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]
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System! Please join us in celebrating by attending one of the free events taking place across our service area. Fun activities will take place from 2:00 – 4:00 pm with gifts, cupcakes, and ice cream while supplies last! Tuesday 8/6What: An 18′ inflatable slide will be part of the fun at this event!Where: Schroon Lake Beach Tuesday 8/13What: Face painting/balloon sculptures with Pipsqueak the Clown and karaoke will be featured!Where: …[CLICK TO READ MORE]
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 …[CLICK TO READ MORE]
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]
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]
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]
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 | 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 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]
