Children's programming is also a regular feature. It is named for Oscar F. Soule, a member of a prominent Syracuse family who was very active in the business and civic community. He was a trustee of the Syracuse Public Library from 1932, and President of its Board from 1952 until his retirement in 1968. When Soule Branch opened, it housed 13,000 books and was open 48 hours a week. Soule is now open 64 hours per week from September through mid-June, and since 1988 has maintained Sunday hours through the school year.
Monthly fliers listing the specific program titles, dates and times are available in the library.
Soule also offers a photocopier, microcomputer, a comfortable reading lounge, and a large community meeting room. Murals by Margaret Huntington Boehner decorate the Children's Room. The second floor has a fifty-person capacity community meeting room. The basement collection provides foreign language books, materials to learn English and citizenship information. The video and audio book collections are among the most eclectic in the county.