Southworth Events – ALL

	April 2024
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	1	2 Hard Times Discussion Series [Southworth Events - Adults] April 2, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Hard Times: The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl and the American Spirit. Explore one of the most defining decades in our history and its current relevance with Dr. David Flaten, on the first Tuesday of the month at 6 pm. Register here to reserve your copies of the texts for the series. Attendance at all the programs is not required. The content is separated into four sections looking at the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, FDR and the New Deal and how it has impacted generations. February 6: The Bottom Falls Out- Intro and selections from Hard Times by Studs Terkel March 5: 1932 & The New Deal- selections April 2: The Dust Bowl: Selections from The Worst Hard Time by Egan and film excerpts from the Ken Burn documentary The Dust Bowl May 7: What We Gained, Lost & Learned- Stories of endurance and strength from Terkel, Egan, Ted Gup, local history and other writings See more details •	3 Lunchtime Learning: Salt of the Earth [Southworth Events - Adults] April 3, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Explore the underground world and workings of the Cayuga Salt Mine in Lansing! Dave Plumeau (BS Mich Tech Univ in Geological Engineering) worked at the mine over 40 years. His love of the underground, problem solving, and mine roof control made Cargill a perfect fit! In his years at the mine, he managed hundreds of projects, trained dozens of young engineers and miners, and helped the mine become a world class operation. Register here to save a spot for another great lunchtime learning event. See more details •	4	5 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] April 5, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Storytime is back at the library with stories, crafts, snacks and more for preschoolers and their families. Homeschool families are also welcome to attend and join in the fun! Register here to let us know if you plan to come! See more details •	6
7	8	9 Graphic Novel Book Club [Southworth Events - Children] April 9, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Join the fun with our graphic novel book club at the library on the second Tuesday of the month from 3:30 - 4:30. Tuesday April 9: Sloth Sleuth by Cindy Marko This club is recommended for 3 - 7 grade. Register here to reserve a spot. Come by the library to pick up a copy of the book. This club is made possible through generous funding from the Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund. See more details •	10	11	12 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] April 12, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Storytime is back at the library with stories, crafts, snacks and more for preschoolers and their families. Homeschool families are also welcome to attend and join in the fun! Register here to let us know if you plan to come! See more details •	13 Paws to Read [Southworth Events - Families] April 13, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Come cuddle up and read to our furry friends from Cornell Canine Companions. Registration appreciated! See more details •
14	15 DMS Book Club [Southworth Events - Teens] April 15, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Dryden High School, 118 Freeville Rd, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Between the Lighthouse and You by Michelle Lee. This month we will have a virtual author meetup at the DMS/HS library. Free copies of the books are available at the Middle School from Ms. Griffith or Ms. Munson. Another DYOF sponsored program! See more details •	16 Jennie's Book Club [Southworth Events - Adults] April 16, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA This month, we are reading Margaret Atwood's latest collection of short stories: Old Babes in the Woods. We will gather to discuss these stories on Tuesday, April 16 at 10am. See more details •	17 Lunchtime Learning: History of Baseball in Tompkins County [Southworth Events - Adults] April 17, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Charles DeMotte has a long-standing interest in the history of baseball and has written on local baseball as well as producing several books on baseball subjects. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1977 and his Master’s degree from The University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1970. Dr. DeMotte was born in Ithaca, NY and currently lives in nearby Freeville, NY. Tompkins County has a rich baseball history. Dating from the 1860s, when the first recorded games were played, baseball was the favorite local game played at all levels of society. This talk will focus on the early years of baseball in Ithaca and Tompkins County through the World War One. At that time, baseball was truly the national pastime and fit into a pattern of life that is now lost. Register HERE to save a spot. See more details •	18 Horse Diaries Book Club [Southworth Events - Children] April 18, 2024 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA The Horse Diaries book club with Ms. Jess starts on Thursday, February 8 from 3:45-4:45. The book club will read a different book from the series each month and meet to discuss and do activities. Space is limited and registration is required. Some transportation is available from the Dryden Elementary School. See more details •	19 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] April 19, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Storytime is back at the library with stories, crafts, snacks and more for preschoolers and their families. Homeschool families are also welcome to attend and join in the fun! Register here to let us know if you plan to come! See more details Teen Takeover [Southworth Events - Teens] April 19, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Back by popular demand, our April Teen Takeover will be a game night! Join a D&D campaign, try one of our card or board games, or bring a game to share! We meet on Friday, April 19 from 6:30-8:30pm. There will be pizza and snacks, too! Invite a friend! This free program is for youth in grades 6-12. Registration is appreciated! See more details • •	20
21	22	23 Early Reader Book Club [Southworth Events - Children] April 23, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA This new book club is for kids just moving to chapter books. The Notebook of Doom series starts with the Rise of the Balloon Goons. See more details •	24	25	26 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] April 26, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Storytime is back at the library with stories, crafts, snacks and more for preschoolers and their families. Homeschool families are also welcome to attend and join in the fun! Register here to let us know if you plan to come! See more details •	27 Arbor Day Celebration [Southworth Events - Families] April 27, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am Montgomery Park, Dryden, NY 13053, USA The Village of Dryden and the Southworth Library have joined forces for an Arbor Day Celebration at Montgomery Park on Saturday, April 27. Stories and crafts will start at 10:30 with the ceremonial tree planting at the Park in honor of Arbor Day at 11:00. Families will be able to take a tree seedling home and a copy of the book, Trillions of Trees, while supplies last. Please register to let us know that you are planning to attend: https://forms.gle/TJxbrbiPNkUey6kG8 See more details •
28 Books & Brew [Southworth Events - Adults] April 28, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Hopshire Farm and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd, Freeville, NY 13068, USA Books and Brew: NEW DATE, NEW TIME! Come on over to Hopshire Farm & Brewery for our genre-based book club on SUNDAY, APRIL 28 at 3 PM where we all read something from the same theme. It can be biography, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, an audio book or anything else! Some of us bring a snack to share as well- there is always plenty. All are welcome. This month our 'Reading Through the Decades' is a focus on 1940-1959. World War II, the Decade of Triumph, the American Dream... read a book set in that time or about events, people or things from that time period and share it with the group OR you can read a book that was published then for a look at the classics! If you need some suggestions, books are available at our display at the library. See more details •	29	30

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