During Library Operating Hours
Tuesday, September 11, 10 am – 8 pm
Wednesday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday, September 13, 11 am – 8 pm
Friday, September 14, 10 am – 2 pm
Saturday, September 15, 10 am – 1 pm
SATURDAY ONLY - $5 BAG OF BOOKS
Event Highlights At Brighton Place
Knitting Club
Tuesdays 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Fridays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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.
Adult Coloring
Tuesdays 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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.
Toddler Time
Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Stories, Songs, Movement, and Activities for children 2 - 5 years old.
Limited to 12 children each day. Call 332-4375 for more information.
Special Dinosaur-ThemeToddler Time: Wednesday, August 1 at 10:30.
Family Storytime
Wednesdays, at 11:30 am
Stories and activities for the entire family!
Call 332-4375 for more information.
Anime Meet-Up
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8pm
In this club we watch and talk about anime and related topics like Japanese culture, cosplay, and manga.
For ages 13 and up. Limited to 35. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Cardcrafter's Club
Thursdays at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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.
Exercise for Strength and Balance
Thursdays at 12:00 pm
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.
Laughter Yoga
Thursdays at 11:00
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.
Chair Yoga
Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Fridays at 12:00 pm
Gentle yoga for people with physical limitations. Suggested donation is $2 -$5 per session.
Limited to 12 participants. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Adult Ukulele Sing and Play
Tuesdays at 5:30 pm or Thursdays at 1:30 pm
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 class. Limited to 12. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Computer Basics
Computer Classes with Gabriel Miller
Starts Saturday, September 8 at 11:00 am and runs for 10 consecutive weeks
Learn everything you need to get started using computers.
Limited to 5 students. Call 332-4375 to sign up.
Back-To-School with Essential Oils Make n’ Take
Saturday, September 8 at 10:30 am
Join essential oils expert Kathryn Napoli for this fun and informative workshop.
Limited to 12. Call 332-4375 to register.Eclectic Book Club
Florence Gordon by Brian Morton
Tuesday, September 11 at 2:00 pm
Meet Florence Gordon, a blunt, brilliant feminist. At seventy-five, Florence wants to be left alone to write her memoir and shape her legacy. But when her son and his family come to visit, they embroil Florence in their dramas, threatening her coveted solitude. Marked with searing wit, sophisticated intelligence, and a tender respect for humanity, Florence Gordon is cast with a constellation of unforgettable characters. Chief among them is Florence herself, who can humble fools with a single barbed line, but who eventually finds that there are some realities even she cannot outwit..
Call 332-4375 for more information.
Brighton Place Semi-Annual Book Sale
During Library Operating Hours
Tuesday, September 11, 10 am – 8 pm
Wednesday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday, September 13, 11 am – 8 pm
Friday, September 14, 10 am – 2 pm
Saturday, September 15, 10 am – 1 pm
SATURDAY ONLY - $5 BAG OF BOOKS
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMMUNITY ROOM ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS ARE CANCELLED DURING THE BOOK SALEWe are looking for volunteers to help with book sale set-up, sale hours, and breakdown, Call 332-4375 if interested.
Adult Rock Painting Club
Saturday, September 15 at 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
This club meets on the third Saturday of each month. Bring your own rocks, acrylic paints and brushes. This fun, trendy new craft requires no previous art experience.
Call 332-4375 for more information.
Tai Chi with Master Manuela Ceglinski
Tuesdays starting September 18 at 1:00 pm
Learn to do Tai Chi in this weekly class.
Limited to 15 participants. Call 332-4375 to register.
Univera Medicare Q&A
Tuesday, September 18 at 1:00 pm
A representative from United Healthcare will be here to answer your questions about Medicare.
Call 332-4375 to register.
WNY Improv
Tuesday, September 18 at 7:00 pm
Enjoy a comedic performance by one of the area’s best-loved inprov groups.
Limited to 35. Call 332-4375 to reserve your seat.
Thanks to C.H.A.T. For Powering Our Network
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.
Pat Farrell
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.
Lift For Charity
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.
Thank You to Kevin Hardwick
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.
A Word of Thanks
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.
C.H.A.T. of WNY
Raymond T, Miles III, Attorney
Kevin Hardwick, Erie County Legislature
Maureen Wells
Pat & Jennifer Hatfield
Tony Hurliman Family
Rosemary Rizzo
Ken & Kathy Young
Laura Rizzo
David & Nancy Gorski
Glenn & Karen Haley
Pat, Rose, Nikki & Alissa Schiske
Brighton Place
999 Brighton Road
Tonawanda, NY 14150
716-332-4375
Tonawanda, NY 14150
716-332-4375
Library Hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00AM - 8:00PM
Wednesday
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Thursday
11:00AM - 8:00PM
Friday
10:00AM - 2:00PM
Saturday
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Sunday
Closed
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Brighton Place now has free wireless Internet capabilities! Bring your laptop to do homework and research, or just sit and relax while surfing the net in our cafe!
Brighton Place Fines
(Due at time of check-in)
Books
$0.25/day
Children's Books
$0.10/day
Video/DVD
$1.00/day
Audio Book (Adult)
$0.25/day
Audio Book (Children's)
$0.10/day
Loan Periods
Books
21 Days
CD/Video/DVD
7 Days
Audio Books
(Adult & Children's)
(Adult & Children's)
7 Days
Checkout Limits
DVD/VIDEO
5 per card
Total Items Per Card
12