Icons of Folk Music Series* Mondays, Sept 24; Oct 1, 8 • 7-8:30pm • SMR FALL PROGRAMS In this three-session series, singer-songwriter Missy Sieling will Mindfulness Practices* perform songs and discuss the threads between legendary folk Wednesdays, Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 • 10am • SMR musicians Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Neil Young and Bobbi Schnorr of Apple Blossom Sangha leads this four-week contemporary folk singers. Ages 15+. *Registration required. series to help reduce stress and assist in overall well-being and Scammers happiness. *Registration required. (Sept 5 class is at 9:30am.) Wednesday, Sept 26 • 1-2pm • CCR Wining and Dining in Central New York Ken Maag of Edward Jones and Joan Sardino of Serving Seniors Saturday, Sept 8 • 2pm • CCR will address what questions to ask before hiring someone to do Don Cazentre of syracuse.com will take us on a virtual tour of some work and how to handle those who come to you with offers. of the best wineries and restaurants in CNY. Cosponsored by The Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. Community Walking Club Medicare Options and Changes for 2019* Mondays, Sept 10, 17, 24 • 10am • Various Locations Monday, Oct 1 • 5:30-7pm • CCR Meet new people and get some great exercise. Each week we will Presented by the Institute for Caregivers, an education program take a brisk 45-minute walk at a different location. See our offered by the Onondaga County Office for Aging, and the calendar at LPL.org for details. Ages 18+. Alzheimer’s Association. *Register at 315-435-2362 x4993. Bonsai Club of CNY Show Meditation 101* Saturday, Sept 15 • 10am-5pm • CCR Thursdays, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6 • 10am • CCR Sunday, Sept 16 • Noon-4pm • CCR Stemming from Raja/Royal Yoga, this beginner’s class helps with An exhibit of bonsai featuring trees of garden, stress, anxiety and depression, and improves memory and other mountain, jungle and forest varieties. Club brain functions. *Registration required for each date. members will answer questions and offer Life Transitions: Legal and Financial Planning for advice on trimming, watering and potting. Alzheimer’s Disease* AARP Smart Driver Course* Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 • 6:30-8pm • SMR Monday, Sept 17 & Tuesday, Sept 18 A two-session program about legal and financial resources and Noon-3pm • CCR programs for those with Alzheimer’s. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Driver safety program for adults 50+. This is a two-day, six-hour Association of CNY. *Registration required. course (3 hrs/day). AARP members $20, non-members $25. Winter Skies for CNY Eyes *Registration is required and begins Sept 4 for LCSD residents, Sept 10 for all. Thursday, Oct 11 • 6:30pm • CCR NASA Solar System Ambassador and CNY Observers Director Talk Like a Pirate Day Damian Allis talks about nighttime observing in the cooler months Wednesday, Sept 19 and a survey of citizen astronomy projects. Belay your carousin’ and start learning to speak Upcycling! with Girl Scout Troop 10650* Pirate! Mango’s free language course will teach Saturday, Oct 13 • 11am • CCR you everything you need to know to parley in Join the Cadettes of Girl Scout Troop 10650 in creating upcycling perfect Pirate. (Or you can choose over 60 projects. Projects include metal hanger mobiles, plastic toy picture different languages.) Captain Jack will be telling frames and mismatched sock monsters. *Registration required. his tales in the Children’s Room at 6pm. The Mission at Ste. Marie: Adventures of the Canoe Thursday, Sept 20 • 7pm • Off-site FALL Historian Jon Anderson discusses the significance of the canoe in CONCERT the relationship between the European and Native American cultures and the events that established the 17th century SERIES Ste. Marie Mission along Onondaga Lake. This program Sundays • 2pm • CCR is at Runnings of Clay, 3949 Rte 31, Liverpool. September 9

USED BOOK The John Cadley Band SALE Used Book Sale Down Under DOWN UNDER October 21 Sat and Sun – Sept 22 & 23 Fritz’s Polka Band See the back page for details of our annual event! November 18 The New Leaf Ensemble Banned Books Week: Speak Out! December 9 September 23-29 The Onyx When books are challenged or banned, our intel- Clarinet Quartet lectual freedom is also challenged. It’s time for us to speak out! Each day the library will read out loud a list of banned books. Made possible by a grant secured On Saturday, Sept 29 meet in Johnson Park for a reading of the by Senator John A. DeFrancisco. Top Ten Challenged Books. Presented in partnership with the Liverpool Is The Place committee. Civil Rights 1965 to Present Monday, Sept 24 • 6:30pm • CCR Free Music (and Music Videos) From Freegal! Professor Tara Ross continues her discussion about the Civil Rights Kelsea Ballerini, Aretha Franklin, P!nk, Zayn and Khalid are just a few movement, dispelling the myth and romanticism about African of the artists whose songs can be downloaded for free. Log in through American efforts from 1965 to now. Freegal at LPL.org and download up to five music tracks every week.

KEY: CCR - Carman Community Room • SMR - Sargent Meeting Room • Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration. The Volcanic Activity of Hawaii OASIS Step-by-Step Acrylic Painting: Monday, Oct 15 • 6:30pm • CCR Harvest Moon* Len Sharp will explore the past and the present of our 50th state’s Tuesdays, Nov 13, 20, 27; Dec 4, 11 • 9:30-11:30am • CCR relationship with volcanoes, including the current eruption. Painters will follow the step-by-step instructions from artist Evelyn Flu Shot Clinic and Health Fair Fiorenza for five weekly sessions to capture the beauty of the full moon on a fall night. Class fee of $55 and OASIS fee of $15. Tuesday, Oct 16 • 10am-2pm • CCR *Registration required by calling OASIS at 315-464-6555. Flu clinic and community health information tables. Flu shots for ages 2+. Most insurance accepted. Cosponsored with Wegmans. Stop the Bleed* Create a Haunted Library* Tuesday, Nov 13 • 6pm • CCR Friday, Oct 19 • 1:30-5:30pm • CCR No matter how rapidly professional emergency responders arrive, bystanders are usually first on the scene. A person can die from Here’s your chance to use your best spooky ideas! Stop in and help blood loss within five minutes. Empower yourself and learn how us turn the Carman Community Room into a haunted house taking simple steps might save a life! *Registration required. that will be used the next day! *Registration required. Haunted Library Life Transitions: Health Care Proxies* Saturday, Oct 20 • 11am-3pm • CCR Thursday, Nov 15 • 6:30-8pm • SMR Nancy Aureli, RN, will explain health care proxies, do not Our haunted house features a twisted maze of spookiness. resuscitate (DNR), organ donation, disposition of remains and All ages, but adults should accompany younger children. much more. Forms will be available. *Registration required. Experience Turkish Culture Around the World with William Seward Monday, Oct 22 • 6:30-8pm • Off-site Thursday, Nov 15 • 7pm • CCR Discover many facets of the diverse culture of Turkey. Melek Yavuz Jeffrey Ludwig, from the Seward House Museum in Auburn, talks of the CNY Rise Center will offer a presentation that includes a about how the Secretary of State’s international travels shaped food tasting and more. At Parkrose Estates, 7251 Janus Park Dr, Seward’s views on immigration, slavery, expansion and more. Liverpool. Mind Your Diet! Feed Your Brain* Holiday Swag Making* Mondays, Oct 29, Nov 5 • 6:30-8:30pm • SMR Monday, Nov 19 • 1pm • CCR Sally Sadafi,the author of Fill in the Space, presents a two-part Create a holiday swag from fresh greenery with workshop on reducing stress and anxiety, improving focus, the pros from Ballantyne Gardens. A $25 materials memory, mood and mindset through the use of neuroplasticity, fee (payable at program) includes the greens the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural and materials. *Registration required. connections. Ages 18+. *Registration required. Murder Mystery Party* National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Monday, Nov 26 • 6pm • CCR Kickoff New Orleans has been rocked with the murder of an Saturday, Nov 3 • 10am-3pm • CCR elite member of its circle, strangled with expensive Mardi Gras beads. Everyone is a suspect, but who is Join fellow aspiring novelists at this “Come Write In” location. the murderer? *Registration required. Syracuse Region Liaison Casey Rose Frank will welcome newcomers and explain details about this month of writing. Upcycling for the Holidays* Local Author & Musician Meet and Greet Saturday, Dec 1 • 10am • SMR Sunday, Nov 4 • Noon-2pm • CCR Create homemade gifts out of recycled materials including holiday themed book page wreaths, book trees, magnets, snowflakes, jar Community authors in many genres and musicians gather to talk gifts, tags and more! Ages 12+. *Registration required. about their craft. They’ll bring their books and CDs to sell and sign. They make great gifts! Check our online calendar at LPL.org for a Holiday Buy Local list of participants. Sunday, Dec 2 • 1-4pm • CCR Life Transitions: Preparing for Retirement* Do your holiday shopping and support your community by Thursday, Nov 8 • 6:30-8pm • SMR buying locally produced products including food, crafts and more. Sheree D’Agostino and Brad Dufrane of New York Life present Holiday Wreath Making* a short seminar on trends in retirement and how to put a plan in Thursday, Dec 6 • 7pm • Off-site place that will fit your needs and lifestyle. *Registration required. Create a holiday wreath from fresh greenery with Ballantyne Gar- Classics and Originals for Saxophone dens. A $25 materials fee (payable at program) includes the frame, Thursday, Nov 8 • 7-8pm • CCR greens and materials. This program is at Runnings of Clay, 3949 Rte 31, Liverpool. *Registration required. Sarah Midgel-Scuderi, a member of the group Cayuga Sax, performs a program illustrating the saxophone and its classical and Church and State in the U.S jazz origins. She’ll be accompanied by Robbie Padilla on piano. Thursday, Dec 13 • 6:30pm • CCR International Games Day* An overview of key church-state issues, including judicial decisions on the establishment of religion, freedom of Saturday, Nov 10 • 11am-4pm • SMR religious practice, and the power of religious Celebrate International Games Week with us and our friends at groups in politics. Presented by Frederick Glennon, Play the Game, Read the Story. Learn new games together or on Chair of Religious Studies at LeMoyne College. your own. Saturday, Nov. 10 • 1-4pm • CCR High Tea on Boxing Day* Break free from a Harry Potter-themed escape room. *Registration Wednesday, Dec 26 • 3pm • CCR required for the escape room only beginning Oct 17. Have a royal day! Treat yourself to High Tea as they do in Liverpool, England. You will Job Assistance Available be served tea and scones while learning One-on-one job resource assistance is available! Receive per- the traditions of this British holiday. sonalized help with job searching, resume writing, interviewing Dress for the occasion, dare to wear and more. Appointments available during the day Mon-Fri and your fascinator or make one with our supplies. Tuesday evenings. Call 315-457-0310 x132. For all ages. *Registration required. All programs are free and open to the public unless noted. Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration. Library Trivia Nights Lend a helping hand... Monthly at the Bull & Bear Mondays • 7:30pm • Off-site Shoe Drive for Animal Alliance Get-Togethers Sept 17, Oct 29, Nov 19, Dec 17 Sept 1-30 Whether you're into music, writing, Test your trivia knowledge, compete and Donate your gently used/new shoes crafts or gaming...meet others with the win prizes! Questions developed by the (includes sneakers, sandals, flip-flops and same interests, socialize, get to know masters of information and fun from LPL! boots) for the “1st Annual, PAWsitively one another and simply have FUN! Program is at the Bull & Bear Roadhouse, SOLEful” shoe drive to benefit the Animal 8201 Oswego Rd, Liverpool. Alliance of Greater Syracuse. Words & Music LPL Chess Club Interreligious Consortium Songwriter Woodshed Tuesdays • 6pm • SMR Food Drive Wednesdays • 6:30pm • SMR Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18 Nov 7-19 Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5 Join us to play chess or to pick up tips from other players in an informal setting. A list of food items will be available online A gathering of songwriters offering encour- or in the library. agement, criticism and a sophisticated “first audience” for songs in progress. 55+* Christmas Bureau Toy Drive Mondays • 2pm Nov 20-Dec 9 Card Making & Papercrafts* Engage your mind Drop off new unwrapped toys for newborns Thursday, Sept 6 6:30pm and body at this to teens. Friday, Sept 7 12:30pm series for individuals 55+. *Registration is Mitten Tree Tuesday, Oct 2 6:30pm required for each program. December 1-18 Thursday, Oct 4 12:30pm On the Shores of Onondaga Lake Place new or handmade mittens, gloves, Friday, Nov 16 12:30pm Sept 24 • Off-site hats and scarves under one of the two Monday, Nov 19 6:30pm Presentation on the lake cleanup and holiday trees. They will be distributed to restoration at the Honeywell Visitor Center. local charities. Monday, Dec 10 12:30pm City Walking Tour Year-round Donations Tuesday, Dec 11 6:30pm Oct 22 • Off-site These items can be dropped off any time SMR or CCR Interesting sites in downtown Syracuse. the library is open. For a materials fee of $15 a class, make and Meet at Clinton Square take home at least four projects. Adults and Smart (Device) Holiday Shopping Diapers: Donate disposable diapers of children (ages 9 and over, with an adult) Nov 26 • CCR all sizes, in new or already opened pack- are welcome. *Registration required. Fee is Before you buy that smartphone or tablet, ages for the CNY Diaper Bank, a non-profit payable at class. see what Mr. G has to say about options. organization that provides diapers to local families in need. Ukulele Workshop for Food Bank of CNY Beginners Dec 17 • Off-site Eyeglasses: Drop off your usable eyewear in the Lions Club box in the lobby. Saturdays • 1-2pm • SMR Tour the warehouse and try your hand at food sorting at the Food Bank of CNY. Sept 8, Oct 6, Nov 3 Prom Dresses: We accept prom dresses for the Liverpool High School Chapter of Learn to play 1-3 songs per session Armchair Adventures Becca’s Closet. Donation tax forms are on your ukulele with Pat Doherty, Thursdays • 1:30pm • CCR available. who studied at the Eastman School Refreshments and socializing at 1pm. of Music. Participants must bring Presentation is at 1:30pm. their own instrument and be age Online Classes at Lynda.com 12+. Sept 27 Garden Party (outdoors) Millions of people pay $25 month to Oct 25 Tom Henry Explores the UK subscribe to lynda.com, but at LPL.org, Hooks and Needles Nov 8 Music in Cartoons (2 hours) it’s free! From courses in software, to ones Thursdays • 10am • SMR Dec 6 Centerpieces of Colonial that will help expand your creative side or Sept 6, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6 Williamsburg business skills, Lynda has it all. Enjoy knitting, crochet or needlepoint? Bring your project and socialize, learn from Habitat Gardening in CNY Fresh foods from small farms. each other and share tips and tricks. Sundays • 2pm • CCR We are now a Field Visit hgcny.org for more info. Gaming for Adults with Goods pick-up site. Special Needs Sept 30 Mundy Wildflower Garden For more info or to sign up, visit field-goods.com Mondays • 1:30-3pm • CCR Oct 28 Rhiannon Crain from Cornell’s Habitat Network Sept 10, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3 Drop-in game time geared for adults with Nov 25 How Native Plant Cultivars special needs. Wii games and several board Affect Pollinators Art in the Lobby games will be available, or bring your own SEPTEMBER game. Caregivers must remain in the room. Writers Ring* FritzArt, acrylic paintings by Fred Stoddard Mondays • 6:30pm • SMR OCTOBER University Hospital HealthLink* Oct 22, Nov 26 TBA Mondays • 6pm • CCR An informal writing support group. NOVEMBER: Sept 17, Oct 22, Nov 5, Dec 17 Members present their written work and Visions of Heart and Mind Free quality health-related lectures by share their experiences, ideas and mixed media by William Wills SUNY Upstate Medical University. suggestions. New writers always welcome. *Call 315-464-8668 to register. *Registration required. DECEMBER Nature photography by Cathy Stolz

KEY: CCR - Carman Community Room • SMR - Sargent Meeting Room • Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration. MOVIES Carman Community Room • Free • Popcorn & Drinks Mixed Bag Movies • Friday afternoons The Great American Read (TGAR) New Movie Releases • Tues afternoons & Thurs evenings Art and Writing Challenge Tuesday movie closed-captioned Thru October 15 Occasionally we need to substitute titles. Check our online Respond to one of the five themes explored during this series calendar at LPL.org to confirm the title and time. through drawing, painting, collage, photography, graphic design, essay or poetry. Your work will be displayed at the library and you Goodbye Christopher Robin Fri, Sept 7 3:30pm will receive a free T-shirt. Check LPL.org on how to enter. The relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne Shelfie Day with Communications Guy Mark B and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired Winnie the Saturday, Sept 8 • 10am-Noon • Main Library Pooh. Starring Margot Robbie. Biography/PG/107 min Celebrate The Great American Read by having your “Shelfie” Book Club Tues, Sept 25 1:30pm photo taken by our Communications Specialist Mark Bialczak. Pick Thur, Sept 27 6:30pm your favorite novel from TGAR’s 100 and strike a pose with it. We’ll post the photo on our social media, on the lobby TV and Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after even email you a copy if you want. reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club. Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen. The Great American Read Debate! Comedy/PG-13/104 min Thursday, Sept 13 • 7pm • CCR Life of the Party Fri, Oct 5 3:30pm This public debate, hosted by Debbie Stack of local PBS station WCNY, will encourage passionate, yet civil, dialogue. Come and After her husband asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns defend your favorite TGAR book or just listen to lively discussion. to college to complete her degree. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan. Comedy/PG-13/105 min Community Cafe Mary Shelley Tues, Oct 23 1:30pm Thursday, Oct 18 • 7-8:45pm • CCR The Great Thur, Oct 25 6:30pm Watched all the shows and still want more about American Read (TGAR) Top 100? Come to a final book tasting and The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and 18-year-old Mary, a roundtable discussion about TGAR themes, facilitated by library which resulted in Shelley writing Frankenstein. Starring Elle Fanning, staff and professors from local colleges. Maisie Williams, Bel Powley. Biography/PG-13/121 min America’s Best-Loved Novel Revealed - LIVE!! Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle Fri, Nov 2 3:30pm Tuesday, Oct 23 • 7:30pm • CCR Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and can only After months of reading and voting, we will collectively learn escape by working together to finish the game. Starring Dwayne America’s #1 book! The real-time screening of PBS’s finale begins Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black. Action/PG-13/119 min at 8pm. Light refreshments will be available. Entries from the TGAR Ocean’s 8 Tues, Nov 27 1:30pm art and writing challenge will be on display. Thur, Nov 29 6:30pm Danny Ocean’s estranged sister attempts to pull off a heist at NYC’s Met Gala with an all-female crew. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Sara Monthly Book Clubs Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina. Suspense/PG-13/110 min Books are available for checkout one month ahead at the Customer Service The 15:17 to Paris Fri, Dec 7 3:30pm Desk. New members are always welcome. Three Americans discover a terrorist plot aboard a train while in France. A true story portrayed by the heroes who lived it. Starring After Dinner Books Jenna Fischer, Tony Hale, Thomas Lennon. Drama/PG-13/94 min Thursdays • 7pm • CCR Adrift Tues, Dec 18 1:30pm Sept 6 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly Thur, Dec 20 6:30pm Oct 4 The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel Based on a true story, two free spirits whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to the adventure of a lifetime. Nov 1 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Starring Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin.Drama/PG-13/96 min Dec 6 Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Sensory Friendly Film Mon, Dec 3 6pm Best Sellers to Blockbusters Mondays • 6pm • CCR Shrek the Halls Animation/PG/30 min Read the book and then come together to watch the film Arthur Christmas Animation/PG/97 min version followed by discussion. Enjoy these films in a judgment-free zone with the lights left on, Sept 10 The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel and Bret Witter volume turned down and an invitation to dance, sing and talk! Oct 8 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (5:30pm) Nov 12 Stardust by Neil Gaiman Dec 10 Skipping Christmas by John Grisham Free Streaming Movies, Audiobooks, Music & More! With Hoopla, access more than 300,000 movies, music and Thursday Morning Book Klatch eBooks. Users can also view documentaries, foreign films Thursdays • 11am • SMR and fitness videos. All content is available on smartphones, Sept 27 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier tablets, PCs and Apple TVs (via Airplay). Oct 25 Code Girls: the Untold Story of the American Women Free Downloadable Books... Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy OverDrive makes downloading books as easy as an app. Nov 15 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Technology Homeschoolers TEENS Homeschooling 101 for Parents Everyone in grades 7-12 is invited to these with Mr.G! Mondays • 7pm • SMR free teen-only programs. Each meeting will Presentations and participant interaction be a little different from the last. Getting to Know Your iPhone* on a variety of homeschool topics to help Wednesdays • 7pm • SMR parents acquire insight, resources and Sept 12, 19, 26 confidence. Anime Night Wednesdays • 6-8pm • CCR Are you an iPhone newbie? Or do you have Sept 17: High School one, but you’re not taking advantage of Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5 its features? This three-week class covers Oct 15: Quarterly Reports Watch and discuss anime. Each month a many of the basics. *Registration required. Nov 19: Multiple Ages different anime will be shown on the large Dec 17: Organize Your Space/Schedule screen and activities may include drawing iPad School with Mr. G* contests, trivia, games and Wednesdays • 7pm • SMR prizes. Refreshments will Oct 10, 17, 24 Back to Homeschool Party be served. If you’ve been trying to figure out what to Wednesday, Sept 5 • 1:30-3pm • CCR Cosplay is do with your iPad, this is the class for you. Kick off a fantastic year of homeschooling! welcome, In three sessions we’ll go over the basics of Students and parents will have space to but costumes using your iPad. *Registration required. connect, learn about library resources and must be deemed Stop! Before You Buy That get to know each other with some games appropriate by and activities. library staff. Device Tuesday, Nov 27 • 7pm • SMR Homeschool STEAM Club Holiday shopping for someone? Thinking Tuesdays • 1:30-3pm • CCR of getting them something digital? Before Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11 you buy that smartphone, tablet or laptop, Ages 5-11 see what Mr. G has to say. Learn about science, technology, Teen Geeks Tabletop Making Gifts on the Internet engineering, art and math through Games Tuesday, Dec 4 • 7pm • SMR hands-on activities and experiments. Wednesdays • 6-8pm • Teen Room Parents and siblings welcome. Looking for the perfect holiday gift? We’ll Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, Dec 12 show you websites where you can design Homeschool Creative An informal program where teens can hang or choose personalized gifts. Everything Writing Club out, play tabletop games and eat snacks. from shirts to water bottles to gym bags to Tuesdays • 1:30-3pm hats to calendars to photo books, and yes, Teen Geeks Video Games even mugs. SMR or Teen Room • Grades 7-12 Wednesdays • 6-8pm • CCR Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11 If you’re having a problem Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19 Join other teens to write, share and Games will be played on the large screen with technology... develop creative writing skills. Bring your and on a smaller display. Hang out, play Mr. G is available for drop-in help from favorite writing utensil and notepad (or games and eat snacks. 1-4pm. He can handle a lot of things, laptop) and your imagination! including Windows 10! Homeschool Tween Book Club Teen Trading Card Game Sat, Sept 8 Fri, Oct 12 Sat, Dec 1 Tuesdays • 1:30-3pm • SMR Night with TCGPlayer Fri, Sept 14 Fri, Oct 26 Fri, Dec 7 Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18 Wednesdays • 6-8pm • CCR Fri, Sept 21 Fri, Nov 2 Fri, Dec 14 Grades 4-6 Sept 26, Oct 24, Nov 28, Dec 26 Play trading card games like Pokemon, Sat, Sept 29 Sat, Nov 10 Get together with other homeschoolers and discuss the book of the month. Find YuGiOh and Magic. Fri, Oct 5 Fri, Nov 16 each month’s book on our online calendar If you need more help, you can request at LPL.org. All Hallows’ Eve Teen a one-hour session for Kindle, Apple and Homeschool YA Book Club Trivia & Bloody Feast Android devices, including eReaders, Wednesday, Oct 31 • 6pm • CCR laptops or phones. Appointments are Tuesdays • 1:30-3pm • Teen Room Let’s get spooky! Test your knowledge of required and are available Monday to Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18 all things Halloween and horror, then freak Friday from 10am-5pm, and some Grades 7 and up out your friends by making fake and edible evenings. Call 315-457-0310 x140. Get together with other homeschoolers blood you can add to your costume or put Bring your device to the appointment. and discuss the book of the month. Find on the snacks provided. each month’s book on our online calendar Free Beginner at LPL.org. Costumes are not mandatory, but encour- aged, and must be deemed appropriate by Computer Tutorials Homeschool Chess Club library staff. Prizes will be awarded to the Need help learning to use a computer? Tuedays • 1:30-3pm • SMR winning trivia team and the best costume! Schedule a date and time for a free Sept 25, Oct 23, Nov 27 individual lesson by calling 315-457-0310. Homeschool students of all ages can learn Basic Computer Skills – Using a mouse, to play chess or play against each other. keyboard, menus and basic text editing. Basic Internet – How to browse the Inter- Homeschool Hangout net with search engines. Tuesdays • 1:30-3:30pm • CCR Basic Email – How to set up free email Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4 accounts and send, retrieve and reply to Get together with other homeschool email messages. families for games, crafts and more. Saturday STEAM Talk Like a Pirate Day Saturdays • 10:30am • CCR with Captain Jack Oct 27, Nov 24, Dec 22 Wednesday, Sept 19 • 6pm Kids Programs Spark your curiosity with hands-on science, Children’s Room September is National technology, engineering, art and math activi- Listen and have fun Library Card Month ties and experiments for ages 5-10 years. learning and talking Kids at least 5 years old will be entered in a Parents & siblings welcome. like a pirate with drawing for a fun gift basket when they sign Captain Jack. up for their first library card. Must be with a Trick or Treat at the Library He’s also an parent or guardian with photo ID. Wednesday, Oct 31 • 5-8:30pm author and his Make sure to stop at the library when out first book is PAWS to Read trick-or-treating for a cup of cider and some A Pirate, I Be! 10:30-11:30am • Children’s Room awesome giveaways! Look for our tent in So hoist yer sails Every Saturday front of the library (if weather is inclement and plot a course Drop in and have your kids read to a very come into the lobby and get warm)! to visit Captain Jack friendly dog from PAWS of CNY, Inc. Boxing Day Crafts on International Talk Drop In Crafts Wednesday, Dec 26 • 10am-2pm Like a Pirate Day! 11am-7pm • Children’s Room Children’s Room Tuesday, Sept 4; Monday, Oct 8 Get creative with football (soccer), fancy hats Tuesday, Nov 6 and High Tea crafts. All materials provided. Not-So-Spooky Storytime Enjoy fun and easy seasonal crafts. Wednesday, Oct 17 • 6-6:45pm All materials provided. Stop in the Children’s Room for some Drop In Parent/Child Stay and not-so-scary stories just in time for Play Halloween. Wednesdays • 10-11am • CCR Stuffed Animal Sept 12, 19, 26; Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Nov 7, 14, 21, 28; Dec 5, 12 Sleepover Ages 1-5 years & Storytime Storytimes Wednesday, Nov 14 Explore our giant playroom and meet other Lapsit Storytime* 6-6:45pm families. No registration, but space is limited Tuesdays • 10:15-11am • SMR to 35 children & caregivers. Children’s Room Ages birth-2 years w/caregiver Bring your favorite stuffed Drop In LEGO Songs, stories and rhymes for your little ones. animal to our Stuffed Animal Wednesdays • 3-8pm Sept 25; Oct 2, 9, 16 Sleepover Storytime. Leave Children’s Room *Registration opens Sept 10 for LCSD them overnight and catch Sept 26, Oct 24, Nov 28, Dec 26 residents, Sept 17 for all. up on their antics the next We bring the LEGO bricks, you bring morning! the creativity. Duplos available for the Oct 30; Nov 6, 13, 20, 27; Dec 4 younger children. *Registration opens Oct 15 for LCSD Winter Wonderland Storytime residents, Oct 22 for all. Wednesday, Dec 19 • 6-6:45pm Family Movie Stop in our Children’s Room for a wintry mix Enjoy an exciting family movie with free Drop In Craft & Storytime popcorn and drinks. Tuesdays • 4:15-5pm • SMR of tales. Monday, Oct 8 • 1pm • CCR Ages 4-8 Mary and the Witch’s Flower Sept 25; Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Animated/PG/103 min Nov 6, 13, 20, 27; Dec 4, 11 Friday, Nov 23 • 1pm • CCR Entertaining stories & fun, easy crafts for Incredibles 2 children & their families. Just for Books and Cooks with Headstart* Sing Along Friends Storytime* Fridays • Noon-2pm • CCR 10:15-11am • CCR/Children’s Room Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 14, Jan 11 Ages 2-5 w/caregiver Tweens The LPL is partnering with our local Drop in for songs, puppets, stories, games Headstart for a four-session program for and rhymes; stay and play after. Ages 9-12 ages 3-5 and their families to discover Thursdays, Sept 27; Oct 4, 11, 18 delightful books and tasty recipes. *Registration opens Sept 10 for LCSD *Registration required and begins Sept 10. Tween Cooking* residents, Sept 17 for all. Monday, Nov 12 • 2-3 pm • CCR Book Club For Grades 2-3* Thursdays, Nov 1, 8, 15, 29; Dec 6 Just in time for the holidays, try delicious Mondays • 4:15pm • SMR *Registration opens Oct 15 for LCSD recipes to take home. *Registration opens Oct 29 for LCSD residents, Nov 5 for all. Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17 residents, Oct 22 for all. Pick up the book in the Children’s Room *Registration required. Drop In Family Storytime Minecraft Nights Haunted Library Fridays • 10:15-11am • CCR Sept 28; Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 Mondays • 5pm • SMR Saturday, Oct 20 • 11am-3pm • CCR Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10 Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec 7, 14 The library’s haunted house will feature a Come enjoy Minecraft with other kids Ages 5 years & under twisted maze of spookiness. Appropriate and explore the game from a different and Join us for exciting stories, songs and for all ages, but adults should accompany fun point of view. younger children. activities for children with their families.

KEY: CCR - Carman Community Room • SMR - Sargent Meeting Room • Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration. Liverpool Public Library 310 Tulip St Liverpool, NY 13088

Our big book sale is Sept 22 & 23 in our underground garage. To get ready for the sale, we are closing the donation drop-off in the garage on Sept 1 for one month. We will re-open Oct 1. Liverpool Public Library We have a year’s worth of donated and withdrawn books, CDs, DVDs 310 Tulip St, Liverpool, NY 13088 and more at the same great prices as before, with more than 70,000 LPL.org • 315-457-0310 items, including a collectible books section. All proceeds benefit the Hours: Liverpool Public Library. Monday-Thursday...... 9am-9pm Friday...... 9am-6pm Saturday...... 10am-5pm Sunday...... Noon-5pm Closed Sept 2, 3; Nov 22; Dec 24, 25 Registration and Information: By Phone...... 315-457-0310 Website...... LPL.org In Person...... Information Desk Board of Trustees: Dorianne Gutierrez...... President Don MacLaughlin...... Vice President Mary Schapley...... Secretary Denise Baker Kay Budmen Yvette Hewitt Saturday, Sept 22 • 9am-4pm John Hluchyj Sunday, Sept 23 • 11am-3pm (Bag Sale) Glenna Wisniewski...... Director Liverpool Public Library’s underground garage Board Meetings: FREE ADMISSION Second Wed. of every month at 6:30pm Early Shopper/Dealer • $20 ($15 advance sale) Friday, Sept 21 • 6-8pm Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, Dec 12 Shop the night before; avoid the crowd. Tickets are available at the library starting Sept 1 until 6pm closing on Sept 21. Price does not include cost of books. Visit LPL.org for book prices, coupon and more info.