Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library

NO Yoga or Meditation this week
2025-10-13 | Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St, Hammondsport, NY, 14840, United States
Library is closed for Federal Holiday

Saturday Book Sale
2025-10-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Bingocize!
2025-10-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-24 13:00 - 14:00
Fun & Healthy Bingo from the Steuben County Office for the Aging. Bingocizers play two 45-60 minute games per week for 10 weeks. Games consist of exercises designed to improve all functional fitness including range of motion, balance, muscle strength & cardio-respiratory endurance. Sign up now or stop by. Result: it’s fun & healthy!

Mah Jong: open play
2025-10-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-02 10:00 - 12:00
Curious about Mah Jong? Want to learn or already know how to play? Join us on Thursdays for a few games & some fun banter.
We’re open to beginners & experts alike; you can come to a few games, come every week, come once & decide it’s not for you.
It’s an ancient game that’s filled with skill & fun. Stop by at the Library; we play before the library is open so knock on the door; upstairs on the William Street side. We play from 10am to Noon and time flies!

Indoor Walking with Leslie Sansone
2025-10-09 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-10-07 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-10-02 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-09-30 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-09-25 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-09-23 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.

TALK: Ellen Folts of Amanda's Native Garden: Fall Planting
2025-10-08 17:00 - 18:00
Are you interested in making your garden more ecologically friendly? Join Ellen Folts from Amanda’s Native Garden to learn more about what native plants are and the benefits they have to your garden. She’ll also discuss a number of specific native perennials that you can plant & take questions from you. Join us Weds. Oct. 8th at 5pm downstairs at the library. Spread the word!

Little Bookworms Storytime
2025-10-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-24 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.

Gentle Yoga (NO Meditation this week)
2025-10-06 16:00 - 17:00
Join Lauren Shaw in a Gentle Yoga class Mondays from 4-5pm, downstairs at the Library.
While the Yoga classes are free, donations are always welcome to facilitate continuance of the classes.

GROUP: MAC Users
2025-10-06 10:00 - 12:00
GROUP: MAC users will meet on the 1st Monday of each month downstairs from 10:30am to Noon.
Join in the learning & sharing of tips; new folks & drop-ins are always welcome.
More information about the group including past meeting notes and current discussions are at hportmug.com.

GROUP: THREADS gathering
2025-09-30 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.

Gentle Yoga & Meditation with Lauren Shaw
2025-09-29 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.

Halloween Card Making with Lisa Bailey
2025-09-27 10:30 - 12:30
Join Lisa Bailey to create some spooky Halloween cards just in time to pop in the mail. Lisa will provide some beautiful papers and equipment to create some great cards. This class is free and is limited to 10 participants. You can RSVP below or call the library at 607-569-2045.

Book Ends Book Sale Rooms Open
2025-09-27 10:00 - 14:00

Pottery Painting with Berry Pottery
2025-09-23 17:00 - 18:00
Join Aubrey Cole, owner/operator of Berry Pottery in Hammondsport for a class in beginning pottery painting. Aubrey will start you out by painting a series of cute & practical refrigerator magnets that she will take and fire for you after the class. There is a $20 fee for materials per person due at the time of the class. Please RSVP below or call the library at 607.569.2045

NO Gentle Yoga or Meditation
2025-09-22 16:00 - 18:00
NO Gentle Yoga or Meditation today; will return next week

Hammondsport Heritage Day/Library, Live!
2025-09-20 11:00 - 13:00
Come to this family-friendly outdoor festival & meet representatives from the Curtiss Museum, the FLX Boating Museum, Bully Hill Vineyards and the Towns of Urbana & Wayne to learn about the growth & development of our area; the amazing people & industries that made things happen and made Hammondsport what it is today.
Live Music with local musician Dan Eaton who will play original tunes in the Gazebo; bring a chair or blanket to sit & enjoy.
The kiddos can have fun with a Boat Museum Craft and with a tried & true tradition of Grape Stomping!
Hammondsport Heritage Day will run from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, Sept 20th; if rain appears we’ll move everything indoors to the downstairs of the library.
