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With Halloween and the holidays upon us the library is getting ready for the festivities. After a great crowd for the ghost hunter we will be showing "Old Quarry & Other Haunted Places in CNY," a great spooky documentary about Fort Ontario, Beardslee Castle and more on Oct. 22nd at 6 pm. Kids can join us in their costumes for our Halloween Festival on Fri. Oct. 30th from 5-8 pm, with the Twin Magicians Magic Show at 6:30 pm.

In November, Val Schenk will teach a "Wreath Decorating" class Nov. 7 at 10:30 am. Evergreen wreaths will be provided. Get some ideas for great looking cards at "Homemade Cards" Nov. 3rd at 6:30 pm. Then, get ready for pie season with "Homemade Pies" on Nov. 14th at 11 am. Adults can bring their little helpers to make a pie from scratch. And, since it's the holiday season, learn to buy and sell on eBay with Travis on Nov. 9th at 4 pm. Sign ups required for the above programs.

We would especially like to honor our Servicemen and women with our wall of stars. Come in and add a star now through November 10th, and join us for a special Reception that night at 6pm. Happy start to your holidays!

Spooky & Frightful Programs @ the library

We have a bunch of Halloween Program coming up for young and old.

For kids:


Halloween Crafts * Saturday, October 24th
10:30am | All Ages | Sign Up
Make spooky decorations for your house.


Family Movie Night
Thursday, October 29th @ 6pm
Come watch Hocus Pocus with your family and friends on the big screen.
Popcorn will be provided.

Halloween Festival

Friday, October 30th
5-8pm
Kids can dress up in their Halloween costumes, hunt around for Halloween candy, play some ghoolish games, make spooky crafts, watch a Magic Show and get your face painted!

We will also have popcorn, hot dogs, cider, hot chocolate and donuts for sale.

*Games & crafts are free
*Magic Show will begin at 6:30pm

For Adults:


Documentary * The Old Quarry and Other Haunted Places in CNY
Thursday, October 22nd @ 6pm
This movie deatils some of the scariest places for ghost hunters around the world.
Stories Include:
Split Rock Quarry, Fort Ontario, Beardslee Castle and more!

Sign Up Now for Murder Mystery Fun

Time is running out to Sign Up for
our next Murder Mystery Game.

We need 8 people to perform the roles of
the next game which will either be
"The Magical Mystery Tour"
or
"The Unhappy Hour"
on
Tues. Oct. 20th @ 5:30 pm
Refreshments will be provided and it's free!
Call 841-4651 for more information.

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We have a bountiful harvest of programming for all ages coming your way this drippy, cool autumn. But, first, congratulations to our Scarecrow Contest Winners: 1st - Mary Lourdes Erlichman, 2nd - Cornelius Family and 3rd - Colton Fox. Thanks to all for your brainy entries, who are now "hanging out" on guard in the Library lobby. Also, congratulations to Cara Goedeker, winner of our Friends of the Library Raffle Basket, and to Colleen Head who took home a WPL book bag and mug for winning our Library Card Signup Month contest.

Back for a third year by popular demand, hear Stacey Jones the Ghost Hunter who will appear on Tuesday, October 13th @ 6:30pm. Founder of Central NY Ghosthunters, Stacy will talk about ghost hunting, including photos and sound recordings from ghost hunting trips, with Q&A. Come early to get good seats!

From the parascientific to we'll shift gears skyward on Friday, October 16th for an exciting Star Party event beginning at 7pm. Faith Thompson from the Herkimer Community College observatory and Mohawk Valley Astromomical Society will introduce the Observatory and Society and our main speaker, astronomer/NASA astronaut Dr. John Grunsfeld-- who will appear by simultaneous Webcast on our big screen as he presents the keynote address at the Enchanted Skies Star Party that evening in Socorro, New Mexico . Grunsfeld returned last May from the very successful final service mission, his third, to the Hubble Space Telescope. Again, come early-- this will be a great program!

And the winners are...

Friends of the Library Raffle Basket:
Winner: Cara Goedeker
Thank you to everyone who supported the Friends Group and bought tickets.

Scarecrows:
1st Place - Mary Lourdes Erlichman


2nd Place - Cornelius Family


3rd Place - Colton Fox


Library Card Sign Up Month
Winner - Colleen Head
Colleen won a library bag and library mug.

Thank You to everyone who participated in the events at the library!