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Registration is now open for all October programs! |
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Friends of OFL Book Sale! |
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Onondaga Hill Fire Dept. Open HouseDate/Time: Saturday, 10/4, 10:30am - 4:00pm
Presenter: OFL Librarians
Location: OFFSITE: Onondaga Hill Fire Department (OHFD)- 4831 Velasko Rd, Syracuse, NY 13215October is Fire Prevention Month and what better way to celebrate than with your local neighborhood firefighters- Join us at OHDF’s annual open house! Firehouse and apparatus tours, meet OHFD's firefighters and watch live demonstrations. For families of all ages! | No registration required
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Date/Time: Monday, 10/6 at 6pm
Presenter: OFL Staff
Location: Community Room
Enjoy a fun game of strategy and partnership while battling new friends with Pokémon cards. All skill levels are welcome!
For ages 7-12 | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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Indigenous Peoples' Day Festival Date/Time: Sunday, 10/12, 11am-5pm
Presenter: Onondaga Nation & Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation/Syracuse Peace Council
Location: OFFSITE: Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse- 3370 Route 11A
Come enjoy traditional Haudenosaunee song and dance at the 3rd Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival on Onondaga land! Be sure to stop by the Onondaga County Public Libraries table and you may recognize a OFL face or two!
CLICK HERE for complete schedule of events.
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Mini Pumpkin & Gourd ColoringDates/Time: Thursday, 10/30 & Friday 10/31, All Day Event
Presenter: OFL's Children's Librarian
Location: Children's AreaStop in during the library's open hours starting Thursday, October 30th and/or Friday October 31st to color some mini pumpkins and gourds in the Children's Non-Fiction area! We will have a selection of acrylic paint markers, and an assortment of small gourds for you to create a myriad of tiny festive gourds to bring home a celebrate Spooky Season. For families of all ages! | No registration required - DROP-IN
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Music with Donna BDate/Time: Wednesday, 10/22, 10:30-11:00am
Presenter: Donna Butterfield
Location: Community RoomGet ready to move, shake, and play! Join us for an special interactive musical storytime with Donna B. that will be filled with bubbles, stickers, and lots of fun.
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Family StorytimeDates/Time: Wednesdays, 10/8, 10/15 & 10/29 at 10am
Presenter: OFL Children's Librarian
Location: Community Room
Each week, children and their caregivers are invited to the library for an exploration into stories, songs and fun early literacy activities!
For babies, toddlers & preschoolers | REGISTRATION REQUIRED- registration opens 1 week prior to each session; registration closes 1 hour prior to each session. |
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Baby Book ClubDate/Time: Friday, 10/17, 10:30- 11:00am
Presenter: OFL's Children's Librarian
Location: Play & Learn RoomJoin our Baby Book Club! We will have several copies of the book of the month. We can all hold, and read the same book together, and, just like our Family Storytime, we will do some simple finger plays and rhymes, all wrapped up a baby-appropriate chunk of time of just half an hour. Our book in October will be Mister Kitty is Lost by Greg Pizzoli For babies thru Pre-K | No registration required
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Playing is learning! Babies, toddlers and preschoolers along with their parents/caregivers are invited to spend time in OFL's playroom to play together and socialize. Children get the chance to interact with each other while parents/grandparents and other caregivers meet and chat. Special age appropriate toys will be featured in this program. For families with children ages 0-5 years | No registration required |
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PICTURE BOOK: When young Bud sees people bustling around, intent on their chores and their screens, she is certain they must be doing important things--and she wants to be included. But wise Nokomis, her grandmother, shows her that there is a different way to find belonging, one that relies on stillness and observing the natural world. As Bud discovers the freely given gifts of the Earth, she wonders if she has something important to give back: What is her gift? Infused with warmth, humor, and insight, and beautifully illustrated by Naoko Stoop, the first picture book by renowned author and Indigenous ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer inspires readers to treasure nature's generosity and the gifts each one of us can share with the Earth. |
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GRAPHIC NOVEL: Cabin Head and Tree Headby Scott CampbellJump headfirst into the wonderfully off-the-wall world of renowned creator Scott Campbell, in this goofy, good-natured graphic novel series featuring a best friend duo like no other! It's Frog and Toad meets Bill and Ted for a new generation of readers — and best buddies of all ages. |
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JUVENILE FICTION: The House Next Door by Ellen OhFor fans of Not Quite a Ghost and Ghost Squad, acclaimed middle grade author Ellen Oh of Spirit Hunters and an APALA Honoree delivers a new spooky novel about young hero Rory and the creepy house next door. Filled with scary spirits, mysterious noises, and malevolent forces, the house has tormented many souls, and Rory must do everything he can to prevent the new neighbors from becoming its next victims. |
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Detective Dogsby Alison Pearce StevensThroughout North America, trained working dogs are helping scientists locate and control the spread of invasive species.
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Folk & Fairy Tales
Take a Walk With the Wind by Xiong LiangA spirited tale of a small, mythical being who wanders off with the wind – inspired by ancient Chinese poetry and rendered in exquisite silk paintings.
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Indigenous People's Day
Closed Monday, October 13th
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Onondaga Free Library
4840 West Seneca Tpk Syracuse, NY 13215
Hours:
Monday 9:00am-8:30pm Tuesday 9:00am-8:30pm Wednesday 9:00am-8:30pm Thursday 9:00am-8:30pm Friday 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm* Sunday CLOSED*Summer Saturday Hours:
3rd Sunday in June through Labor Day Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm
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