BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Southeast Steuben County Library - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Southeast Steuben County Library
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ssclibrary.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Southeast Steuben County Library
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T040029
CREATED:20251212T124538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T182105Z
UID:10009213-1770206400-1770210000@ssclibrary.org
SUMMARY:Books Sandwiched In: "Careless People"
DESCRIPTION:Each year in January and February\, the The Friends of the Southeast Steuben County Library present Books Sandwiched In (BSI)\, a lunchtime book series featuring local speakers reviewing notable works of fiction and nonfiction. Additional support comes from Books Sandwiched In comes from Card Carrying Books & Gifts.\nIn 2026\, as in recent years\, the program will take place on Wednesdays\, from January 7 through February 11\, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 171 W. Pulteney Street in Corning. The presentations will start promptly at noon.\nPresenters usually speak for 30 minutes or so\, and allow 15-20 minutes for questions. \nThis year’s fifth book presentation will be Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power\, Greed\, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams and is presented by Michaela Rossettie Azemi.\nFrom the publisher: An explosive insider account charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet\, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Meta\, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades\, and the people who made them.\nSarah Wynn-Williams is a New Zealand lawyer\, public policy expert\, and author. She was formerly the Director of Public Policy at Facebook.This is the author’s first book. \nAbout the presenter: Michaela Rossettie Azemi is an attorney and licenced real estate broker. She has been an advisor at Cornell\, Columbia and Fordham Law Schools\, and is currently a Managing Attorney\, Pro Bono Services\, at the Legal Aid Society of Mid New York.
URL:https://ssclibrary.org/event/bsi-feb-4-2026/
LOCATION:First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 171 W. Pulteney Street\, 171 W. Pulteney Street\, Corning\, 14830
CATEGORIES:For Adults
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ssclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/BSI-Feb-4-2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T040029
CREATED:20251212T124604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T160434Z
UID:10009214-1770811200-1770814800@ssclibrary.org
SUMMARY:Books Sandwiched In: "The God of the Woods"
DESCRIPTION:Each year in January and February\, the The Friends of the Southeast Steuben County Library present Books Sandwiched In (BSI)\, a lunchtime book series featuring local speakers reviewing notable works of fiction and nonfiction. Additional support for Books Sandwiched In comes from Card Carrying Books & Gifts.\nIn 2026\, as in recent years\, the program will take place on Wednesdays\, from January 7 through February 11\, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 171 W. Pulteney Street in Corning. The presentations will start promptly at noon.\nPresenters usually speak for 30 minutes or so\, and allow 15-20 minutes for questions. \nThis year’s sixth and final book presentation will be The God of the Woods by Liz Moore and is presented by Randi Hewit.\nFrom the publisher: Early morning\, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant\, Barbara Van Laar\, has gone missing. As a panicked search begins\, a thrilling drama unfolds. Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.\nLiz Moore lives in Philadelphia and is Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Temple University..This is the author’s fifth book. \nNOTE: A video interview with the author of this book\, Liz Moore\, is available through our collaboration with the Library Speakers Consortium (LSC). You can watch the interview anytime on our LSC microsite: libraryc.org/ssclibrary/105856   \nYou can watch any of the past three years of fascinating author interviews here. \nAbout the presenter: Randi Hewit is a graduate of Rollins College with a degree in sociology and women’s studies. She serves as President of the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes. Randi is also a co-founder of Card Carrying Books & Gifts\, a feminist bookstore in Corning\, NY. Card Carrying Books & Gifts is a supporter of Books Sandwiched In.
URL:https://ssclibrary.org/event/bsi-feb-11-2026/
LOCATION:First Congregational United Church of Christ\, 171 W. Pulteney Street\, 171 W. Pulteney Street\, Corning\, 14830
CATEGORIES:For Adults
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ssclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/BSI-Feb-11-2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T040029
CREATED:20260210T183314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T204804Z
UID:10009684-1770904800-1770908400@ssclibrary.org
SUMMARY:Online Author Talk | Dr Lindsey Stewart: Mojos\, Mermaids\, Medicine\, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic
DESCRIPTION:Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women\, in secrecy and subterfuge\, courageously and devotedly continued their practices and worship for centuries and passed down their traditions.\nConjure informs our lives in ways remarkable and ordinary—from traditional medicines that informed the creation of Vicks VapoRub and the rise of Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Mix\, to the original magic of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2023)\, and the true origins of the all-American classic blue jean.\nFrom the moment enslaved Africans first arrived on these shores\, conjure was heavily regulated and even outlawed. Now\, Stewart uncovers new contours of American history\, sourcing letters from the enslaved\, dispatches from the lore of Oshun and other African mystics. The Conjuring of America is a love letter to the real magic Black women used\, their herbs\, food\, textiles\, song\, and dance\, used to sow rebellion\, freedom\, and hope. \nYou can register for this free\, live\, online talk here.\nThis is one of a series of free\, live-streamed author talks made possible through the Library’s partnership with Library Speakers Consortium (LSC). You can learn more about upcoming presentations on our LSC microsite\, as well as watch recordings of presentations that you were unable to attend live. \nAbout the Author: Lindsey Stewart is a Black feminist philosopher and an Associate Professor of philosophy at the University of Memphis. She is the author of The Politics of Black Joy. Her work has been featured in Blavity\, Signs\, Hypatia\, and the British Journal for the History of Philosophy\, and she holds a 2021 Michael Beaney Prize. She lives in Memphis\, Tennessee. \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-lindsey-stewart/
CATEGORIES:For Adults
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ssclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/lsc-author-talk-stewart-Presentation.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Michelle Wells":MAILTO:wellsm@stls.org
LOCATION:https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-lindsey-stewart/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T040029
CREATED:20251218T161547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T213644Z
UID:10009237-1770994800-1770998400@ssclibrary.org
SUMMARY:Adult Book Club: “My Friends" by Frederik Backman
DESCRIPTION:This month’s book is My Friends by Frederik Backman. (448 pages) \nFrom the Publisher: In a distant seaside town\, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier\, telling silly jokes\, sharing secrets\, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning\, a reason to dream\, a reason to love.\nOut of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art\, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace\, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative\, timeless power of friendship and art. \nAbout the Author: Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove\, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry\, Britt-Marie Was Here\, Beartown\, Us Against You\, Anxious People\, The Winners\, and My Friends\, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm\, Sweden\, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and X @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk. \nThe Adult Book Club meets in-person at the Library on the second Friday of each month. If you have questions about the Book Club\, please email Linda Reimer: reimerl@stls.org \nCheck our calendar for future dates and book selections.
URL:https://ssclibrary.org/event/adult-book-club-feb-2026/
LOCATION:Southeast Steuben County Library\, 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza\, Corning\, NY\, 14830
CATEGORIES:For Adults
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ssclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Adult-Book-Backman-Feb-2026-Club.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Linda Reimer":MAILTO:reimerl@stls.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T040029
CREATED:20260210T184710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T185038Z
UID:10009685-1771941600-1771945200@ssclibrary.org
SUMMARY:Online Author Talk | Tom Couch: Smithson’s Gamble
DESCRIPTION:Tom D. Crouch\, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years\, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world’s largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. Told in rich detail\, Smithson’s Gamble reveals how\, as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration\, the Smithsonian helped to shape the nation’s developing identity.\nThe Smithsonian evolved from a small\, narrowly focused organization into an institution leading the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers\, and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited\, created a collection that documented the natural and human history of a continent. The American conservation movement and a national weather service are rooted at the Smithsonian. Smithson’s Gamble is filled with fascinating characters\, twists and turns\, and moments of triumph and tragedy\, complete with political machinations\, a bit of backstabbing\, accusations of murder\, and the occasional scandal. \nYou can register for this free\, live\, online talk here.\nThis is one of a series of free\, live-streamed author talks made possible through the Library’s partnership with Library Speakers Consortium (LSC). You can learn more about upcoming presentations on our LSC microsite\, as well as watch recordings of presentations that you were unable to attend live. \nAbout the Author: Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrative posts. Dr. Crouch has won several major writing awards\, including a 1989 Christopher Award\, a literary prize recognizing “significant artistic achievement in support of the highest values of the human spirit\,” for The Bishop’s Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright. His book\, Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space Age\, won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.\nIn the fall of 2000\, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairmanship of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board\, an organization created to advise the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
URL:https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-tom-couch/
CATEGORIES:For Adults
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ssclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/lsc-author-talk-crouch.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Michelle Wells":MAILTO:wellsm@stls.org
LOCATION:https://ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-tom-couch/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR