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11 23, 2022

Special Agent Dan Boerner discusses real-life crime scene investigation

By |2022-11-17T13:37:43-05:00November 23, 2022|

Special Agent Dan Boerner visited us earlier in November to discuss the differences between crime scene investigation in real life and how it’s depicted in entertainment. He also shares what qualifications you need for a career in forensics and how CSI has changed juries’ perceptions.

Boerner is the senior special agent for the crime scene unit of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

11 19, 2022

Creating Winter Habitats for Animals with your Garden

By |2022-11-15T10:15:56-05:00November 19, 2022|

Discover how you can transform your garden into a winter haven for pollinators like birds and insects, as well as other animals including mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Master Gardener Susan Cowling explains how. And the best part is it probably involves LESS work than you’re already doing.

You can visit our YouTube channel for more gardening and horticulture programs.

Two more tips for any gardeners out there:

  1. Did you know that you can get free veggie, flower, and herb seeds from our Seed Library? Check out our collection  the next time you visit our Main Branch. Borrow up to 15 packets of seeds per season.
  2. You should also check out the special collection from Holden Forests & Gardens’ Corning Library available at our Main Branch. In addition to a gorgeous arboretum in Kirtland, Holden also has a spectacular collection of gardening, horticulture, environmental and botany books at Corning Library within its arboretum. Dozens of Corning Library’s books are now available to borrow at our Main Branch. Thanks to a partnership between libraries, you can use your cards to check out books from this special collection. Our typical lending rules apply.
11 16, 2022

What is the Rannila Project?

By |2022-11-16T12:35:15-05:00November 16, 2022|

Discover the story of long-lost relatives separated by 4,000 miles but reconnected by an email from Switzerland and a string of happy accidents. Ron Toivonen, Anne Pohto, and Donna Lesiacsek from the Finnish Heritage Museum share the true story of a search for a lost grandmother!

11 14, 2022

Makerspace Monday: Make Your Own Sketchpad

By |2022-09-30T10:17:47-04:00November 14, 2022|

Learn how to use The HUB’s comb binder to make your own unique sketchpad or memory book! The makerspace also has a large-format printer, vinyl cutter, heat press, Cricut green-screen studio, and more state-of-the-art tech that can be used with library staff supervision.

Click here for more information on The HUB’s makerspace, including how to make a reservation. And click here for more makerspace and 3D printing ideas!

11 12, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: De-Stress with the Best

By |2022-10-28T15:10:44-04:00November 12, 2022|

The holiday gauntlet got you feeling frazzled? Meg and Cailey recommend some relaxing reads to help you de-stress, including:

  1. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
  2. Calm: Interiors to Nurture, Relax & Restore by Sally Denning
  3. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
  4. A Paris Year: My Day-to-Day Adventures in the Most Romantic City in the World by Janice McLeod

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

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