Updated: Story time and the homeschool program will be on break until January, but children will have many holiday-themed opportunities for fun during December.
Read More Updated: On Thursday, Nov. 11, Syracuse Public Library staff, board members and Friends of the Library members dreamed big during a design charrette with architects from Arkos Design of Mishawaka.
Read More Updated: The adult book club meets to discuss “Once We Were Brothers” by Ronald H. Balson at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 via Zoom and then at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in person in the downstairs meeting room.
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Updated: From now until Nov. 17, participate in the Syracuse Public Library’s giveaway of a five-in-one mandoline and spiralizer set – the perfect kitchen gadget for those who enjoy cooking. Visit the thankfulness tree upstairs and fill out a leaf by writing what you are thankful for on one side before putting your name and phone number on the back.
Read More Updated: Syracuse Public Library will be holding a food drive for the Syracuse Food Pantry from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10.
Read More Updated: The Syracuse Public Library challenged people to see how many books they could read from January until October.
Read More Updated: The Syracuse Public Library’s children’s department offers weekly take-and-make crafts for children and will soon offer craft projects for tweens.
Read More Updated: The Syracuse Public Library has welcomed new children’s librarian Megan Daumen.
Read More Updated: SYRACUSE—The Friends of the Syracuse Public Library will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, to discuss its bag of books sale, slated from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, in the library’s meeting room. The sale will feature numerous antique books, which will be specially priced. Attendees can also purchase Friends of the Library bags to stuff for only $5; the antique books are excluded from the stuff-a-bag deal.
Read More Updated: SYRACUSE—Join a tree walk of shame when the Pollinators Club meets for the last time this year at noon Thursday, Sept. 30. Non-native and invasive trees will be looked at during the hour walk around the Syracuse Public Library. These non-natives will be compared with native trees, which benefit bees, insects and birds while creating a regenerative environment.
Read More Updated: In honor of Library Card Sign-up Month, the Syracuse Public Library is holding a bingo raffle, where the winner will receive a Bluetooth speaker. Bingo cards can be picked up at the library or downloaded from Facebook. The cards feature library-themed actions to be completed in each square, such as join a book club, post a selfie with your library card, borrow a graphic novel and so on.
Read More Updated: Did you sign up for Syracuse Public Library’s “I’m Breaking Out in 2021” reading challenge? Not sure if you did? Check upstairs to find out. The reading challenge officially ends Friday, Oct. 15 and the library has been collecting special promos throughout the year to serve as prizes.
Read More Updated: Home-schoolers are invited to visit the Syracuse Public Library at 10:30 a.m. each Friday from Sept. 10 through Nov. 19. Subjects will rotate each week, with planned topics including music, science, cardboard engineering, art and history. The focus of the program is hands-on and interactive learning. September’s tentative schedule is music Sept. 10 and solar cooking Sept. 17, weather permitting. On Sept. 24, the library will welcome special guest Terry Trimmer, who will give a presentation on the Revolutionary War.
Read More Updated: Poets and writers are invited to bring their work to the Syracuse Public Library for the return of open mic night. Bring your own original work or come to listen at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, in the library’s downstairs meeting room. Each participating writer will have a five-minute limit. During past open mic nights, there has always been a good selection of pieces. Light refreshments will also be provided.
Read More Updated: Sign-up is booming for the antique show with Dave Taylor of Blue Pearl Antiques, which will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Syracuse Public Library.
Read More Updated: For those wondering if great-great-grandmother’s brooch might have some financial luster to it, sign-up is now available for the library’s antique show, which occurs 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12.
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