Southworth Library News and Events

Our mission is to serve the greater Dryden area as an educational and cultural center which provides free printed, electronic and audiovisual resources for the general public to inform, enlighten and entertain.

Join us on Thursday evening, May 10 at 7:15 for a visit with Dr. Charles Yaple, the author of Foxey Brown: A Story Of An Adirondack Outlaw, Hermit and Guide As He Might Have Told It, the exciting story of an Adirondack legend and mystery!

Weekly events:

Children's storytime every Friday at 10 a.m.- Give your child the gift of reading! See the kid's page for more information

READ BABY READ! Baby and toddler Storytimes on Thursdays at 10 am. Bring your child for an engaging time with stories, games and fingerplays! Supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Family Literacy Library Services grant program

Monthly events :

Adult Book club- May 8 @11 am The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Family Storytime -May 19 at 12:30 p.m. Pet Tales with the SPCA

American Girls Book Club- Meet Kit! Wednesday May 2 at 3:45 p.m. in the Teen room. Explore life in the Depression in 1934.

Please check the book club page for more info on these clubs.

E-book users! You can download titles from Overdrive now! It is SO download audio bookseasy - a click or two away

NOOK users: Visual tutorial and Printable file

Kindle users: User's guide, General instructions from Amazon , Printable file

Need help with digital downloads? Not sure how to proceed? Get HELP here for more information and a list of devices here and a link to all device help with thanks to the TCPL library- check here

NEED A LIBRARY CARD? Fill out this application form and bring it in along with identification and something with your current address. We look forward to serving you!

We have the latest best-sellers, movies (some in Blu-Ray format) and a lot of new Large print titles as well. Come see what is new at the library this month! Southworth Library welcomes you to examine the resources available to you through our library collection and services-- whether it is materials to take home, newspapers to read, free databases available through our website or even downloadable e-books. Start at the library catalog and go from there! Remember that you can use your card in any Tompkins County Library including the Tompkins County Library in Ithaca, Newfield Public Library, Groton Public Library, Lansing Community Library and the Ulysses Philomathic Library in Trumansburg!

 

Can't find a book or other item you want? Be sure to let us know and we would be happy to help get it in your hands!

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