Library Updates

Voting is one of the greatest privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States.

With the national election fast approaching on Tuesday, November 3rd, OPL would like to make sure you have the resources you need to vote. Continue reading for information on voter registration, early voting, and absentee voting in Wayne County.

[Read more…] about Voting 2020

Browsing throughout our Ontario collections is back! Social distancing, masks, and adjusted occupancy are required. Your questions about visiting can be answered at the Welcome Table when you visit or by calling us before your visit: 315-524-8381.

[Read more…] about We’re Open

Let the OPL staff browse the library shelves for you.

Just fill out this form and we will pick out a selection of books for you. After we have made our picks, we will call and make an appointment for you to pick them up at OPL.

Make sure that the phone number is the best one for contacting you.

Now – August 14

Join our virtual Summer Reading Program.  While Ontario Public Library continues to be physically closed until further notice, all our members and friends, children, teens, and adults can celebrate this year’s theme, Imagine Your Story, by logging their reading, earning prizes, and participating in special virtual programs and activities that will get everyone into our shared stories.

READSquared is the a web site we are using for our Summer Reading Program. The READSquared site allows users to engage in reading challenges, log reading hours and books, earn badges and prizes.

• Register online to track your reading using ReadSquared; http://ontariopubliclibraryny12.readsquared.com
• Create your username and password using your email
  • Remember to write down your username and password
  • And store the information in a safe place
• Sign up for one of our 4 groups
  • PreReader: Birth to age 5
  • Kids: Ages 5-12
  • Teens: Ages 12-17
  • Adults: Ages 17+

After signing up, you will start earning badges for reading and completing virtual events and missions. Remember to follow the instructions for the missions and events to complete your badges.

Summer Reading by Age Group

• PreReaders – Birth to age 5
  • Record number of books read
  • Receive a badge for every 10 books you read
  • Two new games will be unlocked for every badge earned
  • One prize winner will be chosen randomly from all group badge winners
  • Winners selected weekly starting July 6

• Kids – Ages 5-12
  • Record number of minutes read
  • Receive a badge for every 100 minutes read
  • Two new games will be unlocked for every badge earned
  • One prize winner will be chosen randomly from all group badge winners
  • Winners selected weekly starting July 6

• Teens – Ages 12-17
  • Record number of minutes read
  • Receive a badge for every 100 minutes read
  • Two new games will be unlocked for every badge earned
  • One prize winner will be chosen randomly from all group badge winners
  • Winners selected weekly starting July 6

• Adults – Ages 17+
  • Record number of books read
  • Receive a badge for every book read
  • Two new games will be unlocked for every badge earned
  • 2020 being a special year, you will be rewarded
    • with badges,
    • virtual game,
    • and the satisfaction and pleasure of knowing how much you’ve read.

Especially for Youth: Miss Anne will be hosting fun activities and events on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. Storytimes and more can be viewed there.

Especially for Adults: Virtual programs scheduled for adult participation will be posted on our website and on our new events calendar (Coming soon – mid-July).