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Fun Distractions: Carving Foam Pumpkins
Ever wonder how to make a Jack-O-Lantern from a foam pumpkin? When you carve a real pumpkin, you can only enjoy your handy work for a few weeks. Check out this video from SKS Props to see how you can make a Halloween decoration that will last for years! Follow the links below for 2…
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Fun Distraction: Halloween costumes
Do you need a Halloween costume idea? Check out this video from Cleverly that shows how to make 14 creative Halloween costumes and how to create spooky Halloween makeup. https://youtu.be/X7Ixl_Tr9gQ?si=wsxOLRi_6Pp6HUVw #memoriallibraryfundistractionsseries#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary
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Two-Sentence Horror Story Contest
October is the month for horror! Memorial Library and The Writing Center are hosting a two-sentence horror story contest to celebrate. All SUNY Cortland students are welcome to participate. Entries must be submitted online by Sunday, 10/22 at https://forms.office.com/r/mebn6xvRk4. Story submissions must be original and two sentences long. The first place winner will receive a…
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Fun Distractions: Hogwarts Express
Do you like the Harry Potter series? Take a virtual ride on with the Hogwarts Express with The Jacobite steam train in Scotland in this video from Insider. https://youtu.be/VH743l6lZx0?si=QAVMdwruvRwiZOKz #memoriallibraryfundistractionsseries#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary
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BBW23: Read a Banned Book
Celebrate Banned Books Week by reading a book “they” don’t want you to read! You can find the books from last year’s Top Most Challenged Books List (https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10) in the Teaching Materials Center (TMC) and the Library’s Main collection. The top most challenged book, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is available in the Graphic Novels…
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BBW23: Lavar Burton Live on Facebook
Join Levar Burton, Banned Books Week Honorary Chair, tonight, Oct 4th, at 8pm Live on Facebook @BannedBooksWeek in conversation with Youth Honorary Chair Da Taeveyon Daniels. #BannedBooksWeek#LetFreedomRead#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary
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BBW23: Censorship by the Numbers
Censorship By The Numbers: In 2022, the American Library Association tracked the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago; 2,571 unique titles were challenged last year, up from 1,858 in 2021. Learn more at ala.org/bbooks #sunycortlandmemoriallibrary
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BBW23: Top 13 Most Challenged Books
Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022. October 1-7 is Banned Books Week. Help the Memorial Library promote awareness of the book banning and challenging that is happening today in the USA. Read a banned book, tell a friend, and support the freedom to read!
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Banned Books Week October 1-7, 2023
Banned Books Week October 1-7, 2023
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Picking Up Books at Memorial Library
Have you requested a book to be picked up at Memorial Library? Patrons can view the status of pick-up requests in their library card/account. Go to the Library tab in myRedDragon and scroll down to the lower right side of the page and click on “Your Library Account”. If you have ONESearch opened, you can…