By Beth Totten, public relations
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 25, 2016) The year 2016 marks the sixth year of our Canalside Talks in cooperation with Canastota’s Canal Town Museum. March is Women’s History Month and at the library, we thought it would be great to provide a program featuring Matilda Joslyn Gage. At our Tuesday March 22 Canalside Talk, Sarah M. Flick, site director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center will present a program on Gage and the women’s movement. In this presentation, Flick will discuss political conflicts between Gage and Susan B. Anthony.
A graduate of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, Flick is a passionate women’s rights advocate. She has been Site Director at the Gage Foundation in Fayetteville for almost two years. The talk will be held on the second floor of the library and will last about an hour. It will be followed by a question and answer period.
There is quite a lot going on at the library this month including a quilt show, regular weekly programming, our book chat and more. Our regular weekly programming can be found listed on our website at www.canastotalibrary.org. Our special programs include the quilt show, a pet basics class and the Rebecca Eddy Memorial Writing Contest.
The Lawson Room walls in the lower level of the library are displaying some gorgeous quilts this month. The Thread Bear Quilters Guild meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm at St. Helena’s Church in Sherrill, NY. These lovely ladies have created the heart-warming quilts that you will find on the walls of the library! According to their Facebook page, new members are always welcome.
Our volunteer tax consultant, through Cornell Cooperative Extension, Harry Hood, will be at the library again this year to help those who are 60 and older with tax services. The hours for tax help will be Friday mornings beginning February 5th from 9am until noon. Help is offered on a first come, first serve basis. Select appointments will be available for Friday afternoon time slots.
Tax forms are also here at the library for those who prefer to prepare their own taxes, we do have a very limited quantity of New York State Tax forms and Federal Tax forms as well. You can always use our available bank of computers to prepare your taxes online or if you’d prefer, tax forms can be viewed and printed here at the library. Printing costs are ten cents per page.
Join us for “The Basics, a Healthy Pet Project” on Saturday, March 26 from 12:30pm – 3:30pm. “The Basics helps us to be prepared pet owners. The program will review the most common health conditions, household items that are poisonous to our pets, nail care and a brief review of first aid for your pet. Participants will receive a free Pet First Aid Kit. The Healthy Pet Project is a part of the UPSTATE Health Sciences Library and is funded by an award from the National Networks of the Library of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Regions. There is no fee for the program however, due to limited space, you must RSVP to the library if you want to attend “The Basics.”
On Tuesday, March 26 at 1pm, the Book Chat will meet to discuss “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” by Lisa See. This book is a lovely story of two women who pledge themselves to be soul-mates for life at the young age of seven. “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” is set in nineteenth-century China. If you have read this book or are interested in reading it, please do so and consider joining us!
If you are interested in seeing us offer a particular program, please stop by the Circulation Desk and let us know. We serve the community and want to be sure we are meeting the needs of our community! Whether you visit the library for tax assistance, for a program or to pick up a book to read, we love seeing you.