Join Emera Bridger Wilson for an overview of Indian cuisine, including its history and regional variation. Participants will get a chance to make Indian flat bread to enjoy with a previously prepared dish. Event is limited to the first 25 people. To learn more, call (315) 435-1940.

This is a short educational video on the history of the United States flag prepared by the National Constitution Center. The 15-minute video chronicles the development of and mysteries surrounding the flag. There will be three showings in honor of U.S. Flag Day at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. For all ages.

Juneteenth Festival will feature many musical performances, including Grammy award-winning headliner Loose Ends. Event will also include crafts, children’s games and retail vendors, along with a variety of ethnic foods.

Join Krysten O’Hara & Dawn Lammert, Neuroscience graduate students at SUNY Upstate, as they present a program about Simple Machines. Children will have fun learning about things that go while discovering some basic principles of physical science, using pulleys, levers, wheels, axels, wedges and inclined planes. See how these tools that have been used since ancient times and how they’re still in use today. Register with Ms. Jackie in the children’s area or call (315) 435-5442.

Juneteenth Festival will feature many musical performances, including Grammy award-winning headliner Loose Ends. Event will also include crafts, children’s games and retail vendors, along with a variety of ethnic foods.

Join at the library to create a booklist for 2017-2018. Bring your favorite book or a booklist to share.

Interested in using the OtherMill CNC milling machine to mill your own circuit boards and other projects out of wood and metal? This training will provide you with the experience necessary to operate the machine safely and knowledgeably. Ages 16 and up.

To kick-off OCPL’s Children’s Summer Learning Program, the library will feature crafts and activities. Sign up for the summer-long program and get started reading No registration required. Open to ages 0-12.

ImageNation Cinema Foundation will launch Cocktails & Cinema, a quarterly independent film series highlighting the global Black experience, starting June 24, at the Redhouse Arts Center. The Harlem-based entity will present two screenings of the independent film "Chapter & Verse." Tickets include a reception with music spun by DJ K. Black, two complimentary drinks/soda and popcorn, a Q&A with director Jamal Joseph and food sold by Soul A La Carte.

A "New York Times" Critic’s Pick, "Chapter & Verse" features Omari Hardwick ("Power," "Being Mary Jane"), Loretta Divine ("The Carmichael Show," "Being Mary Jane"), Selenis Leyva ("Orange is the New Black") and stars Daniel Beaty and Khadim Diop. In this film, reformed gang leader S. Lance Ingram returns home after serving eight years in prison, and struggles to adapt. When he assumes responsibility for Ty, a promising student who is pulled into a dangerous street gang, Lance risks sacrificing his “second chance” at freedom so that Ty can have a “first chance” at a better life.
There are two programs, one at 5 p.m., and one at 7 p.m. The reception takes place in between the two shows, from 7 to 8 p.m., so both audiences can enjoy music by DJ K Black, cocktails and networking.

Get ready for the summer, and the summer reading program, with Betts’ Summer Reading Kick-Off event. Make your own ice cream, and then create your own ice cream sundae. And while there, sign up for the summer reading program. Children and teens both welcome.