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Join Miss Allison and make some music!  Bring your own ukulele or borrow one of ours from our Library of Things.  No registration required and open to all ages!

Mamas do so much! Bring your kiddo(s) to a special Mother's Day storytime. Join Ms. Laura for stories, songs, crafts and snacks! This week we're reading stories about Mothers.

Come share your work and get feedback from other writers.

Technology is ever changing.  Learn some AI basics and privacy principles for families and how to stay safe online!  This program will be Saturday May 9th at 11am with Gretchen Schoser.

The snow is melting, the light is brighter, and spring is demanding our attention. A perfect time to write poetry together!

The emphasis in this workshop is on word play and joy. Lisa Harris, Novelist and Poet will talk briefly about poetry and provide writing prompts. We will write together and share our salutations to make sure Spring knows she cannot turn back.  We will also make a composite poem welcoming Spring.  Please register here.

This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Reading Rocks! Join Ms. Laura for stories, songs, crafts and snacks! This week we're reading stories that rock.

Join the Cornell Canine Companions for an hour filled with furry friends, good stories, and a chance to practice your reading.

Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars.

Copies of the book are available at the library and all are welcome to enjoy some coffee and conversation at Jennie's Book Club on Tuesday, May 19th at 10am.

Can a little magic help Louisa clear her Pa's name?  “A charming, inventive tale that reads like a delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles…Mystery and suspense keep the pages turning. [A] top-notch story.” ― School Library Journal

Please register, then pick up a copy of The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley.  Join us at the Southworth Library on Thursday May 21 from 4-5pm for Kids Book Club to discuss the book. Recommended for kids in 2nd-5th grades.

Join Ms. Laura for stories, songs, crafts and snacks! This week we're reading stories about the Sun.

It's Star Wars Movie Night! We will meet on Friday, May 29 at 6:30pm. There will be pizza, too! This program is for youth in grades 6-12. By signing your teen up, you give permission for them to watch a to-be-determined Star Wars movie that may be rated PG or PG-13.  Please register here.

Bring the kids to get their toes tapping and their bodies moving with stories and songs with Miss Angie! No registration necessary; fun for the whole family!

Southworth Library will be closed for Memorial Day.  We honor the memories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Have you heard about the new trendy reading groups where people gather to read silently? We’ll meet after hours at the library, spend some time getting snacks, and grab a book from our pile to keep. Then find a cozy seat and read in a room with other readers, no conversation required!

You can pick up a free copy of Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson or you can bring your own book to read.

This book group book is appropriate for ages 16+. Light refreshments will be served.

No registration is necessary.

It's important to plan for your future.  KJ Kim, a trusts and estates planning attorney at Bousquet Holstein PLLC, will cover core topics of estate planning such as revocable living trusts, wills, health care proxies, and powers of attorney.  Please register here.

Choo-Choo!  All aboard!  Join Ms. Laura for stories, songs, crafts and snacks! This week we're reading stories about Trains!