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Join Craft & Sip from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in the downstairs meeting room to make string art. Register each crafter separately. Since this project uses hammers, it is for adults only.

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Mahjong

Players of all skill levels are welcome to join the library's Mahjong group. The group meets at 10 a.m. on Mondays and at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays in the downstairs meeting room. Beginners are welcome to come learn!

Knit & Crochet Club

Knit & Crochet Club offers a cozy hour of fiber arts at the library at 1:30 p.m. every other Tuesday in the upstairs sitting area. This month, the group will meet Sept. 10. Fiber artists of all levels — including learners — are welcome to join and chat while working on their latest project. Attendees will also find tips along the way.

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The Workshop

NEXT MEETING: Adults who love writing can find support and          inspiration at SPL’s adult writing group, The Workshop. The group meets at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the downstairs meeting room.

In the Garden

NEXT MEETING: In the Garden, SPL’s naturalist group, will hold its next walk at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Defries Gardens in New Paris. Meet at the park! Wear comfortable shoes.

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Adult Book Club

Syracuse Public Library’s Adult Book Club will get on board for Indiana’s One State, One Story choice: “All That She Carried” by Tiya Miles.

In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag for her with a few items, and, soon after, the 9-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. Decades later, Ashley’s granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the sack in spare, haunting language. 
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Historian Tiya Miles carefully traces these women’s faint presence in       archival records, and, where archives fall short, she turns to objects, art, and the environment to write a singular history of the experience of slavery, and the uncertain freedom afterward, in the United States.

A discussion will occur at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the library’s downstairs meeting room. There will be special treats! Copies are available at the library. Digital copies may be available on Libby.

For information or to RSVP, email Emilia at [email protected].

This program is made possible through an Indiana Humanities grant.

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