 PM

Tabletop Gaming: Martian Awakening is held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 PM. What would you do if you were transported to Mars? Preteens, teens and adults, join us for our 5-week campaign to find out!
No registration is required. Beginners are welcome! Pre-made Dungeons & Dragons 5e characters, pencils, paper, dice, and refreshments included!
• Tuesday, July 9 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, July 16 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, July 23 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, July 30 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, August 6 from 6-8 PM


FOR ALL AGES:
Town of Porter Recreation is held on Tuesday mornings in July from 10-11 AM in the Youngstown Red Brick Gym (same building as the Library).
No registration required.
• Science Below Zero from the Buffalo Museum of Science: Tuesday, July 2 from 10-11 AM
• Circus for All!: Tuesday, July 9 from 10-11 AM
• Super Amy!: Tuesday, July 16 from 10-11 AM
• Niagara University Repertory Theatre: Tuesday, July 23 from 10-11 AM
• Bubble Blast from the Buffalo Museum of Science: Tuesday, July 30 from 10-11 AM

LEGO Club is held on Tuesday afternoons from 4-4:45 PM in the Youngstown Free Library. Children can build the wild vehicles, buildings and creatures in their imaginations.
No registration required.
• Tuesday, July 2 from 4-4:45 PM
• Tuesday, July 9 from 4-4:45 PM
• Tuesday, July 16 from 4-4:45 PM
• Tuesday, July 23 from 4-4:45 PM
• Tuesday, July 30 from 4-4:45 PM
• Tuesday, August 6 from 4-4:45 PM

StoryWalk® in the Park is held on Friday evenings from 5-8:30 in Falkner Park during the free concerts. Each StoryWalk® integrates a children's picture book into stops along a walking path. Families can walk...and read!
• Friday, July 5: The Book Hog
• Friday, July 12: Right This Minute
• Friday, July 19: Stick and Stone
• Friday, July 26: Sheep Take a Hike
• Friday, August 2: All are Welcome
• Friday, August 9: Pete's Pizza Party

Summer Reading Challenge for Children and Teens

The Library's Summer Reading Challenge will run from July 1 - September 6 (the end of the first week of school). This year, families can track their child's time spent reading with three easy options:

1. On your phone or tablet, download the READSquared app from the App Store or the Google Play Store and create an account under the Youngstown Free Library OR

2. On your computer, log reading time using the ReadSquared website OR

3. Pick up paper reading logs at the Youngstown Free Library.

Either way, great prizes await you! Last year's community-wide reading record was over 87,000 minutes; can we beat that record this summer?

Summer Programs for Adults

Tabletop Gaming: Martian Awakening is held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 PM. What would you do if you were transported to Mars? Preteens, teens and adults, join us for our 5-week campaign to find out!
No registration is required. Beginners are welcome! Pre-made Dungeons & Dragons 5e characters, pencils, paper, dice, and refreshments included!
• Tuesday, July 9 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, July 16 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, July 23 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, July 30 from 6-8 PM
• Tuesday, August 6 from 6-8 PM

Evening Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library.
• Wednesday, July 10 from 7-8:15 PM: Trust by Hernan Diaz
• Wednesday, August 14 from 7-8:15 PM: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Afternoon Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center.
• Tuesday, July 16 from 1:30-3 PM: On Censorship by James LaRue
• Tuesday, August 20 from 1:30-3 PM: A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

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, August 5 from 1:30-3 PM: Ghost Map: the story of London's most terrifying epidemic and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world by Steven Johnson

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 is meeting on Monday, July 22 at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library. The Ruby Carey Scholarship Award winner will be feted at a reception at 6:30 PM that evening prior to the meeting. 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.