Library News
Library Funding Vote on Canandaigua School District Ballot May 21
Proposition #3 on the Canandaigua City School District ballot asks voters to authorize an increase of $87,414 in community-based funding for Wood Library. The vote will take place on Tuesday,
New Children’s Services Librarian!
Rachel Brill has been tapped to be the new Children’s Services Librarian. Her appointment to the full-time professional role will begin on February 28. Rachel comes to Wood Library with
MARY FERRIS TO RETIRE IN 2024
Wood Library’s popular children’s librarian, has announced plans to retire in 2024. Having read thousands of books to local children during her long tenure at Wood Library, Ferris has encouraged
Check out Wood Library’s Charlie Cart!
What is a Charlie Cart? It’s a kitchen on wheels! Don’t miss the Project Eats classes starting this summer for Adults, Teens and Children. The Charlie Cart was purchased with
Wood Library is named Rochester Regional Library Council’s 2023 Public Library of the Year!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination. We are grateful for the community’s support and proud to be recognized for outstanding public library service.
Act Like a Librarian: Question Everything
This essay by Wood Library Executive Director Jenny Goodemote appeared in the Finger Lakes Times on April 29, 2023. https://www.fltimes.com/opinion/guest-appearance-act-like-a-librarian-question-everything/article_a4fcf14e-e468-11ed-acd7-8bf493f1ee07.html
Wood Library introduces new EV charging station
Got an electric vehicle? Charge up at Wood Library while you participate in a library program or check out materials. The charging station is located in the northeast corner of
Stuck at home? Sign up for Books By Mail.
Books by Mail is available to any resident of Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counties who is unable to access an OWWL Library due to disability, long-term or chronic illness,
Help us build a community reading garden!
Help us break ground for The Reading Garden at Wood Library by making a donation on Tuesday, November 29 — on ROCtheDay #GivingTuesday! Our goal for this 24 hour day
Sunday hours return!
Wood Library will be open on Sundays starting May 1. The library will be open from 1:00-4:00PM.
Wood Library Introduces Read with Pride Book Kits
Book discussion kits featuring stories that highlight the LGBTQ+ experience are now available at Wood Library thanks to a grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation’s LGBTQ+ Giving Circle. The
One Book, OWWL Kids!
Libraries across Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counties are celebrating family literacy by launching our first community read program: One Book, OWWL Kids. We are reading Ruby Finds a Worry