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Events of interest to library staff, trustees and patrons.

Traveling theater show coming to area libraries in August!

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The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company will be visiting twelve member libraries in August to present “My Mother the Astronaut: To the moon and beyond!” which ties in with our summer reading theme, A Universe of Stories. In this show, Aquarius’ mom is an astronaut and today is “Take your child to work day”. Aquarius can’t wait to go to NASA and find out what it’s like to be in space! They visit Mission Control where she meets scientists and engineers who show her what they do and she learns all about space travel. Her imagination blasts off and she dreams of incredible journeys through the cosmos!

Traveling Lantern has been educating and entertaining children all over the country since 1985. Their mission is to bring great stories to children, to draw them into an active theater experience, to excite their minds and to tickle their imaginations. The plays are created for audiences in the Pre-K through 8th grade age group and their families.

This project is made possible with the funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.

Schedule
Monday 8/5
11:00 am – Au Sable Forks Free Library
2:00 pm – Keeseville Free Library
5:00 pm – Sarah A. Munsil Free Library

Tuesday 8/6
9:30 am – Lake Placid Public Library
1:30 pm – Wells Memorial Library
4:00 pm – Keene Valley Library Association

Wednesday 8/7
10:30 am – Plattsburgh Public Library
1:30 pm – Champlain Memorial Library
4:00 pm – Chazy Public Library

Thursday 8/8
10:00 am – Noblewood Park at 92 Noblewood Lane in Willsboro
1:00 pm – Schroon Lake Public Library
3:30 pm – Black Watch Memorial Library

Get Ready for Summer Reading

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Libraries across the 3 counties are preparing for a Summer Reading Program of astronomical proportions this year! “A Universe of Stories” is this year’s theme, meaning that libraries will be setting up events and activities revolving around science, technology, and imagining about what lies in the final frontier. Keep your eyes on the events calendar to see what libraries have in store and check our Summer Reading page for more information about the program overall and how you can encourage … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Free Teen Events for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

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Nearly 80% of females reported experiencing at least one incident of physical or sexual aggression by the age of 22. Get involved and change the stats! Attend free events for teens featuring nail art, temporary tattoos, snacks provided by Stewart’s Shops, and a movie. These events are brought to you by CEFLS and STOP Domestic Violence. They were made possible through generous funding from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012342 … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Weekly Observances

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Daily Observances | Weekly Observances | Monthly Observances Want an idea for a book display? Or do you want to plan ahead to jump on a topic for social media? Check out our list of observances and celebrations throughout the year. Weekly observances and celebrations shift from year to year, so it’s best to do a bit of research to see what days they will fall on for the current year. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Daily Observances

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Daily Observances | Weekly Observances | Monthly Observances Want an idea for a book display? Or do you want to plan ahead to jump on a topic for social media? Check out our list of observances and celebrations throughout the year. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Library Directors’ Gathering in August: What’s New at CEFLS

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Library directors gathered from around the system on August 24 for presentations and a chance to meet and talk with several of our elected state officials. What We’re Doing, What You’re Doing Because we would like everyone to know what the Library System’s services are, we started the day with a game of “Library System Jeopardy” (with prizes!), and heard presentations from library system director Ewa Jankowska and several staff members.  Senator Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy Jones joined us for … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Project Idea: Naturally-dyed Easter Eggs for Kids and Adults

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Here’s a neat project idea that might work for an adult project or for children (with adult supervision) found by Ewa. That’s right, they’re incredible, edible eggs! (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) Yes, they’re not only unique pieces of art, but they’re entirely safe to eat. If you can boil the mixture, you should be able to make your own in under an hour. They’re rather spectacular little things that can be made using a few ingredients: Onion skins 1-2 tbsp hibiscus … [CLICK TO READ MORE]