District Wide Calendar of Events

Stop by the Horseheads Free Library and pickup your gingerbread craft all month long!

All ages welcome!

Join Miss Kelly for a pre-recorded book club experience on the CCLD Facebook page. Over the month a picture book will be introduced and read.  There will also be discussion questions, suggested activities and further reading suggestions.

Try theater improv exercises and games with actor, writer, & educator Tim Collins. Tim creates a safe,

supportive, and fun environment for teens.  All levels of ability and experience welcome! 

We will meet in the Teen Space (second floor of Steele Library).

There will also be opportunities for  interested teens to participate in creating and performing the play "Changing the Script,"  written by Tim Collins and Chemung County teens.   'Changing the Script" is an ever-evolving play  featuring  local  teen perspectives on the challenges and joys of being a teen, particularly during the pandemic.

“This project is made possible with funds from Restart NY Regrant program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.”

More about Tim Collins:

https://www.timcollinsonline.com/

Want to create your own worlds in a fun, relaxed setting?  Write what you want to:  fan fiction, poetry, and more with writer and performer Tim Collins.  This isn't like school!  Eat Snacks,  let loose your creative side, get support and guidance for writing, and enjoy writing in a safe supportive space.

Meets in the teen space, second floor of Steele Library. First and third Wed. each month.

PS: if you don't want to share your writing aloud, you don't have to! :-) 

“This project is made possible with funds from Restart NY Regrant program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.”

Tim Collins: 

From the website:

"Tim Collins has been working as an actor, writer, and educator since 2000 and has performed his solo shows for more than 1,000,000 students, parents, and educators nationwide."......

"Tim has written and toured fifteen one-man plays, has been published in both PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS and Indie Theater Now, and has appeared on ABC News, YNN News, TWC News, and NPR."

Join Miss Kelly for a pre-recorded storytime on the CCLD Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/chemunglibs

Registration required and limited to 10 families. Registration available Mon-Wed during the week of the storytime. Masks required for everyone ages 2 and up.

Come join us for a fun time of stories, music and movement! This story time is geared toward ages 18 months- 3 years

Stop in anytime this week during our open hours and pick up a craft to take home. Kits are available on a first come, first serve basis.

Learn how Tai Chi can alleviate stress and anxiety.  Through slow, rhythmic, and meditative body movements, you can enhance relaxation, inner calm, and peace.

Instructor: Julie Spicer

Try out fun Improv theater games, and stretch your imagination with creative writing prompts.

Writer, actor, & educator Tim Collins creates a safe and supportive atmosphere for trying new experiences.

All teens are welcome to stop in the Teen Space &  join the TC Commons Clubhouse teens for

their weekly library night.  See what new books, video games, & DVDs are

available to check out with your library card!

Snacks will be available as budgets allow. :-)

TC Commons Clubhouse teens will also  have the opportunity to 3D print, sew, laser engrave

or more on their projects in the library makerspace by appointment.

Thanks to Regan, Kimmel, and Anna: the TC Commons staff for their collaboration.

Try theater improv exercises and games with actor, writer, & educator Tim Collins. Tim creates a safe,

supportive, and fun environment for teens.  All levels of ability and experience welcome! 

We will meet in the Teen Space (second floor of Steele Library).

There will also be opportunities for  interested teens to participate in creating and performing the play "Changing the Script,"  written by Tim Collins and Chemung County teens.   'Changing the Script" is an ever-evolving play  featuring  local  teen perspectives on the challenges and joys of being a teen, particularly during the pandemic.

“This project is made possible with funds from Restart NY Regrant program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.”

More about Tim Collins:

https://www.timcollinsonline.com/