|
|
|
|
Enjoy Libby, by OverDrive! Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby/. |
|
|
Tech Help by AppointmentTuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM and Wednesdays at 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM Do you need help getting around your laptop, phone, or tablet? Would you like to set up an email account? Do you want to read an eBook? Tech help appointments with a librarian are now available. Appointments last up to 1 hour. Advance registration is required. |
|
|
Arts & Minds: A Showcase for Creative Aging May 4 - 29 Celebrate art-making in later life! Organized by Syracuse Jewish Family Service (SJFS), this exhibit features works created by elder artists engaged in SJFS’s Arts and Minds Initiative, including Opening Minds Through Art and the Arts & Minds section of M-Power U: A Learning Community for Early Memory Loss. This showcase has been traveling throughout Central New York to demonstrate the limitless power of creativity and to disrupt ageism. It is made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program, the Lillian Slutzker Family Foundation, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, the Leonard and Irwin Kamp Family Foundation, and many individual donors and corporate sponsors. SJFS is a non-profit agency dedicated to helping individuals and families of any faith and age in CNY. |
|
|
Trivia Night Friday, May 8 from 6:00-8:30 pm It’s trivia night and your team might win a prize! Teams can be up to 4 people, and if you don’t have a team you can join one. Please bring something for the potluck table; we’ll provide the mocktails. You could even win a door prize! For adults 18+. Registration is required. The library is closed from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm then will be open to adults from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm. |
|
|
Crafts for Seniors Friday, May 1 at 11:00 am Craft and chat with other seniors! We’re making paper flower art. For adults 50+. Registration is required. |
|
|
Let's Eat Tuesday, May 5 at 6:00 pm Share in the joy of cooking and baking! Participants bring in a Mexican dish then taste everyone’s offerings and discuss recipes and flavors. For adults 18+. |
|
|
Community Bingo
Monday, May 11 at 12:00 pm Socialize and have fun playing bingo! Bring a new item under $5 for the prize table; it can be anything from a decorative item to a practical one. Use your imagination! For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Learn to Embroider: Flower Monday, May 11 at 6:00 pm Learn to embroider throughout the year, adding stitches with each class. At the end of the year you’ll have completed 12 different felt ornaments and learned many stitches! This month you’ll make a flower. All supplies are provided. For adults 18+. Registration is required. |
|
|
Salina Writers Group Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30 pm Hone your writing skills. Facilitated by Debbie Stack, local author, editor, and TV scriptwriter. Get feedback and share questions and ideas. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Create
Tuesday, May 19 at 6:00 pm Create a tree bookmark. For adults 18+. Registration is required. |
|
|
Dance Party
Friday, May 22 at 11:00 am Dance for an hour with your friends, or sit and enjoy the music and the company! For adults 18+ with disabilities, along with a mentor or family member. Please register everyone in your group, including mentors and family members. |
|
|
Senior Social Club Wednesdays at 10:30 am Enjoy the conversation as you create! Bring your own coloring supplies or use ours, bring your knit or crochet project, or work on our puzzle that can be rolled up and worked on again the next week. Don’t like to craft? Just hang out and make friends. For adults 50+. Please register. |
|
|
Game Night: Family Feud Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 pm Play Family Feud, a board game designed to replicate the TV show with survey-based questions, a dry-erase scoreboard, and a Fast Money round. For adults 18+. Registration is required. |
|
|
Mah Jongg Tuesdays 12:00 - 3:00 pm Wednesdays 5:30 - 7:45 pm Want to learn mah jongg? Already know how to play? Join us for weekly play. National Mah Jongg League rules. Not a tournament. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Tile Games Mondays 3:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesdays 3:00 - 7:00 pm Thursdays 3:00 - 7:00 pm Fridays 12:00 - 3:00 pm Drop by and play your favorite tile games. Mah Jongg, Mexican Train, Chicken Foot, or Rumikub. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Read This Book!
Throughout May Pick up a copy of our monthly book choice then let us know your opinion when you return it. May's book is The Incredible Kindness of Paper by Evelyn Skye. For adults 18+. |
|
|
Monday Mysteries Monday, May 4 at 4:00 pm A mystery lovers’ meet up! This month our gritty choice is Death in Brittany by Jean-Luc Bannalec; our cozy choice is A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
On the Same Page: Aurora's Cafe
Saturday, May 16 at 10:30 am What are you reading? Meet with other book lovers at Aurora's Cafe in Northern Lights to discuss what you've liked, or haven't liked, lately. Learn about new books and enjoy a tasty treat, too. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Tiny Book Club Monday, May 18 at 5:00 pm
Don't have a lot of time to read in your schedule? Join the tiny book club! All books are less than 200 pages and include fiction and nonfiction. This month we're reading Three Days in June by Anne Tyler. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Page Turners Book Club Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 pm Take part in our monthly discussion; new members are welcome! We’re reading Dreams of Freedom by Marilyn Higgins. For adults 18+. Please register or use the Zoom link on our website events page. |
|
|
True Tales Nonfiction Book Discussion
Wednesday, May 27 at 6:00 pm Add your voice to our lively and engaging discussions of nonfiction books; either topics or specific titles. We cover a wide variety of subjects from food history, aging, author biographies, suffrage, and so much more. This month we're discussing The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan. For adults 18+. Please register. |
|
|
Friends of Salina LibraryMonday, May 4 at 7:00 pm Help support the library by joining our Friends group. Manage the book sale and create raffles. Volunteer for events. Ask for an application at the front desk. For adults 18+.
|
|
|
Salina Library Board MeetingMonday, May 18 at 7:00 pm Annual Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting. Open to the public.
|
|
|
Crochet Pattern
Begins Friday, May 1 Crochet a Mushroom Keychain! Pick up the pattern any time the library is open. |
|
|
Embroidery Pattern Begins Friday, May 1 Embroider an flower! Pick up the pattern any time the library is open. |
|
|
Craft Kit for Adults Begins Friday, May 1 Make a layered paper butterfly! Pick up a kit any time the library is open, while supplies last. Limit 1 per patron. For adults 18+. |
|
|
Craft Kit for Adults with Disabilities Begins Friday, May 1 Color a wood flower or bird! Pick up a kit any time the library is open, while supplies last. For adults 18+ with disabilities. Limit 1 per patron or 10 per group. |
|
|
|
|
.png)
