January 2015
Calendar of Events

Children Winter Reading Program continues through January 16th
Registration will be open throughout the program so feel free to join the program at any time.  Visit the Children’s area or call (716) 372-0200 for more details.


Thursday January 1^st
Library is closed – Happy New Year!
Library will reopen on January 2^nd at 9am.


Crochet & Knitting Group is cancelled for January – enjoy your New Year’s Day!

Saturdays January 10^th, 17^th, and 24^th, 10:30am
Get Blown Away in Fun With the Balloon Man
The Olean Public Library will be hosting a balloon art workshop starting on January 10th from 10:30-11:30am and run for three Saturdays. Dave McHenry, also known as Balloon Man, will be teaching the three session workshop. The workshop will cover beginning balloon twisting techniques.
 
This workshop is for patrons 16 years and older. Space is limited. Stop by the Circulation Desk or call (716) 372-0200 to sign up.


Saturday January 10^th, 1:30pm
Meeting of the Olean Historical Society
Please bring a couple items of interest regarding the Olean area to be discussed.  Any questions, please call the City Historian Dave Deckman at (716) 372-5642 or Olean Historical Society President Dave Hornburg at (716) 338-7761.  Hope to see you there!

Monday January 19^th
Library Closed – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Library will reopen on January 20^th at 9am.
Online resources are available 24/7 at www.oleanlibrary.org


Tuesday January 20^th, 7pm
A Night of Jazz Appreciation with Moses Howden and Les Sabina
Join us for a night of Jazz exploration. Mr. Howden and Dr. Sabina will provide an historic and practical insight into Jazz music, a true American music. They will explore the origins of Jazz, the people who played the music, and how improvisation, which is one of the important aspects of Jazz music, works and plays a significant part in the music. Mr. Howden and Dr. Sabina will provide musical examples, and give a live demonstration of improvisation, and explore it’s African historic roots, and how polyrhythms form a rhythmic foundation of the music. The presenters hope that those who attend the lecture will acquire a greater appreciation for Jazz, and its rightful place in American history and culture.
 
Tuesday, January 20^th, 12:30pm
Brown Bag Book Club – The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood
Bring your lunch.  Drink & dessert provided by “Friends of the Olean Library, Inc.”  

Blizzard of Books – Teen and Adult Winter Reading Program
January 26^th – March 7^th
The holidays are over, the weather is cold, curling up with a warm beverage and a book sounds absolutely delightful. From January 26th until March 7th, choose any books you like and read, read, read! Once you are finished with a book, make a snowflake (we will provide the paper – you provide the imagination) with the book title, author’s name, and 1-5 star (or snowflake) rating system. We will create a blizzard of titles within the library. Read a book, turn in a snowflake, and get a prize. It is that simple. Graphic novels, Audiobooks, and eAudiobooks all count.
 
Fill out a registration card at the Reference Desk starting on January 26th.