Oct 13

Written by: Joe Longo
Saturday, October 13, 2007 

Starting October 14 both Community Centre Branch Library and the Victoria Avenue Library will open again on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5pm. Sunday hours at both libraries will be from Oct. 14 to April 27 except for Dec.23 and March 23 when they will be closed.

Many people at the MacBain Community Centre enjoyed the Sunday openings especially during the swim time in the pool and other activities in the gym, meeting rooms, Skate Park and the new children's park beside the building.

Sunday is a popular time for the entire family to come together to the library. Hundreds of people borrow books, magazines, videotapes, DVDs, audiotapes, compact discs and even CD-ROMs. Some come to research personal, business and school subjects. Others enjoy reading out-of-town newspapers and current magazines. Many view the monthly exhibitions and displays throughout the library. Dozens of people will search the Internet using the public workstations. Children particularly love the early literacy workstation in the children's department. The microfilm reader-printers at the Victoria Avenue Library are usually fully occupied.

Only basic reference and Internet assistance is available from our reduced Sunday staff. Please telephone the library during the week to set aside special materials, including local history materials, for your use on Sunday.

The fourth Teen Night will be held on Oct. 19 from 7pm to 10pm at the Victoria Avenue Library with the rock group "Don't Be Alarmed" performing at 7pm and "Open Book Diaries" at 9pm.

An "Open Mic" will be held at 8pm where anyone is invited to read a poem or a story, play an instrument (as long as no setup is required), juggle, sing, do a comedy routine or anything similar. To perform at Open Mic, please contact in advance Andrew Porteus at 905-356-8080

Tickets are $2 in advance at any of the four libraries in Niagara Falls or $4 at the door with a limited number of tickets on a first come basis.

During October the Niagara Falls Public Library is participating in a unique region-wide program, "Niagara Reads ". Everyone is invited to the Victoria Avenue Library on Oct. 24 at 7:30pm to meet and listen to author Sue Augustine among others.