Benedek Memorial Library

Benedek Memorial Library will be closing early!
2020-12-24 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The Benedek Memorial Library will be closing at 1:00 PM due to the holidays. Please have a safe holiday!

Bedtime Story Hour on Zoom!
2020-12-23 19:00 - 20:00
We will be doing a pajama story hour virtually live with Zoom meeting. Anyone wanting to participate can request an invite by emailing us at: Savona@stls.org.

Benedek Memorial Library Board Meeting
2020-10-27 12:00 - 14:00
Benedek Memorial Library Board Meeting at the Benedek Memorial Library in the Mary Helen Joint Meeting House (corner of Main St. and McCoy St.). The library board will meet as a regularly scheduled meeting. We offer Zoom also for those who would like to attend virtually. The public is welcome to attend. For more information please call Benedek Memorial Library at (607)583-4426 or email savona@stls.org. Library Board Meetings are regularly held on the fourth Tuesday of the month except for the months of July and December.

Benedek Memorial Library Board Meeting
2020-09-22 12:00 - 14:00
Benedek Memorial Library Board Meeting at the Benedek Memorial Library in the Mary Helen Joint Meeting House (corner of Main St. and McCoy St.). The library board will meet as a regularly scheduled meeting. The public is welcome to attend. For more information please call Benedek Memorial Library at (607)583-4426. Library Board Meetings are regularly held on the fourth Tuesday of the month except for the months of July and December.

Outside Bingo Night at Benedek Memorial Library
2020-09-10 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for a fun night of playing Bingo outside for all ages. Bring your own lawn chair. There will be prizes and snacks. All social distancing practices are to be observed. Masks are required when social distancing cannot be practiced. If bad weather happens, the event will be postponed. Due to limited seating registration is required. You can register by email savona@stls.org, phone (607)583-4426, or just stop in at the Library. Win prizes, and have fun with friends and neighbors.

Senior Scam Prevention Seminar On Benedek Memorial Library Grounds
2020-09-10 17:30 - 18:30
The Benedek Memorial Library will have a scam prevention seminar for Seniors and anyone interested in learning about the current scams that are targeting area citizens. The seminar will be held outside, weather permitting. Dave Long from Lifespan, a nonprofit based in Rochester N.Y. will be speaking about the current scams and how to prevent becoming a victim. Please register for the program, by email at savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop by the library during open hours.

Benedek Memorial Library will be closed on Labor Day!
2020-09-07
The Benedek Memorial Library will be closed due to the holiday. Please be safe if you are in public wear your mask and social distance.

Ending party for the Summer Read Plus program
2020-08-14 17:00 - 18:30
We are working on the details of this program. Depending on how reopening the library goes, the ending program will either be online through Zoom, or in person with social distancing and limited participants. We are going to team up with Tanglewood Nature Center for the ending program. More details will be announced as we proceed through July. What kind of program we can do will depend on what will be allowed by the local health department, and county government. Please keep an eye on our website or Facebook for details as the situation changes. Remember practice social distancing and wear a mask in public! Hopefully we will all get through this pandemic together.

Online Story Time!
2020-08-10 11:00 - 19:00, 2020-08-03, 2020-07-20, 2020-07-13, 2020-07-06, 2020-06-26 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for a story time virtually. We have a virtual story time available for all ages to enjoy. To be able to view and have fun with story time email us at: savona@stls.org with your name and the names or how many children will be participating, and we will email you back with the link. We will be putting up a new story time weekly for the Summer Reading Plus program. A new Story Time will be available on every Monday starting July 6, 2020 to August 14, 2020.

Online Crafts
2020-08-10 11:00 - 19:00
Would you and your young ones like to enjoy a craft? Along with our Online Story Time we will also have a new craft that can be done with materials you may already have or are easy to get locally. Some of the materials for a craft may be in the weekly activity packs available for each young participant in the Summer Read Plus program. Links will be available on our website and Facebook page.

A Virtual Senior Scam Prevention Seminar - Canceled
2020-08-07 13:00 - 14:00
The Benedek Memorial Library will have a virtual scam prevention seminar for Seniors and anyone interested in learning about the current scams that are targeting area citizens. Dave Long from Lifespan, a nonprofit based in Rochester N.Y. will be on a Zoom meeting to speak about the current scams and how to prevent becoming a victim of the scams. Please register for the program, by email at savona@stls.org,with your name, address and phone number. We will email you with an invite.
Senior Scam Zoom Seminar for August 7 at 1 pm has been canceled due to lack of participants. We will try to reschedule a new seminar soon. Thank you for your interest.

Teen crafting night on Zoom
2020-08-06 18:30 - 19:30
Want to make a dragon egg for decoration? Register for the Zoom live Crafting night and you can pick up a kit to use during the program. Email: savona@stls.org or call (607)583-4426 the Benedek Memorial Library to register. These kits are limited, so register as soon as possible.

Zoom live crafting project!
2020-07-31 19:00 - 20:00
Have you ever wanted to try needle felting? Now is the time to try. Benedek Memorial Library will be holding a live crafting night on Zoom. Register for the Zoon live Crafting night and you can pick up a kit to use during the program. Email: savona@stls.org or call (607)583-4426 the Benedek Memorial Library to register. These kits are limited, so register as soon as possible.

Family Online Game Night!
2020-07-30 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for an online Bingo night. Email: savona@stls.org or call (607)583-4426 the Benedek Memorial Library to register for an invite to join us and others to play an online version of Bingo. Please register as soon as possible to have enough time to mail you or pick up a bingo card to use.

Online Crafts!
2020-07-27 11:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-20 11:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-13 11:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-06 11:00 - 19:00

Family Online Game Night! - Canceled
2020-07-24 19:00 - 20:00
This event has been canceled, due to lack of participants. Thank you. Join us on Zoom to play Pictionary! Email: savona@stls.org or call (607)583-4426 the Benedek Memorial Library to register for an invite to join us and others to play an online version of Pictionary. You will need an email address to send the invite to.

Summer Reading Plus Program
2020-07-06
Summer Reading Plus Program begins. There will be a summer program for all ages. We will have virtual programs and an online reading challenge. The online reading challenge will have digital games, and all ages will be able to earn brag tags to show how much they have accomplished during the challenge. Children, who sign up, will be able to get an activity bag from the library once a week from the Benedek Memorial Library with a craft and other activities, that do not need a computer to enjoy. Applications for the Summer Reading Plus Program will be available when the library reopens on June 29, 2020. Check our website: http://benedekmemoriallibrary.org/ for more details.

Benedek Memorial Library Closed for July 4 Holiday
2020-07-04
Benedek Memorial Library Closed for July 4 Holiday. Please have a safe and happy holiday. Please be considerate when in public wear a mask.

Benedek Memorial Library Board Meeting
2020-06-23 12:00 - 14:00, 2020-05-26 12:00 - 14:00
Benedek Memorial Library Board Meeting will be held online due to Covid – 19. The library board will meet as a regularly scheduled meeting. The public is welcome to attend. For more information email us at savona@stls.org. Library Board Meetings are regularly held on the fourth Tuesday of the month except for the months of July and December.

Virtual Senior Scam Prevention Seminar
2020-06-12 13:00 - 14:00
The Benedek Memorial Library will have a virtual scam prevention seminar for Seniors and anyone interested in learning about the current scams that are targeting area citizens. Dave Long from Lifespan, a nonprofit based in Rochester N.Y. will be on a Zoom meeting to speak about the current scams and how to prevent becoming a victim of the scams. Please register for the program, by email at savona@stls.org,with your name, address and phone number. We will email you with an invite.

Friends of the Benedek Memorial Library Chicken BBQ
2020-05-25 12:00 - 15:00
The Friends of the Benedek Memorial Library and King’s Market will have a take-out chicken barbeque. The dinners are pre-paid only, at $9.00 per meal. The meal will include chicken, salt potato, coleslaw roll and butter. Pick up will be in the Benedek Memorial Library parking lot. To purchase a meal or more, go to King’s Market in Savona or go to kingscatering.net to purchase on line. Proceeds will go to help fund the Benedek Memorial Library.
