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OverDrive App To Be Discontinued In April

1/18/2023

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Have you made the switch to Libby yet? If not, you will want to before April 2023 when the OverDrive is being discontinued.
OverDrive Inc. removed the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store, Google Play and the Microsoft Store on Feb 23, 2022, and now it plans to fully discontinue the legacy OverDrive app at the end of April 2023. At that time, users who try to access their library’s collection in the OverDrive app will need to upgrade to Libby.

OverDrive stated in a its FAQs about the switch, "We believe that Libby is the best reading experience for all users. With valuable partner and user feedback, we’re constantly enhancing the app and adding new features to engage your readers. Discontinuing the OverDrive app will allow our development teams to focus their efforts on Libby."

OverDrive app users currently see the following message in the app:
In early 2023, the OverDrive app will be discontinued. Upgrade to Libby today.
In Libby, you’ll find the same great titles from your library, in a beautiful, modern, easy-to-use app.
Your loans, holds, and wish list items will be waiting for you in Libby. Learn more about this change.
This change is only for the app. Patrons will still be able to visit the Indiana Digital Library's OverDrive website at ​https://idl.overdrive.com/.

Kindle Users

Kindle Fire users can download Libby onto their device manually, as Libby is not currently available to download directly from the Amazon Appstore. OverDrive has requested information and a timeline for approval from Amazon but has not yet received an update.

Users can also deliver Kindle Books to a Fire tablet from a device that supports libbyapp.com (US only).

The OverDrive app will also remain available for Kindle Fire users to download and access until further notice.

What About My OverDrive Wish List?

Yes, when a user sets up the app, Libby prompts them to sync their OverDrive wish list using an in-app notification.
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Learn more about wish list syncing on Libby Help.
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Adult Book Club Reads 'All By Myself, Alone'

1/11/2023

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The Adult Book Club will read “All By Myself, Alone” by Mary Higgins Clark in Janurary.
Fleeing a disastrous and humiliating arrest of her husband-to-be on the eve of their wedding, Celia Kilbride, a gems and jewelry expert, hopes to escape from public attention by lecturing on a brand-new cruise ship — the Queen Charlotte.

On board she meets eighty-six-year-old Lady Emily Haywood, “Lady Em,” as she is known throughout the world. Immensely wealthy, Lady Em is the owner of a priceless emerald necklace that she intends to leave to the Smithsonian after the cruise. Three days out to sea Lady Em is found dead — and the necklace is missing.
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Discussions will occur at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, via Zoom and at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the downstairs meeting room.

Books are available at SPL. Patrons can access a digital e-book and audiobook on the Libby app. For information about the adult book club or to receive a Zoom invitation, contact Becky Brower at bbrower@syracuse.lib.in.us.

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In The Garden Group To Winter Sow, Jan. 26

1/11/2023

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Get your hands a little dirty at the In the Garden group's January meeting, where members will do some winter sowing.
Join In the Garden at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the downstairs meeting room to try your hand at winter sowing with native seeds! Bring translucent gallon jugs (such as those used for distilled water) and potting soil for the project. The Syracuse Public Library will provide native seeds (you can bring seeds if you want to), duct tape and permanent markers.

Not interested in doing winter sowing this year? You are still invited to attend and watch the process. You'll also learn about what In the Garden has planned for 2023.

Recommended Reading

​​While at the library, don't forget to pick up 2023's recommended reading: "The Triumph of Seeds" by Thor Hanson; "The Book of Eels" by Patrik Svensson; and "The Invention of Nature" by Andrea Wulf. These books tell a story about the natural world while crafting a tale about how that story became important to the author. Hanson shares the love of seeds with his young son; Svensson gets to know his father through eel fishing; and Wulf follows the arduous trek of Alexander Von Humboldt in South America. Another recommended book that will amaze and has many examples is "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us" by Ed Yong.

Contact Information

For information about In the Garden or any of the recommended books, contact Becky Brower, bbrower@syracuse.lib.in.us.
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Set Your Aspirations Now For The 2023 Adult Reading Challenge

12/27/2022

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The 2023 Reading Challenge launches Jan. 1, so “Join the Search Party” on its quest to find 2023’s best books.
Guess how many books you will read from Jan. 1 through Oct. 10 and sign up with Becky Brower; there is a 15 book goal minimum this year. Finally (and most importantly), start reading!

Record your finished books however you like. A nice notebook? Perfect! A detailed spreadsheet with excess       information? Yes! Outsourced to your Goodreads account? That’s working smarter! The scrap-piece-of-paper    method? You do you, chaotic neutral!

Strive to meet your goal by the Oct. 10 end date, and then attend the challenge party. Stay tuned for more details.
To sign up digitally, email SPL at syracusepublib@gmail.com.
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New Adult Materials Available This December

12/7/2022

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The Syracuse Public Library is always getting the latest books in. Here are some of the new titles that have arrived so far this fall and winter. A few titles will have release dates on them; if you'd like to be added to any books hold list, let the library know!
  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction
  • Large Print
  • Audiobooks
  • Español

Fiction

  • "All is Bright" by RaeAnne Thayne
  • "All the Lost Places" by Amanda Dykes (12/13)
  • "Angels of Resistance" by Noelle Salazar
  • "Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail" by Ashley Herring Blake
  • "The Beginning" by Beverly Lewis
  • "Better Than Fiction" by Alexa Martin
  • "Biscuits and Gravy" by William W. Johnstone
  • "The Blackout Book Club" by Amy Lynn Green
  • "Blood Moon" by Heather Graham
  • "The Book Eaters" by Sunyi Dean
  • "A Caribbean Heiress in Paris" by Adriana Herrera
  • "Chasing Darkness" by Robert Crais
  • "The Choice" by Nora Roberts
  • "A Christmas Deliverance" by Anne Perry
  • "The Christmas Hummingbird" by Davis Bunn
  • "A Christmas Memory" by Richard Paul Evans
  • "The Circus Train" by Amita Parikh
  • "Clive Cussler the Sea Wolves" by Jack B. Du Brul
  • "Cytonic" by Brandon Sanderson
  • "A Dangerous Business" by Jane Smiley
  • "Dawnlands" by Philippa Gregory
  • "Defending Alice" by Richard Stratton
  • "Desert Star" by Michael Connelly
  • "Devil's Delight" by M. C. Beaton (12/13)
  • "The Devil's Weapons" by Peter Kirsanow
  • "Engaging Deception" by Regina Jennings
  • "A Family Affair" by Robyn Carr
  • "The Fire and the Ore" by Olivia Hawker
  • "Gilded Mountain" by Kate Manning
  • "Going Rogue" by Janet Evanovich
  • "Happily Ever Amish" by Shelley Shepard Gray
  • "The Hidden Palace" by Dinah Jefferies
  • "Hopeless" by Colleen Hoover
  • "How to be a Wallflower" by Eloisa James
  • "Hunting Time" Jeffery Deaver
  • "In Love's Time" by Kate Breslin (12/13)
  • "Inventions of the Heart" by Mary Connealy
  • "Jacqueline in Paris" by Ann Mah
  • "Judas 62" by Charles Cumming
  • "Kiss Her Once for Me" by Alison Cochrun
  • "The Last Invitation" by Darby Kane
  • "Legends & Lattes" by Travis Baldree
  • "Like the Wind" by Robin Lee Hatcher
  • "The Looking Glass" by Richard Paul Evans
  • "The Lost Metal" by Brandon Sanderson
  • "Marple" by Agatha Christie
  • "Maybe Now" by Colleen Hoover
  • "Maybe Someday" by Colleen Hoover
  • "Mean and Evil" by William W. Johnstone
  • "A Model of Devotion" by Mary Connealy
  • "Murder at Black Oaks" by Phillip Margolin
  • "Notorious" by Diana Palmer
  • "Now Is Not the Time to Panic" by Kevin Wilson 
  • "One Last Chance" by Kat Martin
  • "Paperback Jack" by Loren D. Estleman
  • "The Paradox Hotel" by Rob Hart
  • "Part of Your World" by Abby Jimenez
  • "The Passenger" by Cormac McCarthy
  • "The Perfect Assassin" by James Patterson
  • "The Prisoner" by B. A. Paris
  • "The Rabbit Hutch" by Tess Gunty
  • "Racing the Light" by Robert Crais
  • "The Reluctant Countess" by Eloisa James
  • "Ruin of All Witches" by Malcolm Gaskill
  • "The Sandcastle Hurricane" by Carolyn Brown
  • "Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six" by Lisa Unger
  • "The Serpent in Heaven" by Charlaine Harris
  • "Settling His Hash" by William W. Johnstone
  • "A Sliver of Darkness" by C. J. Tudor
  • "Sound of Darkness" by Heather Graham
  • "Sundown" by Susan May Warren
  • "Thistlefoot" by GennaRose Nethercott
  • "Tom Clancy Red Winter" by Marc Cameron
  • "Under the Starry Skies" by Tracie Peterson
  • "The Vibrant Years" by Sonali Dec
  • "We All Want Impossible Things" by Catherine Newman
  • "We Are the Light" by Matthew Quick
  • "Where the Sky Begins" by Rhys Bowen
  • "The Whittiers" by Danielle Steel

Nonfiction

  • "100 Plants to Feed the Birds" by Laura Erickson (12/20)
  • "American Demon" by Daniel Stashower
  • "American Midnight" by Adam Hochschild
  • "American Resistance: The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation" by David Rothkopf
  • "The Aromatherapy Companion" by Jade Shutes
  • "At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth" by Madeline Ostrander
  • "Bitch" by Lucy Cooke
  • "Boards and Spreads" by Yasmin Fahr
  • "​Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus" by David Quammen
  • "Collage Your Life: Techniques, Prompts, and Inspiration for Creative Self-Expression and Visual Storytelling" by Melanie Mowinski
  • "The Designer Within" by John McClain
  • "Dog Tricks Even You Can Teach Your Pet" by Carina MacDonald
  • "Doodle Everything" by Amy Latta
  • "Egypt's Golden Couple" by John Darnell
  • "The Embroidered Closet" by Alexandra Stratkotter
  • "Excuse Me While I Disappear" by Laurie Notaro
  • "The Fiber Fueled Cookbook" by Will Bulsiewicz, M.D.
  • "Fine: A Comic About Gender" by Rhea Ewing
  • "Himalaya" by John Keay
  • "How to Know God Exists" by Josh D. McDowell
  • "How to Plant a Room: and Grow a Happy Home" by Morgan Doane
  • "How to Sew Clothes" by Amelia Greenhall (2/28/2023
  • "I'm Glad my Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
  • "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us" by Ed Yong
  • "Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahmer" by Christopher Berry-Dee
  • "The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America" by H. W. Brands
  • "The Light We Carry" by Michelle Obama
  • "The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II" by Iain MacGregor
  • ​"Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Patterns: easy-sew pieces to mix and match" by Lotta Jansdotter​​​​
  • "Marie Kondo's Kurashi at Home" by Marie Kondo
  • "My Hygge Home" by Meik Wiking
  • "My Travels With Mrs. Kennedy" by Clint Hill
  • "Normal Family" by Chrysta Bilton
  • "Paper Collage Workshop" by Samuel Price
  • "Partition: How and Why Ireland was Divided" by Ivan Gibbons
  • "Plant Coach" by Nick Cutsumpas
  • "Pretty Good House" by Dan Kolbert
  • "The Queen: Her Life" by Andrew Morton
  • "The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime" by Bradley Hope
  • "The Return of the Gods" by Jonathan Cahn
  • "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" by Steve Brusatte
  • ​"Road Life: An inspirational guide to living and travelling on four wheels" by Sebastian Antonio Santabarbara
  • "Run Your Best Marathon" by Sam Murphy
  • "The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well" by Chelsey Luger
  • "Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening" by Douglas Brinkley
  • "Sleep Reimagined: The Fast Track to a Revitalized Life" by Pedram Navab (12/27)
  • "Soup Broth Bread: 120 Vibrant and Heartwarming Recipes" by Rachel Allen
  • ​"Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us" by Rachel Aviv
  • "The Stories We Tell" by Joanna Gaines
  • "This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch" by Tabitha Carvan
  • "Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency" by Andy Greenberg
  • "The United States of Cryptids" by J. W. Ocker
  • "Unsettling: Surviving Extinction Together" by Elizabeth Weinberg
  • "Urban Foraging" by Lisa M. Rose
  • "Waypoints: My Scottish Journey" by Sam Heughan
  • "We Are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness " by Mary Reynolds
  • ​"Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion" by Daniel Goleman

Biographies

  • "Agatha Christie" by Lucy Worsley
  • "Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm" by Dan Charnas
  • "One Jump at a Time" by Nathan Chen
  • "Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru" by Hugh Bonneville

Large Print

  • "22 Seconds" by James Patterson
  • "The Boy from the Woods" by Harlan Coben
  • "Bury the Hatchet" by William W. Johnstone
  • "Captive" by Iris Johansen
  • "A Christmas Deliverance" by Anne Perry
  • "The Christmas Spirit" by Debbie Macomber
  • "Clive Cussler the Sea Wolves" by Jack B. Du Brul
  • "Dark Horse" by Gregg Hurwitz
  • "Dark Tide Rising" by Anne Perry
  • "Dark Whisper" by Christine Feehan
  • "Desert Star" by Michael Connelly
  • "Distant Thunder" by Stuart Woods
  • "Dreamland" by Nicholas Sparks
  • "A Face to Die for" by Iris Johansen
  • "Falling Stars" by Fern Michaels
  • "A Family Affair" by Robyn Carr
  • "Golden in Death" by J.D. Robb
  • "Hunting Time" Jeffery Deaver
  • "The Intruders" by William W. Johnstone
  • "The Jailhouse Lawyer" by James Patterson
  • "The Lake House" by James Patterson
  • "The Last Party" by Clare Mackintosh
  • "Leopard's Rage" by Christine Feehan
  • "Leopard's Scar" by Christine Feehan (1/11/2023)
  • "Livid" by Patricia Cornwell
  • "Long Shadows" by David Baldacci
  • "The Madness of Crowds" by Louise Penny
  • "The Match" by Harlan Coben
  • "The Orchard" by Beverly Lewis
  • "The Perfect Assassin" by James Patterson
  • "The Personal Assistant" by Kimberly Belle
  • "The Reluctant Countess" by Eloisa James
  • "Righteous Prey" by John Sandford
  • "Rising Tiger" by Brad Thor
  • "Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby" by Ace Atkins
  • "Shadows in Death" by J. D. Robb
  • "Texas Ranger" by James Patterson
  • "Thick as Thieves" by Sandra Brown
  • "Tom Clancy Red Winter" by Marc Cameron (12/20)
  • "Treasure State" by C. J. Box
  • "Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder" by Joanne Fluke
  • "Triple Cross" by James Patterson
  • "The Whittiers" by Danielle Steel
  • "A World of Curiosities" by Louise Penny (12/28)

Audiobooks

  • "Blowback" by James Patterson
  • "The Boys from Biloxi" by John Grisham
  • "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
  • "The Escape Artist" by Jonathan Freedland
  • "The Family Outing" by Jessi Hempel
  • "Godmersham Park: A Novel of the Austen Family" by Gill Hornby
  • "Going Rogue" by Janet Evanovich
  • "The Light We Carry" by Michelle Obama
  • "Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six" by Lisa Unger
  • "We All Want Impossible Things" by Catherine Newman
  • "The World Record Book of Racist Stories" by Amber Ruffin
  • "Camino a Macondo" ("Road to Macondo") by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • "Caraval" by Stephanie Garber
  • "Colombian Psycho" by Santiago Gamboa
  • "Cuando Ellie se fue" ("Then She was Gone") by Lisa Jewell
  • "En busca de Dorothy" ("Finding Dorothy") by Elizabeth Letts
  • "Finale" by Stephanie Garber
  • "La chica Salvaje" ("Where the Crawdads Sing") by Delia Owens
  • "La hija de la diosa de la luna" ("Daughter of the moon Goddess") by Sue Lynn Tan
  • "Legendary" by Stephanie Garber
  • "Revolucion" ("Revolution") by Arturo Perez-Reverte
  • "Sooley" by John Grisham
  • "Un Verano italiano" ("One Italian Summer") by Rebecca Serle
  • "Vardo" ("The Mercies") by Kiran Millwood Hargrave 
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Collection Spotlight: 'Queen Victoria and the Romanovs'

11/15/2022

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By Sarah Wright

Grab your crumpets because we're about to dive into century-old "tea" with "Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: Sixty Years of Mutual Distrust" by Coryne Hall. There's seldom more juicier tea than that belonging to royalty, and the pairing of the British royal family and the Romanovs makes for the best.
Hall pulls extensively from diaries and letters from all parties, so it's almost as if these larger-than-life figures are speaking from beyond the grave to the reader.  And oh the tea, these letters and diary entries spill from young love to scandal to illuminating inner thoughts (some quite petty) and startlingly accurate prophecies.

I found "Queen Victoria and the Romanovs" to be a fast and intimate read. I was captivated by the historical what-if of the young Queen Victoria's romance with the future Tsar Alexander II, which seemingly ran hotter than what is portrayed in ITV's "Victoria" (SPL has this TV show available for checkout; I highly recommend it.) and caused Tsar Nicholas I to recall his son to Russia.

Despite this earlier positive interaction, family dynamics and imperialistic ambitions would see Queen Victoria and the Romanovs at odds for most of her reign.

Really this book has everything, including a good dose of humor. I personally loved learning that the future Tsar Nicholas II accidentally became locked in a bathroom at Balmoral Castle during a visit to Queen Victoria and his fiancée, the future Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Alix had to rescue him.

​If you love royal history, this book is for you!
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Synopsis

Despite their frequent visits to England, Queen Victoria never quite trusted the Romanovs. In her letters she referred to ‘horrid Russia’ and was adamant that she did not wish her granddaughters to marry into that barbaric country. ‘Russia I could not wish for any of you,’ she said. She distrusted Tsar Nicholas I but as a young woman she was bowled over by his son, the future Alexander II, although there could be no question of a marriage. Political questions loomed large and the Crimean War did nothing to improve relations. This distrust started with the story of the Queen’s ‘Aunt Julie’, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and her disastrous Russian marriage.

Starting with this marital catastrophe, Romanov expert Coryne Hall traces sixty years of family feuding that include outright war, inter-marriages, assassination, and the Great Game in Afghanistan, when Alexander III called Victoria ‘a pampered, sentimental, selfish old woman’. In the fateful year of 1894, Victoria must come to terms with the fact that her granddaughter has become Nicholas II’s wife, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Eventually, distrust of the German Kaiser brings Victoria and the Tsar closer together.

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SPL's communication specialist, Sarah loves all things history. Most of what she reads nowadays is nonfiction, with some of her favorite topics being the Great War (and other military history), Romanovs, Tudors, shipwrecks, and the '20s.

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Escape From Oz Update And New Schedule

11/3/2022

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We're changing up the "Escape From Oz" escape room going forward in November. Largely, we'll be updating the room's availability to make things easier for staff and would-be escapers.
The escape room will now only be available while Young Adult Service Librarian Michelle Parker is available. She is the escape room's engineer and best suited to ensure it runs smoothly. 

New hours will be:
  • 12:15-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7
  • 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16
  • 12-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
  • 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21
  • 12-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28
  • 12-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29
  • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30

We also encourage that you schedule your escape room experience by emailing Michelle, mparker@syracuse.lib.in.us, or call and ask for her at (574) 457-3022.
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Adult Book Club: November Pick

11/3/2022

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Add mystery to your life this November and read the Adult Book Club's pick: "Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories" by Agatha Christie.
This omnibus gathers all of Agatha Christie's short stories featuring her beloved, intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It's an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest short form fiction in the crime fiction field, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.

Discussions will occur at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, via Zoom and at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the downstairs meeting room.

Books are available at SPL. Patrons can access digital e-books and audiobooks on the Libby app. Hoopla also has the e-book available.

​For information about the adult book club or to receive a Zoom invitation, contact Becky at bbrower@syracuse.lib.in.us.
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Mark Your Calendars For The "My Voyage Begins Celebration"

10/19/2022

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You're invited to Syracuse Public Library's My Voyage Begins Celebration. This event is for all the book lovers who participated in our 2022 reading challenge, though plus-ones are welcome, too!
Join the party from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at the Eagles Lodge, 12889 N. Kern Road, Syracuse. Please notify the Syracuse Public Library of your intent to attend. Plus-ones are welcome, but anyone who didn't sign up to participate in the reading challenge will be charged $5.

Tasty morsels are planned for a snack bar, and a bartender will be on hand for the purchase of sodas and over-21 drinks.

During the evening, prizes will be awarded for different categories. There will also be random drawings. A spokaoke will remain open for anyone wanting to share a favorite quote or spontaneously declare your love of reading. Attendees can vote in a book playoff to determine the best book read in 2022.

Titles for the best book read of 2022 can be submitted to Becky Brower at bbrower@syracuse.lib.in.us before the event.

​For more information, call the library at (574) 457-3022 or email Becky. You can also stop by the library.
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Adult Book Club to Read "The Other Typist"

10/6/2022

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The adult book club will read "The Other Typist" by Suzanne Rindell during October. This historical fiction novel, set in 1920s New York City, has been compared to the popular "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn.
​Confessions are Rose Baker's job. A typist for the New York City Police Department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess. Criminals come before her to admit their transgressions, and, with a few strokes of the keys before her, she seals their fate. But while she may hear about shootings, knifings, and crimes of passion, as soon as she leaves the room, she reverts to a dignified and proper lady. Until Odalie joins the typing pool.

As Rose quickly falls under the stylish, coquettish Odalie’s spell, she is lured into a sparkling underworld of speakeasies and jazz. And what starts as simple fascination turns into an obsession from which she may never recover.

Discussions will occur at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, via Zoom and at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the downstairs meeting room.

Book copies are available at SPL. Libby also has digital e-books available.

For information about the adult book club or to receive a Zoom invitation, contact Becky at bbrower@syracuse.lib.in.us.
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