Archive for October, 2008
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Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Career Information Center Established at Seymour Library
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny, library programs on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With funding from a grant secured by New York State Assemblyman Bill Reilich, the Seymour Library has established a Career Information Center. The Center includes a wide variety of books, civil service job postings, pamphlets and DVDs.
Free Internet access is available with a Monroe County library card, and librarians are on-hand to assist with locating [...]
November 2008 Events
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny, library programs on October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 2 at 2:00 pm
An Exploration of the Shawl with Bill Heyen
As part of a Big Read Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, local author Bill Heyen will discuss The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick, read from his Holocaust poetry and entertain questions from the audience. The Shawl inspired by the Holocaust, [...]
Ghost Ships with Jim Fischer
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny, library programs on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a wonderful program tonight at the Library. Jim Fischer dressed up as a survivor from one of the ships that sunk in lake Ontario. He told the tale of the day of ships sinking and then showed a wonderful slide presentation. He was very knowledgable about the subject and brought books to share about [...]
Wii Games with Seniors (2008)
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny, library programs on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seniors (people over 50) are invited to come to the library for a free afternoon of Wii games. We have Wii sports, Tiger Woods golf and a couple of other titles. If you don’t feel too confident about your video game skills, thats ok, we have teens who teach the seniors how to play. It’s [...]
Rick Blandford – Photographer
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The picture at the top of the Blog is a photo by Rick Blandford. He is a talented photographer living in the Brockport Community. He was very kind to donate his picture to library for promotional uses. Here is a link to his blog. It is definitely worth a look. I could spend all day looking [...]
Former Brockport resident talks about love of library
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan David Farley, mathematician and College Professor at California Institute of Technology, wrote an article about the importance of science and government funding. In the article, he talks about growing up in Brockport and having a love for books at the local library.
link to article
Muses – Celtic Music with Zing
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny, library programs on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Muses were in the Library on Saturday September 27 and they were spectacular. Tanya Brody and Matthew Gurnsey were great performers, Matt told some really funny jokes and Tanya had the voice of an angel. They are really a joy to have in the Brockport community.
The Muses did a program for us based on [...]
October programs 2008
Posted in Brockport Seymour Library, brockport ny, library programs on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, October 10 at 2 pm
Seymour Scrabble Club
Scrabble fanatics, board game lovers and alphabet magicians- come to the Seymour Library Scrabble Club. Bring a friend and join the fun!
Wednesday, October 22 at 7 pm
Ghost Ships of Lake Ontario
During the War of 1812 two ships sunk to the bottom of Lake Ontario during a storm. These [...]
