The James V. Brown Library board of trustees recently offered details on the Author Gala to be held Thursday, library statistics for September and the success of the summer program.

The 17th annual Author Gala, with feature author Lisa See, is sold out with a waiting list. There will be a silent auction taking place with jewelry, art, two opportunities of tastings with Chef Paul at Le Jeune Chef, cooking classes, a weekend trip to Keuka Lake and more.

All of the proceeds from the event will support the library.

Barbara McGary, executive director, gave the monthly report on library statistics ensuring that the library is continuing to grow in more ways than one.

The James V. Brown Library mission is to be the place to go to learn, connect and grow, she said. We go where the people are. We know the impacts we make everyday.

She added that the multi-generational programs including grandparent story time, programs for babies, story labs and the national family heritage month genealogy programs are just some of the programs that are bringing community members and volunteers together.

We are growing, she added.

McGary also stated the library statistics for the month of September adding the number of citizens that use their book and online services together to show the monthly growth for board members.

There are 20,420 citizens who walk through our doors and visit us online, (weve loaned) 33,000 books and electronic items, she said. We have public access and wireless access for 5,732 members; its a core essential service. We are the place to grow with 66 programs that served 877 people and encouraged 365 volunteer hours.

In other business, Nina White, youth services coordinator, touted the success of last years summer programs with story labs, creative hands-on activities, reading and more.

Summer reading programs have been happening over the course of 130 years to fight the summer slide, the period of time in which children are on break from schools and are not in academic achieving spaces, according to White.

James V. Brown Library holds summer activities over the summer including story labs with reading, an art hands-on lab and a science hands-on lab with activities for children. All of the activities work to ensure children gain experience to be competitive in todays world through activities with critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity.

The program also gave out books, pencils and other supplies before the program and offered an open scholastic book fair for the finale.

Many of the programs including the summer camp were full in the first day and have impacted many of the local families, having them excited to come back for the next summer program according to White.

The next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at the James V. Brown Library on West Fourth Street.

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