Summer 2016 Newsletter - Ellenville Public Library

Ellenville Public Library & Museum
Summer 2016 Newsletter
(845)647-5530 [email protected] www.eplm.org
Mon, Tues, Wed: 9:30am – 8:00pm Thurs, Fri: 9:30am – 6pm
Sat: 9:30am – 3:00pm
From the Director
Summer is on the way and that means
there will be more cars and people in our parking
lot. In the interest of everyone’s safety we ask
that you drive slowly and keep an eye out for
those walking, especially young children. Parents,
please help by making sure that they stay with
you.
Lots of programs are planned for this
summer. See inside for further details.
Please join us at Terwilliger House during the Fourth of July parade for refreshments
and tours of the museum, including the second
floor.
Have a fun-filled and safe summer.
Pam Stocking, Director
Celebrate Ellenville!
Images of America, Ellenville
By Town of Wawarsing Historian
Bucky Green and EPL&M
available now at
Ellenville Public
Library & Museum
$21.99 + tax
Buy it online: eplm.org
First Annual
BIKEVILLE!
Saturday, June 25
9:30am—registration at EPL&M
10:00am—Safety Tips
10:30am—Ride around Town
& on the new Rail Trail!
at the Hunt Building
for refreshments, prizes and more!
11:30am—Finish
Sponsored by: Ellenville Public Library & Museum, Ulster County
Tourism, UCEDA, Renegades Bike Club, Find Yourself in Ellenville
Terwilliger House
Local History Museum
Open Wed & Fri:
10am - 4:00pm
Sat: 10am - 3:00pm
& by appointment.
Tours Welcome!
O p en J ul y 4t h !
Photo by Pat Peters
1881 Signature Quilt
Among the many treasures in Terwilliger
House at EPL&M is an 1881 Signature Quilt,
donated by Mary Kilduff. EPL&M is happy
to announce that we have been awarded a
Conservation Treatment Grant through the
Greater Hudson Heritage Network to have this
historic quilt cleaned and stabilized by the
Textile Conservation Workshop in South Salem, NY.
Signature quilts were popular in the 1800s to commemorate
family occasions, community events, or local celebrities. They were
fundraisers for organizations or social causes. Often called
“Friendship” quilts, they are historic documents of cloth. Friends
and family would sign a piece of pre-cut fabric and quilters would
piece the quilt, a significant community activity.
While an historic practice, signature quilts are not unknown
today; in 1999, EPL&M raised funds for the Community Room
with a signature quilt. Incorporating the library’s logo, this lovely
quilt displays dozens of local names in pride of place in the building whose creation it supported.
The 1881 signature quilt is a sunburst design in white and
red. Some signatures (Childs, Warren, and Brodhead) are familiar
as Ellenville street names. Many name our region’s forebears and
early settlers: Bevier, Dewitt, VerNooy, Fairchild, Dubois and
Hornbeeck. That of Thomas E. Benedict has national significance;
before serving as public printer of the United States, Benedict
founded the Ellenville Press and served in the New York State
Assembly along with Theodore Roosevelt. Other names are unfamiliar, revealing new information. If anyone knows about the
quilt’s origins, please contact us!
Over 130 years old, the 1881 signature quilt will never be
“as good as new”. The skilled work of the Textile Conservation
Workshop will preserve it for appreciation and research. Too
fragile to hang, the quilt will be stored and displayed in a custom
archival box with a viewing window. Look for the restored 1881
signature quilt’s unveiling in the coming months!
CELEBRATE OUR
SUMMER READING CHAMPIONS
with THE PUPPET PEOPLE!
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 6:30PM
Summertime is a fun time for readers of
all ages! “On Your Mark, Get Set…Read!” this summer at EPL&M, then cross the finish line with our
Summer Reading Champions and an Aesop’s Fable
mash-up performed by the popular Puppet People!
“Summer reading programs put books in the hands of
children and helps ... build reading skills, prevent summer
learning loss, and prepare for a successful school year.”
Commissioner of the NY State Education Department, MaryEllen Elia
PROGRAMS for CHILDREN, TEENS and FAMILIES
OPERA for KIDS
TEEN DRAWING CLASS
JUNE
Tuesday, July 26,6:30pm
Tuesdays, July 12, 19 & 26
Ages 5-12
2pm-3:30pm
Get Ready, Set…
Sign up for
Summer Reading
Starts June 13th!
CHALK NIGHT CARNAVAL
Tuesday, June 28, 6:30pm
On your mark, get set...Kick
off Summer Reading with
EPL&M’s annual Chalk Night
Carnival. Draw on our sidewalks
or play carnival games to Get
Ready, Set….READ! All ages.
JULY
4th of JULY CRAFT
Saturday, July 2,10:30am
For age 5 and up
Make a star spangled whatsit!
Sign up: 647—5530.
CSI!
Thursday, July 7, 10am
Grades 5 and up.
Learn the skill of forensic
science from Thom Jones of
Empire State College. Sign up:
647—5530.
MONDAY MAKERS
July 11- August 22, 1-3pm
Ages 5 and up (children under 8
with an adult)
Build, create, sew,
knit—use EPL&M
as a makerspace on
Mondays!
RECYCLED
ROBOTS
Friday,July 8,1pm
Grades K and up
Build a robot from recycled
materials and battle to determine the Most Extreme Robot!
T-SHIRT DECORATING
Monday, July 11, 6:30pm
Ages 12 and up
Bring a t-shirt to tie dye, paint
or decorate. Sign up:674-5530.
Learn classical drawing from
direct observation with
Shawn Dell Joyce. Materials
supplied. Space is limited –
sign up early: 647-5530
T-SHIRT DESIGN
Friday, July 15, 1pm
Ages 5 and up. (Younger children should be with an adult.)
Bring a t-shirt to decorate in
honor of your favorite team
or sport.
TECH TRY-OUT DAY
Sat, July 16, 10am-noon
Grades K-8
Try out some “tech” with
Eliza Kosoy from the MIT
Media Lab: explore Makey
Makey, littleBits, or make an
LED greeting card! Sign up at
647-5530.
BEAD BONANZA
Tuesday, July
19, 6:30pm
Ages 10 and up
Brighten someone’s day with a
necklace, bracelet or even a
Minecraft magnet. We’ve got
the beads, bring your ideas!
SILLY SPORTS
Friday, July 22,2pm
Ages 5 and up
Goofy games to gear up for
the Olympics.
FAMILY FORTS
Friday, July 22,6pm
For families. Share stories
and s’mores and build a blanket
fort! Sign up:647-5530.
MINI ZEN GARDEN
Monday, July 25 6:30pm
Ages 12 and up
Get in the
relaxation game:
make a mini Zen
garden. Sign up:
647-5530.
Act out with Anne Tormela of
the Manhattan Lyric Opera.
Sign up:647-5530
HENNA
Wed, July 27
6:30pm
Ages 12 and up
(parental permission required.)
Learn about this ancient temporary body art tradition.
GET in the GAME!
Friday, July 29, 1-4pm
All ages (Children under 8
must be with an adult)
Get in the game with board
games and giant Jenga® .
AUGUST
THE GOOD
DINOSAUR
Friday, Aug 5, 1pm
PG movie. Children
under 8 must be accompanied.
The PUPPET PEOPLE!
Tuesday, August 9, 6:30pm
Cross the finish line with our
Summer Reading Champions
and an Aesop’s Fable mash-up
by the Puppet People.
ANIMAL ATHLETES
Wed, August 17,11am
Animal Embassy and their live
Animal Ambassadors will share
amazing athletic skills - frogs
that furiously unfurl their
tongues, lizards that do pushups, rabbits that sprint and
more! Meet a Veiled Chameleon,
an Argentine Black & White
Tegu, Tree Frogs, a Carpet
Python, an Eurasian Eagle Owl
and a Love Bird!
AVIATION DAY
Friday, August 19
10:30am
All ages
Let fly with paper airplanes…
It’s National Aviation Day!
PROGRAMS for ADULTS and FAMILIES
MAKING & SAVING
JUNE
It’s Story Time!
TINY TOTS
Wednesdays, 10am
June 29-August 3
(No storytime July 20)
Stories, rhymes, songs and
play time for children birth to
age 3 with a caregiver.
PRESCHOOL
For children ages 3-5
Mondays 1pm, June 27–Aug 1
(No Storytime July 4)
Fridays, 1Oam, July 8-Aug 5
ON YOUR MARK! STORY CLUB
Weds, June 29–Aug 3,1pm
Grades K-5
Stories and activities for
Summer Reading Club.
Sign up: 647—5530
LEGO CLUB!
For kids ages 5 and up. We’ve got
the Legos…bring your imagination!
Thursday, June 30, 4:15pm
Friday, July 29, 4:15pm
Friday, August 26, 4:15pm
Friday, September 30, 4:15pm
1000 BOOKS
Before
Kindergarten
Its easy and fun to foster a love of
reading and early literacy skills. Call
Susan at 647-5530 for information.
The MISU
Community String Ensemble
presents
BIRDS, BEARS, and a
SUMMER AFTERNOON
The 5th Annual Chamber Music Concert
that’s not just for children
Sunday, August 14, 3:00pm
BEE KEEPING 101
Wed, June 22, 6:30
Keith Duarte, owner of
Damn Good Honey Farm in Accord will introduce the basics of
bee keeping: hive structure, set up
and maintenance. Please sign up at
(845)647-5530.
BOOK DISCUSSION
Thurs, June 23, 6:30pm
“Miss Sally” Minich will
lead our discussion of
Olive Kitteridge, winner
of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction by
bestselling Elizabeth Strout.
PORTRAITS
of ELLENVILLE
Wed, June 29, 6:30pm
Town of Wawarsing
Historian Bucky Green
will share stories of people who
helped make Ellenville history
based on Images of A merica,
Ellenville.
SOLAR 101
Thurs, June 30, 6:30pm
Everything you need to
know about solar-photo-voltaic
technology, financing, the marketplace and consumer protection.
PERSONAL ARCHIVES
Sat, July 9, 10am-Noon
Do you have a shoebox of old
family photos or letters? Kerry
Sclafani, Archivist and Program
Coordinator at Greater Hudson
Heritage Network, will explain how
to care for and store your family
keepsakes. Jennifer Palmentiero,
Digital Services Librarian at
Southeastern New York Library
Resources Council will share tips
for making, storing and managing
digital files. Sign up: 647-5530.
AUGUST
THE RISE & FALL
of the BORSCHT BELT
Thurs, Aug 11, 7pm
A 1986 film by Peter Davis documentary about the summer journey
from New York City to the Catskill
Mountains taken by up to one
million people every year. From
bungalow colonies to budding
entertainers, the Borscht Belt
helped shape our cultural heritage.
Co-sponsored with the Catskill Resort Museum
Co-sponsored with Solarize Hudson
Valley.
JULY
MEMORY BOOK
Wednesday, July 6, 6:30pm
Birthdays, weddings, travel—
make a small keepsake memory
book of a special occasion with
Jamie Brooks. For ages 14 and up.
Bring photos and a theme you
want to memorialize. Class size
is limited; sign up early at
647-5530.
BEADED BRACELET
Wednesday, July 13, 6-8pm
Mryna Jargowski will show us
how to make a bead bracelet with
a focus on finishing skills. Class
size is limited; sign up early at
647-5530.
ONGOING
Smart/Heart Bells
Mondays, 10-11:15am
Easy, fun exercise for everyone!
Taught by Paul Widerman
(Through the end of July)
Pinochle
Mondays, 6-8pm
Drop by the library to play pinochle.
SCRABBLE
Tuesdays, 6-8pm
Serious (and fun!) word play
Bridge Club
Wednesdays, 6-8pm
Learn & play bridge!
Ellenville Public Library & Museum
SUMMER 2016 NEWSLETTER
Got Yours?
To get your Library Card at
Ellenville Public Library & Museum,
you must live in the Ellenville School District, or the
Towns of Wawarsing or Rochester and be able to
verify permanent residency with acceptable documents. These include: voter registration, driver’s
license, two utility bills, report card or identification
with current address and date. For a child to get a
card, a parent or guardian must have a library card
and agree to be responsible for the materials the child
borrows. Please call (845)647-5530 with any
questions. Got your card, and need help
using our databases or catalog? We’re happy to help!
Books, DVD, Magazines, Database and
(845)647-5530
ON YOUR MARK, Get SET...READ!
2016 Summer Reading Club @ EPL&M
Read or be read to for at least 30 days
between June 27 and August 5 to win a free
book! The first 50 Reading Champions to
meet this goal win a reading medal. Kick-off
summer at our Chalk Night Carnival and come
to our Summer Reading Celebration with
the PUPPET PEOPLE
August 9th at 6:30pm.
Call 647—5530 or stop by
EPL&M to sign up.
[email protected]
www.eplm.org
Y EST ERDAY ● TODAY ● TOMORROW ● EVER FORWARD
Ellenville Public Library & Museum
40 Center Street, Ellenville, NY 12428-1396
(845)647-5530
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Bertha Donohue, President
Nadia Maczaj, 1st Vice President
Cathleen Walsh-Eckert, 2nd Vice President
Michelle Mainolfi, Auditor of Bills
Erin Levine, Secretary
BOARD MEETINGS
Monday, June 20, July 18, August 15, 7:00pm
MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD
Marion M. Dumond, Chair
Nadia Maczaj, Vice Chair & Board Liaison
Kim Draganchuk, Secretary
Bucky Green, Town of Wawarsing Historian
Deborah Stack
LIBRARY CLOSINGS
July 4, Independence Day (Museum open!)
Sept 5, Labor Day
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