This year has been unlike any other. It has presented us with challenges we never anticipated and has forced us to come up with new exciting ways to interact with the community we so honored to serve. Here’s a look back at an unbelievable year.
2020 Timeline
- March 16 – The Library Closes
- March-June – shift to digital programming
- Book Clubs for Adults
- Howard’s End via Instagram Live
- The Oysterville Sewing Circle via Youtube
- On Beauty via Facebook
- The Approaching Storm via Soundcloud
- Special Events through the library podcast
- Interview with television actor John Davey (Shazam, The Rockford Files)
- Series of 6 interviews with library directors and staff throughout the system
- Regular interactive videos for kids and families
- Scavenger Hunts
- Rhyme time
- Baby Play Dates
- April 6 – Weekly Interactive story reading via Zoom
- April 30 – Presented a full-cast audio drama of Dragnet: The Big Small
- May 8 – Storytimes broadcast on local radio station
- June 15 – Summer Reading Program Registrations Begin
- Book Clubs for Adults
- June 29 – Library reopens with desk service at the Auditorium Foyer
- July 6 – Summer Reading Program begins for all ages
- July 10 – Resumed weekly in-person storytimes on the library lawn
- July 16 – Interactive Zoom Program with actor and puppeteer Mike Quinn (Lucasfilm, The Jim Henson Company)
- Followed up by in-depth interview for the library podcast.
- July 20 – Resumed delivery of items among the libraries to help fill special requests
- July 21 – Outreach storytime at YMCA begins
- July 21 – Began regular Book Clubs on the front terrace
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- July 30 – Began holding regular outdoor movie screening for all ages
- August 1 – Browsing collection at the Auditorium Foyer expanded
- August 7 – Didgeridoo Down Under Virtual Auditorium Program
- August 13 – Monthly Adult Craft Classes resume
- September 1 – Wi-Fi extended further into parking lot and lawn space
- September 5 – Annual Fancy Tea Party held on the front lawn
- September 19 – Batman Day
- Chalk Art program on the front terrace
- Special podcast interview with author Shea Fontana (Batman: Overdrive, DC Super Hero Girls)
- September 21 – The Monday Club holds first meeting of the season in the Exhibition Room
- September 22 – Participated in National Voter Registration Day
- September 23 – Opened the Tech Lab in the Exhibition Room
- September 24 – Sheryl Faye presents Susan B. Anthony Virtual Auditorium Program
- October 3 – Held our first annual Fall Festival, with craft classes, raffles, snacks, live music from The Young Sisters and free books from the Wellsville Rotary Club
- October 5 – Special interview with Eisner and GLAAD Award winning artist Alitha Martinez for the library podcast
- October 15 – Present a special interview with Republican and Democrat county election officials answering questions on voting in 2020
- October 31 – Held special outdoor Halloween Party
Looking to the future, we will continue to monitor the situation and follow guidance from the state as well as the Southern Tier Library System.
Due to our proximity to a state border combined with the fact that Wellsville draws people from across many communities, serving as a hub for medical and shopping needs, our procedures require extra caution. Our primary goal is the safety of our community, so we will continue to provide all of our regular services as long as we are able.