Calendar – Southworth Library Association

	December 2023
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					1 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] December 1, 2023 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 •	2 Music & Movement with Miss Angie [Southworth Events - Families] December 2, 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Get moving with Miss Angie's Music in this free monthly musical class full of curiosity and wonder for music and all that comes with it! Free family fun for all! Register to save a spot. See more details •
3	4	5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Club [Southworth Events - Children] December 5, 2023 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Club starts Tuesday, October 3 with the first book in the series. The club will meet once a month on the first Tuesday from 3:30 – 5 for discussion, drawing and shenanigans (from Jeff Kinney’s website)! Registration is required here (space is limited) for the free copy of the book to be picked up at the library, compliments of the Rosen Library Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County. Kids are expected to complete the reading before they come to the book club meeting. See more details •	6 Lunch N Learn: Margaret Bourke White [Southworth Events - Adults] December 6, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Join Carol Hockett, Curator and outreach educator from the Johnson Art Museum at Cornell University for a presentation on the life and photographs of Margaret Bourke for our Wednesday, December 7 Lunch and Learn at noon. Register here to attend. Bring a bag lunch. Light snacks will be provided. See more details •	7	8 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] December 8, 2023 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 Classical Guitar Concert [Southworth Events - Adults] December 8, 2023 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Join Matt Ocone, Isaac Sharp and Bill Hurley for an evening of classical guitar, featuring classical, Spanish, South American and contemporary music in solos, duos, and trios. This program is made possible in full with funds from the New York State Council for the Arts and Tompkins County, administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. See more details • •	9 Paws to Read [Southworth Events - Families] December 9, 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Come practice reading to the friendly pups from Cornell Canine Companions. See more details •
10	11 DMS Book Club: Atomic Robo [Southworth Events - Teens] December 11, 2023 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Dryden High School, 118 Freeville Rd, Dryden, NY 13053, USA See more details •	12 Prohibition with Dave Flaten- a Reading & Discussion Series [Southworth Events - Adults] December 12, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA NEW reading and film series on Prohibition: Thirteen years that Changed America to start on Tuesday, September 12 at 6 pm, continuing on the second Tuesday of the month. at 6 pm with selected readings from the texts and film excerpts from the Ken Burn’s PBS series on Prohibition. This series, facilitated by Prof David Flaten, will look at the background, the impact and the long lasting effects of America’s failed experiment with the constitutional amendment to outlaw the sale and production of intoxicating beverages that turned us into a nation of scofflaws and bootleggers. Texts include: Prohibition: The Thirteen Years That Changed America by Edward Behr Last Call : The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent selections from local and regional history Register here to reserve your copies of the texts for the series. Attendance at all the programs is not required. This program is made possible through a generous grant from Humanities New York. See more details •	13 Senator Webb Community Office Hours [Southworth Events - Adults] December 13, 2023 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Senator Webb's office is hosting community office hours in Dryden at the Southworth Library. Meet with members of her staff for assistance with unemployment, healthcare, housing, HEAP, internet affordability, and more! Drop in or schedule an appointment at 607-773-8771. https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/events/lea-webb/december-13-2023/dryden-community-office-hours See more details •	14 Fall 2023 Graphic Novel Book Club [Southworth Events - Children] December 14, 2023 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA The fall 2023 Southworth Library graphic novel book club will start on Thursday, October 12 at 3:30 pm with Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable. This book club is geared to grades 3- 6. Space is limited and registration is required (here). Registered students can pick up a free copy of the book at the library and are expected to read it prior to the meeting. The club will meet on the second Thursday of the month at 3:30 (after school). Bus transportation may be available from Dryden Schools (with a signed permission form) but kids need to be picked up from the library at the end of the club meeting by 5 pm. See more details •	15 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] December 15, 2023 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: Holiday Craft Night [Southworth Events - Teens] December 15, 2023 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA See more details • •	16 Stories with Santa & Bluey! [Southworth Events - Families] December 16, 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA Come listen to some stories with Santa and his friends. Photos, snacks and crafts to follow! There will also be a special holiday dance performance by The Kings Studio dancers! Plus, a free copy of the holiday classic, "The Night Before Christmas", while supplies last. See more details •
17	18	19 Jennie's Book Club [Southworth Events - Adults] December 19, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden, NY 13053, USA New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem "Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. All are welcome. Copies of the book are available through library loan. See more details •	20	21	22 Storytime at the Library [Southworth Events - Families] December 22, 2023 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 •	23 Library CLOSED for the holidays [Southworth Events - Adults] December 23, 2023 - December 26, 2023 See more details •
24 Library CLOSED for the holidays [Southworth Events - Adults] December 23, 2023 - December 26, 2023 See more details •	25 Library CLOSED for the holidays [Southworth Events - Adults] December 23, 2023 - December 26, 2023 See more details •	26 Library CLOSED for the holidays [Southworth Events - Adults] December 23, 2023 - December 26, 2023 See more details •	27	28	29	30
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