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Registration is now open for all January programs! |
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Teen Origami OrnamentsDate/Time: Monday, 12/22, 4:30-6:00pm
Presenter: OFL's Teen Librarian
Location: Community RoomJoin OFL's Teen Librarian to make winter ornaments and garlands using paper and origami techniques. For ages 12-18 | No registration required - DROP IN
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Rock PaintingDates/Times: Monday, 12/29 - Saturday, 1/3, during library hours
Presenter: OFL's Children's Librarian
Location: Juvenile Non-FictionJoin us for some cozy winter rock painting. You can bring your rock home, or you can leave it at the library to be added to Rosco the Rock Snake in our library garden. We will supply the rocks and the acrylic paint markers, and the rest is up to your imagination! For families of all ages! | No registration necessary (first come, first serve)
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Junior Library Volunteers Date/Time: Monday, 1/26 at 6pm
Presenter: OFL's Teen Librarian
Location: Community Room
Do you want to volunteer at the library? Join other teens in your community to make a positive impact at OFL. Volunteers will help set up book displays, plan and host library events, and help care for our Teen collection! This group can help teens fulfill required volunteer service hours and prepare for future college and career opportunities. All interested teens are encouraged to complete our JLV information form at www.oflibrary.org/support/volunteer/#teenvol to stay up-to-date on additional volunteer opportunities: For teens in ages 12-17 | No registration necessary |
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Anime/Manga ClubDate/Time: Friday, 1/2 at 3:30pm
Presenter: OFL's Teen Librarian
Location: Teen SpaceInterested in Anime or Manga? Come watch a favorite with your librarians, talk about favorite characters, eat a snack, and enjoy an activity at our casual hang-out. For ages 12-17 | No registration necessary
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Teen Craft NightDate/Time: Monday, 1/12, 5:00-7:00pm
Presenter: OFL's Teen Librarian
Location: Teen SpaceCome craft with OFL's Teen Librarian! Drop in for a guided craft, January being tea-light jars, or create your own artwork using a variety of craft supplies. For ages 12-18 | No registration necessary
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In-person submissions: Friday, 1/23- Saturday, 3/14 at 5pm Online submissions: Friday, 1/23 - Sunday, 3/15 at 7pm
Make your predictions on the following 8 categories and you could win a $25 Movie Tavern gift card. 2 ways to enter: - ONLINE: Starting Friday, 1/23, CLICK HERE to fill out the entry form online. Deadline for online submissions is Sunday, 3/15 at 7pm. Any forms submitted after the deadline will not be valid.
IN-PERSON: Starting Friday, 1/23, pick up an entry form at the library. Return paper forms to library staff at the front desk by Saturday, 3/4 at 5pm.
Winner must pick up prize at Onondaga Free Library (4840 West Seneca Tpk., Syracuse, NY 13215) |
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M.O.S.T. Robotics Challenge Science FairDate/Time: Saturday, 1/31, 9am-12pm
Presenter: OFL Librarians & The M.O.S.TOver a total of 6 weeks, with the guidance of OFL's Librarians, a group of teens designed, built and tested a prototype device that can help humans observe or explore space. Come check out their finished project and cheer them on at the M.O.S.T.'s Robotics Challenge Science Fair finale! All are welcome! DROP-IN - No registration necessary! This event is free with your admission to the M.O.S.T.
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Fantasy: Persephone's Curse by Katrina LenoThe Hazel Wood meets Laini Taylor in this gorgeous urban fantasy of sisterhood, ghosts, and old family curses. Are the four Farthing sisters really descended from Persephone? This is what their aunt has always told them: that the women in their family can trace their lineage right back to the Goddess of the Dead. And maybe she's right, because the Farthing girls do have a ghost in the attic of their New York City brownstone --a kind and gentle ghost named Henry, who only they can see. When one of the sisters falls in love with the ghost, and another banishes him to the Underworld, the sisters are faced with even bigger questions about who they are. If they really are related to Persephone, and they really are a bit magic, then perhaps it's up to them to save Henry, to save the world, and to save each other. |
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Mystery/Thriller: Seven All Alone by Kirsty McKayTen years after surviving a traumatic childhood kidnapping, Maggie Atkins is forced on a mountain school trip with the same group of friends who abandoned her during their escape. A brutal storm leaves the teens stranded without supplies or communication, turning a tense reunion into a desperate fight for survival. The situation escalates when they realize an unknown killer is hunting them, seeking revenge for the secrets of what truly happened in that cave a decade ago. Maggie must face her past and the elements as she realizes her greatest nightmare is far from over. |
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Realistic Fiction: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes the thrilling final installment of the series, set in college. Jared is running for Junior class president. With his antiracism platform, he's a shoo-in. But he's up against the new girl, Dylan. Will Jared have to choose between his head and his heart? Jared Peter Christensen is running for president (of the Junior Class Council at his university, but still). His platform is solid—built on increased equity and inclusion in all sectors of campus life—and he’s got a good chance of beating the deeply conservative business major he’s running against. But then a transfer student enters the race and calls Jared out for his big-talk/little-action way of moving. But what’s the right way to bring about change? As the campaign heats up, feelings are caught, and juicy secrets come to light, and Jared writes letters to his deceased friend Manny, hoping to make sense of his confusion. What’s a white boy to do when love and politics collide? |
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Romance: New York Times Bestselling Authors
In this dual-POV holiday romcom, cousins Andy and Dominique race to fix their lives after a disastrous New Year's Eve. While Andy tries to save her family's business from gentrification and navigate a spark with a new neighbor, Dominique struggles to balance a massive influencer deal with the reappearance of his former best friend. Together, they must confront their past mistakes and personal insecurities before time runs out on the first day of the year. Ultimately, the story explores the chaotic beauty of self-discovery and the importance of staying true to those you love while everything is turning upside down.
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Sci-Fi/Dystopia: The Lightyears Between Us by Shannon K. EnglishSeventeen-year-old noble Will Arrex and her classmate Paige Tarrant were destined to be bitter rivals. Where Will is ice cold and painfully poised--everything an Arrex should be--Tarrant is a firecracker, unafraid to speak her mind. Every twenty-five years, students aboard the Eden Space Station are chosen by lottery to pilot the Laikas--a fleet of ships sent on exploratory missions, humanity's last hope to find a habitable world. As the only daughter of a powerful politician, Will was not supposed to be one of them.When Will and Tarrant wind up piloting Laika 15 together, their mutual hatred begins to thaw. But all seems lost when they discover the Eden's darkest secret...Laika 15 was never meant to come home.Trapped in the vastness of space on an impossible mission, Will and Paige must bridge the lightyears keeping them apart if they want to survive. |
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Graphic Novel: In the 5th installment of this charming series, Gwendolyn attempts to bridge her two worlds by hosting a dinner party for both her royal family and her friends from the Cursed Princess Club. As she navigates complex seating arrangements and her growing feelings for Prince Frederick, she must convince her family that being "cursed" doesn't make her friends any less royal. While Gwendolyn struggles with her self-esteem, the club members go on a secret mission to uncover mysteries surrounding her mother within the Pastel Palace. This lighthearted story continues to subvert fairy-tale tropes by celebrating inner beauty and finding belonging in a world obsessed with perfection. |
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12/31 - Close at 5pm
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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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