Downtown Block Party

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July 19, 12:00-5:00pm
Fun family activities for the whole community put on by the library, Community Youth Center, and St. Marks & St. Johns Lutheran Church.

All Day:
  • Bounce house obstacle course and Inflatable water slide made possible by Empower Federal Credit Union and the Canajoharie Library
  • Library Used Book Sale
  • Face painting
  • Rock wall climbing
  • Bake sale by local girl scouts
  • Sno-cones and basket raffle tickets for sale to benefit the East Hill School playground committee
  • Carnival games
  • Cotton candy with Patriot Federal Bank
  • Check-out the youth center's new fitness room
  • Sign-up for the library's summer reading program
  • $1 for 3 balls for our dunk tank to benefit local non-profits
  • Register for the YC's 5K
  • Sidewalk chalk art
  • Music on the stage

12:00-2:00 
Free hotdogs by Brotherhood Antiques made possible by Lentz and Betz Funeral Home

12:00-3:00
BJ the Clown twisting balloons for all ages made possible by 
Houghtaling and Smith Funeral Home

1:00-1:40 
Family folk songs with Laura Gagnon

1:00-3:00
Zumbathon in the museum's Great Hall with the Canajoharie Fitness center's Kim Hayes

2:00-4:00 
Tour a real fire truck in our parking lot

3:00-6:00
Dinosaur BBQ to benefit the church. Pulled pork sandwiches, potatoes, beans, slaw and dessert. $12.50 advanced tickets for sale at the library, church, and Brotherhood Antiques.

Non-Fiction Book Club

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Wednesday, July 16, 7:00pm 
Note date change

Discussion of the book Team of Rivals:The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Fresh insights into Lincoln's leadership style and his deep understanding of human behavior and motivation. Goodwin makes the case for Lincoln's political genius by examining his relationships with three men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom were opponents for the Republican nomination in 1860: William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates. 
New readers always welcome! Copies of the book availible at the library desk.
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Kids & Teens Summer Program