Saturday
February 1st
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Explore the Children’s Room and discover all that’s fun for children and families at the library! Make a craft, have ice cream for breakfast at 11:00, play games and more!!
No registration required
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Drop by and warm up with some wintry tales. For 3-7 year olds and their parents.
No registration required
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us for a tasty treat! Eat ice cream for breakfast!
No registration required
Monday
February 3rd
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Wood Walkers is a walking club for seniors that meets at Wood Library during warmer months and the VA during colder months.
No registration required
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun with Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris, and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet. Weekly sessions for 2 year olds and their parent/caregiver are 20 minutes long in the library’s Story Room with 10 minutes of playtime after the program. Registration is requested. The series runs from January 6 - February 17.
Registration required. Program is full.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World by Peter Frankopan
Reviewed by Paul Bringewatt, former library trustee & community member
No registration required
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
A social gathering of fiber crafters. All skill levels welcome!
No registration required
Tuesday
February 4th
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun with Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris, and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet. Weekly sessions for 2 year olds and their parent/caregiver are 20 minutes long in the library’s Story Room with 10 minutes of playtime after the program. Registration is requested. The 7 week series runs from January 7 - February 18.
Registration required. Program is full.
Wednesday
February 5th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Storybooks and more for 3-5 year olds on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 from January 8 - February 19. Our 1/2 hour sessions feature picture books, fingerplays, songs, and the flannelboard and the activities promote language development and pre-literacy skills. Please register as class size is limited. NOTE: No program on Oct. 9 due to staff training.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bring your devices and your questions! First come, first served! Ask for the location at circulation.
No registration required
Thursday
February 6th
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Thursday mornings at 10:30 from January 9 - February 18. Our 1/2 hour sessions feature picture books, fingerplays, songs, and the flannelboard and the activities promote language development and pre-literacy skills. Please register as class size is limited.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The New Yorker discussion group meets every Thursday from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. The “required readings” are chosen by group members weekly. The library has a subscription to The New Yorker for patron use. If you need assistance with locating a digital copy, contact a library staff member.
No registration required
Friday
February 7th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
10:00 am - 10:30 am
An early literacy program of nursery rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and a short story is for toddlers 6 – 24 months old and their parents or caregivers. Registration requested. This 20 minute class is especially for children who are walking and will include movement activities as well as rhymes. Please register at the library, using the online calendar, or by calling 585-394-1381.
Registration required. Program is full.
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Our early literacy program of nursery rhymes, clapping songs, bounces, and a short story is for babies 6 – 24 months old and their parents or caregivers. Registration requested. The class meets from 11:00-11:20 with play time afterwards and is intended for children who are not yet walking.
Registration required. Program is full.
Monday
February 10th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Wood Walkers is a walking club for seniors that meets at Wood Library during warmer months and the VA during colder months.
No registration required
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun with Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris, and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet. Weekly sessions for 2 year olds and their parent/caregiver are 20 minutes long in the library’s Story Room with 10 minutes of playtime after the program. Registration is requested. The series runs from January 6 - February 17.
Registration required. Program is full.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb
Reviewed by Judy Dobles and Angela Cannon-Crothers, Cumming Nature Center
No registration required
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Stories, crafts, and fun activities for 3-5 year olds based on the WONDERFUL books written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Registration is requested.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Community Reading Partnership Board Meeting
No registration required
Tuesday
February 11th
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun with Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris, and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet. Weekly sessions for 2 year olds and their parent/caregiver are 20 minutes long in the library’s Story Room with 10 minutes of playtime after the program. Registration is requested. The 7 week series runs from January 7 - February 18.
Registration required. Program is full.
Wednesday
February 12th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Storybooks and more for 3-5 year olds on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 from January 8 - February 19. Our 1/2 hour sessions feature picture books, fingerplays, songs, and the flannelboard and the activities promote language development and pre-literacy skills. Please register as class size is limited. NOTE: No program on Oct. 9 due to staff training.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bring your devices and your questions! First come, first served! Ask for the location at circulation.
No registration required
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Professor Lewis will speak about the complex relationship between sustainability and consumption, paying specific attention to the myriad ways in which individual consumption practices shape global outcomes. Can we consume differently? If so, how?
No registration required
Thursday
February 13th
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Thursday mornings at 10:30 from January 9 - February 18. Our 1/2 hour sessions feature picture books, fingerplays, songs, and the flannelboard and the activities promote language development and pre-literacy skills. Please register as class size is limited.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The New Yorker discussion group meets every Thursday from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. The “required readings” are chosen by group members weekly. The library has a subscription to The New Yorker for patron use. If you need assistance with locating a digital copy, contact a library staff member.
No registration required
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Create an awesome spinning top from a recycled CD! For children in grades K-5. Registration requested.
Registration required. Program is full.
Friday
February 14th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Trustee orientation
No registration required
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Come and play with your child at our sensory stations! Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child's senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Children explore and naturally use scientific processes while they play, investigate, create and discover new sensations. This program will incorporate the early literacy skill of play into a variety of sensory experiences. There will be several stations to explore. Caregivers are expected to interact with their child.
No registration required
Monday
February 17th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Wood Walkers is a walking club for seniors that meets at Wood Library during warmer months and the VA during colder months.
No registration required
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun with Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris, and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet. Weekly sessions for 2 year olds and their parent/caregiver are 20 minutes long in the library’s Story Room with 10 minutes of playtime after the program. Registration is requested. The series runs from January 6 - February 17.
Registration required. Program is full.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
"Harry Potter and the Potterverse Economy"
Discussion by Hobart & William Smith Colleges President Joyce Jacobsen
No registration required
Tuesday
February 18th
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun with Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris, and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet. Weekly sessions for 2 year olds and their parent/caregiver are 20 minutes long in the library’s Story Room with 10 minutes of playtime after the program. Registration is requested. The 7 week series runs from January 7 - February 18.
Registration required. Program is full.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Discussing: "Just Mercy" by Byan Stevenson
No registration required
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Get ready for some building fun! We have the Legos, so just bring your imagination! This program is for kids in grades K-5. When you're done creating, display your model in the Children's Room. Registration is requested - sign-up so you won’t get left out!
Registration required. Program is full.
Wednesday
February 19th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Storybooks and more for 3-5 year olds on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 from January 8 - February 19. Our 1/2 hour sessions feature picture books, fingerplays, songs, and the flannelboard and the activities promote language development and pre-literacy skills. Please register as class size is limited. NOTE: No program on Oct. 9 due to staff training.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bring your devices and your questions! First come, first served! Ask for the location at circulation.
No registration required
Thursday
February 20th
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Thursday mornings at 10:30 from January 9 - February 18. Our 1/2 hour sessions feature picture books, fingerplays, songs, and the flannelboard and the activities promote language development and pre-literacy skills. Please register as class size is limited.
Registration required. Program is full.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Bring your lunch to munch on while you watch a great family movie! Continues the story of Max, Gidget, Snowball and the rest of the gang after their owners leave them for work or school and they take on new adventures and are pushed to find the courage to become their own heroes.
No registration required
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The New Yorker discussion group meets every Thursday from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. The “required readings” are chosen by group members weekly. The library has a subscription to The New Yorker for patron use. If you need assistance with locating a digital copy, contact a library staff member.
No registration required
Friday
February 21st
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
No registration required
Saturday
February 22nd
10:30 am - 11:30 am
If you and your preschooler loves to dance, don’t miss our Biblio-Bop party. We’ll be hopping and bopping to music using shakers, scarves, and bubbles along with our parachute to enhance the fun. There is no sign-up for this 45 minute program. Just come and be ready to move! For children 1 - 5 years old with their parents or caregiver.
No registration required
Monday
February 24th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Wood Walkers is a walking club for seniors that meets at Wood Library during warmer months and the VA during colder months.
No registration required
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Confidential appointments for information, referral, and care consultation. By appointment or walk-in. Offered the 4th Monday each month.
No registration required
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Reviewed by Laurie Riedman, Library Board President
No registration required
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open to the public
No registration required
Tuesday
February 25th
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussing "The Cabinet of Curiosities" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Open to the public. New members welcome.
No registration required
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dementia Conversations: This workshop will offer tips on how to have conversations with family members about going to the doctor, when to stop driving, and making legal and financial plans. To register call 1-800-272-3900.
Registration required. Program is full.
Wednesday
February 26th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
All are welcome to this social exchange. Breakfast snacks and coffee are on us.
No registration required
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
All are welcome to this social exchange. Breakfast snacks and coffee are on us.
No registration required
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bring your devices and your questions! First come, first served! Ask for the location at circulation.
No registration required
Thursday
February 27th
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Learn how to maximize the value of your IRA and other charitable planned giving tips. This is the first in a series of free programs offered by Wood Library to help people create a personal legacy. This program will feature a panel of financial wealth management professionals who will discuss how to use IRAs for charitable giving. A light lunch will be offered. Reservations are requested. Contact Maria Bucci at 585.394.1381 or mbucci@pls-net.org.
No registration required
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The New Yorker discussion group meets every Thursday from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. The “required readings” are chosen by group members weekly. The library has a subscription to The New Yorker for patron use. If you need assistance with locating a digital copy, contact a library staff member.
No registration required
Friday
February 28th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
AARP tax help by appointment only. Call the library @ 585-394-1381 for an appointment.
Registration required. Program is full.
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades 8-12: Want a say in what goes on in the Teen Scene and with teen programming? Stop by the TAB meeting to share your thoughts! *Meeting in the Teen Scene until April meeting*
No registration required