Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library

Saturday Book Sale
2025-12-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-27 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-10 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St, Hammondsport, NY, 14840, United States
Our ‘Book Ends’ Book Sale Rooms are Open 10-2 every Saturday, downstairs at the library.
New materials are added weekly; always fresh materials to sift through.
Books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, puzzles & more.
Children’s/Young Readers room: board books to young adult.
Use the lower exterior entrance at the Lake side of the building.
All sales & proceeds benefit the Library programs; we appreciate your support.

Gentle Yoga & Meditation
2025-12-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-05 16:00 - 18:00
Join Lauren Shaw in a Gentle Yoga class Mondays from 4-5pm, downstairs at the Library.
Following Gentle Yoga at 5:15pm, join Lauren Shaw for a weekly meditation group, upstairs in the Robinson Room.
You will be sitting comfortably in a chair while you meditate. Each session lasts 45 minutes.
Of course, you can attend one or the other of these classes; attendance at both is not required.
While the Yoga & Meditation classes are free, donations are always welcome to facilitate continuance of the classes.

Indoor Walking with Leslie Sansone
2025-12-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-30 08:30 - 09:30
We walk to various Leslie Sansone DVDs downstairs at the library on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 am.
You are welcome to attend once a week, twice a week, or drop in now and then.
No, we aren’t walking in a circle! Walk in place, bend & stretch, dance & more. Come by and see what it’s like.
Please wear comfortable clothes, bring clean shoes to walk in and a bottle of water to stay hydrated.
Use the lower entrance at the Lake side of the building. The doors will be open at least 10 minutes before starting time.

NO Knitting Drop-in
2025-12-23 17:30 - 19:00
NO drop-in knitting today

CLOSED: Xmas Eve
2025-12-24

CLOSED: Xmas
2025-12-25

NO Friday Open Play
2025-12-26 10:00 - 11:00
No Open Play today due to the Christmas holidays

THREADS gathering
2025-12-30 14:00 - 16:00
Textile craft art (knitting, crochet, weaving, tatting, macramé, gluing/painting/decoupage crafts, etc.)
Hand and machine quilting
Rug weaving and hooking
Embroidery and needlework
Applique techniques
Dry and wet felting
Spinning and Sewing
THREADS has an open gathering monthly at the library on the last Tuesday of each month (with the exception of July & August) from 2-4pm. We invite anyone interested in any of the fiber arts to join in, bring your work or just come to see what’s going on.

Knitting Drop-in
2025-12-30 17:30 - 19:00
Join us every Tuesday evening from 5:30-7pm in the Robinson Room at the Library for some casual knitting & visiting. Meet up with old friends & make new. Bring any projects you’re working on, ideas, leftover materials, other people! If you crochet, that’s okay too

CLOSED: NYEve
2025-12-31

CLOSED: NYDay
2026-01-01

NO Friday Open Play
2026-01-02 10:00 - 11:00
No Open Play today due to the New Year holiday

Indoor Walking w/Leslie Sansone DVD
2026-01-06 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-01-08 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-01-13 08:30 - 09:30

Drop-in Knitting
2026-01-06 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-01-13 17:30 - 19:00

Little Bookworms Storytime
2026-01-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-14 10:00 - 11:00
Bring your Little Bookworm to the Library every Wednesday morning from 10am-11am for a creative, educational & hands-on Storytime.
Little Bookworms is for ages 0-4 and their caregivers. BethAn Parulski-Seager develops & implements each Storytime. BethAn’s 20 years of educational experience offers a wide range of learning events for your Little Bookworm.
There are monthly themes to aid in exploration aimed at a year-long experience that will build on your Little Bookworm’s ability to smoothly transition to pre-school, kindergarten or continue on your path of home-schooling.
Activities are designed to help with sensory, motor and literary development. Socialization with the other Bookworms is also vital and fun! Please RSVP so that we can anticipate activity supplies.
Downstairs at the library. You may use the lower exterior entrance at the Lake side of the building for easy access with little ones.

Forward Thinking Homes #1
2026-01-08 14:00 - 15:00
Our Home may be our Castle…but there are times when our castles do not function or age as well as we do.

Will we allow our once comfortable home to become a confining prison with a restrictive drawbridge and floorplan that does not allow for easy access or mobility, or even visitors? Doing so could force our hand and leave us with no choice but to move from our homes in order to live more comfortably and safely elsewhere. For some, this is an appealing option, but for others, we would rather stay in the homes in which we have our roots, our memories.
Certified Aging in Place Specialists, Mike Hurley of Gerould’s Healthcare Center & Sue Gruber of Forward-Thinking Home Solutions, present…Creating Your Forever Home: Look at Your Home from a New Perspective! Learn how to make it: Safe, Functional, & Aesthetically Pleasing.
Join us for a series of classes to instruct us how to make our home suit our needs as we age in place. Classes meet every Thursday from 2-3pm at the library beginning Thursday, Jan 8th and running through Thursday, Feb 5th.
Sign up for any or all classes; the more classes you attend the better informed you’ll be! You can RSVP below or call the library at 607-569-2045 to add your name to the list.

Friday Open Play
2026-01-09 10:00 - 11:00
Friday Morning Open Play! Just like it sounds, BethAn will have the storytime area downstairs open for you to come & play. No structure, no agenda. Friday Morning Open Play is a time to play with your friends & make new friends too. Intended for ages 0-4 and their caregivers, of course all are welcome.

SERVICE: Open Help Desk Day
2026-01-10 10:00 - 14:00
Have computer issues or questions? Don’t be shy; come over to see our experienced IT Help Desk staff, Kayla Mills, the second Saturday of each month. Bring your device & let Kayla help you! All day Saturday from 10am – 2pm. Open to all; free service.

NO Gentle Yoga & Meditation
2026-01-12 16:00 - 18:00
NO Yoga or Meditation this week. Classes resume Monday, Jan 26th
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Join Lauren Shaw in a Gentle Yoga class Mondays from 4-5pm, downstairs at the Library.
Following Gentle Yoga at 5:15pm, join Lauren Shaw for a weekly meditation group, upstairs in the Robinson Room.
You will be sitting comfortably in a chair while you meditate. Each session lasts 45 minutes.
Of course, you can attend one or the other of these classes; attendance at both is not required.
While the Yoga & Meditation classes are free, donations are always welcome to facilitate continuance of the classes.

H'port Book Club
2026-01-12 18:45 - 20:00
Hammondsport Book Club meets at the Fred and Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St, Hammondsport, NY, at 6:45 pm on the second Monday of each month, in person and on zoom. If you would like to participate on Zoom, call Sally Jacoby Murphy at 607-569-2045 for the link. Newcomers are welcome!
Monthly titles are listed on our website & are available near the front desk at the library.
