North Tonawanda Public Library

Beginning Tuesday, June 1st, we are expanding our hours and doing away with computer reservations! We will be open Monday & Friday 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Thursday 10am-7pm, and Saturday 10am-2pm. Curbside hours will remain the same. As a reminder, if you cannot wear a mask properly the entire time you are in the library, please utilize our curbside services instead. This is to protect all members of our community, including those too young to have been vaccinated.

Starting Monday, May 3rd, our hours are changing! We're adding more in-house browsing time and adding computer hours! We'll be open: Monday, Friday, & Saturday: 10am-2pm Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday: 10am-7pm (no break!) Curbside hours remain the same... Computer hours have increased to 2 hours/day and are as follows: Monday and Friday: 10am-12pm & 12-2pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10am-12pm, 12-2pm, 2:30-4:30pm, & 4:30-6:30pm Saturday: 10am-12pm & 12-1:45pm* Time limit of 2 hours per day, within the given time slots. For safety reasons, you cannot split up your time (i.e. sign up for two slots during the same day & use each for 1 hour). Please bring your own headphones or buy a set at the front desk for $1. *Please note that this time slot is 1 hour & 45 minutes.

Join PBS for a FREE virtual talk about Muhammad Ali tomorrow, Thursday, June 3 at 8pm!

UB's Environmental Health Study for Western New York is helping you spring into better living--for you and the environment with a FREE lunch workshop series! Join them on Mondays at 1pm starting May 24th for great tips on how to clean, garden, and eat green! Register Here or scan the QR code!... https://buffalo.zoom.us//tJwtcmtqDotEt3LeAQorlIFxmTGInbgvF

Choose Your Own Adventure authors and the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. have teamed up for a FREE webinar for kids on Wednesday, May 26 at 5pm to learn about creating their own adventure stories (plus some sneaky lessons about real-life spies)! YOU have been given an important missionlearn about three historical spies- Mata Hari, James Armistead Lafayette and Noor Inayat Khan! You decide to meet Choose Your Own Adventure authors, Katherine Factor, Kyandreia Jones and Rana Tahir, and educators from the International Spy Museum for help. You are ready to hear real spy stories, see artifacts from the Museum’s collection and learn about writing from three amazing authors! Sign up for free at: https://www.spymuseum.org//spy-fiction-choose/2021-05-26/

We will be closed on Saturday, May 29th and Monday, May 31st to observe Memorial Day.

It's Children's Book Week, and to celebrate we've had a display of Children's books perfect for kids of all ages, plus some fun activities and coloring sheets created by children's book authors! Have you checked it out yet? Celebrate by grabbing a kid's book and reading!

Looking for something good to read in June? Try one of our Western NY Goodreads Book Club selections!

May is Mental Health Month! Learn some great skills on how to incorporate mindfulness in your everyday life with these great videos/webinars from the Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS): https://www.mentalhealthednys.org/mindfulmoments/

Did you know that John Steinbeck wrote a murder mystery with werewolves in the 1930's? Now you do! Academics are trying to get Murder at Full Moon, which Steinbeck himself tried to get published (it was rejected. Some editor was kicking himself 5 years later), published so everyone can read the 233-page whodunnit: https://www.theguardian.com//john-steinbecks-estate-urged-

Looking into buying a business? SCORE is here to help with their free webinar, Considerations for Buying a Business! On Wednesday, June 2 6:30-8:30pm, join attorney and SCORE Counselor Nancy Sheehan to learn the basics, including how to minimize risks, deal with the tax and legal ramifications, make sure you're getting your money's worth, and more! NOTE: This webinar assumes that you’ve identified a business that you would like to purchase but are unsure of the best way to move forward in your best interests. Sign up for free here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event

Join a talk with a major author and famous actress! PBS Books will host trailblazing author Amy Tan in conversation with actress Tamlyn Tomita on Thursday, May 6 at 8 PM ET on PBS Books Facebook and YouTube Live channels and ZOOM at http://bit.ly/PBSBooksAmyTan About the Author: The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Amy Tan rejected her mother’s career expectations and chose to write fiction instead, resulting in her becoming a New York Times best-selling author. In addition to... adult fiction, Tan has written two memoirs, two children’s books, numerous magazine articles, a libretto, screenplays, and was the creative consultant for Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat, the Emmy-winning PBS KIDS series. In addition to Tan’s most recent book Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir, PBS Books will be discussing her episode of AMERICAN MASTERS, Unintended Memoir, which premieres on May 3. About the Moderator: The conversation will be led by actress and activist Tamlyn Tomita, who is best known for her role in Karate Kid II and The Joy Luck Club, as well as her narration of the PBS series, Asian Americans, produced by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and WETA, the flagship PBS station in Washington, D.C.

May the 4th be with you! Don't forget; we have all the Star Wars literature and movies you could want, from graphic novels to the (very extensive) novel series, to Shakespeare retellings of the films. Stop in today to celebrate and don't forget to show the librarian your May the 4th outfits!

We will are open for public browsing Mon,Fri, and Sat 10am-2pm Tues-Thurs 10am-2pm and 4-7pm We are offering curbside services Mon & Fri 10am-4pm (call 10-3:30)... Tues-Thurs 10am-7pm (call 10-6:30) Sat 10am-1:30pm (call 10-1) We also now offer limited seating. Tables are limited to 2 people, and we ask that you limit your time to one hour a day. Masks must be worn properly the entire time you are using the table. Computer/internet access will be limited to one hour during the following time slots: Monday-Friday 10-11am and 1-2pm, and Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 4-5pm. Saturday computer hours are 10-11am and 12pm-1pm. Reservations are required. Call 693-4132, ext. 4 to reserve a computer. Masks are required and must be worn properly over the nose and mouth at all times; social distancing protocol must be followed. If you cannot wear a mask properly the entire time you are in the library, we ask that you use curbside services instead. At this time, there is no private study room access or conference/meeting room use. All items must be returned in the outside dropbox only. Please note that overdue fines began to accrue in September, so please return your items on time, including those you’ve had out since we closed in March. Please limit your checkouts to 15 at a time to allow for quarantine and disinfecting protocol. See more

Happy Hanukkah to all of our lovely patrons! This year's celebrations may look different, but we wish you a holiday filled with light, the chance to (virtually) meet with family, and happiness.

Did you binge-watch the new Animaniacs? Feeling nostalgic for 90s TV? We have a plethora of shows to pick from, both in-house and via our free app, Hoopla! From classic Animaniacs and Rugrats to Keenan and Kel and Clarissa Explains it All, we've got your fix!

Take a look at some of our new audiobooks! We love to listen while baking holiday cookies, cleaning, and definitely exercising, not just slowly walking on the treadmill.

We still have spots left to Zoom with Santa tomorrow or on the 17th! Families will get a five-minute time slot to chat with Santa from the comfort of their own homes. Sign up by calling 716-693-4132, ext. 4.

Animal fans--find out how Masterpiece is adapting James Harriot's All Creatures Great and Small, the chronicles of a small-town vet! The interview is free to attend.

We still have cross stitch kits available! Stop by the Information Desk and grab one, or give us a call & we'll put it out curbside with any two books of your choice (audiobooks and cross stitch are the perfect match)!