{"id":76246,"date":"2016-12-21T07:54:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T12:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=76246"},"modified":"2016-12-20T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T23:37:50","slug":"opl-january-calendar-jan-1-through-feb-4-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=76246","title":{"rendered":"OPL January calendar – Jan. 1 through Feb. 4, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Oneida<\/a>
Oneida Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children with their parents or guardians will enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplay, crafts and stories in an early-literacy program led by Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tech Help<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00-11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer technical advisors will be on hand to help device and laptop users set up, adapt and get the most out of their devices. No appointment is needed.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Story Hour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander hosts an evening story hour for young children two years of age on up to second graders and their parents or guardians, complete with stories, games and fun activities to engage children\u2019s imaginations and stimulate their language skills.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 10 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children and their parents or guardians can enjoy an early-literacy program of stories, songs, crafts and activities with Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OPL Board of Trustees Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Oneida Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its next meeting in the library\u2019s\u00a0 Local History Room, 220 Broad St. The meeting is open to the public and is handicapped accessible.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 9 and 10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

AARP\u2019S Driver Safety Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday<\/span> and Tuesday<\/span>, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

An AARP-trained instructor offers a two-day classroom defensive driver course for potential discounts in car insurance. To register, call Bob Fish at 363-0455.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children with their parents or guardians will enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplay, crafts and stories in an early-literacy program led by Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tech Help<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00-11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer technical advisors will be on hand to help device and laptop users set up, adapt and get the most out of their devices. No appointment is needed.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After-school Science: Winter Survival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elementary-school students can discover how wild animals such as birds, rabbits and deer keep warm and survive the winter.\u00a0OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander will lead the children in a hands-on experiment.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Story Hour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander hosts an evening story hour for young children two years of age on up to second graders and their parents or guardians, complete with stories, games and fun activities to engage children\u2019s imaginations and stimulate their language skills.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Doug George on \u201cWhat Iroquois Prophets Foresee\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Did the Iroquois seers predict global climate change and its catastrophic weather changes? Doug George-Kanentiio, journalist and Iroquois historian, reveals the prophetic warnings of Handsome Lake and other Iroquois seers and how they seem to be coming to pass.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 12<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 10 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children and their parents or guardians can enjoy an early-literacy program of stories, songs, crafts and activities with Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 14<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Super Saturday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday<\/span> at 11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OPL\u2019s Megan Gillander hosts a one-hour program of stories, songs and activities for two-year olds on up to second-graders and their parents or guardians. This month\u2019s special guest is Shirlee Winder, who will present Native American stories and culture.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 16<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (observed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oneida Public Library will be closed Monday, January 16<\/span>, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. The library will be open as usual on Tuesday, January 17<\/span>, at 9:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children with their parents or guardians will enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplay, crafts and stories in an early-literacy program led by Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 18<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tech Help<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00-11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer technical advisors will be on hand to help device and laptop users set up, adapt and get the most out of their devices. No appointment is needed.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 18<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pushing the Limits Book Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 6:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Jen Herzog leads an adult discussion group on contemporary works of fiction that illustrate cutting-edge science. First up in this four-session monthly series is Clive Cussler\u2019s \u201cArctic Drift,\u201d which explores survival under extreme climatic conditions. Books are supplied by the library.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 18<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Story Hour: Game Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Board games are back for family fun. OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander hosts a Game Night for young children two years of age on up to second graders and their parents or guardians. The library\u2019s new board games will be on hand, but families are encouraged to bring their own games and share them with others.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 19<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 10 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children and their parents or guardians can enjoy an early-literacy program of stories, songs, crafts and activities with Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 24<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children with their parents or guardians will enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplay, crafts and stories in an early-literacy program led by Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 24<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Former teachers Patricia Albaugh and Ann Smith provide a show and tell of their recent pilgrimage to the sites associated with the Ingalls and Wilder families.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 25<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tech Help<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00-11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer technical advisors will be on hand to help device and laptop users set up, adapt and get the most out of their devices. No appointment is needed.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 25<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Story Hour: Humphrey the Hamster<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The OPL joins the Oneida Schools for the One District One Book community event in which families are encouraged to read with their young children Betty Birney\u2019s \u201cThe World according to Humphrey.\u201d OPL\u2019s Megan Gillander has planned a special Family Story Hour around the library\u2019s very own pet hamster. \u201cHamster refreshments\u201d will be served.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 26<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 10 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children and their parents or guardians can enjoy an early-literacy program of stories, songs, crafts and activities with Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 26<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Book Talk with Madis Senner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Madis Senner, author of the recently released \u201cSacred Sites in North Star Country,\u201d will introduce the book\u2019s presentation of historical and religious movements in Upstate New York that helped change the world and the sacred places that he contends inspired them.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

January 31<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children with their parents or guardians will enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplay, crafts and stories in an early-literacy program led by Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

February 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tech Help<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00-11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer technical advisors will be on hand to help device and laptop users set up, adapt and get the most out of their devices. No appointment is needed.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

February 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Story Hour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander hosts an evening story hour for young children two years of age on up to second graders and their parents or guardians, complete with stories, games and fun activities to engage children\u2019s imaginations and stimulate their language skills.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

February 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready To Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 10 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preschool children and their parents or guardians can enjoy an early-literacy program of stories, songs, crafts and activities with Megan Gillander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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