Adult Collections and Programming
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Welcome to the First Floor of the Library. Here you will find all of the Adult materials including fiction books, graphic novels, large print fiction and nonfiction, Spanish books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and video games. Young adult DVDs and CDs have been moved to this floor and all nonfiction materials are located on the Second Floor of the Library. Susie is the Adult Services Library Assistant in charge of adult programming. Look below to see the new programs just for adults.
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Upcoming Programs
Movie Day at the Library
Thursday, February 21 2-4 PM, no registration required.
For all ages! With mystery, ticking clocks and magic this movie will take you on a magical adventure, rated PG.
Thursday, February 21 2-4 PM, no registration required.
For all ages! With mystery, ticking clocks and magic this movie will take you on a magical adventure, rated PG.
Cookbook Club
Thursday, February 21 5:30-6:30 PM, registration required.
Do you like to cook and talk about food? Cookbook Club meets once a month to share a potluck style meal. All you have to do is bring a prepared dish to share, a place setting for yourself, and the cookbook/recipe that inspired the dish.
For this meeting, our theme is, "Soups/Chilis.”
Thursday, February 21 5:30-6:30 PM, registration required.
Do you like to cook and talk about food? Cookbook Club meets once a month to share a potluck style meal. All you have to do is bring a prepared dish to share, a place setting for yourself, and the cookbook/recipe that inspired the dish.
For this meeting, our theme is, "Soups/Chilis.”
Email Intermediate
Friday, February 22nd 10-11:30 AM, registration required.
Participants will learn intermediate email skills and settings, including: how to create labels and organize emails; how to search for emails; importing other email addresses to Gmail; how to apply filters; how to set up a signature or vacation auto-reply; and creating contact groups.
Requirements: typing skills; mouse skills; Gmail email address; basic understanding of Gmail.
Friday, February 22nd 10-11:30 AM, registration required.
Participants will learn intermediate email skills and settings, including: how to create labels and organize emails; how to search for emails; importing other email addresses to Gmail; how to apply filters; how to set up a signature or vacation auto-reply; and creating contact groups.
Requirements: typing skills; mouse skills; Gmail email address; basic understanding of Gmail.
PowerPoint Basics
Monday, February 25 3-4:30 PM, registration required.
Participants will learn about creating slideshow presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Objectives include: starting a new presentation; adding slides; adding pictures; changing slide backgrounds; adding animation and transition effects; how to use presentation mode; and how to print slides.
Requirements: typing skills; mouse skills.
Monday, February 25 3-4:30 PM, registration required.
Participants will learn about creating slideshow presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Objectives include: starting a new presentation; adding slides; adding pictures; changing slide backgrounds; adding animation and transition effects; how to use presentation mode; and how to print slides.
Requirements: typing skills; mouse skills.
Club Night with Geneva Reads
Monday, March 4 5:30-7 PM
If you belong to a book club in the area, you're invited to Club Night! We'll talk about all the books we've read in the past year and this year's Community Reads. RSVP with Anne Schuhle, Executive Director of Geneva Reads: asgenevareads@gmail.com by March 1.
Monday, March 4 5:30-7 PM
If you belong to a book club in the area, you're invited to Club Night! We'll talk about all the books we've read in the past year and this year's Community Reads. RSVP with Anne Schuhle, Executive Director of Geneva Reads: asgenevareads@gmail.com by March 1.
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester Presents: Lymphedema, Reducing Risks and Managing Symptoms
Tuesday, March 5 6-7:30 PM
Do you struggle with symptoms of lymphedema? It’s estimated that 5 - 25% of those who have surgery for breast cancer will develop some degree of lymphedema. How is lymphedema diagnosed? Can it be prevented? Can it be managed? What occupational and physical therapy treatment options are available? Join us for an evening educational seminar to learn answers to these questions and more.
Tuesday, March 5 6-7:30 PM
Do you struggle with symptoms of lymphedema? It’s estimated that 5 - 25% of those who have surgery for breast cancer will develop some degree of lymphedema. How is lymphedema diagnosed? Can it be prevented? Can it be managed? What occupational and physical therapy treatment options are available? Join us for an evening educational seminar to learn answers to these questions and more.
Ongoing Programs
Adult Book Club
Join us for an evening of thought and discussion over our latest book on the last Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM. New members are welcome at any time. For more information, please contact Susie at 315-789-5303 ext. 103. On February 26th we'll be reading "The Japanese Lover" by Isabel Allende. |
Musical Moments
The Musical Moments recital series at the Geneva Public Library takes place every second Friday of the month (unless otherwise specified). For more information about upcoming performances, click here. The 2018-2019 season is underway. |
Genealogy Research Club
This club meets once a month to have the opportunity to share recent research successes and new research tools they have discovered. This is also an excellent chance to meet other community member who are interested in family history research. Click here to find out when they are next meeting.
This club meets once a month to have the opportunity to share recent research successes and new research tools they have discovered. This is also an excellent chance to meet other community member who are interested in family history research. Click here to find out when they are next meeting.
Wishlist
The Geneva Public Library always welcomes support from the community. Check out our Top 5 page to see the items that we hope to have patrons purchase to build our collection. If you purchase an item for the library's collection, once it is ordered and processed, you may be the first to check it out! Also, we place a commemorative bookplate in the item(s) to honor the donor if requested.
There are 3 ways to order something for the Library's collection:
The Geneva Public Library always welcomes support from the community. Check out our Top 5 page to see the items that we hope to have patrons purchase to build our collection. If you purchase an item for the library's collection, once it is ordered and processed, you may be the first to check it out! Also, we place a commemorative bookplate in the item(s) to honor the donor if requested.
There are 3 ways to order something for the Library's collection:
- Call Wendy at 315-789-5303 ext. 150
- Email wfreier@pls-net.org
- In person at the Main or Reference Desk