Syracuse Public Library — Giving Opportunities At The Library
News Release
SYRACUSE — The holidays stoke the giving spirit in many people. Syracuse Public Library is offering two ways to channel that spirit. Its ongoing food drive supports the Syracuse Food Pantry and the town’s two locker pantries, located at Turkey Creek Fire Territory Station No. 1 and Wawasee High School adjacent to the Academy building. A list of most-needed items is available at the library’s circulation desks and www.syracuse.lib.in.us/news/spl-holds-autumn-food-drive. The drive will wrap up Friday, Dec. 9.
The library’s hat trees have returned as well, featuring cozy hats, scarves, gloves and mittens. Need something to keep warm? Feel free to take what you need from the hat tree. Adult sizes are upstairs; the downstairs tree has children’s sizes. Want to help support the library’s goal to keep Syracuse warm? Donate new and homemade winter accessories. The library will also accept very lightly used or like-new items.
Support The Friends While Online Shopping
If you’re shopping on Amazon for holiday gifts, use Amazon Smile, smile.amazon.com. Amazon Smile allows you to support a local charity with every order you place if the purchased items qualify. The Friends of the Syracuse Public Library is one of the available nonprofits. Follow up the steps at smile.amazon.com to get set up and select “Friends of the Turkey Creek Township Public Library” as your charity.
Children’s Programming Resumes Post-Thanksgiving
Two sessions remain for the home-school program before its holiday break. Home-schooled children can join the class at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, to learn sign language basics. Then return at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, to learn about Christmas across the globe.
Storytime also continues at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday until Dec. 7. There will then be a very special holiday storytime at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Classic holiday stories will be read, and there will be cookies and hot cocoa. Also, don’t forget about LEGO Club at 4 p.m. each Monday; its last session leading up to the holidays will be Dec. 5.
From Dec. 1-16, children can also use the library’s letter writing station to craft letters to Santa. With December’s arrival comes new seasonal take-and-make crafts. Pick them up while supplies last.
‘In The Garden’ Welcomes Guest Speaker
Syracuse Parks Superintendent Chad Jonsson will join “In the Garden” at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in the downstairs meeting room.
Jonsson will talk about the town of Syracuse’s status with Tree City USA and share information about the town’s latest plantings and how it maintains its urban canopy.
Young Adult Programs
Young adult video gaming will meet from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Rosalyn Jones Room. There will be snacks while young adults play the library’s Nintendo Switch.
Plan to attend the young adult paper snowflake craft from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. This craft is a drop-in, so stop by when you’re able to.