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Read a Romance Month: Sports Romance graphic features several book jackets and stylized illustrations of people playing tennis, basketball and baseball, along with the Seymour Library logo.

Read a Romance Month: Sports Romance

Sports romance is having a moment. The shows Heated Rivalry and Off Campus have garnered newfound interest into this romance sub-genre. So what makes a sports romance? Essentially, sports romance […]

Highlights for the upcoming season -- image of Seymour Library in the background with purple flowers in front of the library.

Highlights for the upcoming season! 

Even with summer in full swing, library staff are busy planning for fall, and we are too excited not to share the highlights from the upcoming season!  Here is a […]

Historic Seymour Library in Auburn NY -- image feature the building and the historic old step of the library. Please note the library entrance is located on the side of our building.

Seymour Library Statement on Vandalism

The Seymour Library sign on Genesee Street was recently vandalized, with the Pride colors on the post spray-painted black. The incident has been reported to the Auburn Police Department. We […]

Unearth a Story part of the Summer Reading Program for Seymour Library. Image features graphics with a small boy reading a book and a dinosaur with a book in their hands, and the Seymour Library logo at the bottom.

How to Discover Summer and Unearth a Story with Seymour Library!

Calling all DINOSAUR ENTHUSIASTS! Discover Summer and Unearth a Story at Seymour Library, July 6 through August 15, and join us for a dinosaur-themed adventure filled with storytimes, STEAM programs, […]

Rainbow Reads for Teens - graphic features book selections along with the Seymour Library logo, a brightly colored rainbow block, and stars in the color of the rainbow.

Rainbow Reads for Teens

June is Rainbow Book Month! Check out these Rainbow Reads for Teens! Rainbow Book Month™ is a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences […]

Pride Reads Month

Pride Month LGBTQIA+ Reads

Try all of the colors of the reading rainbow at Seymour Library! These favorite reads from our dedicated staff cover everything from contemporary romance to fantasy to graphic novels and […]

Winning Over Your Reluctant Reader - graphic with a young boy with a book over his head looking up.

Winning Over Your Reluctant Reader

Battling a child who’d rather do anything but read? You’re not alone. Miss Jill has tips and tricks to help you encourage your children to discover the love of reading. […]

1876 A Look at Life in Auburn. Graphic includes an image of James Seymour, and pages from the 1876 City of Auburn Directory and the 1875/76 Cayuga County Atlas

1876: A Look at Life in Auburn

Sesquicentennial!  It’s the 150th anniversary of Seymour Library this year!  Seymour Library was established through a bequest in the will of local banker James Seymour.  The articles of incorporation establishing […]

Behind the Stacks

National Library Week Goes Behind the Stacks

This year, we’re celebrating National Library Week by giving you a behind-the-scenes look at some of our “invisible” work. Collection Maintenance We circulate a lot of books throughout the year […]

And the Winners are - Graphic for Winners of the 2026 Poetry Contest

Winners of the 2026 Poetry Contest

Thank you to everyone who submitted their poetry for the library’s 2026 Poetry Contest. We have loved reading your poems! Thank you for sharing your library memories and the reasons […]

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