I was glad to see good news on the front of the Star Gazette today: thousands of people showing up in downtown Elmira to support cancer survivors and the Komen Foundation, and the news that the Elmira YWCA received $19,000 Continue reading On this date 100 years ago: Elmira’s Crystal Eastman lobbies for Women’s Suffrage in Washington D.C.
A lot of people visit the public library because they need to print a document. Most Windows computers come with a word processing program called Microsoft Works installed and many people use it to create documents. What a lot of Continue reading Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes – Free Online File Conversion
Starting in May, Bookmobile is going to host an adult book club. Each month we will choose a book and the first Friday of the following month we will meet at the Bulkhead stop at 1:30pm to have a discussion Continue reading Bookmobile Book Club
New non-fiction books are always fun to browse, and this month is no exception. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson is an incredibly detailed narrative of a well known event of World War I, the Continue reading Stop by to browse new non-fiction at Steele
NEW DVDs: Night At The Museum Secret of The Tomb Unbroken The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies Interstellar Exodus: Gods and Kings Annie Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible….. Into The Woods Imitation Game Wild Bubble Guppies Bubble Guppies On Continue reading New AV at Steele – April 2015
Here are a few free sites with helpful information of local research interest available online. Do you have any favorites you don’t see here? Let us know! 1. Fultonhistory.com: Search over 29,140,000 Historical Newspaper Pages from the USA & Canada. Continue reading Free Genealogy help sites of local interest
The Steele Memorial Library is excited to announce that we are now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch. Family Search Continue reading View genealogical records from all over the world right in downtown Elmira.
There is plenty to do at Steele Memorial Library this month for adults! Three more fitness classes will be hosted at the library in the coming weeks. Instructors from Ultimate Fit Chick in Elmira will teach Dance Party on April Continue reading April Events for Adults at Steele Memorial Library
The deadline for submissions to the Bookmobile cookbook has been extended to April 17, 2015. Please bring us your favorite recipes and we will include them in the cookbook. Be sure to include your name and city so we can Continue reading Bookmobile is still seeking entries for cookbook!
NEW DVDs: Big Hero 6 The Judge [blu-ray & dvd] Vincent Falcon Rising 17 Again 16 Blocks The Dukes of Hazzard My Old Lady Annabelle The Best of Me The BoxTrolls The Hollow Crown 101 Dalmations Stir Crazy Chocolate Shakespeare Continue reading New AV at Steele – March 2015