Sinclairville Free Library

Books Unlimited Book Club
2025-09-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
You never know what’s happening on the other side of the wall.
Your neighbour told you that she didn’t want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn’t stand her crying.
Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. You’ll have the baby monitor and you’ll take it in turns to go back every half hour.
Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. She’s gone.
You’ve never had to call the police before. But now they’re in your home, and who knows what they’ll find there.
What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit?

Copies are available through the library system.
No registration is required.

Baby Talk
2025-09-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-08 10:30 - 11:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Babies enjoy some time playing with their peers in our Children’s Room. Babies will gain the building blocks to early literacy through talking, singing, reading and playing.

For ages birth to 2 years old.
Songs, Bounces, Stories, Read-Alongs and Play!!!

Registration is OPEN
Schedule of upcoming themes and activities detailed on our monthly Facebook event and on our main website page.

Story Hour
2025-09-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Children will gain the building blocks to early literacy through talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.
Participate in stories, songs and learning. Craft or take away activity for extended learning.
Registration is Required. Space is Limited.
For ages 2 (toddler) to Preschool.
Schedule of upcoming themes and activities available on our Facebook event and the main website page.

Virtual Write Spirit
2025-09-17 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-09-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-08 19:30 - 20:30 | VIRTUAL EVENT
Christian writers meet to encourage, inspire and provide reader feedback to aspiring and accomplished writers.
Group meets virtually. Meeting link will be provided after registration.
Registration is Open.

Learn to Fly Fish
2025-09-18 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-25 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-10-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Come Tie Your Own Flies
Free fly tying instruction for all ages.
All tools and materials provided for free.
Learn to tie flies you can use to catch the big fish.
Register: Click or Call 716.962.5885

Fly Tying Vise Kits with all needed materials are also available to check out on a valid library card and a signed Checkout Agreement.

Write Circle (Hybrid)
2025-09-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-09-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Writers in all genres meet to encourage, inspire and provided reader feedback to both aspiring and accomplished writers.
Meets Virtually December thru March. Hybrid meetings April thru November
This group is currently closed to new members. Please consider joining our Write Spirit group.

Sinclairville Samplers
2025-09-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-09-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-03 10:30 - 12:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidering, and fun with friends.

Library Board Meeting
2025-09-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Board Meetings are open to the public.

Meetings are held at the library.

Please see Board of Trustees for more information on our board.

Virtual Adult Book Club
2025-09-25 19:30 - 20:30 | VIRTUAL EVENT
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
“Every family is a ghost story…”
Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Now he returns with a beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.
For One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers a lifetime and beyond. It explores the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one?
As a child, Charley “Chick” Benetto was told by his father, “You can be a mama’s boy or a daddy’s boy, but you can’t be both.” So he chooses his father, only to see the man disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence.
Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his family. He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding. And he decides to take his own life.
He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, with plans to do himself in. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery. His mother, who died eight years earlier, is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing ever happened..
What follows is the one “ordinary” day so many of us yearn for, a chance to make good with a lost parent, to explain the family secrets, and to seek forgiveness. Somewhere between this life and the next, Charley learns the astonishing things he never knew about his mother and her sacrifices. And he tries, with her tender guidance, to put the crumbled pieces of his life back together.
Through Albom’s inspiring characters and masterful storytelling, readers will newly appreciate those whom they love and may have thought they’d lost in their own lives. For One More Day is a book for anyone in a family, and will be cherished by Albom’s millions of fans worldwide.

Register using the Event & Program Registration.
You can request a copy be reserved during registration. Virtual link will be provided after registration.

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Life Story Writing (Hybrid)
2025-10-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Join us to explore life themes together and to create a written life story for personal reflection or to share with friends and family members.

Event is held in person and online. Register to receive online link.

Homestead Library Services
2025-10-03 14:30 - 15:00 | Bergquist Library at the Homestead in Gerry @ 4600 Route 60 Gerry NY 14740
Help with library cards, borrowing/requesting materials, returning materials. Please bring passwords for digital assistance.

Event is at the Bergquist Library at The Homestead in Gerry.

Open to the public.

Life Story Writing @ The Homestead
2025-10-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Bergquist Library at the Homestead in Gerry @ 4600 Route 60 Gerry NY 14740
Join us to explore life themes together and to create a written life story for personal reflection or to share with friends and family members.
Open to the public.

Family Night: Leaf Painting
2025-10-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Family Night
Stories, crafts and fun geared towards families.
Leaf Painting: An artistic practice that uses real leaves to create unique designs and artwork.
Printing Method: Paint (acrylic) is applied to the surface of a leaf, typically the underside to capture the texture of the veins. The leaf is then pressed onto paper (different options will available) to create a detailed impression.
All materials provided.
Ages 3 & up. Parent/Caregiver must stay with child.
Registration Required.

BOOK SALE!!!
2025-10-09 14:00 - 19:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
BOOK SALE!!!
Thursday, October 9th 2 to 7 pm
Friday, October 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday, October 10 am to 1 pm ($5 Bag Sale)
Small Pre-Sale starting, Saturday, September 27th until BIG Sale (during normal hours)
Hardcover & Large Paperbacks $1.00 ea or 3 for $2.00
Paperbacks $0.50 ea or 3 for $1.00
DVDs $1.00 ea DVD Series (rubberbanded) $3.00 ea
All proceeds benefit the library. Hosted by our Ways & Means Committee.
All pricing is at the discretion of the staff/volunteers. No book donations are being taken at this time. Cash Only.

Poetry Class & Workshop with John Brantingham
2025-10-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Sinclairville Free Library @ 15 Main Street, Sinclairville NY 14782
Poetry Class & Workshop
Join John Brantingham, professor emeritus of creative writing for a free poetry class and workshop.
Brantingham will help you write poetry and publish it in magazines if you like. Students have published in The New Yorker, McSweeneys, and The Paris Review among other places. The class is completely free to you and you can join in as little or as much as you like.

Poetry reading following the class: Poetry Reading with Poet, Sarah Freligh

To register, email johnmbrantingham@gmail.com. In the subject line write, “Poetry Class”.
