{"id":84594,"date":"2017-09-16T11:32:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T15:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=84594"},"modified":"2017-09-15T22:30:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T02:30:32","slug":"cazenovia-public-library-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=84594","title":{"rendered":"Cazenovia Public Library news"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Open Afternoon Book Club to discuss\u00a0The Death and Life of the Great Lakes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Open Afternoon Book Club will hold its next meeting in the Story Garden Room Wednesday, Sept. 20<\/strong>,\u00a0at 1 p.m. The group will discuss\u00a0journalist\u00a0Dan Egan\u2019s important work,\u00a0The Death and Life of the Great Lakes\u00a0<\/em>(2017).<\/p>\n

The Great Lakes provide the largest source of fresh surface water in the world. However, this precious natural resource is under threat. In his new book, Egan examines the science, politics, history, and economics of the Great Lakes, bringing to light the dangers they face and the ways we can protect them for generations to come.<\/p>\n

Books are available at the circulation desk.<\/p>\n

Great Minds\/Great Ideas\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Lecture Series to Continue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cazenovia College is pleased to announce the continuation of its Faculty Library Lecture Series: \u201cGreat Minds\/Great Ideas,\u201d Tuesday, Sept. 19<\/strong>, at 7 p.m., in the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room. This popular series features noted Cazenovia College faculty members who \u201cdiscuss the lives and work of important thinkers who opened doors of opportunity for the human spirit\u201d (cazenovia.edu\/greatminds<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In the upcoming installment, titled \u201cTeaching millions of Americans to read,\u201d Assistant Professor of Inclusive Education Dr. Tiffany Coyle will examine the work of William Holmes McGuffey.<\/p>\n

William Holmes McGuffey is best known for his elementary school reading books titled\u00a0The McGuffey Reader<\/em>. These readers, which sold more than 122 million copies between 1836 and 1925, taught more Americans to read than any other textbook. This lecture will discuss how these readers helped to standardize American English and create a curriculum that reflected prevailing American moral and religious values; the current uses of these texts\u2014their modern iterations and influences; and common complaints regarding these texts. McGuffey\u2019s success is made even more notable by his lack of formal education before his start as a teacher at the age of 14.<\/p>\n

The Great Mind\/Great Ideas Library Lecture Series is made possible through the generous support of Pat Stacy Healey, Class of 1962, and Helen Stacy. For more information, visit cazenovia.edu\/greatminds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This lecture is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Blissville…An Investigation\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>to be shown<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cazenovia Public Library will screen the hybrid \u201cdocu\/poem\u201d\u00a0Blissville…An Investigation <\/em>Monday, Oct. 2<\/strong>, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. The video was produced and directed by media artist Hank Linhart, with the support of the New York State Council of the Arts. Distribution and Exhibition funds were administered through the Wave Farm Media Arts Assistance Fund.<\/p>\n

Linhart\u2019s work brings to light a remote and often overlooked corner of Queens. Blissville is the former name of the triangle bounded by the Newtown Creek, the Long Island Expressway and the Calvary Cemetery. In addition to about 80 houses, the town includes the world\u2019s largest fortune cookie factory; a company with the exclusive rights to make replicas of the Statue of Liberty; a sushi factory; an Afghan bakery and a giant car crusher.<\/p>\n

With a dynamic mix of residents and industry, Blissville is extremely rich in nationalities and ethnic backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Through street interviews, Linhart investigates the origin of the name Blissville and the character(s) of the town. The video highlights the resilience of a community made up of diverse residential neighbors living in close proximity with active industries.<\/p>\n

Linhart will introduce the film and answer questions following the screening. Visit\u00a0blissvillestories.org<\/a>\u00a0to explore further investigations into the\u00a0Blissville\u00a0area and hear other stories about communities.<\/p>\n

All events at the Cazenovia Public Library are free and open to the public. For more information, call\u00a0315-655-9322<\/a>\u00a0or visit\u00a0cazenoviapubliclibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Open Afternoon Book Club to discuss\u00a0The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Open Afternoon Book Club will hold its next meeting in the Story Garden Room Wednesday, Sept. 20,\u00a0at 1 p.m. The group will discuss\u00a0journalist\u00a0Dan Egan\u2019s important work,\u00a0The Death and Life of the Great Lakes\u00a0(2017). The Great Lakes provide the largest source of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[65,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-libraries","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-m0q","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Caz-library.jpg?fit=450%2C212&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}