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Make Use Of Inspire To Realize Your Goals

3/24/2023

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Did you know INSPIRE offers free access to trusted resources for learning about tests and career preparation? Here are a few great resources that both you and your community have access to through INSPIRE.
LearningExpress Library
Organized into targeted learning centers, LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen, and much more.

LearningExpress Library: TEST PREPARATION
Help your students get ready for graduate school with online College Admissions Test Preparation practice sets from LearningExpress Library. This is an online tool designed to help students achieve higher scores on six of the most popular graduate school admission tests.

LearningExpress Library: CAREER DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
Support your community's job seekers, recent graduates, career changers, and transitioning military service members with the newest online platform from EBSCO LearningExpress Library. Also, LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator gives job seekers the tools they need to explore careers, find open positions, apply for jobs, and get hired.

Access these trusted resource at INSPIRE.in.gov/learn
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Spring Break Fun Abounds At SPL

3/20/2023

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You don't have to travel far for spring break fun this year. All weeklong, the Syracuse Public Library will offer a host of programs for children and young adults. Here is the rundown of what to expect the week of April 3-6 (the library will close Friday, April 7, for Good Friday)!

Children

Children, get ready! The children's department staff has come up with some fun plans for you! Here is what to expect:
  • ​A Walk in the Park: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3. Meet at Benton Dam-River Preserve County Park, 68552 Co Rd 31, New Paris, IN. This program is weather permitting.
  • Lego Day: Get ready to build the Lego creations of your dreams as Tuesday, April 4, is Lego Day in the children's department. Swing by all day (12-8 p.m.) to build with Legos.
  • Game Day: From 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, come play new games and old favorites! Maybe meet a new friend, too!
  • Play-Doh Creation Day: Tubs of Play-Doh will be out all day Thursday, April 6, for children to mold!

Young Adults

Meanwhile,  young adults (grades 6-12) have their own programs during the week:
  • Anime Movie: Come watch an anime movie on Crunchyroll from 2-4 p.m. Monday, April 3, in the Rosalyn Jones Room/YA space. We will have popcorn!
  • Roblox: Bring your own device or use one of our computers to play Roblox with others from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Rosalyn Jones Room.
  • ​Tree Painting: Come paint a super easy, but beautiful tree (see below)! This program will be from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the Rosalyn Jones Room.
  • YA Video Gaming: Play on the library's Nintendo Switch or public computers from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the Rosalyn Jones Room.
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New YA Titles Now Available

3/15/2023

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Seize the latest young adult books, graphic novels, and mangas at the Syracuse Public Library! Some great titles have landed at the end of February and beginning of March. Even more will be coming during the month of March, so keep your eyes open for that list.
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Manga/Graphic Novels
  • Nonfiction
  •  "The Next New Syrian Girl" by Ream Shukairy (3/14)
  • "Rosewood" by Sayantani Dasgupta
  • "The Half-life of Love" by Brianna Bourne
  • "Stateless" by Elizabeth Wein
  • "Stars and Smoke" by Marie Lu (3/28)
  • "If I can Give you That" by Michael Gray Bulla (2/28)
  • "This Time It's Real" by Ann Liang
  • "NerdCrush" by Alisha Emrich
  • "Kill Joy" by Holly Jackson
  • "Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim" by Patricia Park
  • "This is not a Personal Statement" by Tracy Badua
  • "A Tale of Two Princes" by Eric Geron
  • "Out of Character" by Jenna Miller
  • "6 Times we Almost Kissed" by Tess Sharpe
  • "Fortress of Snow" by Melanie Dickerson
  • "A Long Stretch of Bad Days" by Mindy McGinnis
  • "The Island" by Natasha Preston
  • "Ander & Santi Were Here" by Jonny Garza Villa (4/25)
  • "The Headmaster's List" by Melissa de la Cruz
  • "The Inheritance Games" by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  • "Spin" by Rebecca Caprara (3/28)
  • "The Winter Soldier" by Mackenzi Lee 
  • "Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame" by Meg Long
  • "Delicious Monsters" by Liselle Sambury
  • "Unseelie" by Ivelisse Housman 
  • "Made of Stars" by Jenna Voris (3/28)
  • "The Wicked Bargain" by Gabe Cole Novoa
  • "The Wicked Ones" by Robin Benway
  • "In Nightfall" by Suzanne Young (3/28)
  • "Flowerheart" by Catherine Bakewell
  • "Lies We Sing to the Sea" by Sarah Underwood
  • "The Witch and the Vampire" by Francesca Flores (3/21)
  • "We are all so Good at Smiling" by Amber McBride
  • "Hunter X Hunter 1, 3" by Yoshihiro Togashi 
  • "Fire Force 1-4" by Atsushi Ohkubo
  • "Jujutsu Kaisen 1-4" by Gege Akutami
  • "Season of the Bruja 1" by Aaron Duran
  • "Nick and Charlie" by Alice Oseman
  • "True Beauty 1" by Yaongyi
  • "Beyond the Promised Neverland" by Kaiu Shirai
  • "Cat + Gamer 1" by Wataru Nadatani
  • "Horimiya 1-4" by Hero
  • "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee
  • "Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting it Done" by Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser
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New Titles To Add To Your Reading List

3/15/2023

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March has brought a massive book shipment to the Syracuse Public Library! If you are a fan of Shelley Shepard Gray, we have several books by her now available or coming very soon. Other notables include the latest from C. J. Box, Danielle Steel, Harlan Coben and more. Lovers of nonfiction will also be pleased as it includes varied subjects from cookbooks to sports stories to haikus to botany.
  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction
  • Large Print
  • Audiobooks
  • ​En español
  • ​"48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister" by Joyce Carol Oates
  • "The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi" by Shannon Chakraborty
  • "After the Shadows" by Amanda Cabot (3/21)
  • "Age of Vice" by Deepti Kapoor
  • "Bones Under the Ice" by Mary Ann Miller (3/21)
  • "A Calder at Heart" by Janet Dailey
  • "Collateral Damage" by Judith A. Jance
  • "Coming Home" by Shelley Shepard Gray
  • "Countdown" by James Patterson (3/20)
  • "Dark of Night" by Colleen Coble
  • "The Devine Doughnut Shop" by Carolyn Brown
  • "Earth's the Right Place for Love" by Elizabeth Berg (3/21)
  • "Edge of Dusk" by Colleen Coble
  • "Edgewater Road" by Shelley Shepard Gray
  • "For Twice in My Life" by Annette Christie
  • "Forbidden" by Davis Bunn
  • "The Golden Spoon" by Jessa Maxwell
  • "Good Dog, Bad Cop" by David Rosenfelt
  • "Good Girl, Bad Girl" by Michael Robotham
  • "Hang the Moon" by Jeannette Walls (3/28)
  • "The High Mountain Court" by A. K. Mulford
  • "The House at the End of the World" by Dean Koontz
  • "The House in the Pines" by Ana Reyes
  • "The House of Eve" by Sadeqa Johnson
  • "Hungry Ghosts" by Kevin Jared Hosein
  • "I will Find You" by Harlan Coben
  • "The Last Chance Cowboy" by Jody Hedlund
  • "Lemon Curd Killer" by Laura Childs
  • "The Little Wartime Library" by Kate Thompson
  • "The Lost English Girl" by Julia Kelly
  • "The Love Hypothesis" by Ali Hazelwood
  • "Loyalty" by Lisa Scottoline (3/28)
  • "The Metropolitan Affair" by Jocelyn Green
  • "A Most Intriguing Lady" by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
  • "Mothered" by Zoje Stage
  • "The Night Travelers" by Armando Lucas Correa
  • "Old God's Time" by Sebastian Barry (3/21)
  • "Once Upon a Buggy" by Shelley Shepard Gray (3/28)
  • "Prize Women" by Caroline Lea
  • "Pulse" by Felix Francis
  • "Second Time Around" by Melody Carlson
  • "Secretly Yours" by Tessa Bailey
  • "The Sisters of Sea View" by Julie Klassen
  • "So Long, Chester Wheeler" by Catherine Ryan Hyde
  • "So Shall You Reap" by Donna Leon
  • "Something Wild & Wonderful" by Anita Kelly
  • "Storm Watch" by C. J. Box
  • "Strangers in the Night" by Heather Webb (3/21)
  • "Sycamore Circle" by Shelley Shepard Gray
  • "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" by Jesse Q. Sutanto
  • "When She Was Good" by Michael Robotham
  • "The White Lady" by Jacqueline Winspear (3/21)
  • "Wicked Dreams" by Lisa Jackson
  • "The Woman with the Cure" by Lynn Cullen
  • "Worthy Opponents" by Danielle Steel
  • "Accessible Vacations: An Insider's Guide to 10 National Parks" by Simon J. Hayhoe
  • "An A-Z of Pasta: Recipes for Shapes and Sauces, from Alfabeto to Ziti, and Everything in Between: A Cookbook" by Rachel Roddy (3/28)
  • "A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku" by William Scott Wilson (3/28)
  • "Bloodbath Nation" by Paul Auster
  • "Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System" by Jeff Hobbs
  • ​"Classic Baseball" by John Rosengren
  • "The Crown in Crisis" by Alexander Larman
  • "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents" by Lisa Damour Ph. D
  • "​Finding the Fool: A Tarot Journey to Radical Transformation" by Meg Jones Wall
  • "A Gardener's Guide to Botany" by Scott Zona, Ph.D
  • "How to Promote Your Book: A Practical Guide to Publicizing Your Own Title" by Dr. Jan Yager
  • ​"The January 6th Report" by January 6 Select Committee
  • ​"The Last Slave Ship" by Ben Raines
  • "Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization" by Deepak Chopra
  • "Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Amazon and the Violent Fight for the World's Last Frontier" by Heriberto Araujo
  • ​"On Savage Shores" by Caroline Dodds Pennock​​
  • "One: Simple One-Pan Wonders" by Jamie Oliver
  • "The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality" by Karen Fine
  • "Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy" by Laurent Richard
  • "People Vs. Donald Trump" by Mark Pomerantz
  • "Poverty, by America" by Matthew Desmond (3/21)
  • ​"Rikers" by Graham Rayman
  • ​"Selling Your House" by Ilona Bray
  • ​"Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage" by Kevin Bryant
  • "The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession" by Alexandra Robbins
  • "Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World" by Bob Brier
  • "The Quilted Home Handbook: A Guide to Developing Your Quilting Skills-Including 15+ Patterns for Items Around Your Home" by Wendy Chow
  • ​"Warrior: My Path to Being Brave" by Roxanna Asgarian
  • "Windows 11: All-in-one for Dummies" by Ciprian Adrian Rusen (3/22)

Biographies/Memoirs

  • "Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: a Memoir" by Michelle Dowd
  • "Warrior: My Path to Being Brave" by Lisa Guerrero
  • "3 Days to Live" by James Patterson
  • "Daughters of Victory" by Gabriella Saab
  • "The Last Orphan" by Gregg Hurwitz (3/22)
  • "Loyalty" by Lisa Scottoline (3/28)
  • "Someone Else's Shoes" by Jojo Moyes
  • "Stars in an Italian Sky" by Jill Santopolo
  • "Storm Watch" by C. J. Box
  • "Unnatural History" by Jonathan Kellerman
  • "Without a Trace" by Danielle Steel
  • "Worthy Opponents" by Danielle Steel (3/28)
  • "Storm Watch" by C. J. Box
  • "Volveras a Alaska (The Great Alone)" by Kristin Hannah
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New DVDs Available In March

3/15/2023

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If you are planning a movie night, make Syracuse Public Library your No. 1 destination. We have all the latest new movies, plus a good selection of documentaries and TV shows, for the unbeatable price of free with your library card! Bolded titles in red with an asterisk beside them are brand-new titles now available in March (some may release later in the month). The rest are new titles that you might have missed.

Movies

  • Alice, Darling*
  • Angry Neighbors*
  • Babylon*
  • Black Panther, Wakanda Forever
  • Consecration*
  • Devotion*
  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
  • Don't Worry, Darling
  • Emily the Criminal
  • Empire of Light*
  • Fablemans
  • Father of the Bride
  • Friendship Game
  • God's Country*
  • Inspection*
  • M3gan*
  • Man Called Otto*
  • Menu
  • ​Missing*
  • MK Ultra
  • Nope
  • On the Line*
  • Plane*
  • Price We Pay*
  • Resurrection
  • Rogue Agent*
  • Secret Headquarters*
  • She Said
  • Spin Me Round
  • Spoiler Alert*
  • Station Eleven*
  • Strange World
  • Tar
  • Terrifier 1 & 2
  • Three Thousand Years of Longing
  • Violent Night
  • The Whale*
  • ​Women Talking*

History

  • Making Black America: Through the Grapevine
  • Riotsville, U.S.A.

Nature

  • Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Television

  • Flight Attendent, Seasons 1 & 2
  • Resident Alien, Season 2*
  • Young Sheldon, Season 3*
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