Our library board has chosen the date for our Annual Book/Bake/Yard Sale with Chicken BBQ ... SATURDAY, JUNE 3 FROM 9-1. We welcome any donations of furniture (no clothing) or yard sale goodies and Baked Goods which the women of Williamstown are known for. We already have orders for Cherie Tietjen's homemade doughnuts. Please mark your calendars.

Not much new during these winter months. It seems like every time my cell phone beeps it is forecasting another lake effect storm. The North Country seems to get the worst of it so far. We keep busy with Preschool and Head Start. In May we are going to combine the two classes and have hired Jim McCarthy who keeps their attention with songs and music regarding their favorite books etc. When this date gets closer we will post a notice. If you have small children they are welcome to attend even if they aren't in Preschool or Head Start.

The Annual Christmas Tea was held on December 4 with music by Jim McCarthy and family. We had an excellent crowd, good food and the movie theme basket was won by Patty Kelsey.

Our 2016 Summer Reading Program kicked off by BIRDS OF PREY  and free hotdogs and drinks was again a big success! We registered 65 children and 6 teens. In a six-week period our children read 1138 books. Daddy-o's gave a free ice cream cone for every 10 books read by a child for a total of 120 cones. We also purchased prizes which could be won by reading (i.e., prizes were marked with the number of books to be read instead of prices). This is always very popular. Children find an item they want and work diligently to read the necessary number of books.

Patty Ritchie will pop in for a visit on Thursday, May 5 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Please stop by with questions or just to visit. Senator Ritchie has been a big PLUS for our library. Please mark your calendars.