Youth programming will resume in full force after taking a short break at the end of our busy Summer Reading Club. What a great summer, with a record 953 Chemung County kids reading well over 100,00 minutes; well done, everybody! Continue reading Youth Services – Steele Fall Preview
September is not only back to school month, but it is National Library Card Sign-up month with many activities and programs scheduled in our local libraries. Computer classes are gearing up again, children’s story hours, movie events and adult programs Continue reading Non-Fiction books for “making” at Steele
“I never thought the library would be at an event like THIS!” said one person who stopped by our CCLD teen library table at the recent scream music iMatter Festival in Elmira. We laughed and said that you must “expect Continue reading Expect the Unexpected…..@ the Library
NEW AUDIOBOOK CD: Brad Taylor Days of Rage Dean Koontz The City Mary Kay Andrews Save The Date Louis L’Amour Crossfire Trail James Patterson Private L.A. Jeff Shaara The Smoke At Dawn Peter Mayle The Corsican Caper Brad Thor Act Continue reading New AV at Steele – August 2014
A collection of links found to be helpful in answering reference questions at the Steele Memorial Library Continue reading Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes – Useful Websites
Non-Fiction books cover many topics and I find it hard to choose just one area to write about. With back to school on the horizon….two parenting titles “Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Continue reading Something For Everyone
With his novel The Good Lord Bird James McBride can stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Mark Twain and John Steinbeck. The book is thought provoking, passionate and beautifully written. It is also a great read of the Continue reading THE GOOD LORD BIRD by James McBride
DVDs: • A Birder’s Guide To Everything • Cheap Thrills • The pretty One • Sesame Street – Monster Manners • Run & Jump • Berenstain Bears – Carnival Coasters • Blood Widow • Longmire – season 1 • Klondike Continue reading More New AV at Steele – July 2014
“Elmira Reformatory” by William G. Hinkle “The 3-Day Reset: Restore Your Cravings for Healthy Foods in Three Easy, Empowering Days” by Pooja Motti “My Salinger Year” by Joanna Rakoff “The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Continue reading New Non-Fiction at Central (Steele) – July 2014
Picture Books: “Gravity” by Jason Chin “The Pigeon Needs a Bath” by Mo Willems “Pete the Cat, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” by James Dean Chapter Books: “Snow White Lucks Out” Grimmtastic Girls Series by Joan Holub “Big Fat Liar” by Continue reading New Juvenile Books at Central (Steele) – July 2014