Mark your calendars! Our 10th annual Cooks for Books charity auction will be on Thurday, June 6th. It will once again feature great food from top chefs, excellent items to win in the live and silent auction, and a great time had by all. More details will be posted shortly.
Because staff and volunteers are needed at the fundraiser, the library will close at 4:30 pm on Thursday and reopen on Friday at 10 am. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Six first-grade classes will be at the library. They will be in three stations: the children’s area, the section near the windows, and the community room. Each station’s activities last about 25 minutes, and then they rotate until everyone has experienced everything. There are two groups consisting of 75 students each. If you need quiet or study time, you might want to visit Brighton Place another day lol.
Learn about the many health benefits of laughter. Hear the history of how Laughter Yoga became an international phenomenon. This is a potluck lunch. Please bring a dish to share.
Limited to 25. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Psychic medium, Heather. Rease returns to Brighton Place! Ms. Rease is the author of two books: Letters to Olivia: If you could hear what I hear and Letters to Olivia II: Past, Present and Future Days. Her investigations have taken her to many famous locations in Buffalo and Tonawanda, including Elmlawn Cemetery, Old Fort Niagara, and the Buffalo Central Terminal.
This talk is limited to 45. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
When Abbess Etain, a leading speaker for the Celtic church, is found murdered, suspicion falls upon the Roman faction. In order to diffuse the tensions that threaten to erupt into civil war, Oswy turns to Sister Fidelma of the Celtic Church and Brother Eadulf of the Roman church to find the killer. However, as further murders occur and a treasonous plot against Oswy matures, Fidelma and Eadulf soon find themselves running out of time.
Call 332-4375 for more information.
This club is for the most experienced knitter or a beginner. We knit, crochet, and chat, or come with questions and materials. You do not need to attend every meeting; this club is very informal. Crocheters are welcome!
Call 332-4375 for more information.
Our Adult Coloring Club is a great way to relax and meet new friends. This is not a class and is very casual.
Call 332-4375 for information.
Stories, Songs, Movement, and Activities for children 2 - 5 years old.
Limited to 12 children. Call 332-4375 for more information.
*There will be no Toddler Time on June 5.
In this club we watch and talk about anime and related topics like Japanese culture, cosplay, and manga.
Limited to 35. Call 332-4375 with questions.
Create beautiful, handmade greeting cards. Experienced and beginning crafters are welcome. This is not a class; we share ideas and techniques.
Call 332-4375 for more information.
Learn tips and exercises from Mary Ann Linkowski to stay strong and safe.
Limited to 10. Suggested donation $2. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Come laugh your way to a healthier you! In Laughter Yoga we do laughing exercises to relax, boost immunity and feel great!
Call 332-4375 for more information.
Gentle yoga for people with physical limitations. Suggested donation is $2 - $5 per session.
Limited to 12 participants. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Learn to play the ukulele and sing along to popular songs. This fun weekly meetup is for all ages. Ukuleles are provided. No experience is necessary to join.
Suggested donation is $5 per session. Limited to 12. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
We would like to thank C.H.A.T. for donating two APC C1500 UPS units. They condition the power running to the dual, redundant power supplies in our server and all of our network gear.
This will increase the reliability and lifetime of all of this equipment by protecting it from power outages, voltage sags, and other anomalies from the power grid.
We at Brighton Place are sad to report the passing of Pat Farrell on January 15, 2017. Pat and his wife Jan have been among our most faithful benefactors. Pat, who brought his children to events at Brighton Public Library, has supported our efforts at Brighton Place for many years.
The Farrells owned a unique business that published seldom seen antique images, many of old Buffalo. The Traveling Picture Show is a source of a continuing production of images on an astounding range of subjects. He and Jan have generously donated hundreds of prints and note cards for us to sell at the desk and at our Books and Bordeaux and Cooks for Books fundraisers. Pat was particularly insistent that we take extra prints so we could make more money for Brighton Place.
Pat and Jan have given lectures at Brighton Place and their work has been in our showcases. He was highly knowledgeable about the history of Buffalo and the surrounding communities and a master of his late-life vocation, making prints and cards. Those of us who visited with him in his shop know he could tell a story about each one of the thousands of postcards. We will miss his generous spirit and great sense of humor.
We would like to thank Julianna Colwell, a senior at Kenmore East High School, her dad Bruce, Vincent Magnione, and everyone at Kenmore Barbell & Fitness for organizing and participating in the "Lift for Charity" fundraising competition.
$755 was raised and donated to Brighton Place.
Thank you for your support, which allows us to continue our mission to provide a community place for the residents of the Town of Tonawanda and surrounding area where they can access books, magazines, computers, DVD's and other forms of educational and cultural opportunities that will enhance their lives.
During its Breakfast with Santa event on Dec. 19, Brighton Place held a presentation to celebrate the $5,000 allocated in the 2016 Erie County budget for Brighton Place that Legislator Kevin Hardwick secured. Pictured from left to right, Library Manager Donna White, Santa Claus, Everett Herbeck, Legislator Kevin Hardwick and Brighton Place Board of Directors President Michael Rizzo.
The funding will be used to upgrade the technology at Brighton Place, which is a Community Resource Center. The Brighton Library was removed from the Erie County and Buffalo Library System in 2006 due to budget cuts, but thanks to the Town of Tonawanda, volunteers, the board of directors and donors, the building has remained opened as a fully operating community library.
"I was pleased to secure this funding for Brighton Place in next year’s budget. The volunteers and board do so much of the fund raising on their own and the community has proven this is a resource they want to have, and I think it is important for the county to invest in this much-needed center," said Legislator Hardwick.
We want to thank the following sponsors who provide continuous support to Brighton Place. Their generosity allows us to provide children and adult programming as well as our newspaper and portions of our magazine collection.
We greatly appreciate our sponsors' support. Our sponsors greatly appreciate your business.
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