Friends Of The Syracuse Public Library Holding Luncheon
News Release
SYRACUSE — Tickets are available now for the Friends of the Syracuse Public Library’s salad bar luncheon, featuring author Darci Hannah. The luncheon will occur at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St.
Hannah is a Midwest native and is best known for her cozy mysteries, including her “Beacon Bakeshop Mystery” series and “A Very Cherry Mystery” series. Her most recent novel is “Murder at the Blueberry Festival,” which was released in July.
Tickets for this event can be purchased from FOL members or at the Syracuse Public Library’s upstairs circulation desk for $15. The Friends raise money to support the Syracuse Public Library and its programs. To learn more about the Friends, visit www.syracuse.lib.in.us/the-friends.html.
Indiana Library Passport
Syracuse Public Library is participating in the Indiana Library Passport program, which the Indiana State Library launched to encourage everyone to visit libraries across the Hoosier state. The passport is a free program, open to everyone. It showcases over 60 main libraries and branches to explore — including 31 historical Carnegie libraries — in an easy, mobile-friendly way. When participants check in to libraries on the Indiana Library Passport trail, they will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a prize package, including, but not limited to, historical tour tickets, architecture books and gift cards from local and national merchants.
Visit the passport’s website, to get started by providing your name, email address and mobile phone number. A link is then sent to your mobile phone, which opens the passport and directs the user to add the button icon to their home screen, where they can access it anytime. There is never anything to download and no bulky apps taking up space on a user’s phone.
Drop-in Crafts for Tweens And Teens
Tweens and teens, who missed a superhero craft this summer, have a second chance during the first week of August. Extra materials for almost all the teen summer superhero crafts will be available for drop-ins from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1; Wednesday, Aug. 3; and Friday, Aug. 5. An additional drop-in will be from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4. Come complete crafts while supplies last.
Book Clubs Announce August Picks
The adult book club will read “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins during August. This 2020 novel follows the ordeal of a Mexican woman as she flees cartel violence with her son and settles in the United States as an undocumented immigrant. Copies of the book are available at the Syracuse Public Library. Interested readers can also get a digital e-book on the Libby app. Both Libby and Hoopla have the audiobook. Discussions will occur at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, via Zoom and at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, in the downstairs meeting room.
For information about the adult book club or to receive a Zoom invitation, contact Becky Brower at [email protected].
Teens and new adults will read “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by Ned Vizzini in August. The book was inspired by Vizzini’s own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. It tackles the topic of depression and the often unexpected road to happiness. Copies are available at the library. E-books and audiobooks are also available on Libby and Hoopla. The discussion is at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24. For more information, call the library at (574) 457-3022 or email Amber Weber at [email protected].