Help us celebrate Carousel Day on Saturday, July 26th at CFJ Park in Johnson City.  The library staff will be hosting a craft table and a Scavenger Hunt from 10:00 AM to noon.  No registration is required and all events are FREE.  Bring the entire family for this annual, fun-filled day of music, games and summer sun! 

Kids and Teens ages 11 and up may join us for our Young Adult Book Discussion series at 7 PM in July in August.  We will be having a fun and relaxed talk about the following bestselling YA books:  Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson on Monday, July 14, Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card on Monday, July 28 and Divergent, by Victoria Roth on Monday, August 11.  Attend as many or as few as you like.  No registration is required and adults are welcome too!

Sit back and relax in our air-conditioned dining room while you enjoy one of these 6 hit movies about space and space exploration:

2001: A Space Odyssey- July 21 at 5:30 PM

Apollo 13- July 22 at 5:30 PM

Mission to Mars- July 25 at 2:00 PM

Solaris- July 29 at 6:00 PM

Wall-E- July 31 at 2:00 PM

Gravity- August 1 at 2:00 PM

Free popcorn and soda will be provided.  It’s summer fun that is going to be out of this world!

Learn the basics of oil painting in a fun and casual setting with professional artist Glenda Blake.  Together we’ll paint from a still life in the classroom, exploring composition, underpainting, light, shadow, and color mixing.  If you’ve been puzzled by books on painting, this is an ideal time and place to ask questions.  Please bring a work apron and/or wear older clothing to paint in.  Classes will be held Monday afternoons from 1 – 4 PM, July 28 through August 25.  There is a limit of 10 students per class.  A one-time $15 fee is required to cover supplies.  To sign up, stop by the circulation desk at Your Home Public Library, 107 Main Street, Johnson City, NY.

Kids of all ages can join us on Wednesday, July 30th from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM for Big Rig Day.  Our back parking lot will be filled with earth-moving machines, fire engines, and more!  This is your chance to get up close and personal with these awesomely massive machines.  Bring your camera and the entire family for an event like no other.

Click here to view photos from last year’s well attended Big Rig Day on 8/31/13.