News & Press
OCPL Communications Department
Tom Walters, Communications Director
315-435-1900
October 2023
More Than Just Books: Friends of the Central Library Bring Popular Authors to CNY [October 7, 2023]
Check it Out: Not Too Spooky Library Fun [October 14, 2023]
Ted & Amy in the Morning - 93Q: Library Halloween Events [October 17, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Betts Library offering free Halloween costumes for kids [October 18, 2023]
Tell Me Something Good on Channel 9: Betts Branch Library Costume Exchange [October 20, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Lego Club at the Elbridge Free Library [October 21, 2023]
Check it Out: A Year of Reading Runway at SYR [October 28, 2023]
September 2023
Spectrum News: Literacy Tutoring at White Branch [September 20, 2023]
Check it Out: September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and Much More! [September 16, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Help fight hunger with Onondaga County Libraries and CNY Food Bank [September 16, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Iris at Beauchamp for Hunger Action Storytime [September 14, 2023]
WAER: Public library storytime series aims to raise awareness of hunger [September 11, 2023]
Bridget Street on Channel 9: Food Bank of NY, Onondaga County libraries tam up to address hunger [September 11, 2023]
Channel 9: Light A Candle for Literacy Book Parade [September 9, 2023]
Spectrum News: Light A Candle Preview with Brad Vivacqua [September 8, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Light A Candle Event Preview [September 7, 2023]
Dave Allen Podcast: Light A Candle For Literacy Preview [September 5, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Light A Candle for Literacy Parade & Book Festival [September 2, 2023]
Check It Out: Join the Literacy Parade [September 2, 2023]
August 2023
Check It Out: Meet Solvay Public Library's Superhero Guy [August 19, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Enjoying History with the Jordan Library [August 19, 2023]
Check It Out: Ending the Summer on a High Note [August 5, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Crafternoons at the Library of Jamesville and DeWitt [August 5, 2023]
NCC News: Solvay Public Library Gets Kids Excited About Reading Through its First ComicCon [August 1, 2023]
July 2023
CNY Central: Beat the Heat: Indoor and Outdoor Fun in CNY [July 5, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: ESM Grad Jim Joseph and his Book, "Out & About Dad" [July 6, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Splashpad and Summer Reading at Fairmount Library [July 8, 2023]
Check It Out: More Summer Fun with OCPL [July 8, 2023]
NewsChannel 9: Christie Casciano Reads at East Syracuse Free Library [July 13, 2023]
NewsChannel 9: Marcellus Library Park Dedication [July 16, 2023]
Check It Out: Summer Reading Program Performers and Events [July 21, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Community Cookbook & Telehealth Booth at Central Library [July 22, 2023]
Check It Out: Summer is Halfway Over [July 22, 2023]
Eagle News: Baldwinsville Library's New Children's Library [July 24, 2023]
NewsChannel 9: Comic-Con for kids at the Solvay Library [July 31, 2023]
June 2023
More Than Just Books: Skaneateles Library Monthly Guitar Concert Series [June 10, 2023]
Check It Out: Summer Reading Preview [June 10, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Summer Reading / Haircut Day at Manlius [June 22, 2023]
The Southside Stand: Voting in Progress for Council, BOE, and County Leg [June 23, 2023]
Check It Out: Ice Cream, and Summer Reading [June 24, 2023]
Ted & Amy in the Morning - 93Q: OCPL Summer Fun [June 30, 2023]
May 2023
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Creator of the Doonesbury Comic is coming to Syracuse [May 1, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Syracuse Weavers Guild display at the Salina Free Library [May 13, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Fayetteville Free Library Basement Book Sale [May 16, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Library of Things can keep your family entertained this summer [May 27, 2023]
Check it Out on WCNY: Which Children's Library is the Best? [May 27, 2023]
Ted & Amy in the Morning - 93Q: Onondaga County libraries June events [May 31, 2023]
April 2023
More Than Just Books: The Paine Branch Library Knitting Group is looking for members [April 1, 2023]
Check it Out: Spring Break activities at OCPL [April 1, 2023]
Ted & Amy in the Morning - 93Q: Onondaga County libraries Spring Break rundown! [April 3, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Poetry Bash at Petit Branch Library [April 10, 2023]
Check it Out: Book-Spine Poetry Competition [April 15, 2023]
More Than Just Books: 'Reading Buddies' is a learning show [April 15, 2023]
Channel 9: Volunteers host refugee family at Onondaga Free Library [April 17, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Onondaga County Public Libraries celebrate National Library Week [April 25, 2023]
Syracuse.com: Pulitzer Prize winner and Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau to visit Syracuse for library lecture series [April 26, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Onondaga County public library system hosting preservation events [April 29, 2023]
Check it Out: Profile on Northern Onondaga Public Library [April 29, 2023]
March 2023
More Than Just Books: Betts Branch Library Tax-Aide program for tax season help [March 4, 2023]
Check It Out: March Madness [March 4, 2023]
Watch Again on Channel 9: St. Patrick's Day Parade [March 11, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Sorting and distribution to get books to library patrons quickly [March 18, 2023]
Check It Out: With Reading Buddies' Dusty [March 18, 2023]
February 2023
Channel 9: Local man who bikes around US promoting blood drives helps out in CNY [February 27, 2023]
Spectrum News: Winter Recess Activities Hosted by Onondaga Co. Libraries [February 22, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Sankofa Room at the Beauchamp Branch Library pays tribute to Black history [February 19, 2023]
Check It Out: What to Do for Winter Break [February 18, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Onondaga County libraries teaching kids on the road [February 17, 2023]
Dave Allen Podcast: Winter Break Week Events [February 17, 2023]
Ted & Amy On Demand 93Q: Winter Break At The Library [February 15, 2023]
Check it Out on WCNY Radio: Reading Runway Recap [February 4, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Raging Romantics Podcast deep dives into the romance genre [February 4, 2023]
January 2023
Check it Out on WCNY Radio: A New Way to Choose A Book [January 21, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Fayetteville Free Library Mahjong Club [January 21, 2023]
Channel 9 News: Libraries team up with the Syracuse Crunch [January 16, 2023]
Orange Nation on 97.7 ESPN: Tom Walters on Orange Nation - Preview of OCPL Day with the Crunch [January 13, 2023]
Bridge Street on Channel 9: Crunch team up with Onondaga County Library [January 13, 2023]
Check it Out on WCNY Radio: Libraries Have Legos! [January 7, 2023]
More Than Just Books: Memory Kits for patrons with dementia and memory loss [January 7, 2023]
93Q Street Talk: Street Talk with Manlius Library [January 7, 2023]
