Teen Photography Club will meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the downtown library. The club meets monthly, and projects are shaped by teens' interests. Weather permitting, the photography challenges will take attendees outside in the downtown area. All equipment provided. Open to ages 12 to 18. Register online at: www.onlib.org/events/calendar or call 435-1900.

Create a personalized tote bag by upcycling your old T-Shirt. Learn the basics of using a sewing machine to lead your future creative endeavors. For ages 12 and up. Register in person or online at www.onlib.org/events/calendar.

Come enjoy a special showing of the first episode of Miss. Fisher’s Murder Mysteries at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. Popcorn will be provided.

Join the Central Library on the second Thursday of each month and enjoy films that are based on books. January’s movie is "Me Before You" (book by Jojo Moyes).

Meditation for Beginners will be offered at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Betts Branch Library. Distractibility interferes with our ability to listen, to focus, to respond and to feel fully alive. The 45 minutes meditation workshop will include instruction in simple meditation techniques, including breath, posture and basic principles of awareness. Judy Fancher, a meditation practitioner for 16 years, is the instructor. This program is supported by the
Zen Center of Syracuse. Please register in advance; call 435-1940.

Syracuse Inner City Rotary will host a breakfast and chat with Dessa Bergen-Cico, Ph.D., CHES, CAS Fulbright Scholar, starting at 7 a.m. Jan. 18, at PEACE Inc. Southside Family Resource Center, 136 Dr. Martin Luther King West (formerly W. Castle Street). Attendees will hear from guest speaker Bergen-Cico who was recently selected as one of this year's 100 Rotary International Peace Fellows worldwide. She's a "local girl" from the Near Westside who will study in Thailand next summer. Free parking available, and breakfast is free for first-time visitors.

Bored with television? Come learn about free audiobooks, dramas and radio plays available online and for loan at your library. For all ages and persons with print disabilities.

The Teen Advisory Board helps plan programs and makes the Central Library a great place for teens. New members are always welcome. For ages 12 to 18. No registration necessary.

This month’s book selection is "The Testing" by Joelle Charbonneau. Sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, she is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing. Teen Book Club open to ages 12 to 18. Please register online for this event at www.onlib.org/events/calendar or call 435-1900.

Family Movie Night will screen the newly released film “The Secret Life of Pets” starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Beauchamp Branch Library. Free popcorn will be provided while you watch. All ages welcome.