Check out this sculpture called “The Hive” at Kew Gardens in the UK by artist Wolfgang Butress. It’s controlled by bees!
Read – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sculpture-controlled-live-honeybees-180960006/
Watch – https://youtu.be/yyv9zqML8-M
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Hang on to your marbles and you can build one of these Marble Music Machines! Check out this super cool contraption in Wintergatan’s YouTube video. There are also many more videos on their YouTube Channel about building this and other marble machines.
https://youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q
https://youtube.com/@Wintergatan
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How do cats use their whiskers to see?
Most cats have low vision up close, so they use their whiskers to sense and catch prey at a paw’s length. BBC earth has captured this in a slow-motion video so you can see a cat’s whiskers in action.
https://youtu.be/mdqBbvYX3MU
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Ever wonder what happens to old vinyl billboards? Watch this video about how one Earth friendly company is re-using them to make backpacks!
https://youtu.be/9Q-Lx06Q1gQ
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Memorial Library Spring Hours:
January 23 – January 29
Monday – Thursday – Open 7:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday – Open 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday – Open 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m
Regular Hours (January 30 – April 30)
Monday – Thursday – Open 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Friday – Open 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday – Open 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Spring Break
Friday Mar. 10 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 11 – CLOSED
Sunday Mar. 12 – CLOSED
Monday Mar. 13 – Friday Mar. 17 – Open 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 18 – CLOSED
Sunday Mar. 19 – Open 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
*Easter Sunday Apr. 9 – Open 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Extended Hours
Monday May 1 – Wednesday May 3 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Thursday May 4 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Friday May 5 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday May 6 – Open 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday May 7 – Open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Monday May 8 – Wednesday May 10 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Thursday May 11 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Friday May 12 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Hours are subject to change)
Please find the Spring library building hours below and also at https://www2.cortland.ed/library/about/library-hours.dot
Winter Session 1 (December 17 – January 2)
Saturday Dec. 17 – CLOSED
Sunday Dec. 18 – CLOSED
Monday Dec. 19 – Thursday Dec. 22 – Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday Dec. 23 – Monday Jan. 2 2023 – CLOSED
Winter Session 2 (January 3 – January 22)
Monday – Friday – Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday – CLOSED
Sunday – CLOSED
* Monday January 16 (MLK Day) – CLOSED
Memorial Library will be opening at 10 a.m. TODAY, December 16.
Mark Rober is at it again! A former NASA engineer, Mark has now decided to accomplish the tallest egg drop ever attempted … dropping an egg from SPACE! Will he succeed? Watch to find out …
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Extended Hours
Monday Dec. 5 – Thursday Dec. 8: Open 7:45 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Friday Dec. 9: Open 7:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 10 and Sunday Dec. 11: Open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Monday Dec. 12 – Thursday Dec. 15: Open 7:45 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Friday Dec. 16: Open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Memorial Library Hours: Thanksgiving Break
Tues Nov. 22 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed Nov. 23 – Open 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thurs Nov. 24 – Sat Nov. 26 – CLOSED
Sun Nov. 27 – Open 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
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