Technology Petting Zoo
Saturday, February 25 @ 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Get up close with the latest technology. See devices like the Apple iPad2, iPod Touch, and MacBook Pro, Dell Windows7 notebook, Tablet PC, Barnes&Noble's Nook and Amazon's Kindle Fire.
Teen & Adult Winter Reading Program
January 30 - March 2
Get out of your reading rut and join our Winter Reading Program to help get you fired up about all the great things that the library has to offer!
This BINGO-style game will have you reading different types of books and experiencing great library materials!
The cards are made up of 25 squares and each square is marked with a different category. Read, listen, or download a book in that category and write the title down in the square.
Read five items in a row—either across, down, diagonally or four corners with middle—and you will earn a prize, an invitation to the Winter Reading Program Party, and have your name entered into a raffle drawing for a “Cozy Up And Read” Basket.
Earn a FREE spot for your BINGO board by filling out a short survey at the Information Desk.
Print a BINGO card HERE.
This program is free and open to the public, but registration and participation is required. Visit the Library's Information Desk or call (716)-372-0200 to sign up.
Olean Area Crochet & Knitting Group
First Thursday of every month @ 6:30 PM
The Olean Area Crochet & Knitting Group will meet at the Olean Public Library on the first Thursday of the month.
New members, all ages, and all types of crafters welcome! Bring your current project to work on. See our website for more information: yarn14760.wordpress.com.
Brown Bag Book Club
You bring your lunch, we'll provide the dessert and beverages! The Brown Bag Book Club meets at 12:30 PM in the library Gallery on the third Tuesday of each month. Read the featured book then come enjoy a lively discussion.
Next meeting: Tuesday, February 21 @ 12:30 PM
View Around the World in a larger map
Jan. 17, 2012
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Random House, 2010, 368 p.)
Present Day, Edgecomb St. Mary, England
Feb. 21
Pearl of China by Anchee Min &$40;Bloomsbury USA, 2010, 278 p.)
Late 19th – Early 20th Century China
Mar. 20
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Penguin, 2006, 450 p.)
Present Day United States
Apr. 17
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner Books, 2004, 291 p.)
1960s - 1990s Calcutta & Cambridge, MA
May 15
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010, 264 p.)
1980s Chicago & Portland, USA
Jun. 19
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, 128 p.)
Present Day Windsor Castle, England
«« CLICK HERE »» for reading lists from past years.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Shop the Friends of the Library Book Sale—featuring quality, like-new books for $1—any time the library is open. All proceeds from the sale go to the Friends of the Library of Olean, NY, Inc. Book Endowment fund which supplements the purchase of new material for loan.
«« CLICK HERE »» for our used book donation policy.
Olean Food Pantry Drop-Off Site
The Olean Public Library is a convenient drop-off site for the Olean Food Pantry. Bring canned goods and other non-perishable food items to the library for pick-up by the Olean Food Pantry.
The Olean Food Pantry is located north of the Cattaraugus County Bldg., next to Bethany Lutheran Church on Leo Moss Dr. in Olean. Call them at (716) 372-4989.
