A sampler of seeds is being given out starting Thursday, April 15, at the Syracuse Public Library. Shown getting their seed packets ready are library staff Shelly Krueger, left, and Kim Blaha. Photo provided.

News Release

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Public Library will be offering free seeds and information to anyone with an Evergreen Library card.

This will begin Thursday, April 15. The seeds will be checked out even though there is no return date and nothing is expected, although hearing how it went will make fun stories.

Plan on spending Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, in work clothes helping to clean around the library. The meeting place is 9 a.m. at the library.

Getting together

The children’s department continues to put new books on the shelves. Browsing is easy, and there are toys and games available. Story times are at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday.

The book discussion of “Conviction,” a suspenseful story by Scottish writer Denise Mina, is on Zoom at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13. Receive a Zoom invitation by contacting the library.

Nonresident cards

The services provided by the Syracuse library are reported to the state of Indiana in an annual 40-page report. Based on the population, an average amount that is spent on each person is determined.

The Indiana State Library has informed the library that the cost to purchase a nonresident card will go to $78.50 per year, beginning on April 27. Cards purchased at the current rate will provide a year of service that includes checkouts of up to 100 books, 10 movies per checkout and the full use of e-books on OverDrive/Libby and six checkouts a month on Hoopla.

Hoopla provides selections of movies, audiobooks, graphic novels and e-books on demand. Each month, 400 to 500 audiobooks and e-books are checked out through Syracuse library’s connection in Libby and Hoopla.