Benedek Memorial Library

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2024-06-27 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-10 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-24 16:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
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.

2024 Summer Reading Plus “Adventure Begins at Your Library” Sign-up Party!
2024-06-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
The Summer Reading Plus will start June 29, 2024 through August 10, 2024. Join us in our challenge to read 1200 minutes over the six-week period. Earn raffle prize tickets and free books. Come to our special events all summer long. Each week will be a new adventure theme. Check our website and Facebook page for more details around June 15, 2024. Let us start an adventure together.

Senior Coffee Hour!
2024-07-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
The library will open at 10 am for a coffee hour. 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.

Benedek Memorial Library will be closed Thursday July 4th
2024-07-04
Benedek Memorial Library will be closed Thursday July 4th due to the Holiday. The Board of Trustees and Staff wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.

Family Bingo at Benedek Memorial Library
2024-07-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Join us for a fun time of playing Bingo for all ages. There will be prizes and snacks. Due to limited seating registration is encouraged. 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.

Ocean Trivia
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-13 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Ocean Trivia at the Library. Kids, stop in during the week and take the ocean trivia quiz during the Ocean adventure week. During open hours.

Drop in Crafts
2024-07-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Young people can drop in and make sharks and fish out of pool noodles. All are welcome.

Teen/Adult Paint & Sip
2024-07-12 18:30 - 21:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Enjoy a simple dinner while painting an ocean picture, with Director Candy, or you can paint whatever you want. Registration requested due to limited seats available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. The Library will be closing early for the program. Program is full, taking names for waiting list.

Savona Community Events Committee Presents WOJA!
2024-07-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
July 14, 4-7 pm On the back lawn of the Benedek Memorial Library lawn enjoy a free show by WOJA. There will be refreshments on sale. Bring your own lawn chair. Rain date in July 21.

Take and Make Kits
2024-07-15 - 2024-07-20 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Take and Make Kits available until end of week or gone. Young people can pick up a take and make for perler bead snakes during Jungle adventure week. During open hours.

Sr Coffee Hour!
2024-07-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House

Drop-in Craft
2024-07-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Drop-in Craft paint a wiggle snake. Young people can stop in and paint a wooden wiggly snake, while supplies last.

Drop-In Craft
2024-07-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Drop-In Craft making jungle bead animals. Young people can weave pony beads together to make a jungle animal, while supplies last.

Drawings for passes to Sterling Renaissance Festival, Seabreeze Amusement Park, and the Finger Lakes Boating Museum.
2024-07-20 13:00 - 13:15 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Please make sure you have reported your reading times before noon July 20 to get your raffle tickets in for these drawings.

Spirograph art
2024-07-22 - 2024-07-27 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Stop, at the library to try your hand at Spirograph art during Back in Time adventure week. During open hours.

Drop-in Craft
2024-07-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Drop-in Craft Shrinky Dinks and/or pebble pets. Young people can make a shrink ding charm and/or paint a pebble pet to take home and care for, while supplies last.

Teen/Adult Macramé Wall Hanging
2024-07-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Try your hand at macramé by making a simple wall hanging. Registration requested due to limited seats available. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. Program is full, taking names for waiting list.

Drop-in Tie Dye Fun.
2024-07-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Bring your own prewashed cotton shirt and see what you can create with tie dye. We will supply the dyes and do the fun outside.

Mystery Rocks
2024-07-29 - 2024-08-03 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
All week Mystery Rocks will be hidden throughout the library for young people to find, during Mystery adventure week. A small prize is hidden inside the mystery rock. One rock per person. During open hours.

Maple City Music Therapy brings music to the Library
2024-08-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Open to all age groups. Steve Orsborn from Maple City Music Therapy, https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Maple%20City%20Music%20Therapy, will be a the Benedek Memorial Library for a special Story Time to get all involved in making music together. Sponsored by Pro-Action Mobile Unit. Pro-Action Mobile Unit is at the library every Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm to help local families to find the services they need. Thank you Pro-Action.

Murder Mystery Dinner for Tweens and Teens - Canceled
2024-08-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Due to lack of participants the event has been canceled.
Open to tweens and teens. Come, enjoy a pizza party, and solve a mystery. Take on a character and try to figure out which one of your dinner mates was the murderer. Registration is required, to get a character to play. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. You must register by July 24 to play. The library will close early for the Murder Mystery Dinner.

Murder Mystery Dinner for Adults
2024-08-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Open to adults. Come, enjoy a dinner, and solve a mystery. Take on a character and try to figure out which one of your dinner mates was the murderer. Registration is required, to get a character to play. You can register by email: savona@stls.org, by phone (607)583-4426, or stop in the library during open hours. You must register by July 24 to play. There is a seating limit. Once the seating limit is reached, we will have a waiting list. If the waiting list is sufficient to do a second murder mystery, we will schedule a murder mystery in September. The library will close early for the Murder Mystery Dinner. Program is full, taking names for waiting list.

Take and Make Kits
2024-08-05 - 2024-08-10 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Take and Make Kits available until end of week or gone. Young people can pick up a take and make for candy constellation puzzles during outer-space adventure week.

Stories with the Southern Tier Orchestra
2024-08-07 14:00 - 15:00
Enjoy listening to a story told by music, with a harp and cello. The story will be Scottish fairy tales and myths. An experience for all ages to enjoy. There will be time at the end of the concert for everyone to talk with the musicians.

Young People’s Book Club (grades 5-8)
2024-08-07 16:00 - 16:30 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
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.

Drop-in Light up Planet Craft.
2024-08-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
Young people can drop in and make a light up planet. All are welcome.

August 9 is the last day to be able to turn in reading times
2024-08-09 | Benedek Memorial Library in the MHJ Meeting House
August 9 is the last day to be able to turn in reading times for raffle tickets. Please stop into the library between 2 pm and 7 pm to get the last of your reading time confirmed. Thank you.
