Adult Services, Digital Literacy & Makerspace Events, January 25 – 30, 2016

Makerspace Hours
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM JAN 25 & JAN 27
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM JAN 26 & JAN 28

Creation Station is our makerspace in the library. Come in and make something incredible. Makerspace projects that will be available to be created at the Southeast Steuben County Library include:

3 D Printer created projects*
Computer created projects
Sewing projects*
Scanning projects (slides, photos & documents)
Art projects*
Scrapbooking projects*
Drawing

All Patrons interested in using the Creation Station will be required to receive training before using the space. Projects that require training are only accessible upon staff availability. *Some projects will require a small fee for materials. Programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Coffee, Tea & English
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM JAN 26, 2016
This is an informal, relaxed time to practice every day English conversation, share cultures and make new friendships.

Special programs or guests will also be scheduled from time to time.

Farther Along The Artists Way: based on Walking in this World by Julia Cameron
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM JAN 26, 2016
Exploring and refining your creative process by reaching higher and going deeper. This is a 12 week course, the intermediate level, a continuation of The Artist’s Way. Book recommended but not necessary – a few copies will be available on a first come, first served basis. Please call (607) 936-3713 ext. 502 to sign up. Tuesdays at noon, January – March

Books Sandwiched In presented by the Friends of the Library, SSC.
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM JAN 27, 2016
The Boys in the Boat Reviewed by Daniel James Brown

Corning Area Writer’s Group
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 28, 2016
Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Digital Literacy Appointments: If you need help in learning how to use a computer, tablet, e-reader or smartphone, or, if you want to learn how to use the equipment in our Makerspace, Creation Station, you can make an appointment with a member of our Digital Literacy Services team at a time that is convenient for you and we’ll show you the basic operating ropes!

Have a great week!

Linda, SSCL

Adult Services, Digital Literacy & Makerspace Events January 18 – 23, 2016

Makerspace Hours
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM JAN 18 & JAN 20
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM JAN 19 & JAN 21

Creation Station is our makerspace in the library. Come in and make something incredible. Makerspace projects that will be available to be created at the Southeast Steuben County Library include:
• 3 D Printer created projects*
• Computer created projects
• Sewing projects*
• Scanning projects (slides, photos & documents)
• Art projects*
• Scrapbooking projects*
• Drawing

All Patrons interested in using the Creation Station will be required to receive training before using the space. Projects that require training are only accessible upon staff availability. *Some projects will require a small fee for materials. Programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Coffee, Tea & English
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM JAN 19, 2016
This is an informal, relaxed time to practice every day English conversation, share cultures and make new friendships.

Special programs or guests will also be scheduled from time to time.

Farther Along The Artists Way: based on Walking in this World by Julia Cameron
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM JAN 19, 2016
Exploring and refining your creative process by reaching higher and going deeper. This is a 12 week course, the intermediate level, a continuation of The Artist’s Way. Book recommended but not necessary – a few copies will be available on a first come, first served basis. Please call (607) 936-3713 ext. 502 to sign up. Tuesdays at noon, January – March

Books Sandwiched In presented by the Friends of the Library, SSC.
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM JAN 20, 2016
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
Reviewed by Georgia Verdier

Spin A Yarn!
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 21, 2016
Bring in a knitting or crochet project you are working on, get instructions or help or use club materials to make something for a greater good. For more details, call (607)936-3713. All skill levels welcome.

Corning Area Writer’s Group
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 21, 2016
Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Have a great week!

Linda, SSCL

Local History Mystery Photos January 15, 2016

Here are some more Local History Mystery Photos just in time for your weekend viewing pleasure!

If you click on the photo you’ll get a larger view!

Mystery Photo 1: The record for this photo is completely blank! It looks like Market Street to me — sometime before the street was paved over with blacktop. Does anyone have any idea where this building is/was exactly?

And a bonus point if you can venture a guess as to when this photo was taken!

LH 77-1967

Mystery Photo 2: Again this looks like it might be Market Street to me! Our record for this photo has a one word description on it — it just says “Corning.”

So our mystery questions feature the usual suspects! When and exactly where (exactly) was this photo taken?

LH 77-1924

Mystery Photo 3: This one is of a corner lot but which corner is a mystery! And bonus points to anyone who can tell us what the name of the business is that is relocating! There is sign that no doubt features the store name above the white sale banner but I can’t read it — how about you?

LH 77-1921

Mystery Photo 4: The record for this photo says “Hub Clothing” which is indeed the name of the business as shown on the awning. Does anyone know where on Market Street this business was and what type of items they sold there?

LH 77 1923

Mystery Photo 5:  has a record the only says the photo was taken in “Riverside” so our mystery question is the obvious one! Where was the photo taken? The look of the car suggests that the photo was taken in the 1920s or 1930s but where it was taken remains a mystery!

LH 77-1919

And don’t forget you can digitalize your family photos, make digital and slides and share them digitally! You can also use our Circut Machine to create a nifty cover for your family history album! Just drop by our Makerspace and check it out!

Our Makerspace, Creation Station, is open from 10 a. m. till noon on Mondays and Wednesdays and from 5:00 – 7:30 p. m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays drop in to find out more!

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Adult Services, Digital Literacy & Makerspace Events January 11-16 2016

Makerspace Hours

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM JAN 11 & JAN 13

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM JAN 12 & JAN 14

Creation Station is our makerspace in the library. Come in and make something incredible. Makerspace projects that will be available to be created at the Southeast Steuben County Library include:
• 3 D Printer created projects*
• Computer created projects
• Sewing projects*
• Scanning projects (slides, photos & documents)
• Art projects*
• Scrapbooking projects*
• Drawing

All Patrons interested in using the Creation Station will be required to receive training before using the space. Projects that require training are only accessible upon staff availability. *Some projects will require a small fee for materials. Programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Coffee, Tea & English
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM JAN 12, 2016
This is an informal, relaxed time to practice every day English conversation, share cultures and make new friendships.

Special programs or guests will also be scheduled from time to time.

Books Sandwiched In presented by the Friends of the Library, SSC.
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM JAN 13, 2016
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Reviewed by Deborah Joseph

Corning Area Writer’s Group
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 14, 2016
Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Teen Tech Fridays: Touchscreen Gloves
3:30 – 5:00 PM JAN 15, 2016
Enter the world of e-textiles when we create a pair of touch screen compatible gloves for the chilly months of winter. Work with conductive yarn to transform a pair of your own gloves, or start from scratch with a provided pair.

Teens and tweens ages 10 and up can learn about different kinds of technology. Have fun with science!

Sign up by calling (607)936-3713 ext. 503 or email cranek@stls.org.

Free Friday Film
7:00 – 8:30 PM JAN 15, 2016
Above Suspicion (1943): All’s fair in love and war, especially in World War II movies that combine both elements into romantic thrillers like They Met in Bombay, Arise My Love and this film starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray. It’s 1939 and British intelligence needs to reconnect with a missing agent on the Continent who has details of a secret Nazi weapon. Enter newlyweds Frances and Richard Myles, who agree to forsake their European honeymoon for an even more adventurous foray into espionage. So off they go into a world of cryptographs, disguises, code words, shadowy rendezvous and the Gestapo. The result is “rattling good melodrama. A lovely compound of cryptic clues and unknown dangers” (Theodore Strauss, The New York Times)
Run Time: 90 minutes. Not rated.

Have a great week!

Linda, SSCL

Southeast Steuben County Library Adult Services, Digital Literacy & Makerspace Events Week of January 4, 2016

Makerspace Hours
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM JAN 4 & JAN 6
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM JAN 5 & JAN 7

Creation Station is our makerspace in the library. Come in and make something incredible. Makerspace projects that will be available to be created at the Southeast Steuben County Library include:
• 3 D Printer created projects*
• Computer created projects
• Sewing projects*
• Scanning projects (slides, photos & documents)
• Art projects*
• Scrapbooking projects*
• Drawing

All Patrons interested in using the Creation Station will be required to receive training before using the space. Projects that require training are only accessible upon staff availability. *Some projects will require a small fee for materials. Programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Coffee, Tea & English
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM JAN 5, 2016
This is an informal, relaxed time to practice every day English conversation, share cultures and make new friendships.

Special programs or guests will also be scheduled from time to time.

Books Sandwiched In presented by the Friends of the Library, SSC.
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM JAN 6, 2016
Dale Wexell will review “Crooked,” by Austin Grossman. The Friends of the Library annual meeting will follow this book talk.

Computer Security & Privacy Workshop with DJ Dates
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM JAN 7, 2016
DJ will discuss encryption and script blocking. This class will also help attendees gain insight on how to safely travel around their computer and the Internet.

Spin a Yarn!
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 7, 2016
Bring in a knitting or crochet project you are working on, get instructions or help or use club materials to make something for a greater good. For more details, call (607)936-3713. All skill levels welcome.

Corning Area Writer’s Group
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 7, 2016
Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Torn Page Writer’s Group
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM JAN 7, 2016
For teens and young adults. Read your writing or just chat with other writers about writing and books. For details, email chigamac@stls.org.

Have a great week!

Linda, SSCL