The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System is pleased to invite children and families to have some fun “Creating Oceans of Sound” with RiverJack Z! Eight area libraries will be hosting this free musical event featuring Jack Zucchini, the guitar-playing singer/songwriter from The Zucchini Brothers. Participants will also be provided with an art activity that will be created at the event or sent home as a make-and-take activity.
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 The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System! Please join us in celebrating by attending one of the free events taking place across our service area. Fun activities will take place from 2:00 – 4:00 pm with gifts, cupcakes, and ice cream while supplies last! Tuesday 8/6What: An 18′ inflatable slide will be part of the fun at this event!Where: Schroon Lake Beach Tuesday 8/13What: Face painting/balloon sculptures with Pipsqueak the Clown and karaoke will be featured!Where: …[CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company will be visiting twelve member libraries in August to present “My Mother the Astronaut: To the moon and beyond!” which ties in with our summer reading theme, A Universe of Stories. In this show, Aquarius’ mom is an astronaut and today is “Take your child to work day”. Aquarius can’t wait to go to NASA and find out what it’s like to be in space! They visit Mission Control where she meets scientists and engineers …[CLICK TO READ MORE]
Essex County Health Department and Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System has collaborated to establish libraries as dedicated cooling centers during summer heat waves. See the participating locations below:
Libraries across the 3 counties are preparing for a Summer Reading Program of astronomical proportions this year! “A Universe of Stories” is this year’s theme, meaning that libraries will be setting up events and activities revolving around science, technology, and imagining about what lies in the final frontier. Keep your eyes on the events calendar to see what libraries have in store and check our Summer Reading page for more information about the program overall and how you can encourage …[CLICK TO READ MORE]
Check out the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s (CSLP’s) 2021 PSA. Find Summer Reading Program events happening at a library near you on our library events calendar or follow us on Facebook! Summer Reading at New York Libraries is an annual program that brings children and families into public libraries for reading and activities. Over 1.1 million young people from pre-K to teens participated in Summer Reading at New York Libraries in 2021. You and your children are invited to join your library’s …[CLICK TO READ MORE]
