Young adult services librarian Michelle Parker holds of the tree painting that teens will make using Q-tips from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 5. Photo by Sarah Wright.

News release

SYRACUSE — If you are staying in town for spring break, swing by the Syracuse Public Library for programs all week.

Join the children’s department for a nature walk at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, at Benton Dam-River Preserve County Park, 68552 CR 31 near New Paris; all attendees will meet at the park. This program is weather dependent, so watch the library’s social media pages and website, www.syracuse.lib.in.us, for any program changes.

During the rest of the week children will have themed days, where they can stop by during library hours to do different things. Tuesday, April 4, is Lego Day, where children can build with the library’s tubs of Legos. Meet new friends and play new and old board game favorites on Wednesday, April 5. Finally, children can play mold different things during Play-Doh Creation Day.

Teens in grades sixth through 12th also have programs each day. Watch an anime movie and enjoy popcorn from 2-4 p.m. Monday, April 3. Fans of Roblox can bring their own device or use the library’s public computers to play from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 4. Paint a colorful tree while enjoying hot cocoa from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 5. Return from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, to play video games on the Nintendo Switch. These programs occur in the Rosalyn Jones Room, which houses the young adult materials.

Mahjong

Mahjong continues at 1 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays during the month of April. The group is open to players of all skill levels, including those looking to learn how to play. The group meets in the downstairs meeting room.

Young Adult Book Club Pick

The young adult book club will read “House of Salt and Sorrows” by Erin A. Craig in April.

The novel follows Annaleigh, who lives a sheltered life at Highmoor with her sisters and their father and stepmother. Once there were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls’ lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last — the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge — and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods. Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that her sister’s deaths were no accidents.

Pick up copies at the library. A digital e-book and audiobook are available on Libby. The discussion occurs from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the Rosalyn Jones Room. Email Michelle, [email protected], or Amber, [email protected], with questions.