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Recently the Mary Helen Joint Meeting House, which houses the Benedek Memorial Library, has become brighter. This lighting project was funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for Southern Tier Libraries and from gracious private donations. We were

The 2018 Annual Report for the Community is now available for all to read. If you are interested in what happened in 2018 at the Benedek Memorial Library, (spoiler alert!) formally the Savona Free Library, click here:  http://savonafreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Annual-report-final.pdf

On October 6 the Savona Free Library held a public celebration for the surrounding communities announcing their recent name change to the Dr. Sandor and Berthe Benedek Memorial Library. The celebration program started with a luncheon catered by King’s Market,

On Election Day the Friends of Benedek Memorial Library hosted a Pulled Pork Take-out fundraiser. They sold dinners from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and were able to sell out. The dinners consisted of a Pulled Pork sandwich, mac and

Trunk or Treat was held last Saturday, November 2, 2019. We had 5 trunks decorated, and many more trick or treaters come, than usual. This year the town postponed Halloween to Saturday due to the bad weather predicted on Halloween.

First Place – #003 Second Place – #001 Third Place – #004 Honorable Mention #002 Congratulations to all of our winners and entries into our Holiday Light Decorating Contest. You have worked hard and have spread a little more holiday

The Friends of the Benedek Memorial Library will be putting on a pulled pork take-out on November 5, 2019, Election Day! The Friends will be serving up a meal of pulled pork sandwiches, with coleslaw and macaroni and cheese for

Want to get in on the Halloween festivities, but no trick or treaters come? Bring your car, Halloween decorations and treats to give away to the Benedek Memorial Library and see if you can win the best decorated trunk. There

The Summer Learning Program “A Universe of Stories” has ended at the library, but the need to continue reading for not only work or education, but for pleasure goes on. In our heavy information based world we are bombarded by

The Summer Learning Program “A Universe of Stories” has ended on Saturday with our Make-Your-Own-Sundae party. Many came and had fun with ice cream and trivia. Our own Mayor Brian Scott pulled all the winners for the raffles. We have