Kay Pylant, far right, shows the Syracuse Public Library’s In the Garden group a small area with keystone plants. Looking on are Lynn Burress and Marta Cummings. Photo provided by the library.

News Release

SYRACUSE — Banned Book Week is the recognition that there are people that feel that other people should not read a book that they find offensive. “Charlotte’s Web” with talking animals, “Little Red Riding Hood” with that bottle of wine, “The True Diary of a Part-time Indian” about growing up on a reservation are a small part of the list of books that the American Library Association has recorded of the book removals from over the decades. Libraries remind everyone that the act of reading is an affirmation of the rights in a democratic society.

The Library is a Fun Place
Children can always stop in to the library to hang out with games, toys or the scavenger hunt. After school Mondays tweens and older children have challenges. The Sept. 19 challenge is called Break a Record and meets from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, homeschoolers will learn about history with pirates while their adults network. Younger children have several great stories with coloring or crafts at the same time.

Each month young adults experience a new board game. The game, “On a Scale of One T-Rex,” is from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21.

Games And Hiking
Mahjong meets twice. The tables will be set up at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19 and at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21.

A half-hour chair yoga class is free and open to anyone who wishes to join at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays.

The Pit Firing Class that is being offered Tuesday, Sept. 20 will be closed when 15 people are registered. The number to call to ask about availability is (574) 457-3022.

Outdoor adventures happen with trail cleanup and a walk on the Beyer Farm Trail. Volunteers are welcome to join the crew picking up trash and cleaning debris from the trail  Wednesday morning from the community center leaving to work along Main Street at 8:30 a.m. In the Garden with natives and nature is meeting at the Beyer Farm Trailhead on Provident Drive in Warsaw at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. A discussion about a Homegrown National Park and Rebuilding Carrying Capacity, ideas from, “Nature’s Best Hope,” will start the walk in the amphitheater behind Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.