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Summer Reading for Adults (ages 18+)
June 20 - August 20 |
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An Evening of Music with Austin Jimmy Murphy Date/Time: Wednesday, 7/9 at 6pm
Presenter: Austin Jimmy Murphy
Location: Community RoomYou're invited to an engaging evening with Auburn, NY native Austin Jimmy Murphy! Join us as Austin shares the story of his lifelong passion for the guitar and music. He'll treat us to several of his original blues fingerpicking compositions, offering insights into the unique techniques he employs. Beyond his musical performance, Austin will discuss his significant role as the founder and director of the NYS Blues and Irish Festivals, highlighting their lasting impact on the region. He'll also introduce a few Spanish-style pieces, showcasing the influence of his time living in El Paso, Texas. Austin will delve into his journey of music composition and self-expression, illustrating how his musical style has evolved over the years. Plus, as an award-winning author (locally recognized in El Paso), he'll share readings from his book, Poetry from a Road Scholar. For adults | No registration required (first come, first serve)
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Genealogy Series: Family History Websites & SourcesDate/Time: Monday, 7/14, 6:00-7:30pm
Presenter: Dr. Sara French
Location: Community RoomJoin Dr. Sara French for an overview of the most popular family history websites and online primary source databases, including FamilySearch, Ancestry, American Ancestors & Find A Grave. Strategies for finding online records that have not been indexed will also be discussed. This program is part of a three-part series geared toward beginners starting their investigation into family history. Each session will cover a different aspect of genealogy. Patrons interested in building a substantive foundation for building a family tree are encouraged to attend all three sessions. Remaining Sessions of Genealogy Series:
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Colors in Motion: Art Class for SeniorsDate/Time: Saturday, 7/19 at 10:30am
Presenter: Hannah Pietra, licensed creative arts therapist and board-certified music therapist at Syracuse Jewish Family Service.Location: Community RoomJoin us for an arts program geared towards seniors to support overall-wellbeing!
Did you know that participating in creative activities can support healthy aging? Engaging in the arts as we age promotes life-long learning, stimulates the brain, and supports emotional expression.
We invite you to take charge of your health and put colors in motion with us! Art projects during this program will be focused on using paint colors in unique and unconventional ways. You will get to learn and experiment with different types of action-inspired painting techniques such as marbling and pulled-string painting to produce colorful abstract art.
No prior art experience or knowledge is needed to participate.
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Crafts with Friends
Thursdays, 9:30-10:30am No registration necessary |
Needlework Crafts Thursdays, 2:00-3:30pm No registration necessary |
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Wednesdays, 7/16 & 7/30 at 11am, 12pm & 1pm |
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Saturday, 7/12 at 10:30am Fireplace Seating |
Tuesday, 7/15, 6:00-7:30pm Community Room |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
In 1980, professor Joan begins training for the Space Shuttle in Houston with Top Gun pilot Hank, scientist John, mission specialist Lydia, warm-hearted Donna, and aeronautical engineer Vanessa, who become unlikely friends—until December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, when everything changes in an instant. |
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The House on Buzzards Bay by Dwyer MurphyA group of old college friends reunites at a seaside vacation home, but when one of them vanishes and an enigmatic stranger arrives, long-buried secrets resurface, eerie disturbances unsettle the house, and they begin to question both their relationships amidst unseen forces lurking beyond the marsh.
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Shroud by Adrian TchaikovskyThey looked into the darkness and the darkness looked back. New planets are fair game to asset strippers and interplanetary opportunists--and a commercial mission to a distant star system discovers a moon that is pitch black, but alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is anathema to human life, but ripe for exploitation. They named it Shroud. Under no circumstances should a human end up on Shroud's inhospitable surface. Except a catastrophic accident sees Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne doing just that. Forced to stage an emergency landing, in a small, barely adequate vehicle, they are unable to contact their ship and are running out of time. What follows is a grueling journey across land, sea and air. During this time, Juna and Mai begin to understand Shroud's dominant species. It also begins to understand them.
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Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream by Megan GreenwellPrivate equity executives, meanwhile, are not only among the wealthiest people in American society, but have grown to become modern-day barons with outsized influence on our politics and legislation. CEOs of firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, and Apollo are rewarded with seats in the Senate and on the boards of the country's most august institutions; meanwhile, entire communities are hollowed out as a result of their buyouts. Workers lose their jobs. Communities lose their institutions. Only private equity wins.
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How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-FastA darkly funny and deeply honest memoir exploring a daughter's complex relationship with her famous, elusive mother, the impact of dementia, blending humor, heart and raw reflection on loss, family and identity.
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The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains by Pria AnandExplores the storytelling nature of the brain through case studies, personal narrative, and cultural critique, examining how neurological symptoms are shaped, interpreted, and often misunderstood within medicine, revealing overlooked truths about illness, identity, and the porous boundaries between health and suffering.
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July 4th-6th: CLOSED for INDEPENDENCE DAY |
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Summer Weekend Hours
3rd Sunday in June through Labor Day Saturday: 10am-2pm Sunday: Closed |
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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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