News Release

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Public Library’s Adult Book Club meets this week to discuss January’s pick “Heritage Lost” by local author S.M. Wright. The Zoom discussion will occur at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18.

Contact Becky Brower, [email protected], for a Zoom invitation. The in-person discussion follows at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, in the downstairs meeting room. The author will be present during both discussions.

In addition to having an adult book, the Syracuse Public Library is holding the “My Voyage Begins” 2022 Reading Challenge. Sign up now until June 30 by submitting your reading goals for Jan. 1 through Sept. 30. Books don’t have to come from the Syracuse Public Library. E-books, audio books and graphic novels also count toward reading goals.

Sign-up sheets are available upstairs at the library, or interested participants can email Brower or Katie Moran, [email protected].

New Giveaway

Share your favorite book and movie of 2021 for a chance to win a SimplePleasures hydration bath gift set, which features a cute penguin glass, lip balm, body lotion, body mist and a nail file.

Upstairs are blank paper books and DVDs. Fill out their fronts with your favorite book and movie of 2021, and then add your name and phone number to the back. Ask for a piece of tape to add your picks to the upstairs circulation desk through Friday, Jan. 21. One lucky winner will be drawn Monday, Jan. 24.

Children’s Programming

The new “I Spy” display is up. Children are encouraged to spy as many objects on the list as possible. Once that is done, they can complete the new scavenger hunt or pick up a take-and-make craft.

Wacky and Wiggly Storytime will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19. This storytime is all about having fun, getting one’s hands dirty and meeting new friends. Then Friday, Jan. 21, the homeschool program and a more laid back story time will occur at 10:30 a.m.

The homeschool topic will be “Explore Earth’s Atmosphere.”