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New STEM Club Session
STEM Club will focus on the natural world at 4 p.m. each Monday in April in the downstairs meeting room! Sessions will include:
• Flower dissection (April 6) • Fruit seed identification with microscopes and magnifying glasses (April 13) • Plants and soil erosion (April 20) • Mini greenhouses (April 27) Each week has separate registrations. Use our online calendar to sign up for the weeks your children are interested in: https://tinyurl.com/SPLOnlineCalendar. |
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Going to the Library
There is still some summer left! Use this guide from PBS Kids to make the most of your visits to the Syracuse Public Library.
From what to do before, during, and after visiting the library, this guide gets kids involved in reading. |
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Spring Break Fun!Not heading to Florida? Make SPL your spring break destination for fun! We’ll have regular programs like STEM Club and Pokemon, but we’re adding in some special activities.
Syracuse Public Library will welcome a special guest: Leah Steinhiser from PBS Michiana! Leah will visit the library’s downstairs meeting room from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, with a weather-themed program to match PBS KIDS’s new “Weather Hunters” show. “Weather Hunters” is a new animated series for kids K-2nd grade created by America’s beloved host and weathercaster, Al Roker. Each episode is a 22-minute story featuring 8-year-old weather wiz Lily Hunter and her family. The Hunter family explores and reports on all kinds of weather, everything from familiar rain, snow, and fog to more extreme weather, like hurricanes. Then sign up for Family Yoga with Megan Gough! This relaxing program is open to all ages and will occur from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the downstairs meeting room. The library has limited space, so register at https://tinyurl.com/splfamilyyoga26. Finally, children can decorate sugar cookies using icing and sprinkles from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the downstairs meeting room while supplies last! |
Regular Monthly Programs
Homeschool Class 2025-2610:30 a.m. Each Wednesday (starting Aug. 13, 2025)
March: Financial Literacy April: Town Tours (Meet at the destinations)
Weird History Club3 p.m. on the Last Monday of the Month (excluding December)
March 23: The No-Good Voyage of the Baltic Fleet (One blunder after the next): Will pair history and geography together. April 27: History's Weirdest Jobs |
Storytime10:30 a.m. Each Wednesday
Storytime is perfect for preschoolers! Enjoy stories and learn a new type of art this summer! Pokemon Club4-5 p.m. every other Friday
Children (teens can come, too!) will have a new club every other Friday! The Pokemon Club will meet from 4-5 p.m. on Fridays, March 13 and 27 and April 10 and 24, in the children’s department. The club will dive into the world of Pokemon, including the card game! The library has six decks available for use, but children can bring their own. |
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TALK: Text and Learn
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TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten is a text messaging service. It sends developmentally leveled activity suggestions based on the five Every Child Ready to Read practices to parents and caregivers with children 5 and
under. TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten sends two text messages each week suggesting activities that parents and caregivers can easily incorporate into daily routines with their children. The service also notifies parents of free activities and services at the library. TALK is available to parents and caregivers in Michigan and Indiana with children ages 5 and under, and officially launched in Syracuse in January 2024. Parents can sign up by texting TALK to 75547 or visiting www.textandlearn.org. |
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
It's never been easier to read 1,000 books before kindergarten! The Syracuse Public Library has introduced sticker sheets to track reading, instead of the sheet requiring titles to be written down. Download the sheet here or pick up one from the children's desk. Stickers are available for pick up as well!
Just read one book a night, you will have read 365 per year. The child will receive a small prize or a book for every 100 books read!
Parents can now track children's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten via the Beanstack app or by visiting https://syracuselib.beanstack.com/.
Just read one book a night, you will have read 365 per year. The child will receive a small prize or a book for every 100 books read!
Parents can now track children's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten via the Beanstack app or by visiting https://syracuselib.beanstack.com/.
Internet Safety for Children
The internet can be hard to navigate for adults, let alone for children. Google has created Be Internet Awesome to help teach children to avoid scams, false information, and nefarious players. The Be Internet Awesome site features information for parents and educators to share with children to keep them safe. Children will also enjoy the games on the website, which include spreading kindness online and avoiding phishers. Check out this great resource today!
