Liverpool Public Library November and December 2021 Program Guide

November & December 2021 Programs

Get Involved in these Upcoming Events at Liverpool Public Library

Thank You for Your Service!

Nov. 1 to Nov. 11

Help us thank all those who served and are currently serving in our Armed Forces! Thank you cards and coloring pages will be available at the library. We’ll collect everything and send it to organizations that will help get it to veterans and those currently serving!

Food Drive at LPL Nov. 4 to Nov. 18

Donate non-perishable items to local food pantries and community organizations, including Interreligious Food Consortium and Samaritan Center, by dropping items off at the library collection points.

Mitten Tree

Nov. 27 - Dec. 18

Stop by the LPL and place new or handmade mittens, gloves, hats and scarves under the holiday tree. They will be distributed to a local charity.

Salvation Army Christmas Bureau Distribution Nov. 27 - Dec. 9

The LPL will be accepting toy donations for distribution. Toys should be new and unwrapped.

Note: LPL will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 17 for a staff day.

310 Tulip St, Liverpool NY 13088 • 315-457-0310 • LPL.org

November & December Programs Registration is required for most programs. Visit our events calendar at LPL.org to make a reservation. Check the last page for how to visit the library.

Books and Beyond*

Holiday Buy Local & Shop Small

Saturday, Nov. 27 • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Carman Community Room

Join us for holiday shopping as crafters and artisans showcase their unique specialties. Find the list of vendors on our website calendar page.

B Shouy Lo p S cal ma & l

Thursdays, Nov. 18; Dec. 30 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room or ZOOM

Hooks and Needles*

Greening USA Green Bag Lunch*

Talk about a non-fiction book and its deeper impact on the world. Books are available at the Information @ LPL Desk. *Registration required.

Nov. 18: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States Dec. 30: TBD

Do you enjoy knitting, crochet, needle arts or beading? Bring your project and socialize, learn from others and share tips. *Registration required.

This month’s topic is Blueprint 15, the affordable housing initiative for downtown Syracuse led by the Allyn Foundation. *Registration required.

Holiday Season Music with Mr. G*

Thursdays, Nov. 4; Dec. 2 • 10 a.m.

Sargent Meeting Room

Friday, Nov. 12 • Noon Carman Community Room

After Dinner Books

55+*

Nov. 4: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Dec. 2: Murder in the Adirondacks: An American Tragedy Revisited by Craig Brandon Books are available at the Information @ LPL Desk a month before the meeting. To attend this event virtually, please email laurel.griffith@lpl.org.

Nov. 15: Dr. Joseph Cardillo will discuss his newest book The 12 Rules of Attention. Dr. Cardillo combines Western science, technology, psychology and holistic wellness to show you how to optimize your attention system.

Dec. 20: Holiday Celebration *Registration required.

Thursdays, Nov. 4; Dec. 2 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Let’s Get Trivial*

Mondays, Nov. 8; Dec. 6 • 7 p.m.

Bull & Bear Roadhouse

Join the masters of information and fun, the LPL staff, at this monthly trivia program. Come with a friendly, competitive attitude as well as your pencil and paper. At Bull & Bear, 8201 Oswego Road, Liverpool. *Registration required.

Drum Circle Chi*

Tuesdays, Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30 11:15 a.m. • Carman Community Room

Join wellness coach Gwen McCarroll for a fun and healthy program that combines drumming and Tai Chi to release stress and increase energy. Drums provided or bring your own. *Registration required.

First Ladies III*

Tuesday, Nov. 9 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room or ZOOM

Tom Henry presents the third installment of his series about First Ladies. He’ll look at the lives of Louisa Adams, Jane Pierce, Ida McKinley, Helen Taft and Jackie Kennedy. *Registration required.

Women in the Armed Forces: An Examination of WWII and Beyond* Thursday, Nov. 11 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room or ZOOM

In honor of Veterans Day, International Women’s Air & Space Museum Executive Director Sara Fisher will present the contributions of women in the military. Learn about the leaders, participants and trailblazers in the changing face of the U.S. military since World War II and the obstacles they faced, with particular attention to women in air and space. *Registration required.

Now Accepting Eyewear & New Socks!

Eyeglasses: Drop off your usable eyewear in the Lions Club box in the lobby.

New Socks: We’re collecting new sock donations for the Samaritan Center in the lobby.

Mondays, Nov. 15; Dec. 20 • 2 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Chess Club

Mondays, Nov. 15; Dec. 20 • 6 p.m.

Carman Community Room

For A Ages ll !

Join fellow chess players in a friendly atmosphere, with the opportunity for game analysis and help for improvement.

What’s Cookin’*

Mondays, Nov. 15; Dec. 13 • 7 p.m.

Studio @ LPL or ZOOM

Create a dish and show it off to like-minded chefs at the library! Theme-specific cookbooks are available at Information @ LPL Desk. *Registration required.

Nov. 15: Casseroles Dec. 13: Holiday Desserts

Card Making with Renee

Tuesdays, Nov. 16; Dec. 14 • 6:30 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Card making returns with instructor Renee Piraino.

No registration, but capacity limited to 16 seats. A $20 supply fee will be due at the class, which allows you to bring home four projects.

Liverpool Community Gardeners Present* Tuesday, Nov. 16 • 7 p.m. • Studio @ LPL

Join the Liverpool Community Gardeners for a monthly session to help you learn about best growing practices for Central New York. *Registration required.

Thursday Morning Book Klatch* Thursday, Nov. 18 • 11 a.m.

Carman Community Room

November’s book is The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan. Books are available at Information @ LPL Desk. *Registration required.

Armchair Adventures*

Thursdays, Nov. 18; Dec. 30 • 1 p.m.

Carman Community Room or ZOOM

Nov. 18: Montezuma Audubon Environmental Educator Alyssa Johnson explores the history of Howland’s Island Dec. 30: Sarah Midgley-Scuderi talks about her recent journey to Iceland. *Registration required.

Monday, Nov. 29 • 7 p.m.

Sargent Meeting Room

You know it’s the holiday season when you hear holiday music everywhere you turn. But are these terms just thinly-veiled references to Christmas and its music, or is it something broader than that? Mr. G explores the concept, using his musical background, samples and movie clips.

Wreath Making with Ballantyne Gardens*

Monday, Nov. 29 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Tim and Lisa Ballantyne lead the process of creating your own holiday wreath. A supply fee of $30 payable to Ballantyne Gardens will be collected at the event. *Registration required.

Keep Calm and Craft On!*

Tuesdays, Nov. 30; Dec. 28 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Celebrate crafting and create! Show off what you’ve been working on, take in our demonstration and take part in our monthly challenge. All sorts of crafts welcome. *Registration required.

Winter Piano Music to Warm the Soul*

Thursday, Dec. 9 • 7 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Liverpool pianist Robbie Padilla presents a solo jazz piano program of themes and feelings of winter. *Registration required

Movie Night in the Library: Jungle Cruise* Thursday, Dec. 16 • 6:30 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Join us for Jungle Cruise, the Disney live-action adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. *Registration required.

Tech Help with Mr. G

Collaborate @ LPL

If you’re having trouble with technology, Mr. G is offering help in the LPL. *Registration required at LPL.org.

• Mondays • Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27 • 10 a.m.

• Tuesdays • Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28 • 6 p.m.

• Wednesdays • Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 • 2 p.m.

• Thursdays • Nov. 4, 11, Dec. 2, 9 • 2 p.m.

• Fridays • Nov. 12, 19, Dec. 3 • 10 a.m.

• Saturdays • Nov. 6 • 10 a.m.

Did You Know: Mr. G Tech Tips are back! Visit our LPL YouTube Channel to see his latest tips and tricks.

Children LEGO® Club: Dino Edition*

Tuesday, Nov. 2 • 10 a.m. • Studio @ LPL

We’re getting out the LEGO blocks for Dinovember! Ages 5 to 12 can meet challenges or create for fun. *Registration required.

Preschool Story Time*

Wednesdays, Nov. 3, 10, 24; Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22.; Thursdays, Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16 10 a.m. • Carman Community Room Join us for stories and songs for children ages 2 to 5. Attendance limited to eight families, please make one reservation per family. Wednesday Story Time will also be live-streamed to YouTube.

Please bring a blanket for social distancing. *Registration required.

Sensory Bins for Toddlers*

Tuesdays, Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec. 7, 14 10 a.m. • Carman Community Room

Bring your 18-month to 3-year-old to share an experience that helps explore the senses.

A bin will be packed with different textures, colors and shapes for your child to explore, and we’ll guide you through questions to discuss with your child. Limited to eight families. *Registration required.

Nature Club*

Thursday, Nov. 11 • 2:30 p.m.

Dinosaur Garden

Young naturalists ages 2 to 12 can meet on the Dinosaur Garden lawn to explore nature’s changes, including why and how leaves change color.

Rain location is the Carman Community Room. *Registration required.

Game Time!

Saturday, Nov. 13 • 1:30 p.m.

Carman Community Room

For A Ages ll !

Close out International Game Week with a session of board games, strategy games and mega games. For all ages!

PAWS to Read

Saturdays, Nov. 20; Dec. 18. • 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Room Brody, our four-legged friend from PAWS of CNY, returns to have children read to him!

Sign the list in the room for a turn to read to this friendly dog, or just say hello. Brody loves to hear your voice.

Winter Recess

Comics and Crafts Book Club* Tuesdays, Nov. 23; Dec. 28 4:30 p.m. • Studio @ LPL

A new graphic novel book club for 2nd to 5th graders. Pick up the books at the Children’s Room, starting the second Monday of the month. *Registration required.

Fourth & Fifth Grade Poster Display Saturday, Dec. 4 • All Day

We’ll display entries to our Fourth and Fifth Grade Arbor Day Artwork Contest in the library for all to enjoy. See details on the calendar page of our website so you know how to enter your artwork before Dec. 4 for consideration!

DIY Holiday Gifts and Cards* Saturday, Dec. 4 • 1 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Homemade presents are fun to make and give!

We’ll provide the material for creative gifts or cards perfect for the holidays! *Registration required.

Book Buddies Book Club*

Hour of Code™*

Join us for this book club for kids ages 4 to 7 and a buddy. If attending via Zoom, crafts will be available Nov. 8 for the Nov. 13 program and Nov. 29 for the Dec. 4 program. *Registration required.

Dinovember (Nov. 13): Tyrannosaurrus Rex and Edna, the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees Dec. 4: Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson

This session aims to demystify basic computer coding skills and make the building blocks of computer science fun.

You can bring your favorite tablet or laptop, but the LPL will have some available. Ages 5 - 18 years old. *Registration required.

Saturdays, Nov. 13; Dec. 4 • 10 a.m.

Carman Community Room or ZOOM

Monday, Dec. 6 • 6 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Homeschooling Homeschool Hangout and Homeschool Hangout for Tweens* Tuesdays, Nov. 2; Dec. 7 • 1:30 p.m.

Hang out with fellow homeschool families and students for games, crafts and more. *Please register for the Family or Tweens hangout, which run at the same time.

Homeschooling 101 for Parents* Mondays, Nov. 8; Dec. 13 • 7 p.m.

Sargent Meeting Room

Presentations and participant reaction on a variety of homeschooling topics to help parents acquire insight, resources and confidence. *Registration required.

Nov. 8: Student Portfolio Dec. 13: Q and A

Homeschool STEAM and STEAM ++ Club for Tweens*

Tuesdays, Nov. 9; Dec. 14 • 1:30 p.m.

Homeschool students can learn about science, technology, engineering, art and math through hands-on activities and experiments at their own level. *Please sign up for the club for ages 5 to 10 or 10 to 13, which run at the same time.

Homeschool Game Time!*

Tuesdays, Nov. 16; Dec. 21 • 1:30 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Homeschool parents can share the educational games they find help their children learn with other homeschooling families. The library also will have games to share. *Registration required.

Homeschool Chess Club*

Tuesdays, Nov. 16; Dec. 21, 1:30 p.m.

Sargent Meeting Room Join fellow chess players to challenge each other, or learn the game. Casual, for players of all levels. Game materials provided. *Registration required.

We’re following county mask wearing and social distancing guidance.

Learn more on the back page.

Looking for Something to Do during Winter Recess?

Get Crafty: Kwanzaa

Monday, Dec. 27 • All Day • Children’s Room

Drop in for fun and easy crafts with a Kwanzaa theme set up for the whole family!

Family Flick: Raya and the Last Dragon*

Monday, Dec. 27 • 3 p.m. • Carman Community Room

Bring a blanket to use as your home base, cozy up and watch the family movie Raya and the Last Dragon. *Registration required, only one needed per family.

Gingerbread Man Story Time & Crafts*

Tuesday, Dec. 28 • 10 a.m. • Carman Community Room

Who can catch the Gingerbread Man? Enjoy the traditional tale and the Library Gingerbread Man twist. Crafts will follow, including a make-your-own gingerbread man cookie to bring home. Perfect for families with children 3 to 6. *Registration required.

Discover Tech

Wednesday, Dec. 29 • 11 a.m.

Carman Community Room

For A Ages ll !

Are you ready to try something new in the techy world?

We’ll put out gadgets from Osmo, Cubetto, Snap Circuits, Edison, Cubelets and more for folks of all ages to try as they drop in.

Get Crafty: New Year’s Eve Thursday, Dec. 30 Friday, Dec. 31 All Day • Children’s Room

Drop in for fun and easy crafts with a New Year’s Eve theme set up for the whole family!

Tweens

Teens

Mondays, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Dec. 6, 13 • 4 p.m. • ZOOM

Wednesdays, Nov. 3; Dec. 1 • 6 p.m. • Carman Community Room

Tween Coding Club Next Level*

Teen Anime Night

Join us for weekly Zoom-based coding hangout sessions using Vidcode!

We’ll put our Javascript skills to work making filters, animations, memes and more! Ideal for ages 10 – 13 who have taken our Tween Coding Club Level 1. *Registration required.

Watch different anime on the library’s large HD projector screen each month!

Cosplay is welcome, but costumes must be deemed appropriate.

Teen LGBTQIA+ Club

Mondays, Nov. 8; Dec. 13 • 6 p.m. • Studio @ LPL

Tween Book Club*

A monthly meeting of LGBTQIA+ teens to celebrate who they are together. Your adult is encouraged to drop you off at the door.

Wednesdays, Nov. 3; Dec. 1 • 5 p.m. • Studio @ LPL

Join us before Tween Scene to discuss the month’s book and then participate in fun activities. Pick up the book the first Wednesday of the month before. *Registration required.

Nov. 3: The City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Dec. 1: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Tween Scene*

Teen Tabletop Games

Wednesdays, Nov. 10; Dec. 8 • 6 p.m. • Sargent Meeting Room

Bring your own game to share or try the many tabletop games put out by the library!

Teen Video Game Night

Wednesdays, Nov. 3, 10; Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 6 p.m. • Studio @ LPL

Ages 10 to 12 (or grades 6-8) can join us for games, crafts and activities related to the theme of the week. *Registration required.

Wednesday, Dec. 15 • 6 p.m.

Carman Community Room

Play Smash Ultimate on the library’s large HD projector screen.

Other games and consoles are available to play, or you can bring your own.

Tween Coding Club Level 1*

Teen Book Club*

Join us for a weekly online coding hangout session using Vidcode. Learn about the programming language Javascript and experiment with filters, animations, memes and more. For ages 10 to 12, but flexible. No experience necessary. *Registration required.

Teens now have a “read-what-you-want” book club! Everyone who attends can talk about the book they read and share reading suggestions. *Registration required.

Thursdays, Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16 • 4 p.m. • ZOOM

Mondays, Nov. 22; Dec. 27 • 6 p.m. • Studio @ LPL

Teen Card Game Night

Wednesdays, Nov. 24; Dec. 22 • 6 p.m. • Carman Community Room

Notary and Passport Services Available!

Notary and passport services are available again in the LPL. For notary services, visit the events calendar at LPL.org to make an appointment. For passport services, visit lpl.org/explore/services/passport-applications/. *Please note appointments are required for both of these services.

Visit LPL!

LPL Visit: No Appointment Needed!

Grab It & Go: Garage Holds Pick Up: Learn more at LPL.org.

LPL COVID Procedures: For the latest procedures, visit lpl.org/explore/visit-lpl/covid-procedures/

All individuals regardless of vaccination status, under Onondaga County mandate, must wear masks within our facilities. The Liverpool Public Library will continue to follow guidance of the CDC, NYS Governor and Onondaga County Executive regarding mask use and social distancing.

During this time, LPL will continue to service all our community members, no matter their vaccination status, by: • Continuing curbside service for patrons who prefer or cannot enter the library • Maintaining capacity limits, monitored through our occupancy counter • Providing the option to attend events and programs virtually • Providing outdoor programs where possible Go to LPL.org or call 315-457-0310 to learn more.

Liverpool Public Library

310 Tulip St, Liverpool, NY 13088 LPL.org • 315-457-0310 For hours and scheduled closings, visit LPL.org.

Registration and Information:

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Learn or play trading card games such as Pokemon, YuGiOh and Magic. New and experienced players welcome. Some premade decks will be available, but you can bring your own.

Teen Trivia Night 2021

Wednesday, Dec. 29 • 6 p.m. • Carman Community Room

Relive the most memorable pop culture moments of 2021 at this end of year trivia showdown! Categories include books, movies and shows, video games, memes and a mystery category. Come as a team or play as an individual. One winner will be drawn randomly.

Telehealth Appointment Assistance Available Making a Telehealth Appointment at LPL just got easier! Send us an email at Telehealth@lpl.org to reserve an appointment.

Supporting Your Library Supports Your Community!

We know you have many options when it comes to your end-of-year giving. It’s not too late to consider donating to the Liverpool Public Library. Now more than ever, your donations and support are needed. All monetary donations to the LPL are tax-deductible.

For more information, visit lpl.org/about-lpl/support/monetary-donations/

Board of Trustees:

Kay Budmen, President Ashley Gouger, Vice President Mary Schapley, Secretary Denise Baker Yvette Hewitt John Hluchyj Dennis McLaughlin Glenna Wisniewski,.Director

Note: LPL will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 17 for a staff day.

Board Meetings:

Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.