SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Library is offering many community meetings before the breaks for the holidays. Moms have been meeting other moms when they bring their small children to storytime or tot time. The last storytime in December meets on Monday, Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. Tot time for newborn babies to three-year-old’s meets on …read more.

SYRACUSE —  The Chautauqua-Wawasee Organization will hold the first meeting of its Reading Circle, Nov. 15. The book discussion group was formed in partnership with the Syracuse Public Library. The first book discussion over “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande will occur at 2 p.m. in conference room 1 at the Oakwood Resort. The event is …read more.

The Syracuse Library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, in honor of President’s Day. Regular hours resume on Tuesday. The young adult new book club will then meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Besides a snack and the month’s newest books, teens will make a 30-second YouTube video promoting the summer theme, “Beneath …read more.

Love the PBS miniseries Downton Abbey? Enter to win the Syracuse Public Library’s Downton Abbey Prize Pack at the adult circulation desk! Each time you return a book or audiobook to the library, fill out a ballot. You’ll be entered to win the prize pack which includes seasons 1-3 of Downton Abbey on DVD as well as The Chronicles of …read more.

Now through Dec. 15, you can pay down your library fines with non-perishable food items, household items and personal care items brought to the Syracuse Public Library. All items will be donated to the Syracuse Food Pantry. Items will be assigned a $1 or $2 value and will be applied to your overdue fees. Ask …read more.

Join the Syracuse Public Library for a complimentary tasting party and cooking demonstration with Fort Wayne chef Janie Ebinger. Ebinger’s passion is promoting living well by eating well. The author of three cookbooks, Janie uses fresh ingredients to make her signature salads, sandwiches and wraps. Come for an evening of delicious food prepared fresh and on-site by Chef Janie …read more.

The Wawasee Film Collection, a DVD featuring three short features filmed on Lake Wawsee in the 1930’s, is now available for purchase at the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. The Weaver/Fick Wawasee Film, which was filmed in 1936 on Lake Wawasee and released in 1937, is a very early color film constructed as a travelogue of Wawasee. …read more.