Those of us who prefer “The Beautiful Game” to other sports had the opportunity to see the magic of Lionel Messi versus the Samba Kings of Brazil last Saturday (June 9), in the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The tag Continue reading The Clash of the Titans
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The 2012 Finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction have been announced. They are Catherine the Great by Robert Massie; The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick; and Malcolm X by Manning Marable. The Continue reading Read a 2012 Finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
Many years ago, back when I was in 7th grade, we celebrated the first Earth Day. It wasn’t an overly raucous celebration- just a bunch of kids wearing blue pants and white sneakers, but it was still an opportunity to Continue reading Your library, the original recycler
My reading has been pretty eclectic this month. Anne Tyler put out a new book called The Beginner’s Goodbye and I grabbed it up as soon as it came in, as she is my very favorite fiction author. It was Continue reading Dealing With What Life Throws At Us
The holiday season may be over, but the Chemung County Library District is still in the spirit of giving. As part of the celebration of National Library Week and to help promote the district’s expanding eBook collection and library card Continue reading Win a Kindle Fire during National Library Week
Home-Schoolers Session The Home-schoolers group meets every Wednesday morning from 11 to 11:30 AM. We have a group of around 15 lovely kids from 3 – 12 years of age who enjoy the sessions every week. The subjects for these Continue reading Wintertime Fun at West Elmira
Publisher’s Weekly had an article recently saying that the whole world is watching Downton Abbey, the Public Broadcasting series about a family of the aristocracy and their servants in Great Britain before the First World War. Steele Memorial Library has Continue reading The British are coming!
The Bookmobile celebrated Patron Appreciation Day on Monday, February 13th, with M&Ms! An M&M’s dispenser was filled with red, pink and white M&M’s, and a few green. Each patron had the opportunity to pull the handle once for a handful Continue reading Bookmobile Patron Appreciation
We would like to invite you to share your thoughts and ideas about library services and priorities and help guide our strategic planning efforts to chart the course of the District’s future. We are asking our community members to take Continue reading The Chemung County Library District wants to hear from you! CCLD Strategic Plan 2013-2017