Make the most out of all the pictures you take! Try Scrapbooking!

Join us at the Parish Public Library on Thursday, September 14 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Bring 10 to 15 pictures to make an 8″x8″ mini photo book.

The event will be led by scrapbooker, Linda Clark. It is open to adults and children age 13 and older. The class is free and limited to 10 people. Pre-registration is required. You can sign up by calling the library at 315 625-7130 or by email, parlib@ncls.org. If you need help printing the pictures on your phone, email them to the library in a separate email. Please mark this email as PHOTOS for SCRAPBOOKING. In the body of the email please give your name. There are examples of the mini photo books available to view at the library. Hope to see you there for a fun evening!

Vanishing Point author to tell story of Getaway Gertie

On September 26, The Parish Public Library will welcome journalist and author Tom Wilber to tell the story of Getaway Gertie, a B-24 Liberator bomber that disappeared over Oswego County on a winter’s night at the height of World War II. The bomber and crew of eight American airmen remain missing to this day. Getaway Gertie, an enduring part of the region’s history and lore, represents a much broader and largely forgotten casualty rate sustained on the World War II American home front.

The talk will begin at 6 p.m.

Wilber’s career spans more than 25 years as a reporter with Gannett’s USA Today newspaper network in upstate New York, and includes multiple teaching assignments at Binghamton University. He is author of two books, including Vanishing Point, published earlier this year by Three Hills, a branch of Cornell University Press. The narrative takes readers back to the Oswego County home front in 1944 while recounting the loss of Getaway Gertie, and examines efforts by various parties to find it in the years since.

Wilber first heard the story of Getaway Gertie at his family’s cottage on the shore of Lake Ontario. His late parents, Jim Wilber and Florence Leonard Wilber, were natives of Oswego County.

We hope you all have enjoyed this years Summer Reading Program. G&G Animal Rehabilitators will present the final show on Wednesday August 16 at 2:00 pm at the Parish Fire Station. All tickets for the raffles must be in by 3:45 pm on August 16. The drawings will take place at 4:00 pm. You do not have to be there to win. Don’t forget to pick up your coupon for a free ice cream sundae from the Gristmill Restaurant. The last day to pick up your coupon is Thursday, August 31. The coupons must be used during the 2023 ice cream season.

Join us at 6:30 pm at the Parish Methodists Church to enjoy the barbershop harmony of the Oswego Valley Snowbelters Chorus. Relax, sit back and enjoy the music. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Parish Public Library.

G&G Animal rehabilitators will present our last summer reading program on Wednesday, August 16 at 2:00 pm at the Parish Fire Station. Everyone is invited to attend.

Week of July 24

Monday Morning Story Time at 10:15 am. Join us for a story.

Wednesday July 26 at 2:00 pm at the Parish Fire Station. Buzzing About. Bees are amazing insects, they produce honey and they are pollinators. The Cooperative Extension will teach us about bees and honey production.

Thursday, July 27. From 5:15 pm to 6:45 bring your own 2X2″ picture or draw one here to make your own unique button at the Parish Public Library.

Week of July 17

Monday, July 17 Monday Morning Story Time 10:15 am-11:00 Enjoy Jacki the ventriloquist and Clara

Tuesday, July 18 FRINDLE BOOK CLUB 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Get a head start on this Battle of the Books novel, for ages 8-10

Wednesday, July 19 TIE DYE SHIRTS! Please register by calling the library 315 625-7130 or emailing parlib@ncls.org. Bring your own t-shirt, 100% cotton works best.

Thursday, July 20 Crafty Thursday 5:15 pm-6:45pm SALAD SPINNER ART

Join us on Monday morning at 10:15 am at the Parish Public Library for Summer Reading Story time. Each week a guest reader will present the story.

Jim Livi, the Mega Bubble Man, takes the students intoBubblopolis! where they meet the Mayor of Bubblopolis! Mr. R.O.Y. G. B.I.V.Mega Bubble Man engages all the children in their imagination as he presents different custom made bubble wands of different sizes and colors as each wand represents a character in the land of Bubblopolis.

The first SUPER WEDNESDAY will be held on July 12 at 2:00 pm at the Parish Fire Station. Everyone is welcome to come!