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Libraries change and evolve to meet the needs of their community and adapt to new technologies. At Phillips Free Library though one thing is constant - we exist to create an equitable world. Our mission is to empower and inspire all people to grow and connect with one another to create a better world for all. Here are some ways to connect with your community at the library this month!
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Strolling Story Time
Summer Reading Celebration
We’ll be celebrating Summer Reading with our Strolling Story Time again this year. The celebration will be Friday evening, August 5th starting at 6 pm on the library lawn. We’ll be walking up Main St, stopping a few times to have our community readers read a story and then returning to the Green for games, prizes for our summer reading participants and door prizes. Everyone is welcome, even if you didn't participate in the Summer Reading Program.
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Phillips Free Library is offering a three-part program to create short films August 15th - 17th. Open to 6th - 12th graders, this program will meet for three consecutive days from 5:30 – 7 pm. Learn how to write a script, block scenes, record, and edit. Taught by former library film club members, Benjamin Hyde and Evelyn Hull, this program will include snacks and a chance to view everyone’s film. Don’t miss the fun. Register by emailing [email protected] .
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Community Conversation on Connection |
Join us as we continue our conversation on loneliness and connection. We will meet on Tuesday, August 16th at 6:30pm at the library to discuss the second half of the book Together by Vivek Murthy, United States Surgeon General. Our conversation will focus specifically on how to create connection in our community. Copies of the book are available to borrow at the library’s front desk. No time to read the book? Read or listen to an interview with Dr. Murthy about the topic instead. For suggested interviews with Dr. Murthy and/or to register, please email [email protected] .
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Adult Non-Fiction
Bake: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics
by Paul Hollywood
In BAKE, Paul Hollywood shares his best ever recipes for classic bakes: cakes, biscuits and cookies, breads and flatbreads, pizza and doughnuts, pastries and pies, and showstopping desserts. From classic cakes like Victoria Sandwich and Chocolate Fudge Cake, through brilliant breads like foolproof Sourdough, to savoury and sweet pastries like Sausage Rolls and Danish Pastries, these are the only recipes you'll need to create perfectly delicious bakes time and time again.
With more years as a professional baker than he'd care to remember and over 10 years judging the best baking show on TV, Paul has created, tested and tasted a huge number of bakes. He has also traveled widely and learnt so much about the craft he loves. For Paul, one of the most joyful things about baking is how it evolves as we discover new techniques, ingredients and influences. As our knowledge improves, so do our recipes.
Paul combines every tip and trick he has learned together with his incredible technical know-how to create the ultimate collection of incredible bakes.
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Picture Book
Berry Song
by Michaela Goade
On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth. Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from the ocean, and in the forest, a world of berries.
Salmonberry, Cloudberry, Blueberry, Nagoonberry.
Huckleberry, Snowberry, Strawberry, Crowberry.
Through the seasons, they sing to the land as the land sings to them. Brimming with joy and gratitude, in every step of their journey, they forge a deeper kinship with both the earth and the generations that came before, joining in the song that connects us all. Michaela Goade's luminous rendering of water and forest, berries and jams glows with her love of the land and offers an invitation to readers to deepen their own relationship with the earth.
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School Year Book Clubs and More! |
It's time to plan for our school year book clubs! We have book clubs for children and youth age 4-12th grade. Family book club is for children age 4-8 and their family, Kindergarten - 2nd grade (which will have a monthly sign up), 3rd - 4th grade, and High School book club. Each of these groups will meet at the library. Registration will be open from August 15th - September 1st. Watch our website and Facebook pages for the link.
We will once again offer 5th, 6th, and 7th-8th grade book clubs at Homer Intermediate and Junior High. The interest and registration form for 5th grade will come in a letter through the school. Sixth grade will meet separately from 7th & 8th grade this year and the registration for these groups will happen through the Jr High Librarian Ms Weeks.
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Pictures from our newest program, Reading Buddies! We have paired up a teen or adult with a student. The buddies are meeting once a week for four weeks. We hope to continue the program during the school year. |
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Did You Know...
Did you know we handed out more than 60 mini canvases for our Mini Masterpiece Art Show. We look forward to displaying all of your art at the opening on Monday, August 8th from 7-8 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
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What is your favorite summer food?
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Calendar of Events - August
August 1 - Mini Canvas art work due back this week
August 3 - Artsy Toddler Story Time - Caterpillars and Butterflies 11am
August 3 - Pop Up Book "Sale" 5-7 pm Take as many books as you want, leave a donation if you wish
August 3 - Games on the Green 6 pm Cornhole, Connect 4 and more yard games, then stay for Homer Recreation Department's Concert with Travis Rocco
August 5 - Summer Reading Celebration - Story Time Stroll 6 pm
August 8 - Mini Masterpiece Art Show Opening 7-8 pm
August 10 - Artsy Toddler Story Time - Things That Go 11am
Augst 10 - Scratch (learn to code) 4 pm age 8 and up registration required
August 15, 16 & 17 - Film Camp 5:30-7 pm rising 6th-12th grade registration requried
August 16 - Community Conversation on Connection 6:30 pm Together by Vivek Murthy (2nd half of the book or watch one of his videos) email [email protected] to register and for more information
August 17 - Artsy Toddler Story Time - Dogs 11am
August 26 - Jr High/High School Lock In 5:30 - 8 pm registration required
August 31 - Points of View Book Discussion Olga Dies Dreaming Xochitl Gonzalez 6:30 pm on zoom email ashely@phillipsfreelibrary to register
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37 South Main Street
Homer, NY 13077
607-749-4616
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