Public Library | Oneonta, New York | Huntington Memorial Library

Open Hours: Mon, 9:00 – 5:30 pm | Tues – Thur, 9:00-8:00 | Fri, 9:00 – 5:30 pm | Sat, 9:00 – 4:00 pm

Renters: Know Your Rights Workshop

Wednesday, June 25, 6PM

Presented by: Legal Aid Society of Mid New York

Join the Legal Aid Society of Mid New York to find out what your rights are as a renter, how to use them, and where to turn to for support when you need it.

Dorset Button Making

Tuesday, July 8, 5:30-7:00PM

Learn to upcycle your buttons with embroidery stitches! 

All materials provided.

Gel Printing Workshop

Saturday, July 12 or 26, 10AM-12PM

Instructor: Heather Stalter

Welcome to the wonderfully unpredictable and mesmerizing world of gel plate printing!  In this hands-on and stress-free intro class, we will begin by pulling several simple background prints to get comfortable with the basic process.  We’ll then explore various techniques for overlaying these backgrounds, including making our own masks and stamps, to create layered prints that are uniquely beautiful and unexpected.  

You’ll leave with at least five prints that you can use as collage fodder, gift tags, wrapping paper, book covers, bookmarks, frameable art, or whatever you want!  

No artistic experience is necessary, and all materials will be provided.

$10 Deposit Required.

Instructor Bio:

Heather Stalter lives on a farm with her husband, four cats, two dogs, and a 20+year old cockatiel.  Her favorite things are happy animals, beautiful skies, being in the woods, and chocolate milkshakes.  She is the Head of University Archives and Special Collections in Milne Library at SUNY Oneonta.  She discovered gel plate printing by accident in January 2024 and is completely obsessed with the process, which requires no previous artistic ability whatsoever, just curiosity and the willingness to let go of control.  It has given her the creative outlet she has been yearning for, and she is excited to share it with others.

 HML Writers Group
Saturdays beginning January 11
1:30-3:30

The goal for HML Writers Group is to help writers be comfortable with themselves, with their own styles and their own needs. We’re not all novelists, or poets, or short story writers. We’re not all speed writers; trying to go-go-go on a prompt for ten minutes isn’t everybody’s writing style. And that’s all right. Writers bring what they’re working on to read out loud, or pass out copies for critique. More often than not, most of the meeting time is devoted to the act of writing, with timers set and prompts given as a springboard for a story or poem to take flight.

To register, email hmlwriters@gmail.com.
 

Genealogy Group

Meets Twice a Month

Tuesday, April 9, 2:00-4:00pm

Are you interested in genealogy? Then come to the HML Genealogy Group.

During these group meetings members work together to help each other research their family trees through a variety of library resources.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Laptops will be provided or your can bring your own.

Libby 101

Wednesday, November 20, 11:00AM

Introducing Libby, an amazing app that allows you to access library content with a few clicks of a button! Brought to you by the same developers of Overdrive, Libby is a great way to access your library’s collection of  ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines.

In this class you’ll learn the basics of using Libby, such as how to log in with your library card, how to search the catalogue for items, and how to download digital items onto your Libby app or Kindle.

Show & Tell Book Club

Meets Monthly

Last Thursday, 5:30-7:00pm

A no pressure book club where you get to choose!

Are you interested in joining a book club, but aren’t sure you would be interested in the selected titles? At the HML Show and Tell Book Club, you get to choose what you read! Each month we’ll pick a theme, you’ll choose a book fitting that theme, and at our meetings we’ll discuss what we read!

What if I don’t finish the book?

That’s ok! Even if you haven’t finished reading your chosen book you can still come to the meeting and discuss what you’ve read so far!

Can I talk about a book I’ve read previously if it fits the theme?

Oh course! We want to hear all about what you’ve read, it doesn’t matter when you read it!

Do I have to talk about what I’ve read?

If you would feel more comfortable just sitting back and listen to what others have to say about their books that’s completely fine!

Upcoming Themes:

June- Kindness

July- Summer

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