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What better way to celebrate National Reading Month than with story times and book clubs at your local library!
IMAGINE story time
IMAGINE with us at the Seymour Library during this fun and interactive story hour! Each story hour will be followed by a hands-on activity. This program is designed for children ages 2-5, but all are welcome.
• 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, May 2: Rainbows! After the rain, there is always a rainbow! Join us for a colorful story hour! Then create your own rainbow using your favorite colors.
• 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, May 9: Birds of a feather! Take to the skies with this bird-themed story time! Then use your imagination to design your own bird!
• Monday, May 16 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Be happy! Be merry with this frog-themed story time with stories, songs, a lily pad obstacle course, and a craft!
• Monday 23 May at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Gardening friends! What’s in your garden? As the flowers begin to bloom and grow outdoors, learn about the insects you might encounter in your garden during this fun story hour. So make a silly pom-pom snail!
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Registration is required for IMAGINE Storytime. To register, please visit our website at seymourlibrary.org/programs.
Library Book Clubs
Want to know more this spring, but need a little help? Try a Seymour Library book club!
Check out “whodunit” during the Coffee and Crime Book Club at noon on Tuesday, May 10 via Zoom. This month’s featured series is Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series. Choose any book in the series to read! For meeting information, email mlovell@seymourlib.org.
Travel back in time with Tea & Tales Book Club! Join us at noon on Tuesday, May 24 on the library lawn. The featured book is “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah. For meeting information, email jkolb@seymourlib.org.
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The Read More Book Club selects categories in support of the Library Reading Challenge. Join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, at the library. This month’s topic is a book with a flower on the cover or a book with a color in the title. For meeting information, email lcarr@seymourlib.org.
Do you like to read a bit of everything? Try the Coffee & Conversation book club! Join us at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 26 on the library lawn. The featured book is “Miss Benson’s Beetle” by Rachel Joyce. For meeting information, email mlovell@seymourlib.org.
For more information about Seymour Library book clubs, visit seymourlibrary.org/for-readers/book-clubs.
May the Fourth Family Fun Event
The Force is strong in this library! Join us on Wednesday May 4th for the Library’s May 4th family fun event with hands-on “out of this world” activities! Please register for our 4 or 6 p.m. session at seymourlibrary.org/programs.
Drop-n DIY Challenges
Have you checked out our Family Space Maker station? Each week there will be a different DIY challenge for families to create or build together! In May, we’ll explore colors, birds, gardens and more!
Genealogy workshops
The Seymour Library is proud to announce the next installments of its Personalizing History project, a program funded by the American Rescue Plan*.
African American Genealogy Workshop: Whether you’re new to researching your family history or already doing genealogy research, this is your chance to have your individual questions answered in-depth by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy. Participants can attend in person or virtually via Zoom from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. The number of places is limited and prior registration is required.
Introduction to DNA Testing: Who, What, Where and Why: Learn about the basics of DNA testing for genealogy research during this virtual presentation with Renate Yarborough Sanders from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17. Prior registration is required.
For more information on these workshops, presenter biographies, or registration, please visit seymourlibrary.org/local-history/exhibits-workshops-lectures/workshops.
Walk through history
The construction of the library hall is in progress. When planning your visit to the library, remember to use the historic main entrance, located off Genesee Street. Arrangements will be made for people with reduced mobility. Please call the library at (315) 252-2571 prior to your visit to arrange accommodations. Curbside pickup is also available. For more information, visit seymourlibrary.org.
Jackie Kolb is Community Services Coordinator at the Seymour Library in Auburn. For more information, visit seymourlibrary.org or call (315) 252-2571. The American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
