Children can celebrate their favorite characters and authors with books, songs, rhymes and fun activities.

Stop by the library to variety of fun and interesting crafts and learn techniques you may not have seen before.
Open to ages 5 and up. For more information, call (315) 435-3395.

The ACTS Community Violence and Youth Task Force will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, at the Southwest Community Center located at 401 South Ave. The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) is a grassroots, interfaith network advocating for social justice. Learn more at http://www.acts-syracuse.org/

Test your skills on the Nintendo Wii and enjoy an assortment of games. Open to ages 6 through 12. For more information, call (315) 435-3395.

Frank Kobliski, executive director with Centro, and Steve Koegel, vice president of marketing & communications for Centro, will visit the Sept. 14 Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today meeting at 6 p.m. at the South Side Innovation Center. Information will be offered on recent advocacy activities within the group's service area. The TNT Area 3 Planning Council meets regularly on the 1st Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at South Side Innovation Center, 2610 S. Salina Street. The September meeting has been moved later in the month due to the Labor Day Holiday. For more information, email TNT@SyrGov.net.

Children can celebrate their favorite characters and authors with books, songs, rhymes and fun activities. For more information, call (315) 435-3395.

Beauchamp Branch Library will screen “Cinderella” starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, and provide free popcorn to attendees. Open to all ages

The Citizen Review Board (CRB) of Syracuse is a city agency which conducts fair and independent investigations in response to complaints filed against members of the Syracuse Police Department and makes policy and disciplinary recommendations to the SPD. The CRB will host a series of community outreach and education events. Events will provide the public with information on the CRB process and the role of the CRB in the community. There will also be a discussion on how to safely interact with police officers in which the CRB will provide recommendations on how to increase the likelihood that an interaction with police goes as smoothly as possible.