Library News and Archives
Headphone Use Starting March 1st
Starting March 1st, patrons will either have to bring headphones from home or pay $2.00 to purchase headphones at the reference desk. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Food and Drink in the Library
As of February 3, 2012, we have a new regulations regarding food and drink in the library. No food will be allowed in the library except in the staff break room, staff offices, or in select library areas during library programs. No food or drink is allowed close to the public computers at all.
Musical Moments with AlliKat Trio
The next Musical Moments recital will take place on Friday, February 10, starting at 7:15 p.m. in the library’s Reading Room. It will feature the Allikat trio, including two flutes and a clarinet, performing classical and popular selections plus Irish Fiddle tunes played on solo violin.
Mindfulness: Writing Haiku, Being Wellness
Are you looking for a new way to defrost your thoughts this winter? Need some help finding new crafts and ideas? The Geneva Public Library presents the Mindfulness & Creativity series for adults! Join us and learn not only how to increase your creativity but your health and wellness as well! The first of three courses in the series is Mindfulness: Writing Haiku, Being Wellness, the course will take place Saturday, February 25th 2012 from 12-2pm.
eReader Speed Dating
Looking for an eReader to love? Looking for that special eReader who understands your reading needs? Who enjoys quiet nights reading by the fire? Or long afternoons reading on the beach? Your perfect match is out there, we promise! Join us for “eReader Speed Dating: find your perfect match @ the Geneva Public Library on Saturday, February 11th from 10:00am until 1:00 pm.
Novelists and Memoirists: Get Help From Our Writer-In-Residence
Are you writing novel or a memoir? Do you feel a bit at sea at times? Do you need some help in general about these literary forms and your options as a writer using them? Could you benefit from some one-on-one help with your manuscript?
Never fear... the Writer-in-Residence is in!!
Take Your Child to the Library Day
Join us Saturday, February 4th to celebrate our first annual "Take Your Child to the Library" day that was an idea by Nadine Lipman, a children's librarian in Waterford, Connecticut and s
Geneva Youth Stamp Club
The Finger Lakes Stamp Club is sponsoring The Youth Stamp Club on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in the Story Room at 10 am and will continue to meet on the 4th Saturday of every month through June 23,
Jan. 23: Author Michael Keene, Folklore & Legends
Join author Michael Keene at the Geneva Public Library on Monday, January 23 at 6:30 PM in the Reading Room for a discussion of his book, Folklore & Legends of Rochester.
Rescheduled Musical Moments
Dave Ruch's "Traditional and Historical Songs of New York" is rescheduled for Friday the 27th at 7:15.
Jan. 13: Musical Moments CANCELLED
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, MUSICAL MOMENTS FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.
Jan. 14: Memoir Writing Workshop
League of Women Voters Presents...
The Geneva Library and the LVW of Geneva are co-sponsoring a book discussion on Hidden Power by Kati Marton. The book describes the marriages of twelve modern-day presidents. Rather than a study of husbands and wives, this book focuses on the intersection of power, love, and marriage, and how the inner life and public face of the White House marriages shaped presidential history.
January's Musical Moments
The next Musical Moments recital in the library's reading room will take place on Friday, January 13, 2012, starting at 7:15 p.m. It will feature Dave Ruch, a professional musician / performer who will give a special concert entitled “Traditional and Historical Songs of New York State."
