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Upcoming Events

• StoryTime @ The Newstead Public Library
  Children ages 3 - 5 are invited for Storytime on either Monday evenings or Tuesday mornings at the Library. We will read stories, make crafts and have FUN! Please choose between the two sessions:
  Mondays @ 6:30 pm November 2 - November 30 or
  Tuesdays @ 11:00 am November 3 - December 1
• Kids Book Fun Club
  Are you in 4th, 5th or 6th grade? Do you love to read? Join the Newstead Kid's Book Fun Club! Our first meeting will be on Saturday, Sept 26th at 1:00 pm and you will receive your book to read.
  Meeting Schedule for 2009
  Saturday, October 17th @1:00 pm
  Saturday, November 21 @ 1:00 pm
  Saturday, December 12 @ 1:00 pm
• Saturday Movies at the Library
  Come check out our new huge flat screen TV and watch the following movies. Free refreshments provided.
  Race to Witch Mountain - Saturday Oct. 10, 11 am
  Disneynature Earth - Saturday Nov. 14, 2009 11 am
  Monsters vs Aliens - Saturday Dec. 26, 2009 11 am

• Big Read Programs

  The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library's Newstead Public Library has released the program list for its Big Read celebration of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic novel, The Great Gatsby. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Service and Arts Midwest, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.

  Libraries throughout the county will conduct programs during the months of October and November that embrace the rich music and cultural themes of the Roaring 20s as celebrated by Fitzgerald in the book.

  The Newstead Public Library will host the following programs:

  Manga Cartooning with Cartoonist Tom Fox - Teen Program Wednesday, Oct. 7th @ 6:00 pm
  Littlest Read - Preschoolers will enjoy the story Jazz Baby, decorate a flapper hat and fedora and do a little 1920's dance! - Friday Oct. 9th @ 11 am
  The Great Gatsby Movie - Saturday, Oct. 17th @ 2:00 pm
  The Science of Sound - Clang, Clang, Clang Goes the Drum - Discover the science of sound with the Buffalo Museum of Science - for ages 6 - 10 on Monday, Oct. 26th @ 6:00 pm
  Thoroughly Modern Millie Movie - Saturday, Nov. 21st @ 2:00 pm
  Some Like it Hot - Saturday, Dec. 19th @ 2:00 pm

  Registration for all programs can be done in person at the library or by calling 542- 2327

  The library is also encouraging Erie County teens to participate in a essay contest sponsored by the Buffalo News' NEXT and a trivia contest for kids ages 6-12 based on Gail Carson Levine's book Dave at Night. Information on The Big Read and programs at libraries throughout the country can be found online at http://www.buffalo-
  lib.org/bigread

  Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Wednesday, October 21st, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM *** Friends Members Only
  Friday, October 23 - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  Saturday, October 24th - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  *** BAG SALE - Noon - 2:00 PM - $1.00 plastic bag & $1.50 paper bag***
  All Book Sale proceeds benefit the Newstead Public Library.

Newstead Public Library

Head Librarian - Kristine Sutton

33 Main St.
Akron, NY 14001
542-2327

Summer Hours June – Labor Day Mon. 10:00 – 8:00pm Tues. 10:00 – 6:00pm Wed. 10:00 – 8:00pm Thurs. Closed Fri. 10:00 – 5:00pm Sat. Closed

Winter Hours Labor Day – May Mon. 1:00 – 8:00pm Tues. 10:00 – 5:00pm Wed. 1:00 – 8:00pm Thurs. Closed Fri. 10:00 – 5:00pm Sat. 10:00 – 5:00pm

The Newstead Public Library now offers:

• Nine public Access Computers with current Microsoft Office Applications, Internet Access, games for adults, educational games for children, a Resume maker program, the Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor and Zoom text for the visually impaired. In addition the library now offers free wireless Internet access. Wireless access is available to anyone with a library card or a valid e-mail address.
• Public Meeting room.
• Copy Machine: Regular 15 cents per page. Color copies 50 cents per page. Double sided copying available.
• Telesensory Reader
• Microfilm/microfice reader and a microfilm collection of local Akron newspapers, dating back to 1878.
• A Friends of the Newstead Library group who sponsor a used book sale in the Spring, Summer and Fall. In addition there is an ongoing book sale that features inexpensive current fiction in excellent condition.
• Bricks and pavers which are available for purchase on the library's Pathway of Knowledge. This is an excellent way to honor friends and family members while supporting the library.
• Teenage book club Programs.