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Registration is now open for all March programs! |
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Shamrock SaleDates/Time: Friday, 3/13 & Saturday, 3/14, 10:00am-4:30pm *WHILE SUPPLIES LAST*Location: Friends Corner at OFLEnter to win $25 gift cards to BeeKind & Price Chopper as well as a handcrafted wooden cutting board donated by local woodworker Jerry Holbrook!
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Retro Game ConDate/Time: Tuesday, 3/31, 2:00-3:30pm
Presenter: Retro Game Con
Location: Community Room
Level up at OFL! Syracuse’s premier gaming expo, Retro Game Con, arrives with a ton of interactive fun. Come hang out with us as we explore the creativity and nostalgia of classic gaming. Join us for video games, tabletop games and kids' crafts!
This program is funded by the Friends of Onondaga Free Library.
For ages 5-18 | No registration necessary
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Presenter: OFL Staff
Location: Community Room History isn’t just found in textbooks—it’s sitting in your basement. We invite you to step back in time for a community-driven "show-and-tell" night. Bring in one or two items from the early 2000s and before that tells a story. Whether you bring item(s) with you or not, all are invited to walk down memory lane. Parents and caregivers, bring your kiddos to show them items from your childhood! For all ages! | No registration necessary |
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Retro Crafternoon Date: Thursday, 4/2, 2:30-4:00pm
Presenter: OFL Staff
Location: Community RoomFind yourself missing summer camp crafts? Join OFL Staff for an afternoon of retro crafting including boondoggle, bead lizards, perler beads, and more! For all ages! | No registration necessary
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Vinyl Spin Art Date: Friday, 4/3 at 1:30pm
Presenter: Geoff Clough
Location: Community RoomGet colorful and design your own spin art using old vinyl records! Using a turntable and paint, Geoff Clough will help you turn vinyl records into new artwork.
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Spring Seed BombsDate/Time: Wednesday, 3/11 at 11:30am
Presenter: OFL's Children's Librarian
Location: Community RoomStop in and celebrate the end of Winter (and the beginning of Spring!) by making seed bombs from recycled paper. This fun and simple craft is great for little kids or older children, because we will be molding balls of squishy wet paper pulp with our hands, and learning about seeds and how they germinate while we crate our seed bombs. You will leave with your seed bomb ready to dry overnight, and instructions for how to help your seeds get started, so you can watch them grow. For children ages 2-10 (children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult) | No registration necessary
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STEM FridayDate/Time: Friday, 3/13 at 3:30pm
Presenter: OFL's Teen Librarian
Location: Community RoomJoin OFL's Teen Librarian for a STEM experiment! We will work through a different science exercise each month. This month, make a rain cloud in a jar.
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Pokémon Trading Card GameDate/Time: Wednesday, 3/18 at 6:00pm
Presenter: OFL Staff
Location: Community RoomEnjoy a fun game of strategy and partnership while battling new friends with Pokémon cards. All skill levels are welcome!
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Family StorytimeDates/Time: Wednesdays, 3/4, 3/18 & 3/25 at 10am
Presenter: OFL Children's Librarian
Location: Community Room
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, 3/13, 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 in a baby-appropriate chunk of time of just half an hour.
Our book in March will be Your Forest by Jon Klassen. For babies thru Pre-K | No registration necessary
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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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PICTURE BOOK: Beatrix and the Unicorn by Lita JudgeInspired by the famous Unicorn Tapestries, acclaimed author-illustrator Lita Judge weaves together a beautiful picture book about a servant girl searching for a real unicorn--and with it, the promise of friendship.
Long ago and far away, a girl named Beatrix wakes each day to her chores in the castle. She serves the meals and scrubs the floors. And when no one is looking, she gazes at the tapestry of the unicorn in a garden. The unicorn is the most beautiful thing she's ever seen, but it's only made from thread. Beatrix knows if she could find the real unicorn, she would never feel lonely again, so late one evening, she gathers what she needs for a long journey and slips out into the night... |
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JUVENILE FICTION: Checked Out by Tony CorreiaIn this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, queer seventh-grader Seth finds himself taking a stand when his conservative classmate sabotages the Pride display in his middle-school library. |
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GRAPHIC NOVEL: New York Times Bestselling Author
A vividly rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Cassie Anderson.
All across California, deadly wildfires rage...
Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh finds solace in the California wilderness and in the newfound friendship with his cousin Holly. But on a trip into the nearby forest, Josh and Holly suddenly find themselves in the middle of a frighteningly powerful firestorm, one which threatens to burn down everything in its path. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames roaring all around him. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION: An Anthology of Flowers: A Collection of Flowers from Gardens, Mountains and More, with Fascinating Secrets by DkA beautiful field guide to flowers featuring notes, spectacular photos, and colorful illustrations of the world's most fascinating flowers. A compact version of DK's bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Flowers is perfect for young botanists and nature enthusiasts ages 7-9 to take on the go and find the beauty in the blooms. An Anthology of Flowers will be your child's guide through the natural world, teaching how to easily identify different species, including a vast variety of blooms, from exotic blossoms to iconic garden favourites. This stunning flower book for kids offers: The next book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children's Anthologies series. |
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JUVENILE BIO: Copland: A Story about America by Veronica MangA spirited picture book biography about composer Aaron Copland and the birth of modern America This is a story about music. But it's also a story about America. Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn in 1900 at the dawn of a new generation. In a community of immigrants, he had a front-row seat to the many ways that the United States was growing and changing. During this electrifying time, Aaron began making music as dynamic and innovative as the people and progress around him. While some didn't understand his style or appreciate his desire to break the rules in his compositions, he endeavored to create a sound that reflected the America he knew and loved. Vibrantly brought to life by the words and illustrations of Veronica Mang, Copland: A Story About America is an ode not only to the composer known as the Dean of American music but also to a century of dramatic cultural and social change that created a new world. |
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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 Saturday in June through Labor Day Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm
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