• Pinterest Craft Night -- Tuesday, September 17th, at 5 pm. Make a sunflower welcome sign. No cost but there are limited supplies so please sign up at the adult desk.
  • Social Security -- Gregg Palmer hosts a Q&A discussion on Wednesday, September 18th, at 6 pm.
  • The Workshop -- Saturday, September 21st, at 11 am. We welcome any person interested in exploring their inner writer.
  • Doctor Who Connected -- Wednesday, September 25th, from 6-8 pm. Revisit the Doctor.
  • Open Mic Night -- Friday, October 4th, at 7 pm. Bring your friends! Bring your poetry! Bring your favorite story or essay! Come for an evening of free entertainment while meeting local talent. At Grace Lutheran Church, 203 E Main St Syracuse.
  • Magnolia Cooking Club -- Tuesday, October 8th, at 4 pm. New date & time! Using Magnolia Journal as inspiration, we’re making soups to share! This fall get excited for collaborating on making a cookbook & doing a chili cook-off!
  • Medicare ABCD's -- Gregg Palmer shows the parts of Medicare with a Q&A discussion time on Wednesday, October 9th, at 6 pm in the Rosalyn Jones room.

Weekly Events

  • ​Learn Mahjong! Meeting Mondays at 1 pm to play a fun, sociable game! We have 3 sets so there's room for plenty of people to join in! This is a great group for beginners and experienced people to have fun!
  • Chair yoga meets at the library Tuesdays at 10:15 am for 30 minutes. Thursdays: advanced chair yoga at 9:15 am for 45 minutes at the library.
  • McGees Decluttering Support -- Tuesday,  September 17th at 1 pm  An hour-long group with facilitators. Topics to cover are about managing our possessions.
  • WorkOne -- Every Wednesday from 1-4:30. Employment services staffed by an expert.
  • String Theory -- Every Thurday night from 5-7 pm. Work on your string fiber crafts with friends.

Book Club

Turkey Creek Readers are meeting Monday, October 14th, at 4:30 pm at Chubbies to discuss Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble  by Ann B. Ross.

Staff Recommendations

Books
  • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
  • The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
  • Less by Andrew Greer (2018 Pulitzer Prize Fiction)
  • Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Wonder by RJ Palacio
  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
  • Flavia de Luce ​series by Alan Bradley
  • Alice isn't Dead by Joseph Fink
  • Invisible Cities​ by Italo Calvino
Lisa See writes fascinating stories about the history of China and Japan during WWII and the immigration of China's people to America. If you like learning while reading, you'll find her very informative!
Movies
  • The Last of the Mohicans
  • Dances with Wolves
  • The King's Speech
  • The Heat
  • October Baby
  • Fireproof
  • Interstellar
  • Get Out
  • Sorry to Bother You
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Annihilation
  • Isle of Dogs
Physical materials include fiction, nonfiction, magazines, DVDs, audiobooks, and mobile hotspots. Digital materials include access to Hoopla and Overdrive.
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