November 2017 Newsletter
Holiday Closings
November 10 - Steele Memorial Library will be open from 9am-5pm; all other CCLD libraries will be closed.
November 23 - All CCLD libraries will be closed.
November 24 - Steele Memorial Library will be open from 9am-5pm; all other CCLD libraries will be closed.
Technology Training at CCLD Libraries
All classes are free and registration is required. To register for Steele classes call 733-9175; for Horseheads classes call 739-4581; for Van Etten classes call 589-4755 x3. All Steele classes take place in the Technology Training Lab.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 7, 1pm - Tablet Talk (Steele)
November 8, 6pm - Intro to 3D Printing (Steele)
November 13, 1pm - Beginning Computer (Steele)
November 14, 1pm - Tablet Talk (Steele)
November 16, 6pm - Hour of Code (Steele)
November 27, 1pm - Beginning Internet (Steele)
November 27, 1:30pm - Tablet Talk (Van Etten)
November 28, 2pm - Tablet Talk (Horseheads)
November 29, 6pm - Basic Video Editing (Steele)
Tech Tutoring
Horseheads - Tuesdays, 7:00-7:45pm - Informal Q&A sessions, limited to 2 students per session.
Makerspace Certification Classes
To schedule a training session for one of our certification classes (see below), please call 607-733-8609 during the Tinker Lab's open hours, or E-mail us at: labcentral@stls.org.
Digital Media Lab Certification at Steele
Become certified to use the Digital Media Lab. You must have a parent present if you are under 16. Once you have completed the certification class, you can use the Digital Media Lab at Steele independently.
3D Printer Certification at Steele
Become certified in the use of the 3D printers at the Steele Memorial Library MakerSpace. Completion of the certification process will allow you to use the 3D printers independently. Anyone under the age of 16 will be supervised in the use of the 3D printer.
Tinker Lab @ Steele
Stop by the Tinker Lab to take a class or use the lab equipment independently anytime the lab is open.
Tinker Lab Hours
 Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 12:30PM - 7:30PM
Friday & Saturday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
3D Print of the Month: Wishbone Cookie Cutter.
One free per patron, $0.25 for each additional print
Tinker Lab Classes
November 16th, 6:30PM - 8:00PM - Introduction to Sewing
Steele Memorial
Adult Events @ Steele
We have two art classes for adults coming up this month! The first class is Friday, November 3rd at 2pm with artist Filomena Jack. Students will use acrylics to paint Fall Flowers. Registration is required: 733-9175. Paid for by the Friends of CCLD.
 The second art class this month will take place on Tuesday, November 28th at 6:30pm with artist Wynn Yarrow. Create one-of-a-kind original prints. Registration is required: 733-9175. This project is made possible, in part, with public funds from NYSCA's Decentralization Program, administered regionally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 3, 2pm - Acrylic Painting Class
November 4, 11am-3pm - Meet Four Local Authors
November 7, 6:30pm - Let's Grow Garlic (Cornell CCE)
November 9, 1pm - Brick Wall Busting (Genealogy Research free-for-all)
November 14, 6pm - Alzheimer's Association - Effective Communication Strategies
November 15, 6pm - Fan Infinity (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
November 17, 2pm - Friday Afternoon Film - La La Land
November 28, 6:30pm - Printmaking Art Workshop
November 30, 1pm - Introduction to ancestry.com
December 1, 2pm - Friday Afternoon Film - Gentleman's Agreement
December 1, 6:30pm - "So bad, it's good!" Movie Night - Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Weekly Programs
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm - Adult Writing Group
Wednesdays, 9-4pm - Chess Club
Wednesdays, 12:30-2pm - Knit & Crochet Club
Teen Events @ Steele (12-18 yrs)
 Teens, are you saving money for a car, food, or FUN? Learn how to write checks, balance a checkbook, and how to save money for college. Join us at Steele Library on November 14th at 6:30pm with Corning Federal Credit Union to get some money management tips! Earn prizes! Check with your teachers at EDA or EHS to see if you can earn extra credit for participating in this program!
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 1 & 15, 2:30pm - Teen Homeschool Group (ages 11-18)
November 7 & 21, 6:30pm - Teen Game Nights
November 9 & 23, 5:30pm - Teen Writers' Group
November 14, 6:30pm - Manage Money Like a BOSS!
November 14 & 28, 5:00pm - Teen Advisory Group meetings
November 17, 7pm - SPOT Teen Lock In (7-9th grades in ECSD only--must bring school ID)
November 28, 6:30pm - Frugal Feasts! Cooking for teens on a budget
December 1, 6:30pm - Bad Movie Night - Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - Teen Safe Zones (different activities each week)
 Youth Events @ Steele
This month at Steele we invite kids of all ages to Discover the Pilgrims! We will have pilgrim and Thanksgiving crafts on Monday nights. There will be no story time on Friday, November 24th.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 1, 2:30pm - Tween/Teen Homeschool Group (ages 11-18). Meets every 1st Wednesday of the month.
November 8, 3:30pm - Lego Club - Meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month.
November 16, 6:30pm - Family Movie Night: The Good Dinosaur
November 22, 2:30pm - Tween Homeschool Hangout
Weekly Groups
Tuesdays, 11:00am - Signing Story Time (NOT 11/21)
Tuesdays, 7pm - Tween Writing Group (NOT 11/21)
Fridays, 10:30am - Family Story Time (NOT 11/24)
Mondays at 6:30pm - Discover the Pilgrims with Booker: there will be a different Thanksgiving and pilgrim themed crafts every Monday.
Big Flats
Cars 3 will grace the giant 12 foot screen at the Big Flats Library on November 14th at 6pm.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 14, 6pm - Movie & Popcorn
Wednesdays, 10:30am - Toddler Storytime (NOT 11/22)
Bookmobile
 If you're watching the Downtown Holiday Parade in Elmira on November 24th at 10:00am, be sure to wave as the Bookmobile makes its way through the parade route.
Book Club meets the 2nd Friday of the month at the Bulkhead stop in Southport at 1:30pm. For October we read "Electric God" by Catherine Ryan Hyde to discuss on Nov 3rd. We will read "Leaving Blythe River" by Catherine Ryan Hyde to discuss in December.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 3, 1:30pm - Book Club
November 24, 10am - Downtown Holiday Parade
Horseheads
Adult Events @ Horseheads
In November at Horseheads, sign up to learn all about your tablet or smartphone! Registration is required. Call 739-4581 to register.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
Tuesday, November 28 - 2:00PM - 4:00PM - Tablet Talk
Youth & Teen Events @ Horseheads
 Kitty lit - Come and read to the cats, open to grades 1 - 6. Come and add accessories to your fairy garden! Registration is required. Call 739-4581 for details.
Teen Art Program: "Building Up and Around" - Join us for a sculptural program & explore 2D & 3D elements with cardboard. All levels of skill are welcome. TEENS ONLY, ages 13 - 18! Registration is required. Call 739-4581 to register.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 14, 3:30pm - Kitty Lit
November 2, 9, 16, 30, 2pm - Homeschool Program
November 13, 6pm - Teen Art Program: Building Up and Around
November 15, 4pm - Fairy Garden
Van Etten
 Join us at the Van Etten Library on Wednesday, November 29th from 2-3pm for an Ice Cream Social. Make a sundae and make some friends!
Stop by for a showing of Despicable Me 3 on November 8th at 3:30pm.
Click the links below, for full event descriptions:
November 8, 3:30-5pm - Movie; Despicable Me 3: Rated PG.
November 15, 3:15-4:15 - Lego Builders Challenge Club. A lite after school snack will be provided.
November 17, 12:15pm - Book Club meeting
November 29, 2:00-3:00 - Ice Cream Social
1st & 3rd Fridays, 11:00am - Family Story time
West Elmira
 Check out our new Cookbook Book Club! Call to reserve your spot and pick up your copy of this month's book, and then join us every fourth Monday to sample recipes and to get the next month's cookbook.
This month's meeting is on Monday, November 27th, 6:30pm.
Click the links below for full event descriptions:
Tuesday, November 14, 2:30pm - LEGO gaming with Rainy Toad Gaming
Wednesdays, 10:30am - Homeschool Group
Thursdays, 10:30am - Storytime
Fridays, 1pm - Bridge Club
Fourth Monday of every month, 6:30pm - Cookbook Book Club - Food, Health, and Happiness by Oprah Winfrey
Second and Fourth Wednesday of every month, 4pm - LEGO Club
Third Wednesday of every month, 3:30pm - Tween Maker Hour- Emoji Magnets
Third Thursday of every month, 3pm - Adult Book Club - Tisha by Anne Purdy
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For more information about these and other events, visit the CCLD Events Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/ccldevents |
