Updates from the Library
Summer 2026

See the Library's full calendar of events.

Summer Programs For Children & Teens

Check this space. Updates are coming!

• Explore our newest Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Room--it's a riddle about sheep!

Any last-minute updates to programs will be posted to the Library's Facebook page and updated on the Library's calendar.

Summer Programs for Adults

Tech Help with Sonora and Adam and Keith will be held on the first Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center. It's a one-on-one appointment program to answer your questions about your cell phones, tablets, and laptop computers.
• Tuesday, July 7 from 1:30-3 PM
• Tuesday, August 4 from 1:30-3 PM
Registration is required; please call Melinda at the Senior Center to sign up for a half-hour slot: 716-754-2071.


Tabletop Gaming is held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 PM. Teens and adults, join us for good gaming and great company! No registration is required.


Evening Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library with a simultaneous Zoom option.
• Wednesday, July 8 from 7-8:15 PM: author study of Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Wednesday, August 12 from 7-8:15 PM: Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Here is the list of all the titles we'll be reading and discussing for the next new months, as well as the dates of upcoming Evening Book Club get-togethers.


Afternoon Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center.
• Tuesday, July 21 from 1:30-3 PM: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• Tuesday, August 18 from 1:30-3 PM: Rebel Falls by Tim Wendel
Here is the list of all the titles we'll be reading for the next few months, as well as the dates of upcoming Afternoon Book Club get-togethers.


Non-Fiction Book Club meets virtually every other month. If you'd like to receive the Zoom link, please contact Sonora at 745-3555 or smiller@nioga.org.
• Monday, August 10 from 1:30-3 PM: Notes on Being a Man by Scott Galloway

All are welcome to any of the book clubs! To receive a copy of the book, you can order it here. If you have questions about how to attend, please contact Sonora at 745-3555 or smiller@nioga.org.


Library Board of Trustees meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library. No meetings are typically scheduled in August and December.
• Ruby Carey Scholarship Reception: Monday, July 27 at 6:30 PM
• Regular meeting: Monday, July 27 at 7 PM
Meeting reports are available online the weekend before the meeting.

Any last-minute updates to programs will be posted to the Library's Facebook page and updated on the Library's calendar.

Friends of the Library Summer Fundraisers

The Friends of the Youngstown Free Library are holding their Annual Bake Sale during a Friday night concert in Falkner Park. Bring your lawn chairs to enjoy the concert, and support the Friends by purchasing some sweet treats!
• Friday, August 21 from 6 - 8 PM

The Friends are holding a BBQ & Seafood Boil at the end of August. More details to come!

All proceeds go to the Friends of the Youngstown Free Library, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to support the Youngstown Free Library.