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Exciting news for 2019, it’s Wood Library’s 160th Anniversary! Keep an eye out for our celebration date next year.

Go Green! Read our newsletter online at woodlibrary.org ADULT PROGRAMS Wood Walkers Mondays | 9:00—10:00 AM A walking club for seniors that meets at the VA. Contact Elaine Walker at [email protected] for information.

The New Yorker Discussion Group Thursdays | 3:00—4:30 PM Readers of this popular magazine meet weekly. “Required readings” are posted to the library’s website.

Open Tech Hours Fridays | 2:00—4:00 PM Bring your devices and your questions. First come, first served.

Career Navigator By Appointment Need help with a resume? Want to find a job? Need to practice interview skills? Help will be provided by LVOY volunteer Nancy Fedick. Call 394-1381 or speak to a staff member to schedule an appointment.

Knitting Connection Save the Date Monday, December 3 | 7:00—8:30 PM Murder at the Opera! Social gathering of fiber crafters. All skill levels Thursday, January 3 | 6:30—8:30 PM welcome! Try to figure out who killed Cliff Cadaver, meet and talk with the cast of the opera, and enjoy a whodunnit! Canandaigua Writers Group Friday, December 7 | 10:30 AM—12:30 PM Beginner Knitting The Canandaigua Writers Group welcomes anyone Mondays, January 7 - February 18 | 6:30—8:30 PM who has an interest in writing. Share original Learn to knit a scarf in this 6 week beginner class. Registration stories, poems, memoirs, and more in a supportive, required. learning community of fellow writers. An optional half hour social period begins at 10:00 AM. Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, January 8 | 1:00 - 6:00 PM Alzheimer's Association - Effective Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or register at Communication Strategies www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment. Tuesday, December 18 | 6:00 —7:00 PM Explore how communication takes place when Rescheduled HWS Speaker Series: Is there (Was there?) someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the Life on Mars? verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with Wednesday, January 9 | 7:00 —8:30 PM dementia, and strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. To register call 1-800-272-3900. Kingston Thriller Book Club Paint ‘n Sip Tuesday, January 29 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM Tuesday, December 20 | 6:30 —8:30 PM Read and discuss The Dry by Jane Harper. Snacks provided. Paint a beautiful moonlit scene while you enjoy some local wine. Taught by Lesley Shakespeare Brogan of Hope In Art Studio. $15 HWS Speaker Series: Tom Drennen and Craig Talmage material fee due before class to secure a seat. Visit the Thursday, January 31 | 7:00 —8:30 PM library to prepay.

Winter Weather Alert: Please check our online calendar or call the library to learn about cancellations due to inclement weather.

TEEN PROGRAMS July in December, Teen Holiday Party Wednesday, December 19 | 6:00—8:00 PM Teen Advisory Board Meetings Grades 6—12 Fridays, December 7 & 21 | 3:30—4:30 PM Think warm thoughts! Come celebrate the Friday, January 5 | 3:30—4:30 PM holidays and party like it's July. We'll play games, Grades 8—12 drink frozen drinks, and celebrate the season with Plan library programs and learn how to advocate for your your library family. library. Seventh graders are invited to join us in January to start planning summer programs. Forts and a Movie Thursday, December 27 | 6:00—8:00 PM Teen Pizza and Movie Night: The Grinch, Grades 6—12 We're building forts! Bring your blankets, wear Charlie Brown Christmas, and Frosty the your silly onesies and build while watching The Snowman Incredibles 2. (PG, runtime 111 min) Thursday, December 13 | 6:00—8:00 PM Grades 6—12 Watch the movies with friends and eat pizza! (All Save the Date NR, total runtime 126 min) Stained Glass Craft

Friday, January 4 | 1:30—2:30 PM

Grades 6—12 Show off your fandom by creating a fake stained glass window to take home with you! Registration required.

Munchtime at the Movies: Incredibles 2 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Friday, December 28 | 12:00—2:00 PM Family program StoryWalk at Baker Park Bring your lunch to munch on while you enjoy this December 1—March 31 fun movie! Helen Parr (Elastigirl) is called on to Our winter book is The Mitten by Jan Brett. lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob Enjoy a walk around the park! But, don’t (Mr. Incredible) navigates the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life drop YOUR mitten along the way! at home with Violet, Dash and baby Jack-Jack -- whose

superpowers are about to be discovered. Their mission is Crafter-School Special: Deck the Halls derailed, however, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant Thursday, December 13 | 4:00—5:00 PM and dangerous plot that threatens everything. But the Parrs don't Grades K—5 shy away from a challenge, especially with Frozone by their side. Let's make some ornaments! Make several That's what makes this family so INCREDIBLE! special projects to hang on your tree or to give away as gifts. Registration requested. Biblio-Bop Dance Party Saturday, December 29 | 10:30—11:15 AM

Ages 1—5 and parent or caregiver Spotlight On: Llama Llama Get ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve! Preschoolers Monday, December 17 | 1:00—2:00 PM who love to dance, will hop and bop to music using Ages 3—5 bells, shakers, and a parachute to enhance the fun. Stories, crafts, games and fun for preschoolers based on the books by Anna Dewdney about a Save the Date little llama. Registration requested. Registration for Winter Preschool Story Programs Holiday Pajama Storytime December 16—30 Thursday, December 20 | 7:00—7:45 PM Program begins January 2019 Ages 3—7 and parents/caregivers The winter sessions of Time for Twos and Storytime will begin in A special holiday version of Pajama January. Register at the library, online using the calendar at Storytime. Children are invited to come to the woodlibrary.org or by calling 585-394-1381. library in jammies and follow the path of snowflakes to the Ewing Room for holiday stories, songs, a short Leggo My Legos movie and flannel board fun. Parents are invited to enjoy the Thursday, January 3 | 2:00—3:30 PM program too! No registration is necessary. Grades K—5 Registration required

Winter Weather Alert: Please check our online calendar or call the library to learn about cancellations due to inclement weather. 10 tips for a more sustainable holiday season

Tip #1: Reduce gift giving. Make responsible choices. Excessive consumption contributes to climate change, landfill waste, and health problems. If you must purchase a gift, choose a locally-made product that is sustainably certified and uses minimal toxins. Tip #2: Give a consumable. Choose gifts that can be consumed with minimal processing and waste such as fair trade chocolate, sustainably produced wine, or local foodstuffs; services such as massage therapy, housekeeping, pet-sitting; or a donation to a local charity in honor of the recipient. Tip #3: Re-gift or repurpose. Many of us own beautiful things that we never use. Giving unwanted items new life through a repurpose or re-gift is a great way to minimize consumption. Tip #4: Turn down the dial. Energy use spikes at this time of year. Turn down the thermostat and switch out regular holiday bulbs for high- efficiency LEDs. Tip #5: Consider your tree. Live trees are biodegradable, but require natural resources to grow. Artificial trees are made of petroleum and will never decompose. If you want a live tree, shop locally and dispose of properly. If you choose an artificial tree, pick one that you can use for at least a decade before disposal. Tip #6: Get creative. Use recycled paper, cloth bags, reusable gift bags, or other inventive options to wrap gifts. Skip the bows and ribbons— they aren’t recyclable and end up in the landfill. Tip #7: Ditch the holiday card. While there is value to giving and receiving holiday cards, they are typically consumed once and then thrown away or recycled. Consider sending an e-card, or one containing 100% post-consumer waste content, or send postcards. Make gift tags or holiday de cor using cards you receive. Tip #8: Do we really need more cookies and fruitcake? Serve less food at gatherings and parties. Select foods that can be composted and locally sourced. Tip #9: Give back and give time. Volunteer or donate to charity. Sponsor a family for the holidays. Spend time with a neighbor or family member. Tip #10: Be kind to the earth in 2019. Resolve to make lifestyle changes that will benefit the environment in the new year.

Year-end tax savings for IRA holders You ROC!

If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make direct distributions of Thank you to everyone up to $100,000 per year from your IRA to Wood Library. who donated on November These distributions can be counted towards your Required 27 through ROCtheDay.org Minimum Distribution, and you won’t need to include the to fund essential digital resources for children, distribution as part of your taxable income. A direct distribution teens, and adults, helping to bridge the digital to Wood Library can result in lower taxable income and may divide that exists in our community. allow you to remain in a lower marginal tax bracket. Your generous response raised $821.25, for Don’t wait until the last week of the year to consider your donations during the Rochester region’s annual options. Consult with your tax advisor now day of giving helped to fund two important to learn more about how you and Wood initiatives for 2019: 1) the continuation of our Library can benefit from gifts of assets WiFi Hotspot programs for Canandaigua City during your lifetime. School District families with no internet at home, To learn more, contact Maria Bucci, and 2) additional resources for the OWWL2Go Development Specialist, at 585.394.1381. collection. HELP US MEET OUR GOAL—JUST $4,453 LEFT TO GO! Your donation to Wood Library’s Annual Fund Drive supports Create a Legacy for Wood everything from preschool story time and new books for our Library’s Future Make a gift that will have a lasting impact. collections to lectures and author visits and after-school programs for It can be as simple as a will bequest or by teens. Your investment makes these and other life-enriching services naming Wood Library as a beneficiary of available for everyone in the community. your IRA or insurance policy.

Gifts to the Annual Fund Drive make a big difference because the library tax covers just 72% of library operations. This year our Annual Fund Drive goal is $95,000, and we still have $4,453 to raise. No gift is too small. Your donation before December 31 will provide a foundation of support so that we can continue to respond to people’s needs and serve you well. Learn more by contacting Maria Bucci at Pick up a donation envelope at the [email protected] or 585.394.1381. library or donate online at www.woodlibrary.org/donate.

Thank you PURSAPALOOZA SPONSORS!

Wood Library's 3rd annual purse party was a terrific success that raised funds to support the library's life-enriching programs for adults, including lectures, classes, film nights, and author visits. These wonderful sponsors made donations that contributed to the success of the event:

Friends of Wood Library The Medicine Shoppe of Canandaigua Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Michele Kisly Photography Heron Hill Winery Silvio and Colleen Palermo Rochester Air Center Phelps Sungas UR Medicine/Thompson Health Quail Summit Adorn Jewelry Renaissance Goodie II Shoppe Canandaigua Auto Wash Riedman Happy Hives Arby's Restaurant Rochester Homebuilders Association Cafe Sol Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Canandaigua Insurance Agency Sandy Reed Century Liquor and Wines Sinful Confections by Kathryn Casella del Lago Resort & Casino Sweet Expressions Granger Homestead Thai by Night Gullo Dental Woodcliff Hotel & Spa Lake Country Physical Therapy Zotos International Massage Therapy of Canandaigua Art Exhibit by Water Color Painting Club Exhibit December 15—January 31 in the Ewing Family Community Room Opening Reception: Saturday, December 15 | 3:00—5:00 PM

Howard VanBuren will be showcasing 8 students from his Watercolor Painting Club at the Wood Library in Canandaigua, NY. The show culminates months of advanced watercolor painting instruction, drills, theory, technique building and more. The following students will display their finished artwork; Diana Driscoll, Tairi Detwiller, Klemens Schoenfelder, Elizabeth VanBuren, Marcie Ware, Joaanne Wright, Donella Pogue and Dawn Miller. Howard's Watercolor painting Club is for watercolor painters interested in moving to an advanced level in painting in watercolor style. Each watercolor session is about 12 weeks and students meet about once per week to work on skill development. Each member finishes about 3 or 4 paintings that are displayed and are for sale in a grand finale. The Fall/ Winter session will end December 15 with this show at the Wood Library in Canandaigua, NY.

STAFF BOARD OF Jenny Goodemote TRUSTEES Executive Director Laurie Riedman, President [email protected] Deb Gregory, Vice President Ext. 306 Suzanne O’Connor, Treasurer Jill Werth, Secretary Mary Ferris Marty Daniels Children’s Services Librarian Kent Gilges [email protected] John Goodwin Ext. 304 Curtis Hill Kathi Nevin Katie Smith Craig Ross Teen Services Librarian Tammra Schiller [email protected] Heather Whiting Ext. 302 585.394.1381 Kristy Bauman 134 N Main St Next Board Meeting: Adult Services Librarian Canandaigua, NY 14424 Monday, December 17 4:30—6:00 PM [email protected] Woodlibrary.org Ext. 314 Facebook.com/woodlibrary