A Christmas Carol Benefits Robbins Library

Nearly 50 people of all ages stopped by the enjoy Delvena Theatre Company's presentation of the Dicken's classic, A Christmas Carol, on Thursday night.

Dressed in full 18^th century regalia, actors Lynne Moulton, Joseph Zamparelli Jr. and Fran Baron,  reenacted the holiday fable.

"We thought it would be fun and the program committee thought it would be good to have a holiday themed event," said Amy McElroy, member of the Friends of the Robbins Library, which coordinated the event. 

Thursday's event was one of many fundraising efforts the library has planned for this winter. The staff at the library has bound together, creating ongoing book sales and other events onsite to keep the library vibrant during lean times.

"We are expecting or have imagined in tougher financial times that people are willing to buy used books over new ones,"  McElroy said. "We have also noticed that library use has been on the incline ever since the economy has been on the decline, so we are happy to do all we can do."

This is just one of many events that the Friends of the Robbins Library will be hosting this month and beyond.

Tuesday, December 14^th, at 10 a.m., the Friends hosts a sing-a-long for infants and toddlers, followed by family game night on the 15^th at 6:30 p.m. Later in the month, on Saturday the 18^th, a group, online conversation will be held with the Friend's pen pals in Musoma and Tanzia for children in grades K through 5 in order to help them build their cultural knowledge of Africa. On Tuesday, December 28^th at 3 p.m., the Friends will be hosting traditional Japanese folk tales and music. Rounding out the month, on Thursday, December 30^th at 3 p.m., it's Crafts with Eva, where children ages 6-14 are invited to come and learn how to create puppets with a local artist.

Many of these fundraising efforts call for donations that will be used to help keep the Robbins open on Sunday during the winter, the one time of year that the city doesn't pay the Robbins to operate.

For more information on Robbins Library and the Friends of the Robbins Library, including what you can do to either donate or get involved in fund raising efforts, head over to the library's website at www.robbinslibrary.org.