July 2022 Newsletter

Check out our Events Calendar to see a list of library events that you can access from home, take and make crafts, and in-person activities.

Holiday Closing

All CCLD libraries will be closed on July 4.

Summer Reading Club

Summer Reading Club is the perfect time for all ages to see what their local library has to offer! The 2022 summer reading slogan is "Oceans of Possibilities" ​and we are planning many fun programs and events around this theme. There will be special events, reading challenges, fun activities, and more throughout the summer months through August 5th. Call or stop by your local library for specific program details.

Telehealth Kit for Checkout

Chemung County Library District now has a Telehealth Kit available for patrons to borrow through a pilot program implemented by the South Central Regional Library Council. This program is funded through a grant awarded to the SCRLC from the Network of the National Library of Medicine.

The Telehealth Kit is intended for virtual visits with health care providers, as well as with therapists and support groups. The Telehealth Kit comes complete with a Chromebook, a headset, a Hotspot that provides Internet access, and Medlineplus.gov brochures for guidance to reliable health care information. The Kit will have a 7-day circulation with one renewal. Please call the Steele Memorial Library Adult Services Desk (607)733-9175 for more information or to place a hold on the kit.

Now's the time to think - seeds!

Now is the perfect time to think about planting. Our Seed Lending Library is ready to browse any time we are open, so check it out!

Seed Lending is easy; visit our seed collection at Steele Memorial Library, check out the seeds that interest you, and bring back seeds you harvest in the fall!

Come visit the Reference Desk on the second floor at the Steele Library for more information and, to check out some seeds!

Technology Training at CCLD Libraries

One-on-one basic computer/device instruction is available in the evenings. Let us know what you'd like to learn! Contact Steele Memorial Library (607-733-9175) or Horseheads Free Library (607-739-4581) to schedule an appointment with one of our librarians. Horseheads appointments are available on Mondays at 6:30pm; appointment days and times at Steele will vary by instructor.

Horseheads Tablet Talk is Back!

The Horseheads Branch is pleased to announce that tablet talk is coming back in July! Our first session will be held on Wednesday July 13th between 2 pm - 4pm. Space is limited so registration is required. Please call 607-739-4581. Face masks are recommend but not required.

CCLD Makerspace

Featured class: Digital Media Lab Certification

Looking for a place to record your audio or video project? Need a quiet space for a telehealth appointment or online job interview? The Digital Media Lab at Steele Memorial Library offers a sound-dampened work area for teleconferencing, music production, podcasting, green screen recording, and much more. Complete a certification class to use the room and equipment covered in the training (audio and/or video, depending on what you want to use).

Certification sessions are free and available by appointment:

Find more information about the Digital Media Lab on our website.

Activities for Kids

Takeaway & In-Person Activities

Big Flats Library

All Month, stop by for the Big Flats Library Scavenger Hunt; search the library for Gross Bugs! Find them all and earn a token for the prize machine!

July 13, 10:30am - In-Person Storytime craft (please call 607-562-3300 to register)

Weekly Summer Reading Club Events

July 5, 3:30pm - Sea Collage Craft (registration IS REQUIRED for this program: 607-562-3300)

July 12, 6pm - Magic Tim's Magic Show & Balloon Creations!

July 19, 3:30pm - Tanglewood Nature Center Visit - Save the Ocean. Follow a mermaid and sea turtle on an ocean adventure!

July 26, 3:30pm - FIELD DAY! (Giant obstacle course, giant inflatable slide, fishing games, ocean themed crafts, water balloon toss & MORE!)

August 2, 6:00pm - The Great & Powerful Dave! Presented by Dave Moreland.

Bookmobile

On August 2nd, Dave Moreland will be at the Southport parks (Goodwin: 9:15am, Chapel: 9:45am, and Draxler: 10:15am) for his summer reading magic show. Masks are recommended when boarding the Bookmobile.

Horseheads Library

Summer Reading Club is in full swing! Everyone that signs up will receive 2 tickets to the Elmira Pioneers game on July 11. Make sure that you are logging your minutes to earn prizes. This year’s grand prize is a family trip to Cascades Indoor Waterpark at Greek Peak. Stop by on Tuesdays at 3pm for a wide range of events. This month’s take n make is a crab paper bag puppet. The kits will be available all month long. This month’s selection for book club is The Hundred Year Barn by Patricia MacLachlan. Booker’s Clubhouse is back with story and activity time for kids ages 0-5.

Wednesday, July 6, 4:00pm - Hansel & Gretel by a Woodwind Quintet

Tuesday, July 12, 3:00pm - Treasure Island with Bright Star Theatre

Thursdays, 10:30am - Booker's Clubhouse (begins July 14)

Tuesday, July 19, 3:00pm - Imagin-Ocean with Wynn Yarrow

Wednesday, July 20, 3:30pm - Children’s Book Club

Tuesday, July 26, 3:00pm - In the Hall of the Mountain King with Edgewood Piano Trio

Steele Memorial Library

Summer Reading Club began June 27th and runs through August 5th. Sign-up for the Reading Club online or stop by the library to pick up a reading log.

Join us on August 4th at 1pm for Didgeridoo Down Under. Take a musical journey to Australia and beyond, as the performer plays an assortment of didgeridoos and percussion instruments. Following the performance, there will be a Didgeridoo Aussie Funk Jam Workshop at 2:15pm. Tween (ages 8+) registrants learn how to play the didgeridoo creating simple rhythms and more. Registration is required: (607)733-9174

Summer storytime will be held every Monday from 10:30-11am, beginning July 11th and running through August 1st.

Mondays, July 11-August 1, 10:30am - Storytime
August 4, 1pm - Didgeridoo Down Under
August 4, 2:15pm - Didgeridoo Aussie Funk Jam Workshop

Van Etten Library

We have prizes to raffle off at the end of the Summer! Read and get a chance to earn tickets! Sign up for Summer Reading Club online or stop by the Van Etten Library.

July 6 & 8, 3-5pm - Sea Shell Collages

July 8, 2pm - "In a Jar" Club

July 8, 3pm - Magician Cris Johnson

July 11, 13, & 15, 3-5pm - Sand Art

July 18, 20, & 22, 3-5pm - Ocean Coral Blow Painting

July 25, 27, & 29, 3-5pm - Mason Jar Aquarium

July 29, 3pm - Family Improv Comedy Workshop by Tim Collins

August 1, 3, & 5, 3-5pm - Noah’s Ark Sea Turtle

West Elmira Library

Monthly Scavenger Hunt - Wonders of the underwater world! Find all of the underwater marvels hidden around the children's section to win a prize.

Friday, July 29, 3:30pm - Bingo for Kids - Ages 12 and under.  Stop by West Elmira the final Friday of each month for a game of Bingo! Even for kids who are beginning to read and write, Bingo can help with recognition of words and numbers. Don't miss this fun activity and the chance to win prizes.

Family Summer Reading Club
July 11, 4pm - Ocean Art
July 18, 4pm - Pirates
July 25, 4pm - Vikings
August 1, 4pm - Survivor
August 8, 4pm - Final Party

Children’s programs
Thursdays in July, 10:30am - Storytime
July 27 & August 24, 4pm - Lego Club
Tuesdays in August, 11am - Kids Yoga

T(w)een programs
Tuesdays in July, 3pm - Summer Crafting

Activities for Teens

Takeaway & In-Person Activities

Big Flats Library

Teens & Adults:  SRC Weekly Drawings!  Register for the SRC and log your minutes/books to earn entries for the weekly $10 gift cards to local businesses!

Thursdays, 3:30pm - Kids & Teen LEGO Club

Steele Memorial Library

Sign up for Teen Summer Reading to earn prizes by reading ANYTHING you want (blogs, articles, books, audiobooks, etc)!  Log time you spend reading each day and prizes will be yours! Teen Summer Reading is for students in grades 7th-12th.

Mondays in July, 4:15pm - TC Commons clubhouse visit

Mondays in July, 5:30pm - Teen Pathfinder Pirates D&D

Wednesdays in July, 5pm - Teen Safe Zones

Thursdays in July, 3pm - Teen Art Club

Fridays in July, 2:30pm - Teen Pathfinder Pirates D&D (except last Fri in July)

July 6 & 27, 4pm - Teen Creative Writing

July 11 & 25, 3pm - Anime Club

July 12 & 26, 5pm - Teen Advisory Group

July 12, 3:30pm - Mood Rings & Mindfulness

July 19, 3:30pm - Bioluminescent Fish Art/ Cards

July 20, 7pm - Bike Maintenance Workshop

July 29, 7pm - Lasertag & Mini Lock in

Van Etten Library

We have prizes to raffle off at the end of the Summer! Read and get a chance to earn tickets! Sign up for Summer Reading Club online or stop by the Van Etten Library.

July 6 & 8, 3-5pm - Sea Shell Collages

July 8, 2pm - "In a Jar" Club

July 8, 3pm - Magician Cris Johnson

July 11, 13, & 15, 3-5pm - Sand Art

July 18, 20, & 22, 3-5pm - Ocean Coral Blow Painting

July 25, 27, & 29, 3-5pm - Mason Jar Aquarium

July 29, 3pm - Family Improv Comedy Workshop by Tim Collins

August 1, 3, & 5, 3-5pm - Noah’s Ark Sea Turtle

West Elmira Library

Tuesdays in July, 3pm - Summer Crafting

Activities for Adults

Virtual Activities

July 7, 1-2pm - Exploring Online Newspapers

July 8, 1:00pm - Big Flats Zoom Book Club

July 12, 6:30pm - Art Class with Wynn Yarrow

July 12, 7-8pm - Finding Unknown Parents with DNA

July 19, 6:30pm - Bad Movie Night via Zoom

July 28, 6pm - Horseheads Evening Zoom Book Club

Takeaway & In-Person Activities

Big Flats Library

Teens & Adults:  SRC Weekly Drawings!  Register for the SRC and log your minutes/books to earn entries for the weekly $10 gift cards to local businesses!

Bookmobile

Our book club meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Chapel Park in Southport at 4pm. We will continue to offer the Zoom options for anyone unable to join us or if there is inclement weather. For the month of June we read "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed; the book discussion will be on July 12th at 4:00pm. We are reading "Tara Road" by Maeve Binchy to discuss in August. Masks are recommended when boarding the Bookmobile.

Horseheads Free Library

Guess how many Seashells? We have a generous donation of beautiful seashells from Florida. From July 11-25, guess how many are in the jar for a special prize! Winner will be announced on July 26. From July 27-August 5 ALL seashells will be given away after winner is announced, first come first serve. Sea shell with every checkout!

Register online for the Summer reading club. Keep logging in minutes read to win weekly prizes! Grab a BINGO card to win extra prizes or chances to win the Summer Reading Club Grand prize, of Dinner for 4 at Captain Bill's Seneca Cruise.

Thursdays, 10am-11am - Drumtastic (outside) with Ultimate Fit Chick Jessica Janowsky

July 5, 6pm - Animal Clay Planters with Wynn Yarrow

July 13, 2-4pm - Tablet Talk

July 20, 1-3pm - Lit Lovers book club: call the Horseheads Library to register 607-739-4581.

July 22, 10am - Salt of the Sea, Salt of the Earth (when watercolor and salt collide) with Wynn Yarrow

Steele Memorial Library

Sign up for Summer Reading Club and log your reading minutes, for a chance to win a gift certificate to a local business of your choice. Don't forget to stop by the library to pick up a free activity kit (list below) for each week of Summer Reading Club. We have two in-person art classes this month, made possible in part by the QuickARTS grant program administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and funded by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.

July 13, 6:30pm - Tie-Dye with Erica Unterwoman

July 14, 1-6pm - Red Cross Blood Drive

July 20, 7pm - Bike Maintenance Workshop

July 26, 6pm - Sustainable Decoupage with Susan Keough

Weekly SRC Activity Kits

July 5 - Melt & Pour Soap Take & Make Kit

July 11 - Milk & Honey Bath Soak Take & Make Kit

July 18 - Taste The Ocean, Part 1 Take & Taste Kit

July 25 - Sea Turtle Painting Take & Make Kit

August 1 - Taste The Ocean, Part 2 Take & Taste Kit

Van Etten Library

We have prizes to raffle off at the end of the Summer! Read and get a chance to earn tickets! Sign up for Summer Reading Club online or stop by the Van Etten Library.

July 6 & 8, 3-5pm - Sea Shell Collages

July 8, 2pm - "In a Jar" Club

July 8, 3pm - Magician Cris Johnson

July 11, 13, & 15, 3-5pm - Sand Art

July 18, 2-4pm - Tech Talk with Owen

July 18, 20, & 22, 3-5pm - Ocean Coral Blow Painting

July 25, 27, & 29, 3-5pm - Mason Jar Aquarium

July 29, 1pm - Book Club

July 29, 3pm - Family Improv Comedy Workshop by Tim Collins

August 1, 3, & 5, 3-5pm - Noah’s Ark Sea Turtle

West Elmira Library

Monday, July 25 & August 1, 6pm - Art with Susan Keough
Monday, August 8, 6:30pm - Art with Wynn Yarrow
Monday, August 15, 22, & 29, 6pm - Bob Ross Painting Program

Library Services at Home

Enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, streaming video, online classes, language learning, and more, from the convenience of your home! Check out the library's Featured Services page for a list of digital services that can be accessed remotely with your Chemung County Library District card.

Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots are available to check out from Steele Memorial Library and West Elmira Library for those in need of internet access. Call (607)733-9175 (Steele) or (607)733-0541 (West) to reserve a hotspot. *You need to be in an area with T-Mobile cell phone reception, in order for the hotspot to work.*

If you need help accessing your account, email our virtual reference desk edesk@stls.org for assistance.