Poetry – the word brings to mind a multitude of emotions, from gratitude, wonder, suffering, remorse and grief to passion, love, delight, joy, and so on. Poetry is a very old form of human expression, a literary art celebrated by Continue reading We All Need a Little Poetry in Our Lives
With the layoffs at Sikorsky and the Elmira City School District, the Chemung County Library District wants our residents to be aware that we have public computers available where they may search for a job (try – twintiershelpwanted.com) or write a resume (the Continue reading Looking for a Job? We have resources that can help!
The Genealogy Department at the Steele Memorial library is sending out a plea to all genealogists and others wishing to volunteer to help with our current project of typing the names and dates of the newspaper obituaries from 1961 to Continue reading A Call for Volunteers
Question: Are you retiring or already retired; what to do? Answer: Trap pythons in Florida, or document water resources in New Mexico, guide tours at Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, or collect environmental data in Alaska. It’s easier than you Continue reading So I’m Retiring or Retired, Now What?
At Thermopylae in the late summer of 480 the Spartan king Leonidas held out for three days with a mere 300 hoplites against thousands upon thousands of the best of the Persian Empire of Xerxes I during the second Persian Continue reading Thermopylae
Here at Steele Library, we have all been fascinated by Librarian Owen Frank’s tales of his father and stepmother’s latest adventure, so we are very happy that they are willing to come to Steele to tell others how to plan Continue reading Retirement Adventures
When you go out to dine you might use a credit card to pay for your food. When you get gas for your vehicle you may use a debit card. But did you know that, when you want to pick Continue reading September is National Library Card Sign-up Month!
You can crack the cool science of ice and learn how people harvested and used river ice before refrigerators were available at a free presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the Steele Memorial Library at 101 Continue reading Learn Some Cool Facts About River Ice
Be sure to make a trip to the Chemung County Library District’s Steele Memorial Library this November to see the beautiful quilt exhibit “Quilts Amongst the Book II.” These quilts are incredible works of art, each one individually created. The Continue reading Quilts Amongst the Books II
Do you love zombies? Are you planning to attend this year’s zombie-themed haunted library program at Steele Memorial Library on October 28th? Are you getting ready for Season 2 of AMC’s The Walking Dead (Oct 16th)? Excited about Brad Pitt’s Continue reading ZOMBIES!!!