Events

Coming in 2012-2013:

-Famous New Yorkers in October.
This year's features include: James Baldwin, George Crum, Ernie Davis, Bob Denver, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Sybil Ludington, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Milton Rogovin, J.D. Salinger, Blanche Stuart Scott, Edward Livingston Trudeau, William Van Alen, and Almanzo James Wilder

-Janko and the Giant Serial Story December
A Tale of Old Slovakia. Will Janko defeat the giant?

Bored with his small hometown of Dedina, Janko sets out to see the world-and is confronted by Velky, a not-so-nice giant who steals Janko's sword and his mule. Determined to destroy this mammoth pest, Janko launches on unforeseen adventures as he deals with talking horses, wizards, bandits, castles, and just plain fun. Written in the tradition of such favorites as Puss in Boots and Jack in the Beanstalk and set in old-world Slovakia, this eight-chapter fanciful folktalle is perfect for anytime.

=== -2013 Statewide Serial Story Jan-Mar "I Will Come Home" ===

It's 1864, and Betsy Harrington has one thing on her mind: Her older brother, Jim, a POW at the prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia. And life in Elmira offers few distractions, with the Union prison for Confederate soldiers right there in town. She can't understand why the war widow she works for and the former slave who is sexton of her church don't share her bitterness towards the rebel prisoners. That is not until the night Betsy is confronted with a young Southerner who shares her brother's intense desire to get home, and needs her help to do it.