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Tuesday - 9/10
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| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Horseheads Adult program-Gentle Movement Exercise Series
Contact Horseheads Free Library
zella@stls.org
Location Horseheads Free Library, 405 S. Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 - Map
Feel Good Tuesday's in 2024! 10:30am Gentle Movement Series
continues!!! Join Tammy Wilcox for this gentle movement exercise class.
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes, and bring a mat if you have one.
No
registration necessary, but if you want to RSVP you can call 6077394581
or email zella@stls.org
| | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club
Contact Lynda Page
607-733-0541
Location West Elmira Library, 1231 W Water St, Elmira, NY 14905 - Map
Drop in and relax and color after a long, busy day! A large variety of coloring books and coloring media are available for your use.
Open to ages 8 and up. No registration required.
All materials are provided.
| | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Steele TEEN: T.A.L.E. Teen Acting Lab of Elmira
https://www.timcollinsonline.com/tale
Contact Doris Jean Metzger
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map  
7th-12th graders: curious about acting? Interested in writing a play? Hang out with performer, writer Tim Collins and learn acting skills, put on a modern take of Romeo & Juliet (selfies & social media anyone?), and/or collaborate with other teens to write and develop other plays to perform in 2024!
Tuesday sessions: acting
Thursday sessions: playwriting
Come to both, or just one series, depending on your interests!
Beginners absolutely welcome! Tim makes everything fun and creates a safe space to try out new skills. :-) T.A.L.E will run throughout 2024, with different plays performed throughout the year.
Thanks to the Triangle Fund and the Anderson Foundation grants for making T.A.L.E possible!
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Wednesday - 9/11
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| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Big Flats Storytime
607-562-3300
Contact Big Flats Library
Miss Melanie
Come join Miss Melanie for storytime! Songs, stories, puzzles, and more!
| | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | West Elmira Library Learners (Homeschool Group)
Contact West Elmira Library
607-733-0541
Join other home schooling families and explore a new topic every week with relevant books and activities!
This program is geared for students ages 5-11. All materials are provided.
| | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Horseheads Adult program-YOGA with Tammy Wilcox
Contact Horseheads Free Library
zella@stls.org
Location Horseheads Free Library, 405 S. Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 - Map
YOGA with Tammy Wilcox
Join Tammy Wilcox for this YOGA exercise class.
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes, and a yoga mat will be needed for this class. Some exercises are done from the floor.
No
registration necessary, but if you want to RSVP you can call 6077394581
or email zella@stls.org
| | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | VE-Headspace Meditation
Contact Van Etten Library
johnse@stls.org
Location Van Etten Library, 6 Gee St. Van Etten, NY 14889 - Map
September 4, 11, 18, 25that 11: *Meditation Monday Moving to
Wednesdays* Join
us for a short group semi-guided Headspace meditation session on Wednesdays
from 11-1130. No experience necessary
| | 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Steele - Historic Calligraphy with Wynn Yarrow
Contact Steele Memorial Library
(607)733-9173 option 4
Location Steele Memorial Library Large Meeting Room, 101 E. Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
Historic
Calligraphy: An overview of what calligraphy is, how various world cultures
have approached calligraphy, and the tools used through time. Students will
work hands-on, sampling a variety of reproduction historic tools.
Please call (607)733-9173 (menu option 4 - reference) to sign up. Free and open to adults, teens, and kids (upper elementary).
This
project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community
Regrant program, a regrant 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.
| | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Steele Kids - T(W)een Theater Day with Performer Tim Collins!
Contact Steele Memorial Children's Dept.
607-733-9173 opt. 5
Join performer Tim Collins for a one day theater program series! You can attend one or all.
Ages 8-12 will learn theater games and improv from Tim. Very interactive! Register: 607-733-9173 opt. 5
Children's Area. We will meet upstairs in the Teen Room once our Children's Room construction begins.
* Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver aged 16 or older at all times in all Chemung County Libraries.
| | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | West Elmira - Knit and Crochet Club
Contact West Elmira Library
6077330541
Join our group at West Elmira twice a month to share, chat, and learn about knit and crochet crafts! All skill levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. We meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month.
Bring your own project or lend a hand in making a library group project. Our first group project will be a Crochet Puff Quilt to be used as a prize at a future library program!
| | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Steele TEEN: TAG (teen advisory group) meeting
Contact Doris Jean Metzger or Cameron
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
7th to 12th graders! Need volunteer hours? Want to (politely) boss adults around? (in other words: help plan and run fun teen events YOU want to have in the teen space? )
You can create displays, decorate the teen area, suggest books and manga for us to order, help set up and clean up for after hours events, and more!
We have fun, eat snacks, and sometimes help out at community library events!
We need YOU to make your teen space reflect your interests and needs!
Interested?
Just show up at a meeting, ask Cameron or Doris Jean in the teen space or:
Contact: email ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org Call: 607-733-9173 x2311
or text the teen librarian, doris jean, via the Remind app by texting "@teenevent" to the number 81010.
| | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Steele - Dungeons & Dragons (adults) **waiting list**
Contact Steele Memorial Library
607-733-9173
Location Steele Memorial Library Small Meeting Room, 101 E. Church St. Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
There is currently a waiting list for the group. If you are interested in being contacted about this group or other D&D events and groups at the library, please call to be added to the list: (607)733-9173 (menu option 4).
If you are interested in volunteering to DM a second group, email: lewisjm@stls.org.
Join volunteer DM Lucas on Wednesday evenings at 5pm for Dungeons & Dragons! Due to space limits, please register: (607)733-9173.
If you have any questions about the campaign, you can contact Lucas: lucas.rickard@gmail.com
The group will meet in the small meeting room at Steele Memorial Library.
| | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Steele Teen Creative Writing
Contact Doris Jean Metzger, MLIS
metzgerd@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map  
Teens experience fun writing prompts, create characters, and stories or a play based on their own interests. All levels of ability and writing interests welcome! Group facilitated by writer/actor/educator Tim Collins. https://www.timcollinsonline.com/
Program made possible by a grant from the “Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc"
| | 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Horseheads - Pajama Story Time
Contact Horseheads Free Library
607-739-4581
Wear your Favorite PJs, bring your stuffed animal, blanket and pillow, and settle in for some bedtime stories, songs, and a craft. Wednesday Nights starting in September from 6:30pm-7:00pm at Horseheads Free Library.
| | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Steele - Improv with Tim Collins
Contact Steele Memorial Library
607-733-9173 (option 4)
Join nationally touring actor and educator Tim Collins for an evening of
fun, no-pressure improv games and activities! You'll connect with
others, hone your comedic timing, and learn techniques to eliminate
stage fright and become more effective at public speaking. Ideal for
beginners and those with acting/improv experience. Adults and older teens (ages 16+) welcome.
RSVP appreciated: (607)733-9173 option 4
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Thursday - 9/12
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| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | West Elmira - Family Storytime
Contact West Elmira Library 6077330541
Join Mr. Jeff for storytime! Storytime is the perfect place for your little one to learn literacy skills, play with other children, and stay entertained! Stories, songs, finger plays, flannels, and more!
| | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Genealogy: Researching Census and Vital Records
Contact Maggie
youngm@stls.org
This
class is for adults and teens who are building their family tree and would like to learn about finding and getting information from vital records (Birth, marriage, and death records) and census records. Taught by Genealogy Librarian Maggie.
This class will be held in the Steele Library PC Lab.
Free. Registration required.
Call 607-733-9173 (option 4 for Reference) or email youngm@stls.org to register.
| | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Big Flats Teen D&D Program with Tim Collins (Registration required)
Contact Big Flats Library
manchesterr@stls.org@stls.org
Location Big Flats Library, 78 Canal St. Big Flats, NY 14814 - Map
Registration is required, spots are limited to 10.
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens!
The Adventure awaits! Join the Big Flats Teen D&D Group for a
exciting and immersive role-playing game experience. You'll create a
character and join your friends and peers in an epic exploration of a fantasy
realm, populated with mighty wizards, daring rogues, magical beasts, and arcane
mysteries. Dungeon Master Tim has over twenty years of experience running
fantastical adventures; join the party and get ready for some serious dungeon
crawling! These game sessions are ideal for those new to D&D as well
as experienced players.
| | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM | Steele Teen Anime Club
Contact Doris Jean, Cameron
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map.jpg)
Teens watch, discuss anime and eat snacks. Cosplay encouraged. Hang out, bring a friend!
| | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Steele TEEN D&D with Deegan
Contact Doris Jean Metzger
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
Teen Deegan leads an additional session of D&D for teens.
Registration needed because space is limited to 7 teens.
607-737-5080. or email ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
| | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Steele TEEN: T.A.L.E. Teen Acting Lab of Elmira
https://www.timcollinsonline.com/tale
Contact Doris Jean Metzger
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
7th-12th graders: curious about acting? Interested in writing a play? Hang out with performer, writer Tim Collins and learn acting skills, put on a modern take of Romeo & Juliet (selfies & social media anyone?), and/or collaborate with other teens to write and develop other plays to perform in 2024!
Tuesday sessions: acting
Thursday sessions: playwriting
Come to both, or just one series, depending on your interests!
Beginners absolutely welcome! Tim makes everything fun and creates a safe space to try out new skills. :-) T.A.L.E will run throughout 2024, with different plays performed throughout the year.
Thanks to the Triangle Fund and the Anderson Foundation grants for making T.A.L.E possible!
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Friday - 9/13
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| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Van Etten Family Story Time
Contact Van Etten Library
johnse@stls.org
Location Van Etten Library, 6 Gee St. Van Etten, NY 14889 - Map
September
6, 13, 20, and 27th at 10 Family Story Time returns Friday mornings:
caregivers and
kids of all ages welcome
| | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Big Flats Library Book Club Meeting via Zoom & In Person
607-562-3300
Contact Michelle
ericksonm@stls.org
The next book will be anything by Margaret Atwood.
Chemung County Library District is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Big Flats Library Book Club
Time: Sep 13, 2024 12:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 844 8112 7033
Passcode: 975560
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| | 2:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Steele Adult - "Friday the 13th" Afternoon Movie
Location Steele Memorial Library Large Meeting Room, 101 E. Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
Celebrate Friday the 13th by joining us for a showing of the original horror film!
Free event. Large meeting room. Some snacks provided.
"A
group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer
camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious,
relentless killer." (imdb.com)
1980. Horror, Mystery, Thriller.
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Saturday - 9/14
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| 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Steele Adult - "Bikeriders" Afternoon Movie
Location Steele Memorial Library Large Meeting Room, 101 E. Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
Join us for a viewing of new release Bikeriders!
Free event. Large meeting room. Some snacks provided.
"After
a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of
Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a
dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and
his loyalty to the club." (imdb.com)
2023. Crime, Drama.
| | 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Steele Kids - "The LEGO Batman Movie" Day
Contact Steele Memorial Children's Dept.
607-733-9173 opt. 5
FREE showing of 2017's "The LEGO Batman Movie" Rated PG.
"A
cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they
plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally
adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick." (imdb.com)
All welcome if accompanied by a child.
*During the construction of our Children's Room, we will be located closer to the Maker Space.
| | 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Steele Teen TTG Club (Table Top Game)
Contact Doris Jean Metzger
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
7th-12th graders play table top board/ card games. First game will be "Dice Throne"
| | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Steele - Pokémon GO Group
Contact Steele Memorial Library
607-733-9173 x4
Location Steele Memorial Library Small Meeting Room, 101 E. Church St. Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
Meet Pokémon GO players in the area, make new friends, set up lures, and do trades!
Note: There is an off-site component to the group; anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a guardian, to participate.
| | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Steele Teen D.I.Y Mini weapon of mayhem craft
Contact Doris Jean Metzger
ccldlibrariesteen@stls.org
Location Steele Memorial Library Teen Space, 101 E Church St Elmira, NY 14901 - Map
A self led teen Mini Weapon of mayhem craft available for teens to do in the teen space during September, while supplies last.
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Sunday - 9/15
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| | Steele Kids - Sept. & Oct. Riddles, Jokes, & Hidden Images
All of September & October.
Our scavenger hunt will look a little different for September and October while we undergo construction for our new Children's Room.
Can you solve the riddles and jokes that will be new every week?
Can you find all of the pictures in the hidden images papers?
Earn one prize for answering the riddles & jokes.
Earn one prize for the hidden images.
| | | Steele Kids - September Look & Find Cabinet!
All of September. Can you find all of the I-Spy items in the children's look & find cabinet? Earn a prize when you find them all!
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Monday - 9/16
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| | Big Flats Kid's Take and Make: Handprint Apple Tree Craft
Contact Miss Melanie
607-562-3300
September Take & Make: Handprint Apple Tree Craft! Call 607-562-3300 to reserve your kit or stop by and pick one up! While supplies last.
| | | Horseheads Kids - Kid Librarian of the Week
Contact Robin
illerr@stls.org
Location Horseheads Free Library, 405 S. Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 - Map
Share your favorite books, graphic novels, movies and video games with other kids!
Apply to be our Kid Librarian-for-a-Week! You can display your faves on our bookshelves!
Craft supplies for decorating your shelf are also included. Fill out an application at the Horseheads Free Library or please email Robin at illerr@stls.org.
| | | VE Kids after school craft
Contact Van Etten Library
johnse@stls.org
Location Van Etten Library, 6 Gee St. Van Etten, NY 14889 - Map
September afternoons: stop in after school for Air Dry Clay craft packs the first and last weeks of September, suitable for kids 5+
Pack 1: Trinket Tray craft kit (available 9/4-9/13)
Pack 2: Bud Vase craft kit (available 9/16-9/30)
| | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Big Flats September Craft Table: Back to School Duct Tape Projects
Contact Big FLats Library
607-562-3300
Stop by the Big Flats Library Craft Table, anytime!
Make duct tape back to school crafts!
| | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Big Flats September Scavenger Hunt: BACK to SCHOOL!!
Contact Michelle E.
ericksonm@stls.org
All Month
at the Big Flats Library:
Big Flats Scavenger Hunt: Back to School!
Search the library for hidden pictures, find them all earn a token for the prize machine!
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