Stop by the library to make beautiful Valentine’s Day Cards to give to your loved ones. Open to ages 5 and up.

Join the Central Library for a read-aloud of "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park. Attendees are welcome to bring blankets and pillows and make themselves comfortable. Relax and enjoy a grown-up story time. Open to ages 12-18. No registration necessary.

Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today Area 4 Planning Council meets regularly on the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Cecile Community Center. TNT meetings are subject to change as necessary. For more information, contact TNT Coordinator Tina Zagyva at (315) 448-8178 or email TZagyva@SyrGov.net.

Meet the students from Dr. King Elementary School whose artwork will be on display throughout February. Light refreshments will be served. All ages are invited. To learn more, contact the library at (315) 435-3395.

Brenda Muhammad, local filmmaker, will screen her 2016 short film depicting daily struggles and hopes on Syracuse’s South Side. Event facilitator is Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment (FORCE) Ready Syracuse Project. Screening is free and open to the public. For more information, call (315) 435-3395.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with an adorable lawn gnome version of Romeo and Juliet.

Meet the library’s February artist, Geraldine Greig. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. To learn more, call (315) 435-3395

Newhouse graphic design students will present their designs for the South Side Tomorrow's Neighborhood Today. The project was completed as part of Pixels & Print, a weekend-long design workshop for college students. Students under the direction of their design coaches/art directors designed a logo, website and other graphic elements. This is open to anyone who would like to attend; after entering Newhouse 3, go to Room 141 on the first floor.

Michael Houston first became popular as the lead vocalist for his late brother Jeff Houston’s band, the J Project, back in the early 2000s. More recently, he had been known as the bandleader and primary lead vocalist for Michael and Anjela Lynn & Talented Ones. This new group is a new project with a return to J Project-style music — classic music with an infusion of jazz. No cover charge.

Test the Central Library's new Baby Press and make your own prints or maybe even a Valentine’s Day card for your sweetheart. This program is for skilled printmakers and novices alike. Open to ages 12 and up.