Wadsworth Library Fall Newsletter -

September/October 2021

The Great Give Back

October 2021

Do you have a CD player to donate?

Wadsworth Library is participating in the Great Give Back during the month of October!

The program provides opportunities for patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences.

Join us in collecting portable CD players for people to use audiobooks. Gently used CD players can be dropped off at the main service desk. We are ONLY collecting CD players, no other electronics will be accepted. Please contact the library at (585) 243-0440 if you are interested in receiving a CD player. We will enter your name in a drawing that will be held at the end of October.

The Great Give Back provides opportunities for patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful, service oriented experiences.

Upcoming Adult Programs

Seed Preservation

Monday, September 27

at 6:00 pm

Learn how to harvest and save seeds with master gardener Julie Brocklehurst-Woods. For more information call the library at (585) 243-0440.



Julie Brocklehurst-Woods has been a Master Gardener Volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County since 2002. She enjoys helping all gardeners become successful gardeners, especially helping people identify tools and strategies to prioritize and simplify their gardening tasks. 

Wadsworth Writers

Saturdays, October 9 & 23

from 10 am - Noon

Join this virtual writing group on Zoom with instructor Sabra Badratti. Participants can write and share memoirs, poetry, or original stories with fellow writers. Workshops are held every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Space is limited!

Click here to register and to receive the Zoom link for the program.

Book Chat

Monday, October 11 at 6:30 pm

Join this virtual book club on Zoom. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month. The group is currently reading the book, Deacon King Kong by James McBride and will discuss at the October meeting.

Click here to register and to receive the Zoom link for the event.

Colored Pencil Art

Monday, October 18 at 6 pm

Artist Lisa Robinson will teach you basic colored pencil techniques that will have you shading, blending and improving your artistic skills. Open to ages 16 & up. Space is limited.

Click here to register.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Genesee Valley Council on the Arts.

Knitting Club

Every Monday from

4-5:30 pm

We're knitting at the library!

Interested yarn crafters of all levels and ages are welcome in the lower-level Meeting Room. Materials are provided if needed. Parking is available behind the Library and Christ Community Church.

Sponsored by Friends of Wadsworth Library.

A Casual Conversation: Seniors in our Community

Wednesday, October 27

at 2:00 pm

Please join us for the first in a series of Casual Conversations. Casual Conversation: Seniors in our Community will focus on services of interest to adults in the 55+ age group. We will be talking about what is working well for seniors in our community, and what residents would like to see more of. We then hope to narrow it down and see where the library might fit in. We are focusing on this age group because when we updated our Long Range Plan a year ago, one of the areas targeted for improvement was the library’s services for senior citizens.

The conversation will last for approximately one hour and will be followed by a tour of the new children’s area for those who haven’t yet seen it. Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to geneseolibrarydirector@owwl.org or call the library at 585-243-0440 to let us know if you’ll be able to attend.

Here are the questions we’ll be discussing:

1.     What works well in our community for residents age 55 and over? What makes you stay here?

2.     What do you wish there was more of in our community?

3.     If you had to relocate to another city, town or village, what criteria would you use to select a new community?

4.     If you’re a regular library user, what is it that keeps you coming back? Why do you come to the library?

 5.     If you’re NOT a library user, what would be a compelling reason to make you come to the library?

 6.     How do you learn about events taking place in our community?

Pumpkin Centerpieces

Monday, November 1

from 6-8 pm

Karyn Deagle from Genesee Valley Florist will teach participants how to make a pretty centerpiece using a small pie pumpkin at this workshop. All materials included. For ages 13 and up. Space is limited. Registration opens on Monday, October 4.



For more information please call the library at (585) 243-0440. 

Upcoming Children's Programs

Books & Babies

Tuesdays from

10:15 - 10:45 am 

Books & Babies is continuing to meet on the library lawn! This storytime class is designed to introduce children (birth - 2 years of age) to language and early literacy. Babies will sit with their caregivers and model the activities presented through simple finger plays, songs, stories, and nursery rhymes. Please bring a small blanket or tarp to sit on and dress for the weather. Sign up on the library's website by clicking here.

Masks are optional at outdoor events. 

Preschool Storytime 

Tuesdays - 11:15 - 11:45 am

Wednesdays - 11:15 - 11:45 am 

September storytimes are filling quickly but there are still plenty of openings for the month of October! Preschool storytime is for children ages 3-5 years old and includes books, poetry, music, finger plays, crafts, and free play. Registration is required. Please sign up on the library's website by clicking here. Children are required to mask at indoor programs. Vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks in the library.  

Checkers Library TV: Full STEAM Ahead 

Videos premiere at

2:00 pm Mondays on YouTube and Facebook (or re-watch anytime!)

Join us this fall as Checkers and Snoozer present “The Reading Road Trip: Full STEAM Ahead!” A variety of STEAM topics will be covered including 3D printing, dinosaurs, fire safety, science experiments, and a special 30 minute Halloween episode!

Click here to watch the latest episodes.

“Full STEAM Ahead” After School

Viewing Parties

Tuesday, October 12 at 4:00 pm (Outer Space)

Tuesday, November 9 at 4:00 pm (Superheroes)

Tuesday, December 14 at 4:00 pm (Games and Puzzles)

Join Miss Sarah after school in the children's programming room on the second Tuesday of the month to watch the latest episode of Checkers Library TV and to participate in a STEAM related activity. Class size is limited. Registration is required. Click here to sign up on the library's website for each session you’re interested in attending. 

Children are required to mask at indoor programs. Vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks in the library.

Calling all little monsters for...

Not-So-Scary Halloween Stories

Thursday, October 21 from 6:30-7:30 pm

An evening storytime for children pre-k through 2nd Grade.

Click here to register your children for the event. Masks are required for all ages 3+.

September is Library Card Sign up Month!

Do you have a library card? September is #LibraryCardSignupMonth so get one today!

Do you have friends who don’t have library cards? Invite them to visit the library and sign-up for one!

The library card sign-up campaign started in 1987 as a response to then Secretary of Education William Bennett, who stated, “Let’s have a campaign … Every child should obtain a library card and use it.”

Click here to access the library’s website to learn how you can access movies, eBook’s, video games and much more.