Oswego County Youth Bureau

05/12/2026

🏆 Legends Fields Mini-Seasons are HERE! 🏆

Looking for something fun, active, and FREE this summer? We’ve got you covered!

Open to Oswego County children ages 8–14
📍Oswego County-Legends Fields
🗓 7 Weeks
⏰ Monday–Thursday | 1 PM – 4 PM

🔥 Each week features a new MINI SEASON:
⚽ Week 1: Kickball (6/29–7/2)
🏐 Week 2: Dodgeball (7/6–7/9)
⚾ Week 3: Wiffleball (7/13–7/16)
🤾 Week 4: Team Handball (7/20–7/23)
🏈 Week 5: Flag Week (7/27–7/30)
💦 Week 6: Water Wars (8/3–8/6)
🎉 Week 7: “Backyard” Bash (8/10–8/13)

✔️ 3 days of round robin play
✔️ 1 day playoff format each week
✔️ Tons of fun, competition, and variety!

📲 Registration is required — scan the QR code on the flyer to sign up!

📧 Questions? Email: [email protected]

Spots will fill up fast—don’t miss out on the best part of summer! ☀️🔥

05/12/2026

⚾️ NEW PROGRAM ADDED TO LEGENDS FIELDS ⚾️

Looking for a fun way for your child to stay active, and keep improving their baseball skills? Our FREE Bridge League is the perfect fit!

📅 July 7 – August 25
📍Oswego County-Legends Fields
🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
👦👧 County children, Grades 3–8

✔️ 2 nights per week
✔️ 1 practice + 1 game each week
✔️ Focus on development, teamwork, and fun

This is a great opportunity for players to build confidence, get extra reps, and enjoy the game in a supportive environment.

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register!

📧 Questions? Email: [email protected]

BRIDGE the gap between your little league season and fall ball!

05/11/2026

The Summer Youth Employment Program is 6 to 8 weeks of paid employment during the summer months for eligible youth age 14 – 20. Youth are placed at local worksites throughout the county.

05/06/2026

Join us tonight at Camp Zerbe to be a voice for your community!

If you can’t find a sitter, we will have a staff member on site with activities to keep them engaged and safe. If you plan on bringing your children (ages 6-12), please have them wear clothes for outdoor play, weather permitting.

05/04/2026

Be a change maker in our county!

The Central New York Community Foundation has $75,000 that will be invested in our community. They are hosting sessions at Camp Zerbe on May 5 and 6. During these sessions, community members will collaborate, connect and turn ideas into real, fundable projects. If you need transportation, you can find more information by scanning the QR code. Dinner will also be provided.

No prior experience is necessary. Bring your voice and your vision.

Sign up today by scanning the QR code. Registration is required.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

05/01/2026

Attention readers: here is the May calendar for the Read It Program!

Reminder: do not forget to send in your April calendar.

Remember, at least 20 minutes of reading per day. Mark off each day you read the required 20 minutes on our monthly calendar and submit your fully completed calendar to receive your FREE pizza coupon! Thank you to Press Box for your continued support.

If you are new to the program, you can register here: https://oswegocounty.rja.revize.com/forms/9955

Any questions? Is so, please email Tiffany Halstead at [email protected].

Happy Reading!

05/01/2026

We want to go to Hollis School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! 🧙‍♀️

Theme week Thursday! Get your spell books and wands ready because week 3 is.... HOLLIS SCHOOL OF WIZARDRY!
Come back next week to see what week 4 is!

For more information and to register visit our site: https://youthbureau.oswegocountyny.gov/parks_recreation/camp_hollis/online_registration.php

05/01/2026

Attention readers: here is the May calendar for Splash Into Reading!

The April calendar is now due. Once submitted, you will receive an email with your pass for the Youth Bureau night at Indoor Water Park Resort on Friday, May 29, 2026. Forms must be submitted to the Youth Bureau by Monday, May 25, 2026. This allows us time to process them and send out emails.

The program is open to Oswego County children in PreK through 6th grade.

There are daily, age appropriate reading requirements per grade level (details noted in Reading Log Direction Sheet, complete program information can be found in the online registration).

Children/families will track the child's daily reading and turn in the completed log at the end of the month for a FREE ADMISSION PASS to SPLASH Indoor Water Park's monthly Youth Bureau Night! (**Rules and exclusions noted on the online registration form also.)

Registration is required to participate. Participation is free.

Each child needs to be registered individually.

You can sign up at the following link, https://oswegocounty.rja.revize.com/forms/10007. If you registered last year, you do not need to sign up again.

Remember, full program details can be found on the form.

Don't wait! Sign up TODAY! Reading starts now!

Questions? Contact SPLASH into Reading Program Coordinator, Tiffany Halstead at [email protected].

04/30/2026

Check out this awesome opportunity!

04/22/2026

04/20/2026

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Skip the cooking TONIGHT! Our friends at Fajita Grill are generously donating 10% of sales to Imagination Library!

Every taco, burrito, rice bowl and more helps put books into the hands of children. Make sure to add queso too! 🌮📚🌯

Dine-in or take-out at the Oswego or Fulton locations between 5 and 9pm tonight.

Fajita Grill Oswego
244 West Seneca St, Oswego

Fajita Grill Fulton
451 S 2nd St, Fulton

fajitagrill.com

Fundraising Night at Fajita Grill for Imagination Library
Monday, April 20, 2026
5–9pm