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On Saturday, November 19th at 2 pm Kim Tenreiro will perform A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Learn more about Dickens’ and life in London in the 1800’s. The show will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Victor, in the Sanctuary. Doug Emblidge’s Someone You Should Know: Kim Tenreiro explains what motivated Kim to begin performing.

Arrive early for an informal pre-show prologue to learn about the life and times of Charles Dickens, and life in 1843 London.

Kim is generously donating 100% of the proceeds to VFL. Recommended for audiences 12+. At intermission, enjoy holiday music performed live by a local French horn trio!

For help purchasing tickets, please call Jessica at 585-924-2637 x106. Tickets will also be sold at the door on 11/19.

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Modeled after “Choose Your Own Adventure® Books, where readers choose what happens next, our “Pick Your Own Paths Trail Challenge” invites students, families, and groups to challenge themselves to hike, bike, walk, or run, as many miles as they can over two months.

Sign-up to complete the distance that’s right for you (ranging from one mile to 500 miles). Register as an individual for $15, or create a team of up to six people for $25. We’ll even pay you when your friends and loved ones join us. See how the challenge works or the FAQs.

Registrants receive a 3″ x 3″ window cling and have the opportunity to win prizes like gift certificates to local businesses. At the end of the challenge, participants receive a Pick Your Own Paths Trail Challenge 2022 embroidered patch!

All proceeds from this library fundraiser benefit the Victor Farmington Library. We’re excited about drawing awareness to physical fitness and a fantastic community resource, Victor Hiking Trails, through the challenge.

Learn how to become a sponsor of the Pick Your Own Paths Trail Challenge.

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The winner of the Bumblebee Blossom Quilt has been drawn and the lucky winner notified. Thanks to everyone who participated in the raffle!

Purchase a raffle ticket for this gorgeous Bumblebee Blossom quilt today! Meant to be used and enjoyed, this work of art will keep you in a summer frame of mind all year round. Measures 70″ long x 54″ wide.

It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for VFL’s Summer Reading Programs for children, teens, and adults.

Children

Children and their caregivers are welcome to pick up Summer Reading packets at the library beginning Monday, June 27th! Inside each packet is a green 2022 Children’s Summer Reading Challenge sheet. Once you’ve completed 10 activities of the 25, return it to the library to select a prize, and get your next challenge sheet. Activities begin on July 5th and include morning crafts, Paws for Reading, storytimes, Family Movies, a magic show, a puppet show, African Drumming, and much more. Visit our event calendar for all of the details.

Teens

This summer, we’re on a mission to read as many pages as possible in two months, and find many a treasure along the way! Summer Reading sheets will be available to pick up at the library starting on June 27. The challenge runs until August 31, and there will be prizes awarded and a raffle at the end of summer.

Special teen programs will be offered all summer long, click for more details.

Adults

Check out our VFL Oceans of Possibilities Book-Opoly summer reading challenge.

Download a copy of the game board here or pick up a hard copy at the library now and start reading! When you have completed as much as you plan to, bring in your game board to get a prize and be entered (perhaps several times) into our end-of-summer-reading drawing!

Voters reject new Victor Farmington Library facility 

Library leaders ‘respect the hard decision voiced by voters’ and affirm continued personalized service

VICTOR — Victor and Farmington residents nixed plans Tuesday for a new 24,000-square-foot facility for Victor Farmington Library. Residents voted 1,415 to 3,256 against the proposed $16.6 million project at 160 School St. in the village of Victor, which would have opened in 2024. 

“After dedicating over five years to researching a larger library, consulting experts, and evaluating options, we understand and respect the hard decision voiced by voters,” said Library Board President James R. Myers. 

“No one could have imagined the confluence of events that made the new library project such a difficult project to bring to fruition,” said VFL Communications Committee Chair Mitch Donovan. “While the vote to build a new Victor Farmington Library failed to pass with a sufficient majority, the Board of Trustees and the staff of the library will continue to serve the library users to the best of their ability.”

The library’s existing 8,900-square-foot facility at 15 W. Main St. opened in 1995 to serve up to 15,000 people. But due to a three decades-long population surge in Victor and Farmington, some 25,000 residents now depend on the library for their education, research, casual reading and internet needs, said Library Director Tim Niver.

“We recognize the current economic and global circumstances make this a very difficult time to support a larger library,” said Niver. “The board of trustees, volunteers, library staff, and I appreciate this opportunity to hear the voice of voters. We look forward to continuing to provide the friendly, personalized service Victor and Farmington residents rely on. We appreciate everyone who voted.”

The vote follows extensive public dialogue in public information meetings and on social media.  Library leaders shared information on https://victorfarmingtonlibrary.org/new/ and YouTube.

In recognition of outstanding community service, the Rochester Regional Library Council (RRLC) has named Victor Farmington Library its 2022 Public Library of the Year.

The recognition is the culmination of a celebration of libraries and library staff that begins with National Library Week in April, and is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country.

Local libraries and staff were nominated by community members and supporters. RRLC quoted one patron’s comment when awarding the honor to VFL: 

“If you’re ever in a bad or sad mood, visit this library! It is warm and inviting, the staff is exceedingly friendly, and you immediately feel welcome and part of the family. It’s like going to your grandma’s house! Even better because you’ll immediately find something to engage in — local art on the walls, interesting displays, new books, fun things to check out (like Pickleball paddles and hiking poles), and maybe a class or activity to participate in. It’s definitely my happy place.”

VFL and its Director Tim Niver were one of three Library of the Year winners and six Library All Star winners from around the region. Honorees are listed below and were recognized at RRLC’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 12, 2022:

Public Library of the Year — Victor Farmington Library, Director Tim Niver 

Academic Library of the Year — University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries, Dean of Libraries Kevin Garewal

School Library of the Year — Johanna Perrin Middle School Library, Library Media Specialist Beth Puckett

Library All Star — Janelle Deal, Elementary Library Media Specialist at Honeoye Central School 

Library All Star — Stacy Lynaugh, Library Aide at Kendall Junior/Senior High School 

Library All Star — Sarah Matthews, Children’s Librarian at Wadsworth Library 

Library All Star — Randy Meyer, User Support Specialist at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES School Library System 

Library All Star — Linda Seavy, Office Manager at Lavery Library, St. John Fisher College 

Library All Star — Bruce Tehan, Branch Supervisor at Arnett Branch Library 

The Rochester Regional Library Council is a not-for-profit agency that helps libraries in colleges, hospitals, schools as well as public libraries, work together to bring better library services to all the people in the five-county Rochester region – Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.