March 2024 Newsletter
Check out our Events Calendar to see a full list of library events!
Library hours at Steele Memorial Library and Horseheads Free Library have changed for 2024. Steele is open M-Th 9-8pm, F 9-5pm, Sa 1-5pm; Horseheads will be open M-W 9-8pm, Th 9-6pm, F 9-5pm, Sa 1-5pm. These hours will be the same, year-round.
Friends Books Sandwiched In - Winter 2024
Books Sandwiched In will take place: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 12pm at Steele Memorial Library. Visit ccld.lib.ny.us/friends-of-ccld, to learn more about Friends of CCLD and view the speaker schedule.
Technology Training at CCLD Libraries
One-on-one basic computer/device instruction is available. Let us know what you'd like to learn! Contact Steele Memorial Library (607-733-9173) or Horseheads Free Library (607-739-4581) to schedule an appointment with one of our librarians.
Volunteer Tech Help is now available on Fridays at 1:15pm. Call to make an appointment with volunteer Steven, for help with your device! Steven is also able to help with assistive tech for the visually impaired (can recommend apps and services). Call 607-733-9173 (option 4) to reserve a spot.
Tablet Talk is back at Horseheads and Steele libraries! Learn to use your tablet or smartphone, in a small group setting.
Steele: March 5, 1pm - Tablet Talk (register: 607-733-9173 option 4)
Horseheads: March 19, 2pm - Tablet Talk (call 607-739-4581 to register)
CCLD Makerspace
Adjustment to Tinker Lab Hours
Until further notice, the Tinker Lab will be closed on Saturdays. Regular operating hours throughout the rest of the week will remain unchanged.
Tinker Lab Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Online Activities
March 9, 10am - Genealogy Club (Zoom)
March 15, 1pm - Big Flats Book Club (In-Person & Zoom)
March 20, 6pm - Using Pennsylvania Land Records to Solve Tough Genealogical Cases (Zoom)
March 28, 6pm - Evening Zoom Book Club
Steele Memorial Library
Activities for Adults
Saturdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 1pm - Winter Knitting Group (in small room, except March 23 is in large room)
March 7, 1:30pm - Exploring Online newspapers
March 7, 6:15pm - Photography: Manipulating Light & File Format
March 9, 1:30pm - Creative Writing Workshop
March 11, available until gone (First come, first served) - Spice of the Month: Juniper Berries & recipes. Pick up at checkout.
March 13, 6pm - Oil Pastels with Filomena
March 14, 1-6pm - Red Cross Blood Drive
March 19, 1:30pm - Drawing for Painters with Wynn
March 21, 6:15pm - Photography: Lenses and Focus
March 27, 6:30pm - Improv with Tim Collins
March 28, 1:30pm - Genealogy Lab
March 30, 1-3:30pm - D&D One-Shot (adults)
Steele Adult Movie Showings:
March 1, 2pm - "Just Mercy"
March 4, 2pm - "Coal Miner’s Daughter"
March 8, 2:15pm - "Calendar Girls"
March 11, 1:15pm - "Yentl"
March 15, 2:15pm - "Promising Young Woman"
March 18, 1pm - 2023’s "The Color Purple" in partnership with the John W. Jones Museum
March 19, 6pm - "So bad, it's good!" Movie Night ("Night of the Lepus")
March 22, 2:15pm - "Norma Rae"
March 25, 1:15pm - "Respect" in partnership with the John W. Jones Museum
March 29, 1:30pm - 2023’s "The Color Purple" in partnership with the John W. Jones Museum
Activities for Teens
Mondays in March, 4pm - Teen Manga/Comics Cafe
Mondays in March, 5:30pm - Teen D&D with Tim Collins
Tuesdays & Thursdays in March, 6pm - T.A.L.E. Teen acting & playwriting series with Tim Collins
Wednesdays in March, 4:30pm - Art of D&D
Wednesdays in March, 5:30pm - Teen Creative Writing
Thursdays in March, 4:30pm - Teen Anime Club
Thursdays in March, 5:30pm - Teen D&D with Deegan
March 9, 2pm - Rdy 2 Rumble Teen Co-op video gaming
March 12, 5pm - Steele TEEN: TAG (teen advisory group) meeting
March 13 & 27, 6pm - Steele TEEN Safe Zones
March 18, 4pm - Make Dragon’s beard candy
March 22, 7pm to 9pm - Nerf Battle & Video Gaming
Activities for Youth
During our March 8, 10am storytime we’ll have a special guest from the Chemung County Health Department’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Program. Every child will receive a "Leo the Lion Gets Ahead of Lead" story book, a coloring book, and a Leo stuffed animal!
All Month - Scavenger Hunt (Women’s History Month)
All Month - Activity & Coloring Sheets
March 1, 8, 15, 22 (no 3/29 for special program), 10am - Friday Morning Storytimes
March 5, 12, 19, & 26, 6pm - Tuesday Evening Storytimes
March 6 & 20, 3:30-4:30pm - LEGO Club (For grades K-6) First & Third Wednesdays of the Month through June
March 7, 21, & 28 (no 3/14), 10-11am - Preschool Playtime (with snack!) Large Meeting Room
March 4, 3pm - Dr. Seuss Day Crafts! Best for ages 4-12. Children’s Area.
March 11, available until gone - Snowy Owl Splat Painting Take & Make Kit (Activity Table)
March 14, 3pm - Spring Pasta Mosaics. Ages 4-12 (register: 607-733-9173 x 2306)
March 21, 3pm - Spring Equinox Craft: Daffodils & Seed Bombs. Ages 4-12. (register: 607-733-9173 x 2306)
March 29, 10am - Tanglewood visit: "Animals That Hatch," & Easter Bunny visit after for pictures! Ages up to 12.
Steele Youth Movie Showings:
March 7 & 11, 6pm - "Brave"
March 12, 3:45pm - "Brave"
March 14 & 18, 6pm - "Wish"
March 19, 3:45pm - "Wish"
March 21, 6pm - "Mulan"
March 28, 6pm - "Matilda"
Big Flats Library
Activities for Adults
Call 607-562-3300, to register for programs.
March 7, 3:30pm - Needle Felting (registration required; funded by the Big Flat's Women's Club)
March 12, 2pm - Afternoon Movie: Brian and Charles (PG-13 - registration required)
March 15, 1pm - Big Flats Book Club (In-Person & Zoom)
March 26, 3pm - Moss Decorated Flower Pot (registration required)
March 28, 3:30pm - Needle Felting (registration required; funded by the Big Flat's Women's Club)
Activities for Youth
Join us at the Big Flats Library to celebrate the arrival of SPRING! Thursday, March 21 at 4:00pm we will be making Painted Terra Cotta Flower Pots! Please call to register, 607-562-3300.
March 12, 4pm - Popcorn & Movie Afternoon: Disney Movie - Wish (rated PG) (registration is required)
March 21, 4pm - Terra Cotta Planter Craft for Kids! (registration is required)
March 27, 4pm - DIY Pinecone Bird Feeder (registration is required)
Wednesdays, 10:30am - Storytimes with Miss Melanie
Thursdays, 3:30pm - Kids & Teen LEGO Club
Kid's Take & Make - Shamrock Picture Frame. Call 607-562-3300 to reserve your kit. Supplies are limited.
All month - Scavenger Hunt: Leprechauns are hiding in the library! Find them all and earn a token for the prize machine.
All month - Kids Craft Table (all ages): Wet Chalk Easter Egg Art. Stop by anytime to make yours.
Join the Kids Book Club at the Big Flats Library! Kids, read to earn tokens. Don’t forget to pick up your reading log sheet at the Big Flats Library.
Bookmobile
Our book club meets the 2nd Friday of the month at Bulkhead Hardware in Southport at 1:30pm. For the month of February we read "The Silent Patient" by Rumaan Alam to discuss on March 8th at 1:30pm. We will read "Vanishing Act", by Brit Bennett, to discuss in April.
Horseheads Free Library
Activities for Adults
Join our new D&D group, for ages 16+, with Game Master Zach (March 23, 1pm). This campaign will be using the 5th edition, and the table is limited to 6 Adventurers! Register now! Email Zella@stls.org or call the library at 607-739-4581. Before starting this campaign, adventurers will meet for a Session Zero, instructions will be given at registration.
March 11, 5:30-7pm - Casual Crafts for adults: Tiny Art, and DIY tiny books for a tiny bookshelf. (register: email zella@stls.org or call 607-739-4581)
March 14-28 - Solve our Pi-day Scavenger Hunt for cool Library sticker
March 19, 2pm - Tablet Talk (call 607-739-4581 to register)
March 20, 1pm - Horseheads Lit Lovers Book Club (call 607-739-4581 for more information)
March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 10:30am - Gentle Movements with Tammy Wilcox. (made possible by the Friends of Horseheads Free Library)
March 21, 1-3pm - Gourd painting class with Karen Curren
(register: email zella@stls.org or call 607-739-4581)
March 23, 1-4pm - D&D Adult group
March 25, 1-3pm - Dollhouse Social Group
March 25, 6-7:30pm - Writing Support Group
Activities for Teens
Need a place for all your notes and school reminders? Now you can have a place to hang them and a cool piece of art too!! Bring your inner DIY side to the Horseheads Library for corkboard string art. Using tiny nails, a cool hexagon shape corkboard, colorful string and your own design you’ll have a place for all those reminders that will be sure to look great in any space!
March 13, 6pm - Corkboard String Art
March 2, 1-4pm - D&D Tween/Teen group (register: email zella@stls.org)
Activities for Youth
 Celebrate the beginning of spring at the Horseheads Free Library. Join us for an Easter Celebration! We will have a story time, an egg hunt, a craft, and a chance to meet the Easter bunny. This month’s take 'n make is an Easter Egg Bunny craft. The kits will be available all month long. Family Story Time is working its way through the alphabet. This month we will be reading stories covering the letters Q, R, and S as well as Ramadan, spring, and Easter.
Wednesdays, 2:30pm - Homeschool Huddle
Thursdays, 10:30am - Family Story Time
Monday, March 4, 3:30pm - Play Dough Construction
Tuesday, March 12, 6pm - Bingo
Monday, March 18, 10:30am - Toddler Toy Time
Monday, March 25, 3:30pm - Lego Club
Tuesday, March 26, 6:30pm - Eclipse Story Time
Saturday, March 30, 2pm - Easter Celebration
Van Etten Library
Activities for Adults
Join us March 20th at 3pm to watch Won't You be My Neighbor? (PG-13) with snacks, coloring, and a discussion for all ages, to celebrate Fred Rogers birthday and National Be My Neighbor Day.
Mondays, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 2pm - Meditation Mondays
March 20, 3pm - Won’t You be My Neighbor? Movie (PG-13)
March 29, 12pm - Van Etten Book Club
Activities for Youth
Thanks to a generous patron donation, we have a supply of lovely Sweet Pea flower seeds. Stop by on March 20th at 3pm to start your own seedlings to take home! Registration encouraged: (607)589-4435 ext. 3.
Fridays, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 10am - Family Storytime with Emily (stay after for coloring, crafts, and playtime)
3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 2pm - Teen Maker Station Fridays - March program: Alphabet Bead Jewelry (make a bracelet or keychain)
March 6, 3:30pm - Sweet Pea Seed Start Program
March 20, 3pm - Won’t You be My Neighbor? Movie (PG-13)
West Elmira Library
Activities for Adults
Monday, March 11, 5pm - Spring Deco Mesh Wreath craft. Registration required
Monday, March 18, 5pm - Polymer Pinch Pot Bowls. Registration required
Second and Fourth Wednesday of every month, 3:30pm - Knit and Crochet Club
Last Monday of every month, 6pm - Cookbook Book Club
Activities for Youth
Monthly Scavenger Hunt - Welcome back Spring by finding all of the flower pictures hidden around the library and win a prize!
Monday, March 18, 3pm - Pine Cone Bird Feeder craft
Wednesdays, 10:30am - Homeschool Group
Thursdays,10:30am - Family Storytime
First and Third Tuesday of every month, 3:30pm - Creative Coloring Club
Third Thursday of every month, 3pm - Tween Maker Hour
Fourth Wednesday of every month, 4pm - LEGO Club
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)733-9173 (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. |
