Upcoming events and classes

Check out our newest storytime, Books to Babies! This lap-sit storytime is for newborns (0 to 18 months) and their caregivers and will focus on encouraging early literacy skills through books, songs, movement and discovery. 

Join us in person on the library's front lawn for chair yoga with Wendy Vitale on Wednesday, September 28 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. 

No registration is required.
In case of rain, this program will be canceled. 
Please call the library (315-252-2571), or visit our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SeymourLibrary) for updates and cancellations.
 
No mats are required, but please bring a water bottle. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended.

Seymour Library will hold a Computer Basics workshop on Thursday, September 29 at 6 pm.
Learn the basics of using Windows 10, followed by a self-paced lesson on keyboard and mouse operations. Computers will be provided. 

Registration is required. Please call the library at 315-252-2571 to register.

This program is part of a series of workshops funded by the PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive. Future workshops will cover the basics of mobile devices, video conferencing, cybersecurity, and resume development. For more information about upcoming digital literacy workshops, visit the library’s website at: www.seymourlibrary.org.

FALL into some good books during IMAGINE Storytime!

Get inspired by some pumpkin-themed stories before creating some silly pumpkins to fill the library’s own pumpkin patch on Monday, October 3 at 11 am.

This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration required.

In the modern era, the Supreme Court has risen dramatically in both stature and visibility in our federal government. Learn how the Court actually works and explore some recent and past cases with historian Tom Henry on Thursday, October 6 at 6 pm.

This program is part of Seymour Library’s After Hours lecture series, made possible by the Friends of Seymour Library. For a complete list of our Thursday evening lectures, visit our website at: www.seymourlibrary.org.

Join us for a (not very) spooky night in the library’s Family Space on Friday, October 7 at 5 pm. Design your own haunted house and then stay for a 6 pm screening of Hotel Transylvania (Rated: PG, Runtime 91 mins). No registration required. 

Calling all EXPLORERS! Join us at Seymour Library on Saturday, October 8 at 11 am for a yoga-themed storytime with special guest Wendy Vitale. Explore some fun animal themed yoga poses and listen to stories. 


For ages 6 to 11, but all ages welcome. No registration required. 

These tails have tales! Join us in the Family Space on Monday, October 10 at 11 am for a special storytime all about black cats. Then create your own cat friend to take home!

This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration required. 

Celebrate the season with a film screening of the 1993 classic, Hocus Pocus (Rated: PG, Runtime 95 minutes) on Thursday, October 13 at 6 pm. Fall themed treats will be available, courtesy of the Friends of Seymour Library. 
For adults and teens, but all ages welcome. No registration required.

Mark your calendar for Seymour Library’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 15 from 11 am to 2 pm. Celebrate the season with fun activities on the library’s front lawn, yummy treats provided by the Friends of Seymour Library, balloon art with Jeff the Magic Man, hands-on crafting stations, fall-themed storytimes at 11 am and 1 pm, Autumn STEAM with Captain Ducky at 12 pm, tours of Fort Hill Cemetery with Seward House Museum, and more!

Submissions to the library’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest will be on display. Vote on your favorite pumpkin based on a story book character.

Interested in decorating a pumpkin for the contest?
Pumpkins will be available to pick up on Friday, October 7 at Seymour Library. Paint, carve, glue, and glitter your creations to life! Supplies will be limited. Please email Jackie at jkolb@seymourlib.org to reserve your pumpkin.

For the complete schedule of Fall Festival events and details on the Pumpkin Decorating Contest, please visit: www.seymourlibrary.org/programs

Only friendly ghosts at this library storytime! Join us on Monday, October 17 at 11 am for some silly tales all about ghosts. Then create your own cotton ball ghost.
 
This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration required.

Calling all Explorers! Join us for a construction-themed storytime with special guest Al Tousant.
After storytime, build your own creation with LEGO blocks.

For ages 6 to 11, but all ages welcome. No registration required.

Monster Monday! Listen to stories about friendly, sleepy, never too creepy- Monsters, on Monday, October 24 at 11 am. After storytime, use your imagination to design your own monster. 

This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration required.

Explore the Serious Side of Food on Tuesday, October 25 at 6 pm with David Connelly, adjunct philosophy instructor at Cayuga Community College. This reading and discussion series, held at Seymour Library, will focus on different food-related topics, including the food industry, healthy eating, diet fads, and the politics and culture of food.

October’s featured book: “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” by Michael Pollan.
Copies are available at Seymour Library.

Registration is required. Please email jkolb@seymourlib.org to register.

For more information about “The Serious Side of Food” reading and discussion series, please visit the library’s website: www.seymourlibrary.org/events-classes/the-serious-side-of-food

This program was funded by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.