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🌱 How an award-winning volunteer is boosting West Elmira Library’s children’s books
And check out CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE on the West Elmira Patch calendar

Good morning West Elmira! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an award-winning volunteer is boosting West Elmira Library’s children’s books
Also on today's calendar: West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in West Elmirafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Cloudy; colder with some snow, with a high of 26 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: A couple of flurries, temps: high: 32, low: 17.
- Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 13 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Friends of the Chemung Co. Library District Board Member Honored with State Library Award (weny.com) — West Elmira Library is among the Chemung County branches benefiting from longtime volunteer Joe Caparulo’s award-winning service. After three decades with Friends of the CCLD, he helped turn the annual book sale into a permanent bookstore, and new funding will add about 100 fresh children’s books to the district’s collections.
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📸 Around West Elmira
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Elmira
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★ Featured events ★
- CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE
Clemens Center, 207 Pkwy, Elmira
7:00 pm
Monday December 15
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Other local events
- RFB-2844 HOT MIX ASPHALT (FOB)
Chemung County, NY Calendar
2:00 pm - West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club
West Elmira Library (Chemung County Library District) , 1231 W Water St , Elmira
3:00 pm - Beecher 6th Grade Winter Concert
Beecher Elementary
6:00 pm - West Elmira - Knit and Crochet Club
West Elmira Library (Chemung County Library District) , 1231 W Water St , Elmira
3:30 pm - Coburn Choral and Instrumental Concert
Coburn Elementary
5:30 pm - Hendy Instrumental Music Winter Concert
Ernie Davis Academy
6:00 pm - RFB-2834 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION FOR SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADE-CHEMUNG COUNTY JAIL
Chemung County, NY Calendar
2:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
📣 West Elmira Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- EHS Choir Winter Concert
Elmira High School
7:00 pm - Bookmobile - Book Club Discussion
Bulkhead Hardware , 1145 Pennsylvania Ave , Elmira
1:30 pm - Winter Winser Market
Elmira, NY Calendar , 200 North Main Street , Elmira
4:00 pm - Steele Teen After hours NERF Battle
Steele Memorial Library (Chemung County Library District) , 101 E Church St , Elmira
6:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Elmira
- Elmira College launches Cannabis Career Certificate programs (weny.com)
- Ernie Davis Community Center in Elmira in line for major $9.5M upgrade (stargazette.com)
- Elmira police investigating Southside shooting that injured 1 person (stargazette.com)
Southport
- Chamberlain Acres claims town unfairly blocked event center (mytwintiers.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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