{"id":66616,"date":"2016-03-25T20:38:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T00:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66616"},"modified":"2016-03-23T22:43:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T02:43:34","slug":"library-happenings-in-canastota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66616","title":{"rendered":"Library Happenings in Canastota"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beth Totten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spring is in the air, or at least we hope spring is here. Although it has been a\u00a0mild winter in comparison to other winter seasons, everyone seems happier when the\u00a0sunshine and warmer winds begin! At the library, we are thinking spring, too!<\/p>\n

Our Seed Exchange will open on April 1st. Stop in and see our great selection of\u00a0seeds. This will be on our First Floor and seeds will be available all day long. This year\u00a0marks the fifth year of our seed exchange in the community and it just continues to\u00a0grow. We will also be planting our own veggies in the garden behind the library.<\/p>\n

Additionally, watch for our plant\/seedling exchange next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking the Most of Social Security\u201d will take place on Monday, April 4 at 7pm.\u00a0The associates of John Kalil, Financial Service Representatives have designed this\u00a0program to help participants (ages 45 \u2013 70) better understand their Social Security\u00a0Retirement benefits. This workshop is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

We will start the celebration of National Library Week with a concert by CNY\u2019s\u00a0Bear Cat Jass Band. On Sunday, April 10 at 10m, join us for some toe-tappin\u2019, hand-clappin\u2019 Dixieland Jazz music with these great musicians.<\/p>\n

Our volunteer tax consultant, through Cornell Cooperative Extension, Harry\u00a0Hood, will be at the library again this year to help those who are 60 and older with tax\u00a0services. The hours for tax help will be Friday mornings from 9am until noon. Help is\u00a0offered on a first come, first serve basis. Select appointments will be available for Friday afternoon time slots. Mr. Hood\u2019s last day will be April 15th.<\/p>\n

Tax forms are also here at the library for those who prefer to prepare their own\u00a0taxes, we do have a very limited quantity of New York State Tax forms and Federal Tax\u00a0forms as well. You can always use our available bank of computers to prepare your\u00a0taxes online or if you\u2019d prefer, tax forms can be viewed and printed here at the library.\u00a0Printing costs are ten cents per page.<\/p>\n

On Monday, April 18th at 7pm, we will hold our Rebecca Eddy Memorial Awards\u00a0Ceremony. Special guest Vince Doty will read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u2019s \u201cThe\u00a0Midnight Ride of Paul Revere\u201d to kick off the nights\u2019 festivities. Authors will read from\u00a0their entries at the end of the presentations.<\/p>\n

The Canalside Talk for April will be held on Wednesday, April 20 at 7pm.\u00a0Susanne Greenhagen will offer \u201cA Living History,\u201d a program on the Loomis Gang. The\u00a0story of this 19th Central New York crime family is told through the eyes of a Loomis\u00a0contemporary, the former Sherriff of Madison County, the Honorable William F. Bonney.<\/p>\n

Greenhagen is a retired Technical Services Librarian from SUNY Morrisville. Currently\u00a0she serves as the Historian for the Village of Morrisville and co-historian for the Town of\u00a0Eaton. The Canalside Talks are a coordinated effort with the Canastota Canal Town\u00a0Museum and the Canastota Public Library.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, April 26 at 1pm, the Book Chat will meet to discuss \u201cThe Immortal\u00a0Life of Henrietta Lacks\u201d by Rebecca Sklott. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists\u00a0know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land\u00a0as her slave ancestors, yet her cells\u2014taken without her knowledge\u2014became one of the\u00a0most important tools in medicine. This story tells of her life, the life of her family and the\u00a0continuing life of her cells. If you have read this book or are interested in reading it,\u00a0please do so and consider joining us!<\/p>\n

We love to hear from our patrons. If you have ideas on how we can improve our services and resources, please let us know. Happy Spring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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