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Traditional French Music Program, November 18 at Plattsburgh Public Library

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All are invited to a traditional French music program at the Plattsburgh Public Library on Monday, November 18th, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Carol Reed will be performing. Carol learned French as a child attending school in Lausanne, Switzerland. As a Middlebury College student, she studied in Paris, playing guitar in the Métro and performing street music. Her lively songs will take you through the centuries from France to Québec to New Orleans with touching love songs, kickin’ Cajun and … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

In with the New….

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Out with the old, goes the old saying. Several years ago, our library system got a brand new online catalog, called Enterprise. It replaced our Classic Catalog, (also known as Horizon Information Portal) but we have kept both operating. It’s now time to retire our Classic Catalog, because it has become hard for us to maintain and keep up to date and secure. We plan to retire the Classic Catalog the last week of 2019. If you still use it, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

NY Reads: Join readers around the state in reading Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming By Paul Hawken

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Would you like to do something to help your community take meaningful action? Learn about a comprehensive plan to reverse global warming from Project Drawdown – a scientific study that identified 100 solutions that, together, could actually reverse global warming by 2050. The New York Library Association is inviting people around the state to read Drawdown, the bestselling book by Paul Hawken.  Courtesy of NYLA, Drawdown is available as an ebook at https://cefls.overdrive.com/ during the month of March 2019.  CEFLS … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

We’re Turning Over a New Leaf

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If you are reading this, we’ve successfully transitioned to a new website.  We are confident that it will be an improvement over the old one, which was ten years old in February of 2018! However, we know it will take some getting used to.  Please email us at info2@cefls.org if there is anything you are having trouble finding. The new site offers more flexibility, and can be successfully used on mobile devices. It features interactive calendars of events, Google street … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Emergency Preparedness Kiosks Hit the Road

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Public libraries in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties will host an interactive learning presentation designed to inform residents about the importance of disaster preparedness, courtesy of a grant obtained by the CEF Library System.
The presentation includes videos, games for kids, quizzes and various web tools, all of which will give patrons easy access to reliable emergency preparedness resources.

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