Mark Twain once wryly observed that the man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can not read. Librarians, like teachers and parents, do all they can to encourage the advantages of reading. Here are some sponsored by the Pittsford Community Library (24 State Street) are these:
       
Programs for community  

In the month of November alone, for example, there were Fabulous Films, a meeting for the Timeless Classics Book Club,  and a meeting of the Pittsford Reading Group, discussing "The Help."
 
Community space 

With clear pride in  her voice, Shelly describes the indoor and outdoor space to which people come with their laptops. You’ll find all kinds of people there, especially business people and students, doing research and using the library’s wireless connections to access the Internet and to complete assignments. As the library is situated along the canal, the open space, filled with light and sights, is ideal for mothers and children. Often the children wander to the children’s library for planned activities, leaving parents free to sip coffee and chat.
 
Ebook offerings   

More ebooks than print books were sold last year. The Pittsford Community Library is aware of this growing trend and now offers ebooks to community members, who need only download them to Nook or Kindle. You can borrow ebooks, the same way you borrow hard copy books, Shelly advises.
 
Asked what led her to bibliomania, Shelly confesses, “One day, when I was walking across the college campus as a freshman, I thought to myself, “This is the best thing in the world…to be entirely devoted to studying and learning.” I asked myself how I could align that environment with this feeling. “What job,” I wondered then, “would allow me to share knowledge with people who were in a place of their own volition? The only answer was to become a librarian.”