Thousand Island Park Library

The Thousand Island Park Library would like to thank everyone who donated and shared kind remembrances of our former director, Mamie Heath. If you made a financial contribution in Mrs. Heath's memory, please be on the lookout for a thank you card in your mailbox. Your generosity is much appreciated.

The Thousand Island Park Library is sad to announce the passing of its longtime former director, Mabel Mamie Denner Heath. Mrs. Heath, 85, led the Thousand Island Park Library for 55 years before retiring in 2017. An Alexandria Bay native, Mrs. Heath’s passion for books and the River made her an institution at the library and in the village of Thousand Island Park. Mrs. Heath’s leadership at the library inspired generations of T. I. Park community leaders. Library Board mem...Continue reading

The TI Park Library will close for the season tomorrow at noon, so don't forget to stop in soon to get those last-minute winter reads!

This is just a friendly reminder to return all TI Park Library materials (which are not meant for winter borrowing) by noon today!

The library will be closed from 2-2:30 today for a lunch break!

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Saturday Sept 5th, is the last day of regular season borrowing at the Library! That means it's the last day to check out books that you don't intend to take home for the winter. All items not meant for winter borrowing are due back to us by Saturday, Sept 12th.

The Thousand Island Park Library is preparing for its late season winter borrowing hours. Patrons may check out a total of 10 books and 5 audiobooks between September 10 and September 19. The guidelines are as follows: 1. From Thursday September 10 until Saturday September 12, patrons may borrow a maximum of 3 *new* books (out of 10 total), and 5 audiobooks.... 2. If a patron is interested in borrowing additional books for the winter, they may return between Thursday September 17 and Saturday September 19. During this time, up to 3 more new books (for a total of 6 new) may be checked out, without exceeding the 10 item limit. 3. All winter items borrowed will have the return date of June 28, 2021. All items must be returned to Thousand Island Park Library. The earliest date for returns will be Saturday, June 12, 2021.

Thank you to everyone who supported the library's virtual pie sale! Thanks to your generosity we were able to raise over $1,500!Thank you to everyone who supported the library's virtual pie sale! Thanks to your generosity we were able to raise over $1,500!

It's a week full of meetings for the library! We'll once again be closed for lunch hour today, from 1:00pm -2:00pm.

The library will closed for a meeting today, Aug 24, from 11:45am - 12:45pm.

Don't forget that our last story hour of the season will be starting in just a few minutes (10am, Friday Aug 14)! Come enjoy the lovely weather with us in the pavilion.

The Thousand Island Park Tabernacle Community Association is proud to host children's author Becky Farrell Ferrigno as part of its "Chautauqua of the North" speaker series! Her book on Minna Anthony Common is available in the Library. Please wear your masks, and come check out the lecture this Friday!

Join other North Country Library patrons and the St. Lawrence County Arts in the "Chapters of Chalk" challenge! Draw (in chalk or whatever materials you want!) something related to each week's literary theme and share it with the hashtag #chaptersofchalk.

There's still time to register for a "Cook the Book" session, hosted by a Cornell Cooperative Extension educator! Help your little ones (books and recipes most appropriate for K-2) learn about the joys of cooking in this fun virtual program.

If you would like to support the Thousand Island Park Library, consider donating to our virtual pie sale! Just visit tiparklibrary.org and click on the pie on the left-hand side of your screen. You can easily donate any amount you want with your credit card or PayPal.

Patron health and safety remains the top priority of the Thousand Island Park Library. With this goal in mind, we are now requiring children who attend our story hours to wear masks if they are medically capable of doing so. Our young readers aren’t always conscious of social distancing, and having this requirement in place helps us do all we can to keep TI Park kids safe and healthy while they have fun!

As the Thousand Island Park community welcomes more summer visitors, the Library looks to offer more in-person services for the remainder of the season, BEGINNING TOMORROW JULY 8. Given that many of our seasonal residents are travelling from all over the country, we plan to have a few common sense safety measures in place. We would like to limit our building capacity to no more than 3 patrons at a time, and require that everyone wear a mask. Social distancing will be maintain...ed. We ask that patrons use the hand sanitizer by the front door upon entering the building. We will continue to offer a curbside pickup option for patrons who are not comfortable with in-person services. We will also continue to sanitize high-touch areas like doorknobs, require staff to wear masks, and quarantine materials for 72 hours. We hope residents will enjoy our new modified story time in the gazebo! To be sure we can properly clean and quarantine our yoga mats, story hour will be held on Mondays and Fridays at 10am. All ages are welcome, and we have 7 mats available for early birds. Please bring your own towel to sit on, just in case. Because social distancing is not possible in our building for large groups, story hour is weather-dependent. Story hour has a 15-child limit, so be sure to get here on time! Children under 5 must be promptly picked up by a parent or guardian after story time ends, as they will not be sent home unaccompanied. Please provide your contact information when dropping off your child. Additionally, In compliance with Governor Cuomo’s orders, we also require patrons traveling from the following states to self-quarantine for two weeks before entering the building: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.