Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library

We forgive you!
Though we encourage patrons to bring items back on time, we know life happens! That's why we forgive you and want to remind everyone that we are FINE FREE- for when life gets in the way of due dates. 😊

Our phones may be out for a few days. They are FINALLY transferring our numbers to a new service.

But don’t worry, the numbers the same. Just adding some new features.

Thank You for Your Patience

Looking for something spooky?? We have a selection of books to give you scares 😲

Most of these are available at our library, but others can be ordered and sent to our library. All you need is your library card!

It may be Friday the 13th, but there's nothing to be afraid of... except missing out on great horror reads from North Country libraries!

As your librarian for a recommendation, or check out our special collection on our catalog:

https://tinyurl.com/NCLScursed24

👀Check out our new display of Robert Munsch books!! 👀

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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY!!!!

Drawings will be announced for the Walmart Gift Cards for Teens and Adults on Monday September 16th.

There is one week left to get your reading in for both kids and adults alike!

Save the date! The North Country Library System will be holding a community drive for personal care items to support our Library CareKits program. The event will be held at the NCLS Service Center at 22072 County Route 190 in Watertown on Saturday, October 19 from 9am-3pm.

All personal care items should be new. Check ncls.org/carekits a list of requested items.

We’ll also be collecting books for recycling and holding a last chance book sale – your chance to save a stack from the Bookie Monster!

Our parking lot will be full of good things, including Stewart’s Ice Cream, the Good Eaton BBQ and Sweet & Yummy food trucks, and Tunes 92.5 keeping us in good music.

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Van Ness at [email protected] or 315-782-5540. See you there!

Nominations for our annual awards are now being accepted!!
-if you wish to submit multiple people and/or in multiple categories, please submit in multiple forms.

Our awards are:

MOVING MOUNTAINS: The Moving Mountains award recognizes an Encompass Recreation exceptional youth participant who has demonstrated outstanding growth and resilience ove the past year while participating in Encompass Recreation programming. (Last year's winner Addie Day) Kelsey Brand Day

COMMUNITY CHAMPION: The Community Champion award honors a local business or organization that has shown exceptional support for Encompass Recreation programming. This award recognizes their commitment to fostering inclusive opportunities, encouraging community engagement, and helping to enhance the lives of participants through their ongoing contributions. (Last year's winner: Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library)

MOST VALUABLE VOLUNTEER: The Most Valuable Volunteer award recognizes an Encompass Recreation volunteer who consistently goes above and beyond to support the organization's programs and events. This award celebrates their dedication, passion, and exceptional contributions, which help ensure the success and positive impact of Encompass Recreation activities on the community. (Last year's winner: Kayla Schulz)

Nomination Deadline is October 15th.
Click here to nominate:
https://www.encompassrec.com/our-programs-events

There is one week left to get your reading in for both kids and adults alike!

As schools begin to start back again we decided to put one last StoryWalk out.
The StoryWalk is located along the front fence line of the Maple Street Park (Right across the road along the playground area).

The story is "Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping"

Synopsis: "Afraid of camping, Scaredy Squirrel decides to watch television instead but quickly realizes he needs to plug his television into an outlet, so he makes a plan to brave the great outdoors."

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We will be CLOSED Saturday August 31st and Monday September 2nd for Labor Day Weekend

In today's drop-box was this stack! Adults like to get lost in their favorite series too. So if want to read 4,952 pages of The Outlander series in a month, like this patron did, we're here for that too!

As much as we hate to say this, the Overnight Campout scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled due to not having enough families signed up for it.

We will try again next year. Possibly in July sometime and not so close to the start of the school year.

ATTN: NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITIES! We need your help collecting critical need items!

North Country Library CareKits

The Great Give Back – Saturday, October 19

The North Country Library System will be holding a community drive for personal care items to support our Library CareKits program. The event will be held at the NCLS Service Center at 22072 County Route 190 in Watertown on Saturday, October 19 from 9am-3pm.

All personal care items should be new and can include:

Toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash
Menstrual products
Travel-sized First Aid Kits
Tissues
Wet wipes
Travel-sized shampoo and conditioner
Nail clippers
Soap
Deodorant
Razors and shaving cream
Hand warmers
Socks
Gloves

We’ll also be collecting books for recycling and holding a last chance book sale – your chance to save a stack from the Bookie Monster!

Our parking lot will be full of good things, including Stewart’s Ice Cream, the Good Eaton BBQ and Sweet & Yummy food trucks, and Tunes 92.5 keeping us in good music.

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Van Ness at [email protected] or 315-782-5540.

The North Country Library System is excited to announce the launch of CareKits, a regional anti-poverty initiative providing free, on-demand access to essential hygiene items. Additionally, each kit will provide information about library and community resources and will be available at all North Country libraries across Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties.

North Country Bridges will be partnering with NCLS to promote and assess the CareKits initiative. North Country Bridges will also be offering Bridges Out of Poverty training to member library staff to better help them understand the experience of poverty and provide services to vulnerable members of our communities.

Census data shows the magnitude of the hardship faced by people in our service area, with between 12% and 16% living below the poverty line, depending on the county. A simple hygiene kit filled with personal care products can provide encouragement and hope to those in need. As public spaces, community resources, and trusted messengers, libraries are ideal distribution points for anti-poverty kits like these.

CareKits will include a drawstring backpack, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, wipes, nail clippers, comb, shampoo, soap, tissues, a basic first aid kit, ChapStick, razor, shaving cream, hand sanitizer, deodorant, tampon, pad, and laundry detergent. Also included are cold weather items: socks, a hat, gloves, neck warmer, and hand warmers.

This project is made possible with grant funding from the Northern New York Community Foundation and the Northern New York Library Network.

If you’re interested in contributing to this program, please donate funds via our PayPal button on this page, purchase supplies from our Amazon Wishlist, or contact your local library for more information.

Our first Summer Reading Champion of 2024!!

This week our phone and fax system will be changing to a new system. This means that our phone and fax system will be going on and off at random times while we connect everything.
Once this is done we will have a more "professional" sounding phone system that will include options to hear our hours (and other things to be rolled out once we know how they all work).
In the meantime this means that our phone system might be temporarily unavailable. If this happens you can always message us here on FB and we will get back to you ASAP.

Thanks.

This stack of Magic Tree House books came back in the delivery today! This is why we're here, so you can get lost in your favorite series. We hope this patron of ours enjoyed every minute of these!

This amazing photo came in from the Paige family!Their Owls are camping with them at Yogi Bear campground in Binghamton and are enjoying an oversized roasted marshmallow! It's a big as they are! Don't forget to share your Owl's adventures too.

Just a reminder for the Parents:

Your kids Summer Reading Charts need to be returned when they are completed. This way they can get a new sheet to continue their process and get either a Mystery Bag or treasure from the "Prize Box"

Once your child returns 5 sheets they will get a grand prize and certificate of completion of the Summer Reading Program!

So please return the sheets as they complete them so we can track the amount of certificates that will need to be made. If they return them all at once we will not be able to have a certificate ready.

‼️ SUMMER PROGRAM ENDS SEPTEMBER 15TH ‼️

Thank You

This is our initial planning session for a major Fundraiser we are excited about. Please join us as we map out our plans for what we hope will be a fun and rewarding project! If you can't join us for this session please look for future postings.

Some of you may have gotten some incorrect information over the weekend, so allow us to clear things up:

We are currently NOT taking any more donations. After the sale (THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED US!!👍👍), we usually like to take a breath and about a month or so before we start to accept donations again.

In the meantime if you have any books that you want to donate we would suggest contacting other libraries to see if they may have any use for them, or if you’re willing to wait a while we will eventually be taking books again.

We will let everyone know when we are accepting donations again.

Thank You

Sally Ploof Hunter Library Staff

Michael and Elizabeth Saxby’s Ollies went to Canandaigua, NY for camp at 4H Bristol Hills! What are your Ollies up to?

We would like to thank everyone who supported our book sale over the weekend.

Now comes the cleanup, but before...

ALL BOOKS ARE FREE TODAY, MONDAY (August 5th) ONLY!!!!!

Each book taken is one that is saved from a potential meeting with the "Bookie Monster" (North Country Library System book recycling machine).

The NCLS Summer Reading Adventure Checklist is still ongoing! Stop by the library to pick one up or print a copy off at home. Adventure begins at your Library! Keep on Reading!

Visit from Prehistoric World Reptile Zoo

As always a wonderful presentation.

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