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January 23 Newsletter

January 23 Newsletter

HPL Newsletter Jan 23

January 03, 2023

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What’s new at the library?

Top 10 most checked out books of 2022

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton & James Patterson
Wish You were Here by Jodi Picoult
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
22 Seconds by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
The Judge’s List by John Grisham
The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci
Sparring Partners by John Grisham
Dream Town by David Baldacci

Upcoming Programs

Calendar of Events

It’s not too late to sign up!

The After School Program meets Tuesdays and Thursday from 3-4:30.

Tuesday is for students in grades K-2 and Thursday is for grades 3-5.

Winter Wonderland reads for January

Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Beartown by Frederik Backman
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Recommend a Book

Read a really good book recently that you think other people should read as well? Let us know and we’ll share it in a future newsletter!

Request a Recommendation

Want a personalized recommendation? Fill out the form to let us know what kind of book you’re looking for!

Suggest an Item for purchase

Want to read, watch, or listen to something the library doesn’t own? Let us know and we will consider purchasing it for our collection.

From the Director

Happy New Year! Speaking of “New,” what’s “New” at the library? Passes to the Museum of Science and Technology (MoST) in Syracuse, that’s what! You can now check out passes to this museum, and over 200 other parks and museums, with your library card!

Okay, so 200 seems like a lot, but I checked the math and this number is accurate. First, there is the aforementioned MoST pass, which grants access to two adults and any accompanying children. Then there’s the Fenimore and Farmer’s Museum passes (that’s TWO museums), similarly offering access for two adults and up to four children. Then you have the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park passes out in Cazenovia - this gives you parking access to the site. Then there’s the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, which allows two adults and accompanying children access to their featured exhibits BUT ALSO gives access to 18 additional museums throughout the State. We also have the Explore Outdoors Pass, which gives you access to six Onondaga County parks including the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, and finally, the Empire Pass, which gives you free parking to more than 180 State parks!

Aside from the MoST pass, all these other passes have been around for a while. I’m telling you this because according to checkout statistics, only a handful of you know that we have them available! If you would like to learn more about what passes we have, stop in the library or visit us online at hamiltonlibrary.org/museum-passes/.

Oh, and one more thing about the museum passes - these amazing places don’t offer us free admission. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library through your donations. So thank you and the Friends for making this collection possible.

Thank you for reading!

Highlights from last month

December was a busy month for us. We had toddler play date, made pinecone birdfeeders and gingerbread houses, and had a full house at Santa Storytime!