Keeping in touch with the Portville Free Library

Keeping in touch withthe Portville Free LibraryThe Newsletter of the Friends of the Portville Free Libraryand the Portville Free Library2 North Main Street PO Box 768 Portville, NY 14770Phone (716) 933-8441 Fax (716) 933-7020E-mail portlibr@roadrunner.com www.cclslib.org/portvilleCharles Bretzin, DirectorLibrary HoursMonday 1-8 p.m. Tuesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday ClosedThursday 1-8 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.WE ARE ON OUR WAYTO MEET OUR GOALThe Friends of the Library are busy brainstormingdifferent ways to help pay for repairs to the“community clock” which has been out of commissionfor quite some time. The clock was given to the Portvillecommunity in loving memory of Evelyn Petruccelli in March 2003 by her family,friends and the Friends of the Library. Evelyn was the President of theFriends, served as a trustee, and spent many hours volunteering her time at thelibrary.You might have noticed the article printed in the Olean Times Herald or the PortvillePanther asking for the community’s help in paying for repairs due to the library’sand Friends’ limited financial resources. Thanks to generousbenefactors, we are nearly one-half of the way to meeting our goal of$3,000 and anticipate additional tax-deductible gifts.The Friends voted to go ahead with the repairs at their Septembermeeting. Hopefully in the near future when you drive past the library ourcommunity clock will show the correct time.

Election Day Bake SaleNovember 3 10 a.m.— 5 p.m.Let us provide even more motivation for you to get out and voteon Tuesday, November 3: the Friends’ Election Day pie sale.All kinds of scrumptious pies will be sold, even coconut andpumpkin, thanks to the generosity of the Portville Lutherans,who are letting us use their special window-front refrigerator forthose types that must be kept cold. Both whole pies and pieceswill be sold this year, as well as smaller sizes. At the sametime, Avon items and special candles will be shown for sale.Library Board:President-Dr. E. T. ClarkVice President-Ronda PollockSecretary/Treasurer-Dan SchmidtBarbara Fairbanks, Priscilla Griffith,Chris Piaggi, and James TorreyInterlibrary LoansFax (716) 933-7020Copies, including colorBooks on CassetteGenealogy MaterialTax FormsServices Provided by the LibraryFriends Officers:President-Joe DuShawVice President-Charlene VanDusenSecretary-Melinda MillerTreasurer-Chris WaldenReading ProgramsVideo & DVD collectionMicrofilmLarge Print BooksComputersBasic Computer HelpPlease deposit yourused eyeglassesat the libraryfor thePortville Lions ClubThank you!October 19November 3November 9November 20November 30December 14Upcoming Friends EventsPass-the-dish Dinner at 6:30pmElection Day Pie Sale at the libraryAvon & Candle Sale 10am - 5 pmMonthly MeetingTurkey Raffle DrawingLibrary Christmas Tree Decorating &Mitten Tree Set-up at 6pmMonthly Meeting

The Portville Library Book Club continues to meet every third Monday ofthe month, but now under rotating leadership. Over the summer, themembers decided to take turns choosing the books and guiding the discussions.The varied nature of the books can be seen in some of their recentselections: The Book Thief by Zusak, The Thirteenth Tale by Setterfield,and The Heretic’s Daughter by Kent. This lively group welcomes new members,who should come in ahead of time to pick up the selected book.On Monday evening, October 19 at 6:30, the Friends are sponsoring a passthe-dishdinner for all members. Everyone enjoyed the similar dinner held inJanuary this year, and this is another opportunity to renew acquaintances andmeet new friends. We will provide your table service and beverages; you needbring only yourself and a favorite dish to share. Afterwards, President JoeDuShaw will preview coming activities for the Friends,and we will also get an update from Charlene on theJunior Friends. Put October 19 on your calendar andjoin us for an evening of good food and fun.It Pays to Read at the Portville LibraryThe children’s department has started a new reading incentivehere at the Portville Library. As the young patrons increase theiramount of reading, they will receive different prizes – each witha money theme. When they reach their first goal they will receive an unreal$100 pencil! The other prizes include a notepad and a bouncy ball. We aretrying to reassure these young people that the knowledge and enjoymentthey receive from reading will far surpass the prizes they receive, but sometimesit is just fun to be rewarded.Story Time = Fun TimeFriday at 10 o’clock finds our children’s department full of life with children listeningto books, playing indoor games and trying their hands at creating a varietyof crafts. Before leaving, kids have the opportunity to select books andcheck them out for a fantastic week of reading.

Our Creative SummerThe library experienced another successful SummerReading Program this past summer. The NYState theme was “Be Creative @ the Library” andwe had a fun time planning and implementing thattheme. Our kickoff night was making and eating grossfood. The kids loved making “armpit fudge” and“boogers on a stick”. Throughout the weeks we hadtwo guest speakers, made a fleece pillow, created puppets,and closed with water games. The Art Mobilefrom Saint Bonaventure came for three weeks andworked with a group of children on painting their ownmasterpiece.A total of 120 children were registered for this year’s program. We offered fiveMonday evening special events, five story hour programs, three Art Mobile sessions,six visits from Portville Central’s summer school students, and our closingprogram.The young patrons were able to receive rewards for the different books they read.The younger children had to read ten books to start earning their prizes. They read atotal of 2,853 books this summer. The older children kept track of the hours theyread, totaling 407 hours. Congratulations for a job well done.Local food pantry inneed of our help!The library is collecting spaghetti,spaghetti sauce and canned fruit forour local food pantry. The food pantryis located at theFirst PresbyterianChurch and is open forresidents of the PortvilleSchool District.Beth Marvin heads up of our children’s departmentas aninnovative fulltime employee.Ms. Marvin hasbeen organizingour summerreading programand workingpart-time for severalyears and isalready an oldhand at libraryresponsibilities.

Turkey RaffleSpragues’ Turkey Farm once again is donating a fresh turkey to be raffled off by theFriends to a lucky winner. You will find tickets for sale in the newsletter, and morewill be available at the library at the cost of one for a dollar or ten for five dollars. Sobring in your tickets between now and the drawing on Friday, November 20. Many thanks tothe Spragues for their continuing generosity.Tree Assembly/TrimmingHelp is needed to set up two artificialtrees and decorate one on Monday eveningNovember 30 at 6 pm.It has also been brought to our attentionthat some of our ornaments are inneed of being replaced. Either a handmadeor purchased ornament can bebrought to the library to help brightenup our beautiful Christmas tree.Our annual mitten tree will also be inneed of mittens, hats and scarves. Lastyear nearly 300 items were distributedto those in need through the local foodpantry and churches.ReplacementsThree new Dell computers will be ready foryour use in the near future. The Online OpportunityGrant and matching funds fromthe Library’s Board of Trustees have madethis all possible. Two will replace our originalGates computers and the third will beset up for reference and photography use. Aprinter and scanner will also be availablefor public use.The library provides basic computer classesusing Microsoft Word 2003 and surfing theworld wide web on Tuesday afternoons andThursdays evenings for five week sessions.The classes are open to all our patrons at nocharge.Thank you Friends of the Libraryfor our new sign!The Friends of the Library along with donations made inmemory of George Boyer supplied the library with the fundsto make our beautiful sign possible. Memorials were given inmemory of George Boyer by: Melinda Miller, Bob and Barb Fairbanks, RussellDowney, Janet Reynolds, Doris Childs, Dennis and Cathy Lynch, Rollie and RuthBray, Charles and Jean Bretzin, Olean General Hospital Surgical Services Staff,Randy and Judy McClain, Jack and Betty Rutterman, Southern Tier AnesthesiologistsP. C., Richard and Charlene Waite, Jim and Carol Molyneaux, American LegionPost 770 Trumansburg, NY, Norm and Connie King, Ginny and DennyDorman, Tom and Ronda Pollock, Nelson and Priscilla Griffith, The Kayes Family,and Pauline and John Maxson.

Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20 ,2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009Turkey Raffle TicketDonated by Sprague’s Turkey FarmTo benefit the Friends of the Library$1.00 per ticket or ten tickets for $5.00Name_________________________________Telephone number_______________________Drawing on November 20, 2009

Memorials made to the Portville Free LibraryIn Memory of: Vivian Marsh ; Given by: Robert and Lila Pollock, and Christopher PollockIn Memory of: Sheila Murray Patterson; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Carmen Booth ; Given by: Ike and Mary Lou Harrison, The Thompson Family, andChristopher PollockIn Memory of: Mary Hamor ; Given by: Linda MonsellIn Memory of: Sandra Visser; Given by: The Claude Cradduck Family, Paul and Margaret Visser’David and Beverly Visser, Peg Belinda and Donna Bloise, Bob and Holly Fisher, and Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Letha Baker; Given by: Iva Webster, Eleanor Austin, Anna Kilpatrick, DorothyBurrell, and Connie Smith MattesonIn Memory of :Margaret Torrey; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Charlene Kinnaird ; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: James Meiers ; Given by: Gene and Marion Newburg,and Co-workers of James Meiers Jr.In Memory of: Jo Warner ; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Marge Shields ; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Clair (Bud) Merrick ; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Michele Wuethrich ; Given by: Ralph Wuethrich FamilyIn Memory of: George Boyer; Given by: Pauline Maxson and John MaxsonIn Memory of: Mel Van Curen ; Given by: Janet ReynoldsIn Memory of: Frank Struchen ; Given by: Mr. & Mrs. Joseph EatonMemorials made to the Friends of the LibraryIn Memory of: Marge Shields ; Given by: Gertrude Johnson, Dick and JoyceShields, Melford and Debbie Taylor, and Betty DunshieIn Memory of : George Boyer ; Given by: Gertrude JohnsonIn Memory of: Jeffery Linn ; Given by: Gertrude Johnson

October is membership renewal monthCheck the dateon yourmailing labelto seethe last timeyou paid yourmembership dues.Friends of the Portville Free Library2 North Main StreetP.O. Box 768Portville, NY 14770