{"id":78896,"date":"2017-03-17T17:27:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T21:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78896"},"modified":"2017-03-17T12:30:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:30:43","slug":"oneida-public-library-announces-april-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78896","title":{"rendered":"Oneida Public Library announces April calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oneida Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 1\u2014April 30<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

April 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Road to the 19th Amendment, Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Historian and popular lecturer Tom Henry returns to the OPL to reveal the political saga leading up to the woman suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920 and its fateful consequences.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tax Help for Seniors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday<\/span>, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

IRS certified volunteers under the auspices of Cornell Co-operative Extension will provide free tax help and electronic filing to seniors on a first-come, first-served basis. Seniors should bring all their pertinent tax documents and last year\u2019s return with them. Tax Help at the OPL continues Monday<\/span> and Wednesday<\/span> mornings through April 12<\/span>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 4<\/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

April 4<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Surviving Unexpected Emergencies
\n<\/strong>Tuesday<\/span> at 6:00 p.m.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Gene LaLonde, a survivalist from the North Country and the author of \u201cA Question of Survival,\u201d will address how to prepare for and survive natural and manmade disasters.<\/p>\n

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

Tax Help for Seniors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

IRS certified volunteers under the auspices of Cornell Co-operative Extension will provide free tax help and electronic filing to seniors on a first-come, first-served basis. Seniors should bring all their pertinent tax documents and last year\u2019s return with them. Tax Help at the OPL continues Monday<\/span> and Wednesday<\/span> mornings through April 12<\/span>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 5<\/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

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

Teen Tech Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 5:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Middle- and high-school teenagers can take time out to dabble at coding, circuitry and computer games. Materials and links are provided.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 5<\/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 2 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

April 6<\/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

April 8<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Family Super Saturday<\/span>: Oneida Firemen on Call<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Families with children 2-years old up to 9 are invited to join OPL\u2019s Megan Gillander in welcoming special guests from the Oneida City Fire Department who will provide a show and tell of what firefighting and emergency rescues really mean.<\/p>\n

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

Tax Help for Seniors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday<\/span>, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

IRS certified volunteers under the auspices of Cornell Co-operative Extension will provide free tax help and electronic filing to seniors on a first-come, first-served basis. Seniors should bring all their pertinent tax documents and last year\u2019s return with them. Tax Help at the OPL continues ends Wednesday April 12<\/span>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 11<\/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

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

Tax Help for Seniors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span>, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

IRS certified volunteers under the auspices of Cornell Co-operative Extension will provide free tax help and electronic filing to seniors on a first-come, first-served basis. Seniors should bring all their pertinent tax documents and last year\u2019s return with them. This is the last session of the tax season for Tax Help at the OPL.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 12<\/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

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

After-school Science: The Solar Eclipse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elementary-school students can start learning about the solar eclipse scheduled for August 21<\/span> by practicing with shadows and light and learning the science behind the eclipse.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

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

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

In the final session of Pushing the Limits, Prof. Jen Herzog investigates with readers of T. C. Boyle\u2019s novel \u201cWhen the Killing\u2019s Done\u201d how human intervention in nature has its limits. She will also explore via virtual reality the role of biomes in the survival of species. Registration is required.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 12<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Family Story Hour
\n<\/strong>Wednesday<\/span> at 6:30 p.m.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander hosts an evening story hour for young children 2 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.
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 <\/p>\n

April 13<\/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

April 17 and 18<\/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

April 18<\/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

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

Teen Coffee House<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/span> at 12:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ninth- to twelfth-graders can channel their inner poets by creating \u201cbook spine poems\u201d and sharing them over refreshments.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 19<\/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

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

Art Class with Carol Cotten<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 9:30<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a free five-session class, Branching Out: Acrylics + Watercolors = Prints, artist and teacher Carol Cotten will instruct adults on a simple but highly creative way of making prints with acrylic paints and watercolors. Two-hour classes will be held April 19 and 26<\/span>; May 3<\/span>, 10 and 17. Registration at the Oneida Library is required.<\/p>\n

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

Family Movie: Hidden Figures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span> at 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Students on spring recess and their families are invited to a special free showing of the recent film release \u201cHidden Figures,\u201d which is the inspiring story of three African-American women who successfully worked as top mathematicians at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

The Open Source Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Retired IT specialist Ron Enos will be on hand at the OPL to advise on and demonstrate to PC users who are dissatisfied with Windows operating systems the free OS options available through Open Source, including Linux.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 20<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Thursday<\/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

April 20<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring Crafts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Students on spring recess can get a taste of spring by making seasonal crafts suitable to take home. All materials are supplied.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 20<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Book Talk with Rich MacAlpine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/span> at 2:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rich MacAlpine, retired history teacher from Oneida High School, will be in town to talk about the 11-year research hunt that led to his latest book, \u201cAdmiral Frank H. Schofield: A Portrait of an American Navy Family (1886-1942).\u201d Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the author.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 21<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrate Earth Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday<\/span> at 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elementary-school students on spring recess are invited to join OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator in a program of stories and crafts focused on recycling. Included is a \u201ctrash\u201d hunt for recyclables.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baby Brain Booster Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander will show parents of infants how they can boost their children\u2019s cognitive abilities through the use of basic shapes with high contrast.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.<\/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

April 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Wednesday, 9:00-11:00 a.m.<\/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

April 26
\n<\/strong>Family Story Hour
\n<\/strong>Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
\n<\/strong>OPL\u2019s Youth Services Coordinator Megan Gillander hosts an evening story hour for young children 2 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

April 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norm Dann on Elizabeth Smith Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

As part of the OPL\u2019s 2017 Centennial Celebration of Women\u2019s Suffrage in N.Y.S., historian Norman Dann will talk about Elizabeth Smith Miller, the daughter of Gerrit Smith who was co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the inventor of \u201cbloomers.\u201d Copies of Dann\u2019s new biography of Miller, \u201cBallots, Bloomers, and Marmalade,\u201d will be available for purchase and signing by the author.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

April 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Thursday at 10 a.m.<\/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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