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Open Sew

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Open Sew is an unstructured workshop, open to all skill levels, where sewers can socialize while working on their projects. Sewing machines and workspace are provided and an instructor is available to offer assistance and advice when needed.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele Adult - Summer Reading Club Take & Make: DIY Drink Charms

All Day
Downstairs Lounge at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

To celebrate this year's Summer Reading Club theme 'Color Our World,' there will be take and make kits for DIY drink charms at Steele! Each kit comes with 4 beaded wine cork rings, a paint brush, and paints to create 4 unique charms.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fine Art Drawing Class 4 – Landscape

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Fine Art Pencil Drawing for adults. This class will be focusing on how to draw a landscape scene in pencil. We will learn how to use perspective, shading and composition to draw a landscape from a photo reference in class.

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This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele - Tablet Talk (device help)

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Tech Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology / Careers
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to use your tablet in a casual setting, talk to other tablet users, share woes, get advice, ask questions, and more. Bring your tablet or smartphone and your questions! Learn how to download eBooks from the library! 

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Hard Reads: A weekly video game group

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Socialize and play classic fighting games such as Marvel vs Capcom, Street Fighter, and Guilty Gear.

All skill levels are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Cornell University - Community Supported Agriculture

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Downstairs Lounge at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Food, Home, & Garden
Age Group:
Adults

Would you like to get fresh local vegetables at a discounted price this summer?  Researchers at Cornell University are conducting a study and looking for people in and around Elmira who would like to try Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)!

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This event is in the "Teens" group
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Butterfly Houses

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food, Home, & Garden, Science & Nature / STEAM, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Create a wonderful Butterfly House to help these special critters have a place to overwinter this year! We will use wooden paint sticks to build these homes then will paint them with acrylic paints to look great in your yard.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Cornell University - Community Supported Agriculture

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Downstairs Lounge at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Food, Home, & Garden
Age Group:
Adults

Would you like to get fresh local vegetables at a discounted price this summer?  Researchers at Cornell University are conducting a study and looking for people in and around Elmira who would like to try Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fine Art Class 5 – Portrait Drawing

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Fine Art Pencil Drawing for adults. This class will be focusing on how to draw a portrait in pencil.

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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele Adult - Mindfulness Meditation

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Take a breath, find your center, and discover how a few quiet minutes can change your day. Learn simple practices that can bring clarity and calm into your life. Open to curious beginners and long-time meditators alike.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Hard Reads: A weekly video game group

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Socialize and play classic fighting games such as Marvel vs Capcom, Street Fighter, and Guilty Gear.

All skill levels are welcome.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Bird Feeder

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food, Home, & Garden, Science & Nature / STEAM, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Summertime is bird watching time! Let’s make bird feeders out of wooden sticks and then paint them in acrylic paints to add a bit of color to your yard! Learn about the birds in the Elmira area that will be coming to snack too!

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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele - Seashell Wind Spinner (ARTventures with Gail)

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Create a Seashell Wind Spinner to hang in the breeze.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele Adult - Spice of the Month: Coriander Seeds!

All Day
Adult Department at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs / Literature / Writing
Age Group:
Adults

Pick up a kit at check out with some coriander seeds and recipes from library cookbooks to use it in!

Available at the customer service desk. First come, first served. Available until gone.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele Adult - Pollock in the Parking Lot

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult Department at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Paint your very own Jackson Pollock design! In celebration of Summer Reading Club 'Color Our World,' join us in the Steele parking lot for a messy artistic experience while learning about abstract expressionism. Rain or shine.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fine Art Class – Charcoal Drawing

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Fine Art Charcoal Drawing for adults. This class will be focusing on how to draw in charcoal. We will learn how to use perspective, shading and composition to draw using the techniques of charcoal pencils and sticks.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Mindfulness Meditation

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Take a breath, find your center, and discover how a few quiet minutes can change your day. Learn simple practices that can bring clarity and calm into your life. Open to curious beginners and long-time meditators alike.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Hard Reads: A weekly video game group

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Socialize and play classic fighting games such as Marvel vs Capcom, Street Fighter, and Guilty Gear.

All skill levels are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele - "So bad, it's good!" Movie Night

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movies & TV / Performances
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for "So bad, it's good!" Movie night at Steele. Heckling encouraged! Snacks!

This program is intended for adults.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Paper Mosaics

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food, Home, & Garden, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Ever wanted to learn about the history of, and to create, your very own mosaic? We will have various types of paper cut into pieces so you can create a design of your own, or use one of the templates we have to choose from.

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This event is in the "Teens" group
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This event is in the "Everyone" group

Steele Adult - Wicked Singalong

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movies & TV / Performances
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Come over the rainbow for a Wicked singalong! Join us in the Steele large meeting room to participate in the singalong version of the movie Wicked.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele - Summer Foraging: Learn to Identify and Locate Wild Mushrooms & Edible Plants

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Food, Home, & Garden
Age Group:
Adults

Spend time with MaryJo Lane of MJ Creative Gardens, as your guide to finding wild edibles in your Summertime surroundings. 

Follow along a colorful PowerPoint with tips and techniques to find choice fungal favorites.

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Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele - Pokémon GO

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Conference Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Steele Adult - Summer Reading Club Take & Make: DIY Puzzle Frame

All Day
Downstairs Lounge at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

To celebrate this year's Summer Reading Club theme 'Color Our World,' there will be take and make kits for DIY puzzle frames at Steele! Each kit comes with one 4 x 6 picture frame as well as a bag of puzzle pieces.