The days of winter are brighter at the Syracuse Library. The library offered a drop-in-day of Valentine cookie decorating for children and adults. Photo provided.

SYRACUSE — March is the month when winter ends and spring begins.

The weekend when we struggle with the time change, begins with open mic night at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6. Writers from the community are sharing five-minute poems and essays that are original or favorites. The free program is across the street from the Syracuse Library at Grace Lutheran Church.

March is the last chance to join in on Scrabble Sunday from 1-4 p.m. March 15. Should enough people show up and those folks are sticklers for the rules, there will be two tables. One for cheaters, using the dictionary seems a minor infraction and those that don’t (cheat).

The homeschoolers are exploring crossing the equator to go on Brazilian adventures in March. Storytimes and history, culture and crafts welcome home-schooling families on Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Shelly’s crafts are back with a round box. Sign-up to come to this program at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17.

Mahjong is back on Mondays in March. The Mahjong tables will be brought out on Mondays at 1 p.m. Dungeons and Dragons, also known as D&D meets on two Mondays and each Friday in March. The four-hour sessions meet at 4 p.m. March 2 and at 2 p.m. March 6. McGee’s decluttering support group meets twice on Tuesdays. The first meeting is at 1 p.m. March 3.

The Friends group makes plans for future events along with getting updates on help requests from the library on 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5. They are having a catered lunch where they learn about the Trim, Healthy Mama food preparation program at noon. Other interested people must preregister.

  Preschool Story Time for three to five-year-olds have hands-on activities and more each Monday at 10:30 a.m. Tot Time for newborn to three years have stories, music and more each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

WorkOne services are at the Syracuse Library on Wednesday s from 1 – 4:30 p.m. Easy chair yoga classes are offered on Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. on March 3, 10, 17, and 24. Advanced chair yoga is a 45-minute class on Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. meeting on March 5, 12, 19, and 26. String Theory, knit- crochet and fiber arts on Thursdays at about 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.