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Registration is now open for all September programs! |
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Date/Time: Monday, 9/22 at 6pm
Presenter: OFL Staff
Location: Community Room - 1st Floor
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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Family StorytimeDates/Time: Wednesdays, 9/3, 9/17 & 9/24 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.  SPECIAL STORYTIME:
30 Years of
Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryDate/Time: Wednesday, 9/10 at 10am
Presenter: OFL Children's Librarian
Location: Community RoomJoin us to celebrate 30 years of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (15 years since it came to us in Onondaga County!) with this special storytime! We will read some of the books that the Imagination Library has provide kids for free throughout the years to help them build their own home libraries! If you haven't taken advantage of this wonderful free program, we will show you how to sign up for it. |
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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 necessary |
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Baby Book ClubDate/Time: Friday, 9/19, 10:30- 11:00am
Presenter: OFL's Children's Librarian
Location: Play & Learn RoomJoin our Baby Book Club! We'll meet in the Play & Learn Room. We will have several copies of the book of the month, with September's book being Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. 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 in a baby-appropriate chunk of time of just a half an hour. For babies thru Pre-K | No registration necessary
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by Meg FlemingFollows a group of young explorers through the forest as they discover everything nature has to offer
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PICTURE BOOK: The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan by Marzieh AbbasAlongside warm and soft illustrations by Anain Shaikh, Marzieh Abbas lovingly weaves the heartfelt true story of Pakistan's first camel library, which reconnected Pakistani children to the light of books in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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JUVENILE NON-FICTION: by B. A. HoenaIn this action-packed graphic novel, readers discover the incredible story of the Choctaw Code Talkers during World War I. When the U.S. Army needed a way to communicate military plans securely, they turned to a group of Choctaw soldiers to use their native language to create unbreakable codes. Follow these brave individuals as they fight on the front lines and outsmart the enemy using their little-known language as a secret weapon. Their efforts helped change the course of World War I and paved the wayfor future Indigenous code talkers. With dynamic illustrations and gripping text, this nonfiction graphic novel brings history to life for young readers. |
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JUVENILE NON-FICTION: by Cath ArdFrom polar bears to penguins, salmon to solitary bees, tigers to turtles--meet the world's most notable animals up close and discover fascinating details about each of these intriguing species. Then turn the page to zoom out and explore their incredible ecosystems! |
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GRAPHIC NOVEL: by Amar ShahA graphic memoir chronicling Amar's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaq and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bulls―all while surviving the high school, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy. |
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GRAPHIC NOVEL: by Kate WheelerTrill, a spirited goat herder with a unique ability to communicate with her flock, yearns for a life beyond mountain pastures. Her 'goat magic' feels common compared to the sorcery taught in the city's prestigious magic schools, which are off-limits to her. Meanwhile, Princess Alya, known as the 'Ordinary Princess'...doubts her own royal potential. Their worlds collide when an assassination attempt on the queen leaves Alya cursed to transform into a black goat each sunrise. Seeking refuge in Trill's goat herd, Alya discovers her new friend's hidden talent is her only hope to break the spell. |
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JUVENILE FICTION: Into the Shadows by Angela CervantesNext door to the notorious Area 51 sits Area 53, the underground lab where the government secretly holds "the anomalies." These are the Earth-born mythical and magical creatures--fairies, wyverns, manticores, and more--that have been captured and brought in for careful study. It's also where eleven-year-old Ollie Robles and his best (and only) friend, Garen Jackson, the kids of Area 53's lead researchers, have grown up. They've lived safely within these cement-and-steel halls their whole lives... that is, until the day that Ollie and Garen accidentally free six anomalies: two sprites, a wyvern, a baby manticore, a llamacorn, and a golem named Henry. Now it's up to Ollie and Garen to chase down the anomalies and bring them back home. |
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JUVENILE FICTION: by K. J. MistFourteen-year-old Tessa must confront her grief over her grandmother's passing in order to save her friends from a magical puppeteer hoping to entrap them forever as marionettes |
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Summer Saturday Hours: 10am-2pm
Through Labor Day |
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Labor Day Weekend Closed August 30 - September 1 |
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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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