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The Wellsboro Green Free Library, located at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro, holds about 54,000 items including all types of books, as well as collections of music CDs and DVDs. But according to Leslie Wishard, Library Director, Green Free is much more than just your average library.

For little ones, the library holds a weekly preschool story time on Wednesdays at 10:15am. Story times include crafts, songs, and activities—even the occasional snack. Though the story time schedule will end in mid-May, a summer reading program will take its place June 22nd through August 3rd. The summer reading program is for infants through kids in grade school. Teen and adult reading programs are also planned for that time. Additionally, Mondays from 3pm-5pm have been designated “Make-It” Mondays. “We put out LEGOS for school-aged children,” explains Wishard.

For adults, the library will hold a Wine and Design fundraiser on May 21 at 3pm. Those who attend the event will be painting barn stars. “Funds will be used to support our landscaping project. We lost most of our landscaping when we replaced the porch last year,” Wishard says. An adult book club also meets monthly on the third Tuesday of every month, at 6:30pm.
“We have several other programs in the planning stage for later in the year,” Wishard adds.
There are plenty of resources for library patrons that go beyond books, facilitating all kinds of projects academic and otherwise. These include free Wi-Fi, faxing services, genealogy series, and a microfilm reader.

And of course, with book-lovers in mind, there is no limit on the number of books that can be checked out at one time. The library is even having a free book give-away during National Library Week, April 11th-16th. Books can be borrowed for three weeks at a time, and can be renewed for an additional three week period unless a hold is placed by another patron. Patrons can take out four DVDS at a time and those can be renewed as well. Wishard orders books throughout the year, so new items come in weekly.

Visitors can also buy books from a collection in the library. The bookstore is open from Monday through Thursday, 10am to 7pm, and Friday and Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

For those interested in lending a hand, the library is always looking to expand its volunteer base, especially for the June book sale. Contact the library at (570)-724-4876.

Check out the library’s website at www.greenfreelibrary.org, their Facebook page, and their new Twitter account (@GreenFreeLib) for more information. The Green Free Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10am-8pm, and Friday and Saturday, 10am-5pm.