Calendar

Get the story on money!  Come on over for a morning of activities, games and stories on coins, currency and how it works.

• Play Currency Conga
• Fold Dollar Bill Origami
• Design a Dollar
• Match the money to its country
• Do a coin scavenger hunt in the library and add your finds  to ‘buy’ from the ‘store’
• Guess the coins in a jar for a chance to win it!
• Fill out a coin id sheet

Activities for all ages.  Register here to save a spot.

https://southworthlibrary.org/counting-coins-for-kids-saturday-november-2-at-1030-am/

Come read to some furry friends from Cornell Canine Companions at the library on Saturday, November 9th at 10:30am. This is a great way to practice your reading skills to a grateful audience!

Registration is appreciated!

https://southworthlibrary.org/paws-to-read-saturday-november-9-at-1030am/

Murder, mayhem and mischief abound with this new book club: Brewed for Suspense- The Mystery Book Club at Brewer's!  Join other sleuths for discussion at Brewer's Kitchen and Taproom. On November 12, at 6 pm, our book is The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, soon to be a Netflix film with Helen Mirrin, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kinsgley.  Limited copies of the book are available to borrow at Brewer's or through the Southworth Library and the Finger Lakes Library System.  Grab a copy and get ready for a killing! Register on our website or call the library at 607-844-4782 or contact Brewer's Kitchen & Taproom (located at 1384 Dryden Rd., Ithaca- across the street from NYSEG) at  (607) 291-4010.
https://southworthlibrary.org/brewed-for-suspense-thursday-murder-club-tuesday-nov-12-at-6-pm-at-brewers/

  The American Girl History Book Club will start on Wednesday, October 2 from 4 – 5:30.  We will explore the history of New Orleans in 1853 with a look at the culture, racial environment, friendships, fitting in, different families and the Yellow Fever Epidemic. Each week we will look at the history, crafts, the stories and the food.

This week will be Marie Grace and the Orphans.

Students are expected to attend all the meetings. They will need to read about 70 pages a week and be able to do reading, writing and the crafts in the club, so it is recommended for 3rd grade and up. Space is limited, so you will be notified when your registration is complete. Hopefully everyone can fit in! The club is always a lot of fun.

Note- There is no transportation available to the library this year from the school.

Participants who come to all the meetings and complete the reading assignments will have the opportunity to get a free American Girl 18″ doll at the end of the club party (one doll per family).

https://southworthlibrary.org/american-girl-history-book-club-marie-grace-and-cecile-in-1853/

On Friday, November 15th, from 6:30-8:30pm, the tweens and teens will be taking over the library after hours! This month we will be playing card games and making greeting cards. Get an early start on holiday cards for family and friends, or make a special card for someone you are grateful for. As always, there will be pizza and snacks. Ms. Stephanie will be brewing up some hot apple cider, too! This card party is open to youth in grades 6-12.

https://southworthlibrary.org/teen-takeover-cards-cards-friday-november-15-at-630pm/

Registration is required. Call the library at 607-844-4782 or register online.

No playing possum here!

Join Adrian Codrington,  third-year pre-vet student at Cornell University for an exciting presentation as a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in New York, to learn about his work, including animal capture, administering medication, and feeding. He will also address what to do when encountering a potentially orphaned or sick/injured wild animal and provide resources with recommended actions and contact numbers for local rehabilitators.

He will also turn the spotlight on the elusive opossum, the main animals he works directly with and include simple actions families can take at home to help, such as creating homemade bird feeders and seed planters.

Register here so we can plan accordingly!

https://southworthlibrary.org/wildlife-rehabilitation-and-conservation-with-adrian-codrington-saturday-nov-16-at-1030-am/

Our November book club selection is The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman. We meet on Tuesday, November 19th at 10am at the library.

This book explores themes of family, shame and survival against the historical backdrop of Philadelphia during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.

Books are available to borrow at the library front desk. All are welcome!

The author wrote this book while the world was in the midst of the challenges of the COVID epidemic and shared that is the midst of it "when words like “social distancing,” “quarantine,” “face mask,” and “ventilators” are a part of daily conversation, she is "praying hard that by the time you read this, we’re closer to coming out on the other side together, more resilient, more compassionate, and stronger than ever.

The Orphan Collector tells the story of a young German immigrant in Philadelphia, Pia Lange, struggling to keep her family together at a time when more Americans were dying in our nation’s streets and homes than on the battlefields of WWI. It’s also about a grieving mother, Bernice Groves, who uses her hatred of immigrants as an excuse to tear families apart when they’re at their most vulnerable. I hope you will be drawn to Pia’s resiliency, courage, and determination in the face of impossible odds, even when shame and fear threaten to swallow her whole. I also hope Bernice’s story will remind readers that empathy for others, no matter their race, nationality, or religion, is always the right choice."

https://southworthlibrary.org/jennies-book-club-tuesday-november-19-at-10am/

With over 10 years of daily weather forecasting experience, degrees in meteorology from SUNY Oswego and Cornell, and a lifetime of experiencing the weather in the Finger Lakes firsthand, meteorologist Drew Montreuil brings an unparalleled expertise to the unique weather of the Finger Lakes. Finger Lakes Weather is the product of years of study and development. Designed to fill a void of pertinent truly local weather information, FLXWeather.com is the go-to weather source for thousands of residents and tourists in the Finger Lakes region.

Find out more about the elusive science and craft of weather forecasting at our lunch and learn on Wednesday, November 20 at noon.  Light refreshments served. Bring a bag lunch if desired. Register here to attend.

https://southworthlibrary.org/lunch-learn-the-science-of-weather-forecasting-with-drew-montreuil-nov-20-12/