From July 31 to August 11, the Oswego Public Library will be collecting books to put in the Little Libraries in the Oswego County area. The Little Library Houses are small, house-shaped boxes that can be found in most public parks in Oswego County. The public can take, read and share books as they wish.
Recently, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded OCO Literacy Volunteers Program a $2,865 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
This summer, AmeriCorps partnered with APW schools and Cornell University Cooperative Extension to create a summer camp program at Camp Zerbe. Zerbe is located in the town of Williamstown. The camp program begins at 8 a.m. and goes until noon every Monday through Friday.
Twenty-one adult education students graduated from the Practical Nursing program at the Center for Career and Community Education recently, a community collaborative between Cayuga Community College and the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation.
On August 10, AmeriCorps member Alyshia Hull and Snow Scholar Olivia Sheldon will be hosting a fundraiser at the Pulaski Public Library, 4917 N. Jefferson St, Pulaski.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County still has openings for its Summer Shooting Sports Rifle Program which will be held Thursdays from 6-8 p.m., beginning August 24 at North Sportsmans Club, West Monroe.
A special election is scheduled for July 25, from noon to 8 p.m. at Oswego Town Hall to vote on resolutions to consider bond issues for the purchase of highway equipment. These resolutions will establish the creation of long-term bonds for payments, rather than using ordinary bank loans.
Hands-on opportunities and academic strengths contributed to SUNY Oswego being ranked fourth recently in College Magazine’s “Top 10 Colleges for Broadcast Journalism.” Oswego’s facilities include “three fully equipped state-of-the-art digital TV studios plus audio/radio production labs and recording studios,” the magazine said. “Students work hands-on in class and student-run groups,” including WTOP-10 TV, WNYO radio and The Oswegonian, the article noted.
Longley Brothers Dodge has teamed up with the city of Fulton to co-sponsor the Fulton Jazz Festival kickoff 7 p.m., August 10 with the Easy Money Big Band. Admission for this event and the entire festival is free.
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