Summer reading will run till the end of August and we have some great programs coming up for the second half of the summer! We will continue our art class series, giving children a chance to play with a new medium each week.
We will also be continuing our focus on science with lab days and a visit from Save the River.
It isn’t too late to start your summer reading!
Library Hours
Mondays and 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Wednesdays 11:30 am to 7:00 pm
Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 – 1:00 pm
Bookstore Hours
Now Open during all library hours!
Take Home Crafts
Day and Time: Available for pickup during library hours.
Location: Ogdensburg Public library, pick up at the front desk
Description: A new craft to pick up and finish at home each week.
Music and Movement
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library
Description: A preschool movement and socialization class. Jump your jiggles out and wiggle your waggles away with music, instruments and sensory play.
Ages 18 months – 4 years
Story Time
Day: Thursdays
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library
Description: Stories, activities and crafts for young children. Socialize, gain early literacy skills and learn to love books during this preschool program.
Ages 2-5
Investing Basics with Tom LaPage
Day: Aug 6
Time: 6 pm
Location: Auditorium
Description: Come to the Library on August 6th at 6 pm to learn about investing basics from Tom LaPage. Tom LaPage is the Senior Vice President of St. Hilaire Financial Services and will be discussing retirement planning, financial planning, as well as other investing basics.
Ages: Adult
S.T.E.A.M Lab Day: Color
Day: Aug 13 and 16
Time: All Day
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library
Description: Complete 5 fun lab experiments around the library to earn your official degree in Color Science.
Ages: 7 and up
Art Classes:
Rainbow Ice Cream
Day: Aug 6
Time: 5:00 pm
Make a Kite
Day: Aug 8
Time: 2:00 pm
Yarn Feathers
Day: Aug 22
Time: 2:00 pm
Charcoal Drawing
Day: Aug 27
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library
Description: Art classes at the library this August.
Ages: 4 and up
Save The River:
What’s Under a Rock
Day: Aug 9
Time: 11:00 am
Age: Grade School
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library
Description: Educational programs about the St. Lawrence River
Classical Inklings Book Club – As I Lay Dying – William Faulkner
Day: Aug 20
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Conference Room
Description: Join us as we read and discuss classics, classical literature, history, archeology, sciences, and linguistics. We will look at both classics and the modern works derived from them. August’s book is As I Lay Dying by William Falkner.
Ages: Teen to adult
Library Lego Time
Day: Aug 20
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library
Description: Complete a challenge or just experiment on your own with Lego bricks.
Ages: 5-12
Family Fun Day
Day: Aug 23 with a rain date for the Library only of Aug 24
Time: 12 pm-4 pm
Location: Library Park
Description: Come join the Friends of the Ogdensburg Public Library and the Frederic Remington Art Museum for end of summer fun in our lovely library park! From the Library side we will offer a kids’ book sale and reading area, a Friends and Library information and first aid station, water and ice pops, washable tattoos.
The games that will be available are:
Giant Jenga
Corn Hole type games (beanbag toss)
Ring toss
Jarts
Lawn bowling
Washer Toss
Water balloons
Sidewalk chalk
Bubble making
Stilt walkers
Book Walks
Paint with Ploof by Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser
Aug 4 – Aug 9
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Aug 18 – Aug 23
Time: All Day
Location: Ogdensburg Public Library – Library Park
Description: A story to read while walking in the park.
Ages: All Ages
Library tours available upon request email dlenney-wallace@ncls.org for more information.