Pre-School Storytime

Join us for Pre-School Storytime! Stories, films and music for little ones and the people who love them. Please take note of our new time - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30a.m.

My Antonia Book Discussion

On Saturday February 20, 2010, 2-3:30pm, the Barker Library will be holding a book discussion of this year's Big Read title, My Antonia by Willa Cather. Register at the Circulation Desk for our book discussion and receive a free copy of My Antonia along with a Reader's Guide. Refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!

Big Read Open House

Please join us for an Open House as we celebrate this year's Big Read title, My Antonia. Come visit the library and sign up for our upcoming book discussion, check out our bulletin boad and displays and enjoy a musical performance by Kathy and Hannah Petersen.
Saturday February 13th, 2010, 2pm-4pm
Refreshments will be served.

The Big Read 2010

Join the Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System and SUNY Fredonia as our community reads this year's title, Willa Cather's MY ANTONIA.
This classic novel of the American immigrant experience teems with romance, violence, tenderness, cruelty, comedy, and tragedy—all bustling side by side in a narrative at once compassionate and gripping.
Please visit our blog again for upcoming events.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Kids, why do you love the library? Let us know in a Valentine!
Drop off your Valentine in our mailbox and then visit the Circulation Desk for a sweet treat! Your card will hang in the Children's Room for the holiday.
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at the Barker Library!

OverDrive Training

OverDrive is a growing collection of audiobooks that may be downloaded to your computer, transferred to an MP3 player or even burned to a CD. If you are interested in learning how to use OverDrive, please join us for a training session on one of the following dates:
Saturday January 16, 2010, 2:30-4pm
Tuesday January 26, 2010, 2:30-4pm
Please visit the Circulation Desk or call the library to register.
Patrons are welcome to bring their own laptop computers and portable listening devices with USB cords.

NEW LIBRARY HOURS

As of January 1, 2010, the library will have new open hours:

Monday through Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm

NEW BOOKS

If you enjoy coming to the library to browse our new book section, you may now enjoy getting a sneak peek of our newest titles from home. Simply visit our web page and follow the link to NEW BOOK TITLES AT THE BARKER LIBRARY. Visit the System Catalog or call the library to find out about title availability.

What have you been reading? We want to know!

Have you read something fantastic? Are you looking for something great to read? Check out the purple binder at the library's Circulation Desk. Share your book or author recommendations with other library users OR browse through reviews written by readers like you. Books recommended by our patrons are displayed in the library's reference area.

Program Tonight

Join us tonight, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 7pm for a multimedia presentation of photographs, haiku and stories with poet, publisher and oral memoirist Michael Czarnecki.