Book Sale

The Friends of the Library will host a Book Sale on Wed., Nov. 21st from 10-2. Fiction and cookbooks will be featured.

December's Selection

The Basloe Library Book Group will meet to discuss The Wintersmith by Terry Prachett on Wed., Dec 5th at 7pm. It is the story of witch-in-training Tiffany Aching who accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons awakening the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter and requireing the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons right. Copies are available at the library. Please join us.

Let's Talk Books!

Our next Book Lunch is scheduled for Thurs., Oct. 25th at noon. Please join us to talk about your favorite author or your least favorite author! Nancy Stowell, our children's librarian, will talk about what's new for children. It's not to early to start making that holiday gift list and remember, a book keeps on giving. Hope to see you there!!

Heir to the Glimmering World

The Basloe Libray Book Group is now reading Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick. Our discussion is planned for Wed., Nov. 7th at 7pm in the Washburn Room. Copies of this book are available at the Information Desk in the Library. Please join us that evening, or you may post your comments on the book on this site by going to the Libray's website at www.midyork.org/Herkimer and clicking on Book Group. Our next selection will be Wintersmith by Terry Practchett. If you are interested in reading it, please stop at the Circulation Desk.

Let's Talk Books!

Our bimonthly Book Lunch is scheduled for this Thursday, Oct. 11th at noon in the Washburn Room. Please join us and recommend (or trash) the book you are now reading. Bring your lunch and we'll provide coffee and dessert. Our lucheon usually last about 45 minutes.

Nourish Your Body & Soul

There will be a Book & Bake Sale here at the Library tomorrow, Friday , Oct. 5th from 10-2. Non-fiction books are being featured as well as puzzles. The Bake Sale will feature homemade goodies provided by our staff and patrons. Procceds from these sales will benefit Library projects. There will be something for everyone!

Written Memories!

The next meeting of our Writers Group will be Thursday, October 4th at noon in the Washburn Room of the Basloe Library. Poet/oral memorist Michael Czarnecki will lead the discussion. Please bring your written memory with you. Coffee will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc through public funds from the NYS Council on the Arts. For more information, please call the Library at 866-1733.

The Jane Austen Book Club

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler will be discussed at our October 3rd meeting. There are still copies of this book available if you are interested in joining us. We will meet at 7pm in the Washburn Room of the library at 245 N Main St., Herkimer. If you are unable to attend but would like to express your views about this book, please post your opinion on this blog.

The selection for November, Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick, will be available that evening. If you'd like a copy of that book, please stop at the Circulation Desk or call the library at 315-866-1733.

Hope to see you at our next gathering!

Writing Workshop

A Writing Workshop for adults will be presented on Thursday, Sept. 6th at noon by poet/oral memorist Michael Czarnecki. Learn tips on writing and getting novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, lyrics, nature writing, etc published. Bring a sandwich and we'll supply coffee and dessert. Sign-up at the Circulation Desk or call the Library at 866-1733 if you're interest.
This program is sponsored in part by Poets & Writers, Inc through public funds from the NYS Council for the Arts.

Lunch and a Good Book

A new Noonday Book Group will meet at noon every other Thursday, beginning Sept. 13th. All are welcome to attend and share your views and recommendations on books you have read. Bring a sandwich and we'll supply the dessert and coffee!

Summer Reading

Join us Wednesday Aug 15th at 7pm for a special summer reading group. That night we will discuss A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read. Set in the summer of 1988 in up-state New York, Madeline Dare is a fledgling journalist desperate to escape Syracuse. Her lightweight features for the local paper are an unlikely source for her longed-for ticket out of town...until she's shown a set of dog tags with her favorite cousin's name, found at the site of an unsolved double murder. Desperate to prove him innocent, Maddie finds herself trapped in a minefield of explosive, long-buried family secrets that trigger a string of grisly new murders endangering herself and everyone she knows. Stop at the Circulation Desk and request your copy. See you there!

Welcome

The Book Group at the Basloe Library meets once a month for an informal book discussion. Currently we are reading Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat as part of Mid-York's Regional Read. Our discussion will be held on Sept. 5th beginning at 7pm. The public is welcome to join us.