Southworth Events – Adults

	December 2024
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1	2	3	4	5 Ukulele Jam Session [Southworth Events - Adults] December 5, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Drop-in ukulele session on the first Thursday of the month from 4-5pm. No registration necessary. Some ukuleles available to borrow. We may spend the first 1/2 hour on skill-building, depending on demand, followed by playing songs together. https://southworthlibrary.org/ukulele-jam-session-thursday-december-5-at-4pm/ See more details •	6	7
8	9	10 Brewed for Suspense- The Housemaid [Southworth Events - Adults] December 10, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Brewed for Suspense, the Mystery book club that meets at Brewer’s Kitchen and Taproom, will meet on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm to discuss The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden. #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and Amazon Charts bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. The Housemaid won the 2023 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Original Novel. It was also a bestseller on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal lists Things are not what they seem at the Winchester household, where you don’t know who to trust… In The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, Millie is a young and beautiful woman who applies and is offered a job as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy couple, Nina and Andrew Winchester. For Millie, who has a criminal record, a it’s a fantastic job — until it’s not. Things go downhill quickly as Nina Winchester exhibits increasingly bizarre and frustrating behavior. Millie is also offered a room in the house in the attic … that only locks from the outside. In this twisty and quick-paced psychological thriller, Millie wonders what type of people she’s really working for… Books are available at Brewer’s and at the library. Register here to let us know you are coming. https://southworthlibrary.org/brewed-for-suspense-tuesday-december-10-at-630-pm-the-housemaid-by-frieda-mcfadden/ See more details •	11 Lunch & Learn: Begged, Borrowed & Stolen with Jan Bridgeford-Smith [Southworth Events - Adults] December 11, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA On Wednesday, December 11 we welcome Jan Bridgeford-Smith to the Lunch & Learn for a presentation of Begged, Borrowed, & Stolen: True Tales of Thievery from America’s Past, a collection of true stories detailing the different icons, historical documents, art, patents, ideas, and more that have been stolen throughout US history. Drawing upon years of research and an extensive collection of photographs, Jan Bridgeford-Smith sheds light on how land, art and treasures, ideas, and even bodies and elections were stolen from right under our noses! Jan Bridgeford-Smith’s passion is history with a twist. She looks for off-the-grid stories from America’s past–that is, stories about famous or obscure people and places where an unfamiliar detail or unexpected anecdote is tucked into the tale. Light refreshments served. Bring a bag lunch if desired. Register here please. https://southworthlibrary.org/lunch-learn-begged-borrowed-stolen-december-11-noon/ See more details •	12 Adult Writing Club [Southworth Events - Adults] December 12, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Do you have a story to tell? Join the Southworth Library Writing group. The group will meet every second Thursday of the month at 11am. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, December 12th. – Get prompts and ideas to unleash your creativity. – Practice writing in a supportive, encouraging group. – Share your writing for feedback (always optional). No experience necessary! Whether you write in a journal, have ideas for a novel, want to leave a memoir for your grandchildren, or are a published author, you’re welcome to join. These one-hour workshops will involve a variety of prompts, writing time, and opportunities to workshop pieces. All abilities and interests are welcome! Please register here. See more details •	13	14
15	16 Silent Book Club- By the Book [Southworth Events - Adults] December 16, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Have you heard about the new trendy reading groups where people gather to read silently? We’ll meet after hours at the library on Monday, December 16th at 6:30. We’ll spend some time chatting and getting snacks, and give a preview of the give away book and then you will be free to grab a cozy seat and read in a room with other readers, no conversation required! You can take the free book featured, By the Book by Jasmine Guillory, or you can bring your own book along. This book group book is appropriate for ages 16+. Light refreshments will be served. Registration appreciated. See more details •	17 Jennie's Book Club- Winter Solstice [Southworth Events - Adults] December 17, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Our December book club selection is Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher. We will meet on Tuesday, December 17th at 10am at the library for coffee and conversation Described as “the story of five unforgettable characters, lonely and haunted strangers who find love and loyalty as a reborn family of friends during the Christmas holidays,” this book is sure to inspire good conversation on the meaning of connection and community. Books are available to borrow at the library front desk. All are welcome! See more details The Cold War, Spies & Espionage [Southworth Events - Adults] December 17, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA The Southworth Library presents a new adult discussion series on The Cold War, spies, espionage and the world that was made. This monthly reading and film discussion series examines how the hidden world of espionage influenced the most crucial and climactic years of the Cold War and the impact on relationships in the current world order between East and West with the new Russia, China, the EU and the US. Using a series of texts that examine the political and cultural climate of the Cold War, the stories of the agents who influenced them and the current Cold Wars, our discussions will examine the past and the present world order. Our examinations will also include film excerpts. Dr. David Flaten, Professor of History at Tompkins Cortland Community College, will facilitate discussions each month based on readings and film excerpts. Materials will be available at the library. We will meet on the following Tuesday evening: December 17 at 6:30 pm: Spies and double agents- the story of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. Text: The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben MacIntyre Film excerpt from BBC2 series Secrets & Spies Register here for one or all of the discussions to get the relevant books and materials. See more details • •	18	19 Books & Brew at Hopshire [Southworth Events - Adults] December 19, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hopshire Farm and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd, Freeville, NY 13068, USA We are going to continue reading through the decades this month at our genre book club, Books & Brew. We’re now up to the new millenium! For our meeting on Thursday, December 19th at 6pm, share a book (short story, novel, non-fiction, etc.) that was written in 2000-2010. We meet at Hopshire Farm & Brewery. Bring a snack to share, if you’d like. See more details •	20	21
22	23	24 Closed for the Holiday [Southworth Events - Adults] December 24, 2024 - December 26, 2024 The Southworth Library will be closed for the holidays on Tuesday, December 24 through Thursday, December 26. We will also be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Be sure to pick up a few good books to read or a movie to watch. Remember: Our digital collection is available 24/7. We would love to help connect you to LIBBY to download books and sudiobook titles to your devices! All of us at the Southworth Library wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for a happy and healthy New Year! See more details •	25 Closed for the Holiday [Southworth Events - Adults] December 24, 2024 - December 26, 2024 The Southworth Library will be closed for the holidays on Tuesday, December 24 through Thursday, December 26. We will also be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Be sure to pick up a few good books to read or a movie to watch. Remember: Our digital collection is available 24/7. We would love to help connect you to LIBBY to download books and sudiobook titles to your devices! All of us at the Southworth Library wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for a happy and healthy New Year! See more details •	26 Closed for the Holiday [Southworth Events - Adults] December 24, 2024 - December 26, 2024 The Southworth Library will be closed for the holidays on Tuesday, December 24 through Thursday, December 26. We will also be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Be sure to pick up a few good books to read or a movie to watch. Remember: Our digital collection is available 24/7. We would love to help connect you to LIBBY to download books and sudiobook titles to your devices! All of us at the Southworth Library wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for a happy and healthy New Year! See more details •	27	28
29	30	31 Closed for the Holiday [Southworth Events - Adults] December 31, 2024 - January 1, 2025 We will be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Be sure to pick up a few good books to read or a movie to watch. Remember: Our digital collection is available 24/7. We would love to help connect you to LIBBY to download books and sudiobook titles to your devices! All of us at the Southworth Library wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for a happy and healthy New Year! See more details •

December 2024