News release

SYRACUSE — Is a broken lamp cluttering your home? Don’t trash it. Bring it to the Syracuse Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, to learn the skills necessary to repair it with help from guest instructor Steve Woolley.

This fix-it clinic will teach participants how to rewire or otherwise repair a broken floor or table lamp, so next time they can repair one without an instructor. Syracuse Hardware will open during this event to sell repair parts from their in-stock inventory.

Sign up for this event at the library or by calling (574) 457-3022 or emailing Becky Brower at [email protected]. Don’t have a broken lamp? You can still attend and watch as others repair their lamps.

If you are a fixer who would like to teach community members how to repair small household items, contact Brower.

Think It, Built It

Join the library’s new Lego club, which will meet at 4 p.m. each Monday, excluding Monday, Oct. 31. During this club, children can stretch their creative muscles and construct epic Lego builds. Come and meet new friends who are just as passionate about Legos.

The library’s homeschool program will also encourage children to think creatively during the month of October. Instructor Rebekah Sceniak has several fun topics planned, including birdhouse engineering, globe painting, apple oxidation and Cartesian divers. The homeschool program is in session at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday as is storytime, which is tailored to infants and preschool children.

Mark your calendar now for SPL’s Family Fun Night at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. There will be autumn crafts — decorated bags, apple print garlands, autumn-themed painted rocks and fall luminaries — and hot apple cider.

Read At Open Mic Night

Break out your original stories and poems or share some of your favorites from other writers and poets during open mic night at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in the downstairs meeting room. Each speaker will receive five minutes to share, and all can enjoy the light refreshments.

Don’t have a piece to share? Listeners are very welcome to attend. Since this program occurs after the library closes, knock on the Harrison Street door to enter.

Young Adults Programming

Study hall is now in session from 4-6 p.m. every Monday, starting Monday, Oct. 3. Teens and young adults are welcome to bring their homework and school projects to the Rosalyn Jones Room/YA space for a quiet study space or to receive homework help. The library will provide light snacks for learning fuel. Study hall will not occur Monday, Oct. 31.

Gamers can attend YA video gaming from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Rosalyn Jones Room to play with others on the library’s Nintendo Switch. This group meets the first Thursday of the month.

If your gaming takes the form of tabletop role-playing games, mark your calendars to join the library’s brand-new group — RPG Dice and Drama Night — from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. During the first session, group members will choose between playing “Heart: The City Beneath,” “Wanderhome,” “Blades in the Dark,” “Fiasco,” “Kingdom 2e,” and other tabletop RPGs. Teens, young adults, and new adults are welcome to join this group. Contact Robert Rensberger at [email protected] for more information.

Friends Of The Library Meets

The Friends of the Syracuse Public Library will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Visitors are welcome to attend to learn more about the Friends of the Library. Since this meeting occurs before the library opens, knock on the Harrison Street door to enter.