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Sometimes You've Just Gotta Read an eBook
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
Right now eBooks are pretty much all you can get from us until we open to the public again. But that’s not what I’m talking about.
Sometimes You've Just Gotta Read an eBook
Greetings from Us to You
The library doors have been closed because of the Coronavirus for more than two months now.
Greetings from Us to You
Need an Easy Phone Plan for Canada? This Could Be Your Ting
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
Many years ago, everyone in our family had an AT&T GoPhone. Everyone, that is, except for our toddler daughter, who obviously didn't need one.
Need an Easy Phone Plan for Canada? This Could Be Your Ting
Read All the Fiction You Want, but This Real World Is Crazy
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
My old girlfriend read a lot of Harlequin romance novels.
Read All the Fiction You Want, but This Real World Is Crazy
Everything You Need to Know about Mother’s Day and Then Some
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
A few weeks ago I told you how you could create your own custom Mothers Day cards...or cards of any occasion, for that matter.
Everything You Need to Know about Mother’s Day and Then Some
Carving Your Way Around Apples’ iTunes Changes
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
Bloatware is a term people use to describe software that they think is bloated with too many features...too many useless features...too many features that are useless to them...at the moment.
Carving Your Way Around Apples’ iTunes Changes
Want to Get Out of a Facebook Tussle? Throw a Block
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
Recently, I posted about how people who didn't really want to deal with Facebook could do so without giving up their privacy and without being drawn into the drama.
Want to Get Out of a Facebook Tussle? Throw a Block
Quarantined and Separated, Or Love in the Time of COVID
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
As we sit here for our sixth week in quarantine, many of us are going stir crazy sitting around with family members that we can't get away from, in houses...
Quarantined and Separated, Or Love in the Time of COVID
The Differences and Similarities for Charlie Daniels and Beethoven
Keith Gatlihg
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4 years ago
I keep email going way back...like to the 1990s. Why? So I can find stuff. I might want to find a conversation that you and I had, so that I...
The Differences and Similarities for Charlie Daniels and Beethoven
You Can Use Facebook without Turning It into a Soap Opera
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
My wife and I were talking the other day about a friend who, even before this time of social distancing, was missing out on a lot of family news because...
You Can Use Facebook without Turning It into a Soap Opera
For Those of You with the Old iPhone SE, Your Time Has (Sort of) Arrived
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
OK. I can see that a number of you are thinking, Big deal. Another new iPhone. Why should I care?
For Those of You with the Old iPhone SE, Your Time Has (Sort of) Arrived
Why Not Join Us for Some Virtual National Library Week Fun?
The folks at the American Library Association scrambled just a bit to make their theme for National Library Week 2020 appropriate.
Why Not Join Us for Some Virtual National Library Week Fun?
So You Didn’t Realize an Opera Could be Popular?
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
I can't believe I didn't think of this until now...when it was too late. But then again, I didn't really think about it until my daughter told me last week...
So You Didn’t Realize an Opera Could be Popular?
Next Stop, Says Mr. G: YouTube
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
A few weeks ago, in my post about some cabin fever relievers, I talked about the many podcasts you could listen to while you’re remaining socially distant from the rest...
Next Stop, Says Mr. G: YouTube
Mr. G’s Guide to Relieving Cabin Fever
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
How are you handling what we're calling in our house The Big Time Out?
Mr. G’s Guide to Relieving Cabin Fever
You Don’t Need a Card Store to Show You Care
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
A reminder came in my email a few days ago, telling me that it was time to get to work on a Mother’s Day card so I’d have it in...
You Don’t Need a Card Store to Show You Care
Pinwheels Spin Outside LPL for Go Blue for Kids
The Federation of Women’s Clubs is busy again to make sure the community recognizes the need to Go Blue for Kids.
Pinwheels Spin Outside LPL for Go Blue for Kids
Mr. G Does the Classics, Part II
Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
My first paying job was as a boy soprano at the Episcopal Church of Saint Andrew, in South Orange, N.J.
Mr. G Does the Classics, Part II
Mr. G Does the Classics for You Right Here
By Keith Gatling
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4 years ago
So what is "classical music,“ you wonder?‘ Is it a style? Is it a genre? Is it music written by certain long-dead composers? Is it music that's still being...
Mr. G Does the Classics for You Right Here
Need an Actual Book? Check Out Little @ LPL
You may hit that time in the next several weeks when you know you need to have a different book in your hands.
Need an Actual Book? Check Out Little @ LPL
Colleen Kattau and Dos XX will Honor Women and Latin Culture
Colleen Kattau will make sure that her Sunday, March 15 concert in the Carman Community Room will span the themes of Women’s History Month and Latin Rhythms Series.Her band Dos...
Colleen Kattau and Dos XX will Honor Women and Latin Culture
You Can Find 'Bernadette' Complex and Slightly Amazing
Sometimes the best of us can get lost without really identifying the when’s, why’s and how’s.
You Can Find 'Bernadette' Complex and Slightly Amazing
Samba Laranja Will Fill CCR with Brazilian Beats
Samba Laranja is known for its infectious beats.So, yes, when the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble visits the Carman Community Room at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
Samba Laranja Will Fill CCR with Brazilian Beats
Dale Fiegl Shows How Far His Art Has Come with February Lobby Exhibit
Dale Fiegl recalls that one day in January 2004, when inspiration whacked him, hard.
Dale Fiegl Shows How Far His Art Has Come with February Lobby Exhibit
Listen to Enzo, and bring Kleenex to 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'
If you’ve ever owned a dog, wanted to own a dog or petted a dog you passed on the street corner, bring at least one full box of Kleenex to...
Listen to Enzo, and bring Kleenex to 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'
LuBossa Kicks Off Latin Rhythm Series with Two Voices, Guitar
When Luba Lesser and Jason Kessler decided to mesh their musical talents to form the band LuBossa, something special happened.The nylon strings of his guitar and the sound of his...
LuBossa Kicks Off Latin Rhythm Series with Two Voices, Guitar
Take a Video Tour with 9-Year-Old Lucky
We received an email from LPL patron Hari today, pointing out something very great created here by 9-year-old son Lucky."My kid has been a regular user of the library and...
Take a Video Tour with 9-Year-Old Lucky
Rod Blumenthau's Dixieland Five Promises to Make the Most of That Style
A true lover of his chosen style will ring the piano keys in the Carman Community Room.Rod Blumenau's Dixieland Five will conclude the Origins of Jazz 2019 program at 2 p.m.
Rod Blumenthau's Dixieland Five Promises to Make the Most of That Style
Buy in to 'Yesterday' and All Your Troubles May Go So Far Away
A lot of really bad things could happen if all the power in the world went out at once.
Buy in to 'Yesterday' and All Your Troubles May Go So Far Away
There's a Lot to Appreciate about 'Toy Story 4,' Old and New
How much of a good thing is too much?
There's a Lot to Appreciate about 'Toy Story 4,' Old and New
Andrew Carroll Expects to See Familar Faces as He Delivers Styles of Hancock, Corea
For a piano player who’s yet to turn 30, Andrew Carroll sure has put in plenty of attention from Central New York jazz fans.As a student at Manlius Pebble Hill...
Andrew Carroll Expects to See Familar Faces as He Delivers Styles of Hancock, Corea
Mark Nanni and the Intention to Explore Style of Bill Evans in the CCR
Get set for round two of Origins of Jazz 2019.The piano sounds move back into the Carman Community Room at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
Mark Nanni and the Intention to Explore Style of Bill Evans in the CCR
Will Smith Delivers Big, Bold Strokes to the Latest 'Aladdin'
When it came time to turn the Disney resources toward the remaking of Aladdin, director Guy Ritchie went big.
Will Smith Delivers Big, Bold Strokes to the Latest 'Aladdin'
'The Public' Examines How a Library Balances Rights, Needs and Obligations to Many
There are many reasons that people enter the doors of their favorite public library every day. The programs. The WiFi. The computers. The magazines. The books, still and even.
'The Public' Examines How a Library Balances Rights, Needs and Obligations to Many
Origins of Jazz Series Shines Spotlight on Piano Styles
The Origins of Jazz series is coming back for the LPL community.
Origins of Jazz Series Shines Spotlight on Piano Styles
Here's How You Can Work Around Those Pesky Group Email Parameters
Keith Gatling
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5 years ago
Have you ever wanted to send email to a whole bunch of people on a regular basis…without having to type all their names in all…the…time? And without constantly replying to...
Here's How You Can Work Around Those Pesky Group Email Parameters
Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson Add Undeniable Chemistry for Con-Artist Fans
The big-con buddy movie surely is not new to Hollywood. In fact, this year’s The Hustle takes its cue from two generational films before it: Bedtime Story with Marlon Brando...
Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson Add Undeniable Chemistry for Con-Artist Fans
Felicity Jones Relives the Roots of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Wisdom in 'On the Basis of Sex'
Two films released in 2018 told the gigantic story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Felicity Jones Relives the Roots of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Wisdom in 'On the Basis of Sex'
Book It Any Way You Prefer
Keith Gatling
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5 years ago
Note from Communications Specialist Mark Bialczak:
Book It Any Way You Prefer
John Gora & Gorale Goes Deep with 'My Polish Roots & Beyond'
The 10th album from John Gora and Gorale delightfully covers a wide span of polka bases.
John Gora & Gorale Goes Deep with 'My Polish Roots & Beyond'
Sign Up for Library Extension and You Can See the LPL's Book List while Shopping Amazon
Keith Gatling
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5 years ago
If you’re still using Safari or Edge as your default web browser (and please don’t tell me that you’re still using Internet Explorer…even Microsoft doesn’t use that anymore), I might’ve...
Sign Up for Library Extension and You Can See the LPL's Book List while Shopping Amazon
Maybe It's Time for a New Email Address
Keith Gatling
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5 years ago
Do you have internet service with TimeWarner/Spectrum? Then perhaps it’s time to get a new email address.
Maybe It's Time for a New Email Address
Feel the Soap in Julianne Moore's 'Bel Canto,' But Who Gets Out of These Things Cleanly?
Picture a hostage situation where everybody gets along inside the gates.
Feel the Soap in Julianne Moore's 'Bel Canto,' But Who Gets Out of These Things Cleanly?
Why Not Focus on Family and Community Values?
B. Mags/Loud Librarian
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5 years ago
Jim Farfaglia presented his book Nestle in Fulton, New York: How Sweet it Was, at Runnings of Clay, to a small room of local community members.
Why Not Focus on Family and Community Values?
Feel the Pinnings on an Unlikely Friendship in 'Green Book'
At the start of Green Book, we see Tony “Lip” Vallelonga operating through famed Manhattan nightclub The Copa as if he owned the joint.
Feel the Pinnings on an Unlikely Friendship in 'Green Book'
When Stickers Don't Stick
Keith Gatling
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5 years ago
In the upper left-hand corner of the windshield of my van are two stickers. One tells me when to come back for my next oil change and the other tells...
When Stickers Don't Stick
Nobody Seems Amazed at The Rock Scaling Adversity in 'Skyscraper'
Bad guys foiled by the guy played by Dwayne Johnson?
Nobody Seems Amazed at The Rock Scaling Adversity in 'Skyscraper'
Rami Malek, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Live Up to the Challenges of Channeling Freddie Mercury, Queen
If you lived through and paid any sort of attention to the real life and times of one Freddie Mercury and the band he led called Queen, you should recall...
Rami Malek, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Live Up to the Challenges of Channeling Freddie Mercury, Queen
Go Blue 4 Kids Carries a Powerful Message
Take a good look at the blue pinwheels set up in the LPL gardens that flank the building on Tulip and Second streets.
Go Blue 4 Kids Carries a Powerful Message
Where Can I Watch This?
Keith Gatling
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5 years ago
Once upon a time, back in the 20th century, there were only two places to watch the limited number of things that were out there…on TV or at the movies.
Where Can I Watch This?
