News Release

SYRACUSE — Registration is live for the Syracuse Public Library’s “Stump Dave!” program, which will once again bring an eclectic mix of antiques to the downstairs meeting room. Dave Taylor of Blue Pearl Antiques in Pierceton will examine antiques from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, bringing with him years of experience in evaluating antiques.

The evaluations are limited to 25 people, so sign up while visiting the library or by calling (574) 457-3022 before the program fills up. Each registered person can bring up to two antiques that they have wondered about.

Don’t have an antique but would like to see a pro in action? You are welcome to come to watch and see what others share.

In The Garden Group Launches

The first In the Garden program will be a showing of “My Garden of a Thousand Bees,” a documentary featuring wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn’s effort to record all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England. This will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, in the downstairs meeting room.

During this program, learn about future In the Garden programs, including a field trip to Defries Gardens outside of New Paris at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 16. Don’t miss out on a summer forming connections with local pollinators and the natural world.

Children And Teens Get Creative

Children are encouraged to come to Make It Mondays to flex their creative muscles. The first session will be at 3 p.m. June 6 and will challenge children to survive Survival Island by making shelters and other handy tools. This program is perfect for kindergartners through sixth graders. Preschoolers can attend Whale of a Tale Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 8. Meanwhile, children wanting to practice their reading can do so with Baylee, the reading dog, at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 9. Then during Fabulous Fridays at 10:30 a.m. June 10, children will create their own gyotaku fish printings.

Teens can sign up to make boxes decorated with comic book pages at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 9. Supplies are limited, so registration is required. While signing up, don’t forget to join the new teen book club. Its June pick is “Wilder Girls” by Rory Power. The first five teens who sign up will receive free paperback copies of the book. The library will also have copies available for checkout. Teens can also get digital copies on the Libby app.