Library events calendar

Wednesday, June 1: Seymour Public Library District Board of Trustees Meeting, 2 pm. Held in person at Seymour Library, 176-178 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021. Members of the public are welcome. For meeting information email: seymourlibrary@seymourlib.org.

For more information about Seymour Public Library’s Board of Trustees visit: www.seymourlibrary.org/governance

Celebrate friendship with stories and songs during this fun and interactive storytime at Seymour Library on Monday, June 6 at 11 am.
This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration is required.

Celebrate friendship with stories and songs during this fun and interactive storytime on Monday, June 6 at 1 pm. This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration is required.

Chair Yoga is Back! Join us in person on the library's front lawn for chair yoga with Wendy Vitale on Wednesday, June 8 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. 

No registration is required.
In case of rain, this program will be canceled. 
Please call the library (315-252-2571), visit our website (www.seymourlibrary.org) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SeymourLibrary) for updates and cancellations.
 
No mats required, but please bring a water bottle. Comfortable clothes and shoes recommended.

Let’s go camping! National Great Outdoors Month is the perfect time for a camping-themed storytime. Join us at Seymour Library on Monday, June 13 at 11 am, for stories, songs, and a craft! Make a campfire friend to take home.
This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration is required.

Let’s go camping! National Great Outdoors Month is the perfect time for a camping-themed storytime. Join us at Seymour Library on Monday, June 13 at 1 pm, for stories, songs, and a craft! Make a campfire friend to take home.

This program is designed for ages 2 to 5, but all ages are welcome. No registration is required.

Everyone enjoys a good story! Any story that catches your attention is a story that you are eager to share with others. But what makes a good story? Discover various methods of turning your genealogical research into a story during this virtual workshop with Angela Walton-Raji on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 pm via Zoom. 

Learn what to avoid when writing a family book and what to include to create an engaging family narrative that others will want to read, and continue to share.
 
For more information about the workshop and to register, please visit Seymour Library's website at: www.seymourlibrary.org/local-history/exhibits-workshops-lectures/workshops.

Angela Walton-Raji, a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, is known nationally for her genealogical and historical research and work. Among her specialties are Oklahoma Native-American records, Arkansas Black history, and Civil War history on the western frontier. In addition to research, Angela Walton-Raji is also a writer and author, storyteller, and teacher. She has been a featured speaker at the Smithsonian Institution and was the only genealogist in the nation to present regular genealogy lectures at the National Museum of the American Indian.  

This program is part of Seymour Library’s Personalizing History project and is funded through the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Chair Yoga is Back! Join us in person on the library's front lawn for chair yoga with Wendy Vitale on Wednesday, June 15 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. 

No registration is required.
In case of rain, this program will be canceled. 
Please call the library (315-252-2571), visit our website (www.seymourlibrary.org) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SeymourLibrary) for updates and cancellations.
 
No mats required, but please bring a water bottle. Comfortable clothes and shoes recommended.

Wednesday, June 15: The Friends of Seymour Library monthly meeting and get-together, 6 pm.

Held in person at Seymour Library, 176-178 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021. Catch up with your fellow friends and learn about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. You do not need to be a member to attend.

Learn more about the Friends of Seymour Library at:
www.seymourlibrary.org/friends-library

Join the other cool cats at Libraryville (Seymour Library) for a nifty presentation on the 1950’s with local historian Tom Henry on Thursday, June 16 at 6 pm. Explore the history and culture of the decade known as the “Golden Age” of America.
 
Research tip: Did you know that on April 1, 2022 the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) made records from the 1950 Census available to the public?
View records from the 1950 Census at: www.archives.gov/research/census/1950.

This program is part of Seymour Library’s After Hours lecture series, made possible by the Friends of Seymour Library. For a complete list of our Thursday evening lectures, visit our website at: www.seymourlibrary.org. 

Chair Yoga is Back! Join us in person on the library's front lawn for chair yoga with Wendy Vitale on Wednesday, June 22 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. 

No registration is required.
In case of rain, this program will be canceled.
 Please call the library (315-252-2571), visit our website (www.seymourlibrary.org) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SeymourLibrary) for updates and cancellations.
 
No mats required, but please bring a water bottle. Comfortable clothes and shoes recommended.

Join local author Sheila Myers at Seymour Library on Thursday, June 23 at 6 pm. Myers will talk about her newly released novel, The Truth of Who You Are, which takes place in the Smoky Mountains during the Great Depression. Copies will be available to purchase.

Sheila Myers is an Associate Professor at Cayuga Community College and author of Ephemeral Summer and the Durant family saga: Imaginary Brightness, Castles in the Air, and The Night is Done. Learn more about her work at sheilamyers.com.
 
This program is part of Seymour Library’s After Hours lecture series, made possible by the Friends of Seymour Library. For a complete list of our Thursday evening lectures, visit our website at: www.seymourlibrary.org. 

This year’s summer reading theme promises to be OCEANS of fun! Join us at Seymour Library for our Discover Summer: Oceans of Possibilities Kickoff on Saturday, June 25 from 11 am to 2 pm on the library’s front lawn.

Kickoff activities include Discover Summer registration, a sea creature stuffed animal adoption, drop-in storytimes at 11 am and 1 pm, an “Under the Sea” obstacle course, and more!