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Visit the Library Home Page Read the latest Library news in The Circulator June 27, 2007 "Get a Clue" sign-up is strong After only two days, more than 150 children, young adults and adults have signed-up for the Southeast Steuben County Library Summer Reading Program 2007: Get a Clue. Shown above, volunteers Morgan Gallagher, seated at left, and Kiersten Hafer, right, answer questions and help library patrons enroll in the free program. All anyone needs to do to be eligible for our Summer Reading incentive gift baskets, free books and more is sign up here at the Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza in Corning. Then, as you finish books (including books you read to your preschool children and books children, adults and young adults read on their own), fill out another slip with your name, the book title and author and drop it in one of our drawing containers. At the end of each week this summer, we select at random one slip from each reading category. If your slip is picked, you get an incentive gift. Last year thousands of children and their families attended our free summer reading events at the Nasser Civic Center Skating Rink on Thursdays. This year, our lineup of great entertainers can't be beat. Each performance includes the message that reading is fun. For details, click here. For complete information about the "Get a Clue" Summer Reading Program at the Library, visit our sign-up table or call (607) 936-3713 ext 503. The Friends of the Library makes our Summer Reading Program possible. We couldn't do it without our Friends! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Look for DVDs: We've grown The Southeast Steuben County Library acquires more movies on DVD each week. So much so, we've had to install new shelves to hold them all. We have hundreds of recent movies, classics, documentaries and even popular television series. More patrons check out DVDs from the Library than ever before, and we are delighted. Listed here are DVDs that were added to our collection earlier today: Bachelor Party (1984) Cast: Tom Hanks, Adrian Zmed, Tawny Kitaen, George Grizzard, Barry Diamond, William Tepper, Robert Prescott. In-laws-to-be, ex-boyfriend and old buddies join together in giving a bachelor party designed to keep fiancés Tom Hanks and Tawny Kitaen permanently single. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 105 minutes. DVD FIC BAC Breaking In (1989) Cast: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint, Harry Carey, Albert Salmi, Maury Chaykin, Steve Tobolowsky. Low-key, off-center comedy about an aging safecracker who takes on a young protégé who's got a lot to learn about life, as well as his new profession. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 94 minutes. DVD FIC BRE Desire Under The Elms (1958) Cast: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives. Set in 19th century New England, this is a classic tale of greed, lust and family hatred which shatters a family's life. MPAA Rating: not-rated. Running Time: 111 minutes. DVD FIC DES Dying Young (1991) Cast: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Coleen Dewhurst, David Selby. A wealthy leukemia victim hires a spirited, unschooled beauty as his caretaker. MPAA rating: R. Running Time: 111 minutes. DVD FIC DYI The Evil Dead (2002) Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker, Sarah York. The evil dead lie in wait for the one ancient incantation that will give them license to attack the living. MPAA Rating: Un-rated. Running Time: 85 minutes. DVD FIC EVI The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Cast: Max Von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains. Summary: Von Sydow portrays Epic story of the life and passion of Jesus. MPAA Rating: G. Running Time: 199 minutes. DVD FIC GRE Immortal Beloved (1999) Cast: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rosellini, others. Mesmerizing mystery based on the search for the identity of the one great love of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 121 minutes. DVD FIC IMM Life With Father (1947) Cast: Irene Dunne, William Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn, Zasu Pitts, Jimmy Lydon, Martin Milner. Summary: Adaptation of Clarence Day's humorous autobiographical account of family life with his strong-minded father in the late 1800s. MPAA Rating: un-rated. Running Time: 118 minutes. DVD FIC LIF Mazes And Monsters (1982) Cast: Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson, David Wallace, Chris Makepeace, Lloyd Bochner, Peter Donat, Anne Francis, Murray Hamilton, Vera Miles, Louise Sorel, Susan Strasberg. The line between fantasy and reality fuses into a harrowing adventure. MPAA Rating: PG. Running Time: 101 minutes. DVD FIC MAZ No Way Out (1987) Cast: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff. Lt. Commander Tom Farrell has been assigned as the CIA liaison for the Secretary of Defense, but trouble ensues. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 114 minutes. DVD FIC NO Scent Of A Woman (1992) Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell. Hoping to earn extra money, an innocent and reserved scholarship student at an exclusive prep school agrees to look after a blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel, who takes him off for a wild weekend in New York City. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 157 minutes. DVD FIC SCE Sex, Lies & Videotape (1989) Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo. Erotic comedy. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 99 minutes. DVD FIC SEX She’s The One (1996) Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns, Cameron Diaz, John Mahoney, Mike McGlone. Brothers, along with a father that does not allow women aboard his fishing boat, learn about the strength of women, and their own lives. MPAA Rating: R. Running Time: 97 minutes. DVD FIC SHE The Ten Commandments (1956) Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine. The story of the life of Moses. MPAA Rating: G. Running Time: 220 minutes. DVD FIC TEN War And Peace (1956) Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, Oscar Homolka, Anita Ekberg, John Mills. MPAA Rating: PG. Running Time: 208 minutes. DVD FIC WAR Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 26, 2007 Beat the heat: Pools & more School is out, the mercury is rising and municipal pools are open, thank goodness. You don't need to be a member of a country club to enjoy a round of golf - Frisbee golf - and a dip in the pool at Denison Park in Corning. There is open swimming every day from noon - 6 pm and family & adult swimming from 6 pm - 8 Mondays through Thursdays at the city park. Stewart Pool, on the Northside in Stewart Park, has open swimming from 1 pm to 6 on weekdays and from noon to 5 pm on weekends. Pool admission is $1.50 for adults; $1.25 for senior citizens; $1 for children age 5 - 17; and $.75 for tots age 4 and younger. Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by an adult during open swim hours, and by an adult family member during family swim hours. For complete hours at these facilities, pick up a copy of the City of Corning Department of Parks & Recreation Summer Programs booklet or call (607) 962-0340 ext 7. The booklet is available at the Library and at City Hall, both in Nasser Civic Center Plaza. If you live closer to Painted Post, try the Craig Park Pool. Call (607) 962-7428 for hours and other information. The City of Corning offers dozens of summer fun programs from lacrosse to kayaking, special events like Stewart Water Fest and Denison Crazy Olympics, day trips, a Kids Day Carnival and much more. See the Summer Programs booklet for details. For a comprehensive listing of regional parks, nature centers, state parks, swimming opportunities & scenic areas, visit the Living in Corning pages on the Corning Incorporated website. Click here. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 22, 2007 It's not just for kids ... The "Get a Clue" Summer Reading Program at the Southeast Steuben County Library is not just for kids. Whether you are age 8 or age 80, we want you to sign up here, starting Monday, June 25. When you sign up, you are eligible for our weekly drawings for gift baskets, free books and more. The program is simple: Just keep track of the books you read over the summer. We encourage adult and young adult participants to submit short book reviews that will be posted in the Library, but you don't need to do that to be eligible for our weekly drawings. Simply record the titles and authors of the books you read. The purpose of our Summer Reading Program is to get everyone to read books during the summer. What you read is your choice. You can check out books from the Library - Library cards are free - or buy them from booksellers, or borrow from friends or search your own bookshelves for those titles you have been meaning to read but haven't gotten around to yet. From Anime to Biography to Children's Books to Zukofsky (Louis Zukofsky was a modernist poet) and everything in between, we want you to read. Reading helps us "Get a Clue" about life and the things in life that interest us. The Friends of the Library makes our Summer Reading Program possible. In addition to our reading incentives, we have a great lineup of summer children's entertainment on Thursdays from 1 pm - 2 in the Nasser Civic Center skating rink outside the Library. Each free event promotes the notion that "reading is fun." To see our schedule, click here. You don't need to sign up to enjoy the entertainment. We hope you'll participate! Sign up in the Children's Department starting Monday, June 25, or ask any Library staff member. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Scattered Leaves, unfurled Attention writers and readers: Scattered Leaves, the first online literary magazine of the Torn Page Writers Group, is complete. From its introduction in late autumn, 2006, Scattered Leaves has grown to include 94 original works of poetry, prose fiction and prose by 15 writers ranging in age from 13 to first year in college. The completion of this electronic publication marks a first for the Southeast Steuben County Library. It is also unique in the library world, unparalleled in terms of quality and quantity of content. Torn Page writers have proven themselves dedicated to a discipline that has challenged humans to excel since the dawn of written language. Because Scattered Leaves is online, its content is available to internet users around the globe. It has been visited by thousands of readers. Torn Page writers live and write in and around the Library service area: Southeast Steuben County, New York. You can learn a lot about the great group of young adults that live here by reading what they write. You can learn a little about yourself, too. So please take some time to explore Scattered Leaves. Click on the link box in the left-hand column of this page. Congratulations to the contributing writers and to all members of the Torn Page Writers Group. With the completion of Scattered Leaves, you have something wonderful to show for your efforts. Scattered Leaves will remain online indefinitely. We look forward to producing another issue in the fall. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 19, 2007 The Corning Ikebana Project The Corning Ikebana Project, a collaborative effort exploring the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging, haiku poetry and ceramics, was launched at the Southeast Steuben County Library yesterday. For details about the project and its event schedule, please click here. Or, visit the website of project organizer and ceramics artist Fred Herbst at this link. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Paul Danielson, President of the Library Board of Trustees, addressed the Southeast Steuben County Library Association on June 14. June 18, 2007 State of the Library: Use rose; Finance sound in '06 The number of people visiting the Library in 2006 increased by 5 percent from the previous year, reported Pauline Emery, Acting Library Director, during the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Steuben County Library Association on June 14. Representatives of the municipalities of the Library Association (City and Town of Corning, towns of Campbell, Caton, Erwin, Hornby and Lindley) listened and asked questions as Paul Danielson, President of the Library Board of Trustees welcomed Association members and gave a broad, positive overview of our current status. He said the Library was continuing to meet the changing needs of the public. Danielson indicated the Board of Trustees was looking ahead to assure the financial stability of the Library by managing spending and making annual contributions to grow our endowment.
In 2006, our total income was $924,000, with $573,000 of that comprised of contributions from Library Association municipalities; $83,000 from grants; $197,000 from interest, gains and fees, and $71,000 from contributions and bequests. Our total expenses for the year were $785,000, with $529,000 due to personnel costs; $16,000 for consultants; $83,000 for Library materials, and $157,000 in administrative costs. The $139,000 difference between our income and expenses was used to grow our endowment, which totaled $4.73 million as of March 31, 2007. Acting Director Emery reported on use of the Library by patrons during 2006. 158,045 patrons walked through our doors, up 5 percent overall from 2005. Children's program attendance was up 7.5 percent. Young Adult program attendance was up 8 percent. Adult program attendance was up 64 percent in 2006, thanks in large measure to our expanded roster of computer classes and strong attendance at Friday evening films. Public computer use was up 6 percent in 2006 compared to 2005. Circulation of materials was down 2 percent. Emery explained that was due to the changing needs of the public. More people are checking out movies on DVD than ever before, so much so that we have had to expand out DVD collection area with new shelving. Unlike books, patrons may borrow only two DVDs at a time.
Newly appointed trustee Danielle Major, seated at far right, was in attendance.
Acting Library Director Pauline Emery reported on Library use by patrons during the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Steuben County Library Association last Thursday. Comments & Questions & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 16, 2007 Book signing was a splash
Welles, a Corning resident, grew up on an area farm where she developed a strong identity with the land. In keeping with that, our planet is portrayed as a living being in her books, which cultivate environmental awareness and ethical decision-making. Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth, the first book in the series, was launched at the Southeast Steuben County Library in November 2005. For more information about the new book and the Gaia Girls series, visit www.gaiagirls.com. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org More Farmers Market Photos: Click Here!
June 14, 2007 Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Farmers markets are now in season. June 13, 2007 Farmers markets are open Get your locally grown fresh vegetables here, plus flowers, honey (from Leo's Honey House in Campbell), maple syrup, baked goods and a whole lot more. The Corning Farmers Market is open Thursdays from 9 am - 3 pm. Situated in Riverfront Park, Corning, NY between Centerway Square and the Pedestrian Bridge spanning the Chemung River, the Corning Farmers Market is great place to buy locally grown produce from June through October. If you can't shop on Thursdays, other farmers markets in Steuben County include: Bath Farmers Market in Pulteney Park, Steuben Street, open Wednesdays from 9 am - 4 pm through October. Addison Farmers Market, Bliss Park, Front Street, open Saturdays from 8 am - 4 pm through October. Hammondsport Farmers' Market, Liberty Street Park, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm. If you really crave the complete farmers market experience, take a day trip to the Ithaca Farmers Market, where you will find produce from family farms throughout the Finger Lakes region, organic meats, arts & crafts, entertainers and hot food vendors. Click on the underlined link in this paragraph for open hours and directions. CCC student artwork displayed The Gallery at The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes, 32 W. Market Street, Corning, will exhibit artwork from 19 Corning Community College students through Monday, July 9. Work on exhibit includes drawing, photography, digital and sculpture made in various classes during the spring 2007 semester. Artists include Jennifer Biggs, Joe Castellaneta, Michelle DeCapria, Pressley Dowler, Victoria Franzese, Matt Goetz, Ian Keith, Nancy Larrabee, Rachyl Marinich, Mary Milliken, Shannon Pilkington, Becky Savaria, Joy Sayre, Danielle Shaw, Afton Simmons, Nika Simone, Chip E. Sly, Dustin Tang-Chung and Jennifer Van Etten. A reception for these artists and Elmira artist Julie Thurber, whose work is also on exhibit in gallery, will be held at The ARTS on Thursday, June 14 from 5 pm - 7. The event is free and open to the public. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Oldest recordings are free Long before the iPod, before digital recordings, before tapes and 33 1/3 rpm records, before 45s and even before 78s, there was the cylinder. "From the first recordings made on tinfoil in 1877 to the last produced on celluloid in 1929, cylinders spanned a half-century of technological development in sound recording." That, according to the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project (CPDP) of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Donald C. Davidson Library. CPDP has digitized more than 7,000 old cylinder recordings and put them online for anyone to download. You can listen to the library's oldest recording, Selections from Il Trovatore, played by Foh's 23rd Regiment Band of New York (1894, North American Phonograph Co.) on your MP3 player or with any digital media player. Click on this link. No kidding. If opera isn't your bag, there are thousands of other selections to choose from. You can browse the collection by category including dozens of music genres, humor, political addresses and topics, sermons, foreign recordings and many more categories. Thanks to CPDP archivists, you can even browse by musical instrument. The CPDP website now includes a detailed history of cylinders and the beginnings of recorded sound, at this link. The website also includes a page of links to other resources on early sound recordings; a project overview page; and keyword search capability. Cylinder recordings are great fun to explore. Even more, they provide an intimate audio "window" on the past. As such, they also reflect the attitudes, tastes and prejudices of the times. According to the CPDP website disclaimer, "To exclude these cylinders from the digital collection would deprive scholars and the public [of] the opportunity to learn about the past and would present a distorted picture of popular culture and music making during this time period. ... The UCSB Libraries presents these documents as part of the record of the past and does not endorse the views expressed in these collections." Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Clay, flowers and poetry, 6/18
Kobayashi, the former director of Second Place East (a 24-hour emergency assistance program in Elmira), arranges flowers, not in the decorative style of western bouquets, but to create a harmony of line, rhythm and color in a tradition stemming from the 6th century and ritual flower offerings made at Buddhist temples. The example shown below is of a traditional Ikebana arrangement (artist not known).
The collaboration is part of the Corning Ikebana Project which "explores the profound beauty of the traditional Japanese art forms of ikebana flower arranging and haiku," in concert with the ceramic art of Herbst. Other aspects of the Corning Ikebana Project are: Window displays at the Information Center of Corning on Market Street from July 16 - 20; at Pure Design, 39 East Market Street from August 13 - 17. Another public demonstration and poetry reading is planned for September, with details to be announced. The Corning Ikebana Project is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered locally by The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Writers will celebrate a 1st Attention writers and readers: Scattered Leaves, the online literary magazine of the Torn Page Writers Group, is nearing the end of its first season. Members of the writers group, who range in age from 13 to 1st year in college, have until June 15 to submit short stories, poems or essays for publication in the Library's first e-zine. We expect a few more items to be submitted before the strict June 15 deadline. Presently, Scattered Leaves includes 84 original works by 13 authors. Both in terms of quality and quantity, the magazine has grown to exceed all expectations. The Library looks forward to producing another all-new, all-original issue beginning in Autumn, 07. We encourage readers to spend some time with Scattered Leaves. Whether you enjoy fantasy or literary realism, prose or poetry, comedy or drama, you will find it all in the virtual pages of Scattered Leaves. Click on the link on this page, or the Scattered Leaves link on the Library's Home Page to read what the following fine authors have to offer: Trevor Worthey, Patrick Wood, Kyle Thompson, Anthony Rainey, Pippin O'Leary, Lindsey Mulholland, Justin Mathews, Hannah M. Little, Edwin F. Kindler, Anna Hoyler, Michael Deery, Brendon Cook and Liz Burke. These authors have worked hard and achieved much. We hope you enjoy what they have produced. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org AT WORK: We count on Library Page Tristan Boris to handle many jobs, from setting up computer labs to filling in at the Children's Department and working in Circulation.ion. June 6, 2007 Staff in the limelight: Meet Library Page Tristan Boris When Library Page Tristan Boris, 16, isn't at school or playing bass guitar or working out or planning a major summer excursion, he's here at the Library, filling in wherever he is needed and helping us to deliver the "awesome service" our patrons have come to rely on. Boris, a City of Corning resident, has been a Southeast Steuben County Library page since September 2004, and in that time he has mastered the art of making himself useful when and where he is needed the most. He is known for his willingness to take on any task, no matter how demanding, and for his ability to get the job done right. An accomplished bass guitarist, Boris plays in Fusion, a youth band at North Baptist Church. He is health-minded and enjoys working with his hands. He hopes to undertake a bicycle trip to Florida in August, with friends. That's some ride! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org COMPUTER CLASSES: You can still sign up for the remaining general computing classes in our Windows 101 series, which meets every other week and runs through summer. Above, instructor Matthew Hogan and students make use of our laptop lab in the Laura Beer Community Room. Call the Reference Department at (607) 936-3713 ext 502 for details, or pick up one of our brochures. June 5, 2007 Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org National Service opportunity: Local AmeriCorps wants You!
AmeriCorps Kids First recruits receive a living allowance of $11,100 during the year, as well as an education award of $4,725 upon completion of one year of National Service. Additional benefits include health care, childcare benefits, and student loan forbearance. Applicants must be at least 18 (no upper age limit); high school graduates or equivalent, with some college experience helpful; have some related coursework or experience in community or youth service and possess a strong desire to improve the lives of young people and families. Regionally, AmeriCorps Kids First Initiative is administered by the Institute for Human Services Inc. (IHS) in Bath, New York. AmeriCorps National Service recruits mentor and tutor young people; provide emergency (short-term) assistance to families; work in domestic violence shelters; after-school program, youth centers, pre-K and Head Start programs; provide support and guidance for youth in Group Homes; and perform important literacy work. At the Southeast Steuben County Library, an AmeriCorps Kids First service member produces The Circulator, facilitates the Torn Page Writers Group, edits Scattered Leaves, the group's online literary magazine, and more. In past years, AmeriCorps members working at the Library have performed Children's Outreach and provided other services. In May, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency in Washington, D.C., awarded the local AmeriCorps Kids First Initiative program a three year national competitive grant to continue its work with local human service agencies and schools, helping at risk youth and distressed families. Funding of $352,778 was secured for the upcoming 2007/2008 program year. “We are thrilled that CNCS has recognized the quality and impact of our program, and we look forward to continuing our good work in the region” said Michael Mann, Program Director for the AmeriCorps Kids First Initiative. He noted the local program was one of only 12 chosen out of the 39 New York State applications “With the bleak funding outlook for many non-profits in the area, this award is all the more gratifying, as it will allow us to place 31 AmeriCorps members in local human service agencies and schools.” "This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals who'd like to gain experience in the human services field while also getting money to further their education or pay off student loans," Mann said. "Members get a chance to explore an area of human services not otherwise possible. This collaborative effort between the federal government, IHS and local agencies has had a tremendous influence at youth centers, schools, and many other sites serving families and youth in this region. We look forward to continuing this good work in 2007/2008." Those interested in this opportunity should call (607) 776-9467 ext. 216, email ackf@ihsnet.org for further information, or visit the IHS website at www.ihsnet.org (click on AmeriCorps link on left side of web page). The program is now accepting applications for a start date of October, 2007. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org MARY LU WALKER (with guitar) lived in the Fiji Islands during the early 1990s where she presented the weekly children's radio program, "Share the Sunlight." This photo was used on the cover of her album, The Best of Mary Lu Walker (Paulist Press). June 1, 2007 The ARTS honors Walker Singer, songwriter, recording artist and Library volunteer Mary Lu Walker, Town of Corning, will receive an ARTS' Partnership Award at the Annual Meeting of The ARTS of the Southern Finger Lakes on June 11. Walker, a regular Story Time performer in the Children's Department where she enriches our programs with her music and original songs, will be honored for functioning as a community scholar, "exploring the traditions of our area on her own, long before The ARTS had a folk arts program," according to the nonprofit organization, based on Market Street in Corning, NY. "Mary Lu continues to be involved with folk arts in our community and has been of invaluable assistance to The ARTS' Folklorist, Peter Voorheis. She is an accomplished musician who has created eight albums and one book of children's songs," The ARTS states in its electronic publication, What's Going On. Other ARTS' Partnership Award winners this year are: Kathleen Huddle, Elmira, for envisioning and single-handedly creating the first Elmira Open Studio Tour. Larry Tolbert, Corning, for making the Palace Theatre a reality on Market Street and for creating The Palace Theatre Gallery in the theater lobby. The gallery showcases regional artists. Tom Oberg, Elmira, for relocating Rural Research Labs from Pennsylvania to Elmira, creating an alternative artist space in the previously unused Carriage House building at the Arnot Art Museum. Lake Country Players, Watkins Glen, for its dedication to making theater accessible to everyone and for inclusion and support of youth in its programs. The staff of Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, for "total devotion" to the museum and to Matthias Arnot's vision to serve the surrounding communities. The awards will be presented during the Annual Meeting of The ARTS on June 11, 2007 at the Rakow Research Library of The Corning Museum of Glass, Five Museum Way in Corning. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Visit the Library Home Page Read the latest Library news in The Circulator |
Trustee Art Field, shown at left, provided a financial summary:
City of Corning Mayor Frank Coccho,
shown at right, center, made informal
welcoming remarks
to the Association prior to the meeting. Ward 6 Alderman Betty Coccho, standing at left, joined him.
Children
and adults celebrated the book launch of Gaia Girls: Way of Water in the Laura
Beer Community Room at the Library on Saturday, June 16. Author Lee Welles,
above, center, dedicated this second book in the Gaia Girls series to her mother, Jackie Welles,
right. Husband and promoter Jay Tostanoski, a 3rd grade teacher at Prattsburgh Central
School, is at left. Snacks, prizes and a reading of the first chapter by the author highlighted the
book-signing event.
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The poetry of clay, flowers and words will be featured in the Laura
Beer Community Room in the Library on Monday, June 18, 2007 from 7 pm to 9. Pottery by Fred Herbst,
organizer of the event, will be included in a display and demonstration of Ikebana - Japanese
flower arranging - by Natsue Kobayashi, accompanied by the poetry of Edward Dougherty. Detail of
a vase by Herbst is shown at left.
Herbst
is a potter and Associate Professor of Art at Corning Community College. Dougherty is a poet and
Associate Professor of English at Corning Community College.
The
AmeriCorps Kids First Initiative is recruiting for full-time, one-year positions which entail
working directly with youth and families in our region. Local AmeriCorps service members gain
professional job experience, unique training, awareness of critical issues facing youth and
families in Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Yates and Allegany counties, and the personal
satisfaction of helping others.