Chili Public Library
  • Home
    • Curbside Pickup
    • Contact Us
    • Monroe County Library System
  • About
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Library Board of Trustees >
      • Board Agendas
      • Becoming a Trustee
      • Board Minutes
    • Online Databases
    • Policies, Forms, and Employment Applications >
      • Employment Applications
      • Forms
      • Policies
    • Staff
  • Adult Services
    • History of the Library
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • CPL Goodreads
    • CPL On The Go
    • Digital Library: eBooks and Hoopla
    • Events and Programs
    • Resources
    • Roaring 20s and 30s Library Group
    • Tech Tutors
    • VIP Passes
  • Makerspace
    • Spark Lab Open Hours
    • Spark Kits
    • Makerspace Book Lists
  • Kids and Teens
    • Kids
    • Teens >
      • Teen Friends
      • Teen Volunteer Application
  • Support Us!
    • Chili Friends >
      • About Our CPL Friends
      • Book Sale
      • Donate to the Friends
      • Join the Friends
      • Services the Friends Provide
    • Chili Public Library Foundation

Greater Rochester Teen Book Fest

5/24/2017

0 Comments

 
TBF is one of my favorite events in the year. To see people screaming with joy as they see their favorite authors. To see people looking at the schedule to see what they have time to check out.
On top of that, my son was old enough to come to it. As a parent, it was both scary and exciting. As a librarian, I was so happy that he was able to experience this most awesome event.

Jack's first year at TBF!

A post shared by Catherine Kyle (@cathyakyle) on May 20, 2017 at 6:35am PDT

As the countdown continues here's a picture of our wonderful TBF 2017 Committee! These wonderful people work hard every year to give you the best possible TBF experience ever! □□□ #roctbf #roctbf2017 #teenbookfestival #teenbookfestival2017 #teenbookfest #teenbookfest2017 #nazarethcollege

A post shared by Greater Rochester TBF (@teenbookfest) on May 17, 2017 at 9:29am PDT

One of the best things about the festival is that teens get priority. Need to sit and an adult has the last available chair? We kick them out and you get to go first. Teens ALWAYS get first here at the festival. Author's got time for one last signature and there's an adult and a teen right behind. The teen gets first opportunity. Yup. Sometimes we get angry adults that yell at us, but that's okay, because you know what that means? We have so many people that like/love an author that we are willing to do what we can, even if that makes an adult (or many adults) mad at us.
Check out TBF's website here!
0 Comments

Thank you Friends of the Chili Library!

5/11/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
You who come will be the first to see our new "toy". I use quotes due to the fact that this is more than a toy. I expect lots of learning to come out of this.
The Friends of the Chili Library are super supportive of us here in Youth Services and for a while now we've been discussing other ways that we can play and learn here in Chili.
Make sure that you listen to the sound in the video. Its AWESOME!

Our new friend sounds like something out of an old Doctor Who or Star Trek episode! Don't worry everyone. As soon as we figure it out, it will be your turn!

A post shared by Chili Public Library (@chililibrary) on May 9, 2017 at 1:20pm PDT

0 Comments

"Happy" Revenge of the Sith Day!

5/5/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
Yes. Today is seriously "Revenge of the Sith". And its not only because its the day after "May the Fourth" and so we need to let the dark sith lords have their special time.

Its been so dark and gloomy. Nothing works correctly and even I can't work correctly. Everyone I've spoken to today would like to blow something up and hide under a big dark cloak. So far, no one has discussed blowing up Alderaan, but hey, you never know, its only just after 3pm.

I personally, love hiding under big dark cloaks and so when I am purchasing jackets, I make an attempt at seeing if I can hide my whole face in it. Its almost as if you could disappear into another world in that dark "cotton jacket" cave, without having to search out for a real one. Those are too damp and they have bats usually. I love having it so I can just see enough that I can read a book and maybe munch on some popcorn or drink some coffee. Oh and melancholy music. Can't forget to have melancholy music playing.

I wonder what Anakin Skywalker was thinking about while he had his hood up in his angry looking cloak? He always looked like there was a big tennis match going on in his head. "good guy. no. bad guy. no. good guy. I hate the universe. no. the universe is good. no." .... that is way too much work to go on inside a mind wrapped up in a hooded cloak. Sometimes I even wonder what kind of music did he listen to, especially on dark and gloomy days. Do you think he listened to music that would make him even gloomier? Yeah, probably.

What do you do on dark and gloomy days? I hope you at least spend some of the time curled up and reading a book. Are there certain things you like to do in order to brighten the atmosphere, or do you just accept that its a dark and gloomy day and go with it? Is there music you like to listen to or food you like to eat on dark and gloomy days? Come on! Tell me your dark and gloomy day stories!

0 Comments
    Picture

    Cathy

    Its me. I like tech toys.
    I like kids and teens. Adults frighten me.
    :)

    MCLS TeensLit's best-of-the-best book montage
    MCLS TeensLit 43 members
    Books loved by teen services librarians in the Monroe County Library System that is in Rochester NY.

    Our best-of-the-best shelf

    All American Boys
    The Hate U Give
    The Prince and the Dressmaker
    Darius the Great Is Not Okay
    Grand Theft Horse


    View this group on Goodreads »

    Categories

    All
    2016 Fall
    2016 Summer
    2018 Summer
    2019 Fall
    2019 Summer Reading Program
    2019 Winter Programs
    2020 Fall Programs
    2020 Summer Reading
    Art
    Books
    Early Literacy
    Family
    General Thoughts
    Kids
    Learning
    National Holidays
    Parents
    Programs
    Storytime
    Technology
    Teens
    Tweens
    Videos

    Archives

    December 2021
    March 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    February 2015
    November 2014

    RSS Feed

Chili Public Library * 3237 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14624 * 585-889-2200
The Chili Library is a part of the Monroe County Library System.
​

Hours
Monday to Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
* Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday Closed
* First Friday of the month closed from 9 am - 11 am

​
The Chili Public Library is the center of lifelong learning for our community and a welcoming, responsive place for the discovery of new ideas, the joy of reading, and the
power of information.