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New DVDs (Coming Soon) In June

5/31/2023

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Cool off indoors with a movie night courtesy of the Syracuse Public Library! We have several exciting new movie titles and television shows (including the popular "Yellowstone")! Titles in red with the asterisk beside them are brand new in June and may release later in the month. We have added release dates beside some of the titles; please note that titles may appear after their release date. Patrons can always request to be added to the holds list!

New Movies

  • 65*
  • 80 for Brady
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania
  • Avatar: the Way of Water* (6/20)
  • Baby Ruby
  • Big George Foreman* (6/27)
  • Blood Relatives
  • Champions*
  • Clover*
  • Cocaine Bear
  • Confess, Fletch
  • The Covenant* (6/20)
  • Dungeons & Dragons*
  • Emily
  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody*
  • Knock at the Cabin
  • Invitation to Murder
  • Joyride
  • The Lost King*
  • Lot of Nothing
  • Lullaby
  • Mafia Mamma* (6/20)
  • Magic Flute*
  • Man from Toronto* (6/13)
  • Marlowe
  • Maybe I Do
  • Meet Cute
  • Moving On
  • My Happy Ending
  • One Day as a Lion*
  • Operation Fortune
  • The Pope’s Exorcist* (6/13)
  • Rare Objects*
  • Ritual Killer
  • Savage Salvation
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods
  • Sissy
  • Supercell
  • Sweetwater* (6/13)
  • Triangle of Sadness
  • Unwelcome
  • V/H/S 99

History

  • Claydream
  • Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History*

Television

  • Chucky, Season 2
  • Discovery of Witches, Season 3*
  • Gaslit
  • Handmaid’s Tale, Season 5*
  • Joe Pickett, Season 1
  • Marie Antoinette, Season 1*
  • Orville, Season 1*
  • Rick & Morty, Season 6
  • Superstore, Complete* (7/25)
  • This is Us, Season 5
  • Yellowstone, Season 1*
  • You, Season 1*
  • Young Sheldon, Season 5
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Latest New Arrivals For Adults

5/30/2023

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Whew, we're hitting the 80s and 90s this week. Swing by the Syracuse Public Library and pick up a good beach read to enjoy while cooling down. Here are some new titles that have arrived in May and part of June. (Note: Some may release later!)
  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction
  • Large Print
  • “The 23rd Midnight” by James Patterson
  • “Adelaide” by Genevieve Wheeler
  • “All the Days of Summer” by Nancy Thayer
  • “Bayou Book Thief” by Ellen Byron
  • “The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies” by Alison Goodman
  • “Big Gay Wedding” by Byron Lane
  • “Birnam Wood” by Eleanor Catton
  • “Breakneck” by Marc Cameron
  • “The Bride Wore White” by Amanda Quick
  • “Bury The Lead” by David Rosenfelt
  • “The Celebrants” by Steven Rowley
  • “Central Park West” by James Comey
  • “The Chateau” by Jaclyn Goldis
  • “City of Dreams” by Don Winslow
  • “Cold Snap” by Marc Cameron
  • “The Collected Regrets of Clover” by Mikki Brammer
  • “Coronation Year” by Jennifer Robson
  • “Counter Attack” by Patricia Bradley
  • “The Cuban Heiress” by Chanel Cleeton
  • “Damsel” by Evelyn Skye
  • “A Dark and Stormy Tea” by Laura Childs
  • “Dark Angel” by John Sandford
  • “The Eden Test” by Adam Sternbergh
  • “Emma of 83rd Street” by Audrey Bellezza
  • “The Ferryman” by Justin Cronin
  • “A Fever in the Heartland” by Timothy Egan
  • “The Fiancée Farce” by Alexandria Bellefleur
  • “First Degree” by David Rosenfelt
  • “For You and Only You” by Caroline Kepnes
  • “Forged in Love” by Mary Connealy
  • “Forget What You Know” by Christina Dodd
  • “The Fourth Enemy” by Anne Perry
  • “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
  • “Ghosts of the Orphanage” by Christine Kenneally
  • “Glass Houses” by Louise Penny
  • “The Golden Doves” by Martha Kelly
  • “The Guest” by Emma Cline
  • “The Half Moon” by Mary Beth Keane
  • “Happy Place” by Emily Henry
  • “The Heart’s Choice” by Tracie Peterson
  • “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
  • “Homecoming” by Kate Morton
  • “The House Is on Fire” by Rachel Beanland
  • “The House On Prytania” by Karen White
  • “I Went to See My Father” by Kyung-Sook Shin
  • “Identity” by Nora Roberts
  • “In the Lives of Puppets” by T.J. Klune
  • “In the Shadow of the River” by Ann H. Gabhart
  • “Irish Coffee Murder” by Leslie Meier
  • “Just a Regular Boy” by Catherine Ryan Hyde
  • “The King’s Pleasure” by Alison Weir
  • “The Last Word” by Taylor Adams
  • “The Lie Maker” by Linwood Barclay
  • “The Lonely Hearts Book Club” by Lucy Gilmore
  • “The Long March Home” by Marcus Brotherton
  • “Love Stories” by Trent Dalton
  • “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece” by Tom Hanks
  • “Mastering the Art of French Murder” Colleen Cambridge
  • “The Midnight News” by Jo Baker
  • “Mother of the Bride Murder” Leslie Meier
  • “My Heart Will Find You” by Jude Deveraux
  • “The Nanny” by Lana Ferguson
  • “The Old Lion” by Jeff Shaara
  • “Once We Were Home” by Jennifer Rosner
  • “One Night With the Duke” by Jodi Malpas
  • “The Only Survivors” by Megan Miranda
  • “Only the Beautiful” by Susan Meissner
  • “The Opium Queen” by Gabrielle Paluch
  • “Pineapple Street” by Jenny Jackson
  • “The Poisoner’s Ring” by Kelley Armstrong
  • “The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting Even” by Alexander McCall Smith
  • “Queen Charlotte” by Julia Quinn
  • “Remember Me” by Tracie Peterson
  • “The Rescue” by T. Jefferson Parker
  • “Robert Ludlum’s the Treadstone Rendition” by Joshua Hood
  • “Rogue Justice” by Stacey Abrams
  • “Romantic Comedy” by Curtis Sittenfeld
  • “Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club” by J. Ryan Stradal
  • “The Seaside Library” by Brenda Novak
  • “The Secret Book of Flora Lea” by Patti Callahan Henry
  • “The Secret Happiness” by Suzanne Woods Fisher
  • “Shadow of Death” by Heather Graham
  • “Sing Her Down” by Ivy Pochoda
  • “Simply Lies” by David Baldacci
  • “Sisters of the Lost Nation” by Nick Medina
  • “Small Mercies” by Dennis Lehane
  • “The Soulmate” by Sally Hepworth
  • “Summer Reading” by Jenn McKinlay
  • “Summer Stage” by Meg Mitchell Moore
  • “Swamp Story” by Dave Barry
  • “Tasting History” by Max Miller
  • “Tell the Rest” by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
  • “Things I Wish I Told My Mother” by Susan Patterson
  • “To Shape a Dragon’s Breath” by Moniquill Blackgoose
  • “Tom Clancy Flash Point” by Don Bentley
  • “The Trackers” by Charles Frazier
  • “The True Love Experiment” by Christina Lauren
  • “Under the Cover of Mercy” by Rebecca Connolly
  • “Untold Power” by Rebecca Roberts
  • “The Vanishing at Castle Moreau” by Jaime Wright
  • “The Wager” by David Grann
  • “The Way of the Bear” by Anne Hillerman
  • “The Wedding Planner” by Danielle Steel
  • “What Have We Done” by Alex Finlay
  • “Where Are the Children Now?” by Mary Higgins Clark
  • “Where Coyotes Howl” by Sandra Dallas
  • “You Have a Friend in 10a” by Maggie Shipstead
  • “Yours Truly” by Abby Jimenez
  • “20-40-60-minute Dinners” by Kate Otterstrom
  • “Advice from a Blob” by Lennnie
  • “After the Miracle” by Max Wallace
  • “Agent Josephine” by Damien Lewis
  • “An Amerikan Family” by Santi Elijah Holley
  • “Avocado Anxiety” by Louise Gray
  • “The Best Strangers in the World” by Ari Shapiro
  • “A Brutal Reckoning” by Peter Cozzens
  • “Dinner With the President” by Alex Prud’Homme
  • “Embrace Your Space” by Katie Holdefehr
  • “A Fever in the Heartland” by Timothy Egan
  • “Foolproof Sketching & Painting Techniques for Beginners” by Tomoko Kuramae
  • “The Forgotten Girls” by Monica Potts
  • “Getting Out of Saigon” by Ralph White
  • “Good Girls” by Hadley Freeman
  • “The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book” by David L. Hudson Jr.
  • “Homegrown” by Jeffrey Toobin
  • “King” by Jonathan Eig
  • “Lebron” by Jeff Benedict
  • “Like, Literally, Dude” by Valerie Fridland
  • “Love Stories” by Trent Dalton
  • “No Human Contact” by Pete Earley
  • “A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators” by Lorraine Johnson
  • “Omfg, Bees!” by Matt Kracht
  • “The Opium Queen” by Gabrielle Paluch
  • “An Ordinary Man” by Richard Smith
  • “Our Brave Foremothers” by Rozella Kennedy
  • “Paris” by Paris Hilton
  • “Remembering Emmett Till” by Dave Tell
  • “Saved” by Benjamin Hall
  • “Searching for Savanna” by Mona Gable
  • “Social Security Handbook 2023” by the Social Security Administration
  • “Untold Power” by Rebecca Roberts
  • “The Watchmaker’s Daughter” by Larry Loftis
  • “The West” by Naoíse Mac Sweeney
  • “Where Should We Camp Next” by Stephanie Puglisi
  • “The Windsors at War” by Alexander Larman
  • “A Wing and a Prayer” by Anders Gyllenhaal
  • “A Year in the Edible Garden” by Sarah Raven
  • “Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang
  • “You Could Make This Place Beautiful” by Maggie Smith
  • “Dark Angel” by John Sandford
  • “Earth’s the Right Place for Love” by Elizabeth Berg
  • “The Wager” by David Grann
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Syracuse Public Library Celebrates Summer Reading And Community Roots

5/23/2023

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Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library will pull out all the stops to celebrate the launch of summer reading and the official opening of its new Community Roots outdoor space. The library invites the entire community to attend the special kickoff party on Friday, June 2.
Children and teens can sign up for summer reading from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; those without library cards can also sign up. During the party, play outdoor games — including cornhole and the giant “Connect Four” — and decorate the sidewalk with chalk. Scratchers will be given away at sign-up, with children winning either prizes or raffle tickets. Attendees will also enjoy root beer floats while supplies last.

At 11 a.m., the library will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Community Roots (alongside the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce), which the public and project donors can attend. The Community Roots project started after the library purchased a property to its south and demolished the existing house in 2021. With support from the community, local businesses and a grant, the space has come to fruition in time for 2023’s summer reading program.

Community Roots will provide an additional programming site for the Syracuse Public Library with its outdoor seating and 22-by-12-foot wood pavilion. When not in use for library programming, community members can enjoy it during the daytime hours as a peaceful retreat. The space also features a storage barn with a colorful mural honoring project donors. In the future, the library plans to include a community garden and other landscaping additions.

The project’s barn, pavilion and benches were made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.

Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, from 1-2 p.m., all ages can attend the Foamzilla foam party in the library’s staff parking lot. Those attending the party must wear shoes for safety reasons.

For information, contact the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library at (574) 457-3022 or email the library’s communications specialist, Sarah Wright, at [email protected].

Schedule At A Glance

(All activities will occur in Community Roots and the staff parking lot, weather permitting.)
10-4 p.m.: Sign up for Summer Reading, play games, earn the chance to win prizes! (Come and go as you please!)
11 a.m.: Attend the Community Roots ribbon-cutting ceremony! The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will be there.
1-2 p.m.: Come to the Foamzilla Foam Party! Be sure to wear shoes for safety reasons.

Community Roots Gallery

Community Roots' structures: a pavilion, picnic tables and a storage barn.
Community Roots with straw down for grass seeding.
Contractors add dirt to level out the property.
The pavilion is added to the property by trailer.
Pavilion slides off trailer into its spot in Community Roots.
Pedestrians watch as contractors level concrete.
Contractors pour concrete for Community Roots' pavilion's foundation and walkway.
Dirt is excavated and leveled at the initial construction phase of Community Roots.
Dirt is excavated and leveled at the initial construction phase of Community Roots.
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New YA Materials Have Arrived

5/15/2023

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Be on the lookout for new young adult fiction, graphic novels, and manga this May and early June. See something you like? Pick it up at the library or place a hold. Is the new book you wanted to read not here? You can now request the Syracuse Public Library order it via a digital request form.
  • ​Fiction
  • Graphic Novels/Manga
  • “The Alchemy of Moonlight” by David Ferraro (5/30)
  • “And Break the Pretty Kings” by Lena Jeong (6/20)
  • “Araña and Spider-man 2099” by Alex Segura
  • “At the Speed of Lies” by Cindy Otis (6/06)
  • “Basil and Oregano” by Melissa Capriglione (5/16)
  • “Borrow My Heart” by Kasie West (6/13)
  • “Boundless” by Ismée Williams (6/13)
  • “The Chaperone” by M. Hendrix (6/06)
  • “Cherish” by Tracy Wolff (5/30)
  • “Court of the Undying Seasons” by A.M. Strickland (5/16)
  • “Darkhearts” by James Sutter (6/06)
  • “The Dos and Donuts of Love” by Adiba Jaigirdar (6/06)
  • “Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak” by Charlie Anders
  • “Enter the Body” by Joy McCullough
  • “Ever Since" by Alena Bruzas (5/23)
  • “The Faint of Heart” by Kerilynn Wilson (6/13)
  • “From Here” Luma Mufleh (5/16)
  • “Garden of the Cursed” by Katy Pool (6/20)
  • “Girls Like Girls” by Hayley Kiyoko (5/30)
  • “Going Bicoastal” by Dahlia Adler (6/13)
  • “The Grimoire of Grave Fates” by Hannah Alkaf (6/06)
  • “Her Good Side” by Rebekah Weatherspoon (5/30)
  • “If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come” by Jen St. Jude
  • “I’m Not Supposed to Be in the Dark” by Riss Neilson
  • “Imogen, Obviously” by Becky Albertalli
  • “Invisible Son” by Kim Johnson (6/27)
  • “Ironside” by Holly Black
  • “The Isles of the Gods” by Amie Kaufman
  • “Julieta and the Romeos” by Maria Andreu (5/16)
  • “Kismat Connection” by Ananya Devarajan (6/13)
  • “Liar’s Beach” by Katie Cotugno
  • “Lose You to Find Me” by Eri Brown (5/16)
  • “The Luis Ortega Survival Club” by Sonora Reyes (5/23)
  • “Lying in the Deep” by Diana Urban
  • “Magic Has No Borders” by Samira Ahmed (5/23)
  • “Manslaughter Park” by Tirzah Price (6/27)
  • “Miles Morales Suspended” by Jason Reynolds
  • “Nigeria Jones” by Ibi Zoboi
  • “Northranger” by Rey Terciero (6/06)
  • “Only This Beautiful Moment” by Abdi Nazemian
  • “Painted Devils” by Margaret Owen (5/16)
  • “Pedro & Daniel” by Federico Erebia (6/06)
  • “Plus One” by Kelsey Rodkey (6/27)
  • “The Quiet Part Out Loud” by Deborah Crosslan (6/27)
  • “Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success” by Jessica Parra (5/16)
  • “Ruling Destiny” by Alyson Noel (6/06)
  • “Rhythm & Muse” by India Brown (5/30)
  • “The Shadow Sister” by Lily Meade (6/27)
  • “Sing Me to Sleep” by Gabi Burton (6/27)
  • “Solitaire” by Alice Oseman
  • “Something More” by Jackie Khalilieh (6/06)
  • “Starlings” by Amanda Linsmeier (6/27)
  • “Threads That Bind” by Kika Hatzopoulou (5/30)
  • “Time Out” by Sean Hayes (5/30)
  • “Tithe” by Holly Black
  • “Valiant” by Holly Black
  • “Venom and Vow” by Anna-Marie McLemore (5/16)
  • “Victories Greater Than Death” by Charlie Anders
  • “Warrior Girl Unearthed” by Angeline Boulley
  • “We Don’t Swim Here” by Vincent Tirado
  • “We Ship It” by Lauren Kay (6/20)
  • “When It All Syncs Up” by Maya Ameyaw (6/06)
  • “Where Echoes Die” by Courtney Gould (6/20)
  • “Where You See Yourself” by Claire Forrest
  • “Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay” by Kelly McWilliams
  • “You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight” by Kalynn Bayron (6/20)
  • “83 Days in Mariupol: a War Diary” by Don Brown (5/16)
  • “Boruto – Naruto Next Generations 1-5” by Masashi Kishimoto
  • “Hunter x Hunter 4-5” by Yoshihiro Togashi
  • “Jujutsu Kaisen 5” by Gege Akutami
  • “My Next Life As a Villainess All Routes Lead to Doom! 1-5” by Satoru Yamaguchi
  • “Paper Planes” by Jennie Wood (6/27)
  • “Soul Eater Not! 1-5” by Atsushi Ohkubo
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Fairfield Students Can Sign Up Now For Summer Library Cards!

5/3/2023

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The Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library is pleased to once again offer free Evergreen Indiana library cards to children and their families living in the Fairfield Community Schools district. These cards are possible through the Fairfield Schools Family Literacy Fund, a grant created by an anonymous donor. This program's purpose is to prevent the "summer slide" that a long break from school can cause by providing access to library materials. Sign-up is now active and will run through Aug. 1.

Who Qualifies?

To qualify, children must be aged birth to those entering grade 12 in the fall. Children need not attend school to be eligible -- preschoolers and homeschoolers within Benton, Clinton, and Jackson townships are encouraged to sign up, too. Families with multiple children aged birth to 12 years old will only receive one card; however, children 13-18 are eligible for their own library cards.

How Do I Sign Up?

Families within Clinton, Jackson, and Benton townships can come to the Syracuse Public Library with their photo IDs and proof of address (such as a utility bill or other piece of mail) to register for these summer library cards.

Qualifying teens under 18 will need an adult with them to sign up for their library card.

What Do I Get With A Library Card?

The summer library card gives the cardholder access to all Syracuse Public Library services and materials, excluding hotspots. You can also access our digital resources, including the Libby and Hoopla apps, which offer access to hundreds of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, TV shows, movies, documentaries, online classes, music, and more.

Of course, families are also encouraged to join SPL for its many summer reading programs and activities!
You need no library card to attend programs.

When Do They Expire?

Summer library cards expire Aug. 31. The Syracuse Public Library does offer nonresident library cards for one year or four months for those interested in maintaining a long-term library card.

For more information, call the library at (574) 457-3022.
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