Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series

The Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series is the largest library-related lecture series in the country. Our lectures have enriched the Central New York community by presenting some of the best literary talent of our time to entertain, delight and inform our audience.

Summer Learning

Thanks for a GREAT Summer!

A child reads to a dog during the Tails to Tell program at Mundy Branch

Read to A Therapy Dog

Reading to a therapy dog is a fun and rewarding opportunity for school-age children to read one-on-one to a real, live and gentle dog. Children read aloud, one-on-one, to certified, trained dogs at the library with the dog’s handler present.

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Search the city libraries as well as many of the suburban libraries events.

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Literacy

Please choose from the Literacy pages below:

OCPL's Adult Literacy program offers a variety of materials and services in support of our mission to assist our adult learners in becoming "information literate," and to help them on a path to lifelong learning.

ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages)

OCPL offers a variety of resources to help adults learn English and improve reading, writing and speaking skills.

Some OCPL locations offer GED / TASC study groups or classes. A variety of materials are also available.