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Bookmobile - Summer Cohesion (Hendy & Riverside Schools)

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stops
Age Group:
Children

Approximate arrival & departure times:

9:30-10:15am - Hendy Elementary School (110 Hendy Ave, Elmira)
10:30-11:30am - Riverside Elementary School (409 Riverside Ave, Elmira)

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Friday Family Storytime!

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Friday Family Storytime-  We are learning the letters of the alphabet with books, crafts and songs!  This storytime is intended for toddlers/preschoolers and their caregivers, but everyone is welcome!

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Steele Kids: Friday Morning Storytime

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kid's Space Program Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Join Miss Emma on Friday mornings for storytime!

10am in the Kid's Space, July 11, 18, 25, & August 1 & 8.

NO Storytime on 7/4

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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.

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FREE Family IMPROV Workshop!

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Community, Games & Hobbies, Movies & TV / Performances, Special Events, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Participants will play theater games and create hilarious characters and scenes!

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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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 "Tweens" group

Steele Tweens: Play D&D with Mr. Tim!

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Kid's Space Program Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Tweens

Join the adventure! A fun and exciting Dungeons & Dragons game for tweens. Veteran Dungeon Master Tim Collins will help you create a character and lead you on a thrilling adventure with your fellow party members!

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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.

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This event is in the "Tweens" group

Steele Kids: Take and Make - Paint Splat Windchimes

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Kid's Space at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Happy Summer Reading!

SRC Take and Make Craft #4: Paint Splat Wind Chime

Scratch, scratch, scratch away the ink to reveal a beautiful design!

Available starting 7/21 in the Kids Space, while supplies last!

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Bookmobile - Big Flats Summer TAFFY

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stops
Age Group:
Children

Approximate arrival and departure times, for each park:

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Steele Kids: Preschool Playtime

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Kid's Space Play Area at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Self-directed Activities & Kits, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join Miss Miss Tammie for an hour of preschool-oriented free-play and socialization, featuring new toys each week. 
Mondays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, & August 4th
10am in the Kid's Space

Aspire Hope

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Purpose of Reservation:

family support meetings

This event is in the "Children" group

Horseheads Animal Ditties by OSFL Brass Quintet

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Community, Special Events
Age Group:
Children

The quintet features trumpet, french horn, trombone, and tuba. The brass quintet is excited to present Anthony Plog’s Animal Ditties, featuring the silly nonsense poems of Ogden Nash!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Horseheads-Painting Water Lilies with Jane

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:15pm - 7:30pm
Earle R. Catlin Meeting Room at Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Painting with Jane Kim-Pronti

Jane likes to paint with emotions. This month's painting will be inspired by 'water lilies'. Come Join us in making beauty and taking time to make some art!

Limit of 15. 

 

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This event is in the "Teens" group

Steele Teen D&D w/ Tim Collins or Teen DMs

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen Space at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens
 

Love D&D?  
 

Game master Tim Collins (or teen DMs when Tim is on a break), creates adventures for an intrepid