(Oneida, NY – Feb. 2015) Elementary- and middle-school students on Winter Break can come in out of the cold to Oneida Public Library Tuesday and Thursday afternoons Feb. 17 and 19 for two programs calculated to divert and entertain them.
On Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m., OPL’s Mad Professor Jen Herzog comes to the library from Herkimer County Community College to lead a special science program dubbed “Animal Attraction.” While humans may send Valentine cards and give presents to each other to express their love, Herzog will introduce how animals communicate their desires and explain how and why some signs work best.
On Feb. 19 at 1 p.m., OPL’s Winter Break Movie Matinee will show on the wide screen the 2014 Disney comedy, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” which has just been released in DVD.
“Alexander” is based on the picture book of the same title by Judith Viorst. It chronicles young Alexander’s worst day “ever.” He suffers with gum in his hair, sitting in the middle of the backseat, third-best-friend status, no dessert at lunch, lima beans, railroad pajamas and similar heartbreaks.
In the film comedy, the Disney Studio opens up the story so that everyone in Alexander’s eccentric family has a horrible bad day. The film stars Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner and was directed by Miguel Artita.
Both programs are free. For more information, stop by the Oneida Library, 220 Broad St., or call 363-3050.
OPL closes for Presidents’ Day
Oneida Public Library will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day. The library will be open as usual onTuesday, Feb. 17, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
OPL’s ‘Poetry Hour’ Feb. 17 focuses on Longfellow
The American poetry discussion group at Oneida Public Library meets this month on Tuesday Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. for a “Poetry Hour” focused on selected poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow plus his bestselling epic poem “The Song of Hiawatha.”
The discussion leader, OPL Assistant Director Tom Murray, will provide copies of the selected lyrics by Longfellow, but interested participants are asked to bring their own copies of “Hiawatha” for reference.
The program is free and open to all. Refreshments will be shared.
For more information, call the Oneida Library at 315-363-3050.