Senior Coffee Hour
2023-07-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-08-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2023-08-09 16:30 - 17:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Reading Tidesong by Wendy Xu. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours.

From Baker and Taylor Books:
Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming graphic novel about self-acceptance and friendship.
Sophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy—the best magic school in the realm—even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams, Sophie is sent to relatives she’s never met.
Cousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in giving Sophie chores than in teaching her magic. Frustrated, Sophie attempts magic on her own, but the spell goes wrong, and she accidentally entangles her magic with the magic of a young water dragon named Lir.
Lir is trapped on land and can’t remember where he came from. Even so, he’s everything Sophie isn’t—beloved by Sophie’s family and skilled at magic. With his help, Sophie might just ace her entrance exams, but that means standing in the way of Lir’s attempts to regain his memories. Sophie knows what she’s doing is wrong, but without Lir’s help, can she prove herself?

Teen/Adult Book Club
2023-08-09 17:30 - 18:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Banned Book Club by Sook, Kim Hyun/ Estrada, Ryan/ Hyung-ju, Ko. This book was banned in Florida and was taken off the shelf temporarily. Check out what the book is about and have a chance to talk with others about your opinion and how it effects our current times. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours.

From Baker and Taylor Books:
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature far from the drudgery she was promised at her family’s restaurant. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point, still focused on reading but with life-or-death stakes she never could have imagined.
This was during South Korea’s Fifth Republic, a military regime that entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protestors. In this charged political climate, with Molotov cocktails flying and fellow students disappearing for hours and returning with bruises, Hyun Sook sought refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invited her to his reading group, she expected to pop into the cafeteria to talk about Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Scarlet Letter. Instead she found herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club. And as Hyun Sook soon discovered, in a totalitarian regime, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence as the walls close in.
In BANNED BOOK CLUB, Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division, fear-mongering, anti-intellectualism, the death of democratic institutions, and the relentless rebellion of reading.

Senior Coffee Hour!
2023-08-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-09-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2023-09-07 15:00 - 15:30, 2023-09-21 15:00 - 15:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. Next book: The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu, starts 9/21. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours.
This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8
2023-10-05 16:00 - 16:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Reading New Kid by Jerry Craft. Next book: The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu starts 9/21. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2023-10-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House

Senior Coffee Hour!
2023-12-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-31 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-02-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends

Christmas Magic, hosted by Savona Community Event Committee
2023-12-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Savona Federated Church, 20 Church St., Savona, NY, 14879
Christmas Magic, hosted by Savona Community Event Committee in the Fellowship Hall (rear entrance with handicap access) of Savona Federated Church, 20 Church St, Savona, NY. Come together with other community members to enjoy the holiday season. There will be crafts, games, raffles and holiday fun. Santa will make a special appearance 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm, to meet the young ones. Parents/guardians may take pictures of their young one with Santa. Children will be able to get a free book while supplies last from Pro-Action of Steuben and Yates County. The night will end in caroling and the lighting of the Village Tree (in front of the library) at 6:00 pm

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2023-12-14 16:00 - 16:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
) Reading The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the Southern Tier Library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2023-12-28 16:00 - 16:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Reading The Troubled Girls of Dragonmir Academy by Ann Ursu. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the Southern Tier Library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.

Senior Coffee Hour!
2024-01-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
The library will open at 10 am for our seniors. Free coffee and pastries will be available. Enjoy the company of others. There will be cards, newspapers and of course books for all to enjoy together, or just sit and visit. Meet old friends and make new friends!

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2024-01-11 16:00 - 16:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Reading Class Act by Jerry Craft, the second book in the New Kid series. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2024-01-25 16:00 - 16:30

Winter Reading Challenge: Adopt a Reading Buddy!
2024-02-19
Pre-K through Senior High school are encouraged to get through the winter blues by reading with a buddy. Stuffed friends are available for adoption at the Benedek Memorial Library starting February 19, through March 9, 2024. Each child who adopts a reading buddy will pledge to read for 14 hours, or 840 minutes, over 4 weeks. The Reading Challenge starts February 19, runs through March 15 with a celebration and prize drawing on March 16 at 12 pm. Participants will be able to earn raffle tickets, brag tags, and free books.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2024-02-22 16:00 - 16:30
We are reading The Pregnancy Project a Memoir, by Gaby Rodriguea with Jenna Glatzer. Enjoy talking with others about what you are reading. There will be snacks. Registration requested due to limited books available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. This project is supported by outreach funds awarded by the southern tier library system’s Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Council.

Senior Coffee Hour!
2024-02-28 10:00 - 11:00

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2024-03-07 16:00 - 16:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House

Senior Coffee Hour!
2024-03-13 10:00 - 11:00

Winter Read Ending Pizza Party!
2024-03-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Enjoy a pizza party, talking about your reading journey, and awarding of raffle prizes. Participants do not have to be at the drawings to get their prize(s).

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8
2024-03-21 16:00 - 16:30
