Summer 2013 - Albert Wisner Public Library

Summer 2013
Summer Fun @ Your Library!
Family Museum Passes
Foundation Summer Concerts*
Avram Pengas & The NOGA Group
Fri. July 19 • 7pm Outdoor Concert
The Library is pleased to offer free passes
to 4 museums:
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, NYC
New York City Fire Museum, NYC
Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie
Museum at Bethel Woods, Liberty
The passes may be checked out for 3 days by AWPL
cardholders only, and no holds are permitted. Please
call the Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3 to check on
availability.
For more details visit:
www.albertwisnerlibrary.org
Roots & History of Finger Style Guitar - John Sheehan
Sun. August 24 • 3pm
* made possible by a generous donation to the AWPL
Foundation by Jonah Mandelbaum & Donna Applegate
movies, crafts, games, storytimes - programs for adults, teens & kids!
The community’s favorite place to meet, to learn and to discover.
Summer 2013
Adult Services & Programs
Except as noted programs are free & open to all adults residing in the WVCSD.
Registration required: online at www.albertwisnerlibrary.org or call 986-1047 ext. 3.
June
Exhibits
Starting Your Family Genealogy Project:
Hands-On with Ancestry.com and
Heritage Quest
June 29 • 2pm
Where to begin searching for your family’s
roots? Local history Librarian Sue Gardner will
show the basics of the two genealogy services
the Library offers. Registration is required;
space is limited.
July
Ivengar Yoga Workshop
July 6 • 2pm
Introductory yoga class for all adults, both
young and old. No previous yoga experience
necessary.
Yoga helps develop balance
strength, flexibility, and increasing range of
motion and foster stress reduction.
Climbing Kilimanjaro - A Splendid
Adventure
July 11 • 6:30pm
After the last of his five daughters finished
college, Arthur Baxter decided to realize a
dream he first had as a kid in Miami. He went
to East Africa in September 2008, planning
to visit Tanzania, go on safari, and attempt a
climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. It was an
unforgettable adventure. Discussion & slide
show.
2nd Friday Films
Film , Discussion, Refreshments
“What makes a family?”
Summer Series
The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13)
July 12 • 7pm
Starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, and Thandie
Newton.
Transfer Technique for Artwork
with Jacinthe Battaglino
July 13 • 9:30am
No mess! Learn an easy transfer method for your
favorite images. Transfers can be used to create cards
or artwork. Photocopies, newspaper and magazine
images may be used.
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Avram Pengas & The NOGA Group
AWPL Foundation Summer Concerts
July 19 • 7pm
Join us for an outdoor concert. East meets West
in this original and unique fusion of songs and
musicians from around the world.
Time Travels & Global Connections
with Jon Hunner
July 29 • 6:30pm
Learn about efforts by people in Africa, Europe,
and the U.S. to use local historical resources to
make the past come alive. Time Travel has held
events where thousands of people have roleplayed living in the past. Time Travelers are
re-creating the past in school classrooms and
museums.
August
Career Transition Assistance Program
(CTAP)
with Gregg Knowles
August 3 • 9:30am -3pm
Participants will learn how to write customized
resumes and cover letters that portray their skills
and accomplishments and land interviews. They
will also identify effective job search strategies,
and prepare for traditional and behavioral
interviews.
2nd Friday Films
Film , Discussion, Refreshments
“What makes a family?”
Summer Series
Spanglish (PG-13)
August 9 • 7pm
June
Lower Gallery
4th Annual Exhibit
Warwick Atelier
Display Cases
The Events of Life
by Laurie Wettstein
July
Lower Gallery
The Art of Tom Denaro
Display Cases
Sailing Ships by Roy Osterberg
August
Lower Gallery
Doodles & Dreams
by Charles “Duke” DeFesi
Board Room
Quintet Photographers
Capturing Life
July 1 - Sept. 15
Main Level
It’s All Relative
Community Art Show
Monday
Afternoon
@ the Movies ~ 1pm
July 1 - Cloud Atlas
(R) 172 min.
July 8 - Salmon Fishing in
the Yemen (PG-13) 107min.
July 15 - Hyde Park on
Hudson (R) 94 min.
Starring Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega.
July 22 - Hitchcock
(PG-13) 98 min.
You Are Here: Getting Lost in the South
Pacific & Finding Myself Back Home
July 29 - Midnight in Paris
(PG-13) 94 min.
August 11 • 12:30pm
Using personal stories and photography from her
travels, Sarah Jackson tells the often funny, sometimes
sad and always honest story of her journey to find a
meaningful path in life.
Special Bonus: performance by her dad, jazz guitarist
Mike Jackson and refreshments.
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Aug. 5 - Invictus
(PG-13) 134 min.
Aug. 12 - J. Edgar
(R) 137 min.
Aug. 19 - The Secret Garden
(G) 101 min.
Summer 2013
Tai Chi with Ron Gee
Aug. 14, 21& 28 • 6:30pm
September
Living with a Star
with Dr. Charles P. Holmes, Ret. NASA
Aug 15 • 6:30pm
Don’t miss this “SUNsational”presentation by
Dr. Holmes,which will feature clips from the
DVD, Solar Max, the hottest new film under the
sun! Learn how we study the sun, how it works,
how old it is, and how long will it last.
Roots & History of Finger Style Guitar
with John Sheehan
AWPL Foundation Summer Concerts
August 24 • 3pm
Starting with 16th Century European traditions
John will play his way up through contemporary finger style guitar to end the program.
2nd Friday Films
Film, Discussion, Refreshments
“What makes a family?” ~ Summer Series
Martian Child (PG)
Sept. 13 • 7pm
Starring John Cusack, Bobby Coleman,
Amanda Peet
Tai Chi with Ron Gee
Sept. 11, 18, & 25 • 6:30pm
Participants will learn standing meditation,
simple qigong exercises, and some basic
taijiquan postures. Classes are limited to 30.
Register for each session individually.
“Book Mobiles”
Repurposed Book Art
Sept 19 • 6:30pm
Turn an old book into a 3D art piece using
folding techniques and your imagination. All
participants are invited to exhibit their mobiles
in a display at the Library.
Complete five squares in a row - BINGO!
(across, down, or diagonally)
Bring your card to the Help Desk to claim a
prize & enter the Grand Prize drawing.
You may have multiple entries.
Grand Prize
Letterboxing at the Library
July 26 • 6:30-8pm
Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime
combining artistic ability with delightful
“treasure-hunts” in beautiful, scenic places
that all age groups can enjoy.
• Learn the basics
• Create a personal stamp
• Participate in a “Literary Treasure Hunt.”
$25 Warwick Merchant’s Guild Gift Certificate
Wrap up the evening
at our ice cream
social!
Grand Prize drawing - Sept 3
Registration Required.
$50 Warwick Merchant’s Guild Gift Certificate
2 Runner Up Prizes
Knitters & Stitchers Group
Meets every Thursday
9:30am and 6pm
All needlecrafters invited.
Work on projects and
exchange information and
techniques.
No registration necessary.
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The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
Fried Green Tomatoes
by Fannie Flagg
What We Keep
by Elizabeth Berg
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
Dead in the Family
by Charlaine Harris
In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson
Family Fang
by Kevin Wilson
Chess - Wed. at 5:30pm
All levels welcome, teen & adult
Mahjong • Scrabble
Cananasta
Contact the Help Desk
986-1047 ext. 3
[email protected]
Warwick Doll Makers Guild
ART doll artists (18 +) are
invited to join in monthly
meetings to discuss &
exchange techniques and
ideas. Interested? contact:
Lillian Alberti at
[email protected]
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Why Be Happy When You
Could Be Normal
by Jeanette Winterson
Room
by Emma Donoghue
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
Beach Reads!
Pick up your bingo card at the Help Desk and
receive a prize just for registering.
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Foer
House Girl
by Tara Conklin
It’s All Relative
Bookshelf Bingo
Read & Play Bingo for prizes this summer.
June 24 through August 30
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
It’s All Relative
Participants will learn standing meditation,
simple qigong exercises, and some basic
taijiquan postures. Classes are limited to 30.
Register for each session individually.
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Battle Hymn of the
Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
Snow Flower and Secret Fan
by Lisa See
The Memory Keeper’s
Daughter by Kim Edwards
Give the Gift of Life!
Blood Drive
@ the Library
July 17
see website for details or
call 986-1047 ext. 3
Summer 2013
Children’S Programs
Programs are free & open to all children residing in the WVCSD.
Summer Reading 2013
Dig into reading
Summer Reading 2013
Young readers: Don’t fall back over the summer. Keep up your reading skills.
Join a summer reading program! Registration begins Saturday, June 15 in the Children’s Room
Summer Reading Club
Preschool through 2nd Grade
July 8 through August 11
When children register, they:
Receive an “Official Reading Record Folder.”
Record the titles of the books they read or
that are read to them.
Show the Reading Record to the librarian in
the Children’s Department, have it stamped
and receive stickers and other stuff! Children will receive points
based on what they have read. These points can be spent in
our prize shop!
Folder stamping begins July 8.
Book Challenge 2013
Independent readers
completing 3rd through 5th grades
From our list of age-appropriate books,
you select 3 to 6 books to read. When
you check out your book, you receive a
sheet with questions to answer about the book. Reading must
be completed by Aug. 17. When you finish, come in and receive
your book pack filled with some prizes.
On Sat. Aug. 17 at 1:00 join us at a “make your own sundae”
party for those who have completed the program.
See the Children’s Librarian for the reading list.
Dig Into More reading Adventures...*online registration available
Battle of the Books 2013
Talk-It-Up *
This is a book trivia program for
children who have competed
grades 3, 4 or 5.
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•
Grades K-2
Form a team with friends
Read the books on the list
Battle Tournament Aug.17, 9:30am
Prizes for all
registration begins June15
Family Craft Night *
Make a craft together !
Mondays at 6:45pm
There will be a different craft each week
that you and your child can make together.
Date and CraftRegister
July 8 - Beaded Bookmark June 15
July 15 - Veggie Printing June 22
July 22 - Suncatcher Dinos June 29
July 29 - Cave Paintings & Fossils July 6
Aug. 5 - My Pet Rock
July 13
Register online or in the Children’s Dept.
Recommended for children 5 and up
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We will read a book, & then talk about the story &
pictures, includes a craft or activity.
Fri.10:00-10:45 (July 12 - Aug. 9)
Date Title
July 12 Diary of a Worm
July 19 Jack & the Beanstalk July 26 Honey, Honey Lion Aug. 2 A Rock is a Living Thing Aug. 9 How to Be a Pirate Register
June 22
June 29
July 6
July 13
July 20
Family Letterboxing Treasure Hunt *
Fri. July 26, 6:30 - 8pm
Grades K -5
Register July 6
Join us for a fun evening of treasure hunting.
Learn the basics of letterboxing and create your own
stamp. Armed with your stamp, join in the hunt as you
follow clues through the Children’s Library to “dig up” the
treasure boxes. Each box contains a journal for you to mark with your stamp. After
an evening on the treasure trail join with fellow hunters for an ice cream social on
the Children’s patio.
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Summer 2013
Read, Play, Learn! *...online registration available
Lego Sunday
July 7, 21 and Aug. 4 from 2:00-3:00
Drop-in
Ages 4-10
Teddy Bear Sleepover *
Chess Club *
Thurs. July 11-Aug.8 at 6:45
Register June 15
Grades 2- 5
Learn to play or improve your skill.
Fri. July 12 at 6pm & Sat June 13 at 9:30am
Register June 15
Ages 3 -6
Come hear some bedtime stories and tuck in
your teddy bear for the night. Your bear or
another special friend will sleep over. Come
back at 9:30am on Sat. and have breakfast with
them.
Gnome Gardens *
Dinosaur! Dinosaur! *
Wed. July 10 at 11:15
Register June 15 Grades K - 3
Naturalist Deb Keane will show us how to
create a miniature gnome world with moss,
pebbles, sticks and more.
Fri. July 19, at11:15am
Register June 15
Ages 4-7
Participate in various dinosaur activities.
Pat’s Pals *
Fri July 12 at 11am
Fri. July 26 at 11:15am
Register June 22
Grades K - 3
Use the sun and special paper to create pictures.
Register June 15
Ages 4 - 9
Learn how how animals adapt to summer heat
in this hands-on presentation.
Storytimes...
Register at the Library 6/15-6/27
Preschool Storytime
Children 3-5
Includes great books, finger plays, songs
& a fun craft!
Toddler Time
Ages 18-36 months
Toddlers will be introduced to the world of
books through stories, fingerplay, & songs.
Drop-in Saturday Morning Storytime
July 13 - Aug. 10, 10:30 - 11:15am
Ages 2-7 (no registration required)
Pajamatime *
Wed. July 10-Aug. 7
7-7:45pm
Wear your PJs, bring a pillow or
stuffed animal & enjoy some stories.
Registration for each session begins
Sat. June 15.
For families with young children.
Music with Melinda
July 8-Aug. 5 ~ Mondays at 10:00
Ages 10m.-36m.
Registration at the Library
begins Sat. June 15
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Nature Prints *
Music Fun with *
Kurt Gallagher
Wed. July 24 at 11am
Ages 2 - 7
Registration begins June 15
Join Kurt for a special family
music program for young
children. Get up and shake
your sillies with Kurt!
Tuesday Evening Programs at 6:45pm*
Grades 2 - 5
Date and ActivityRegister
• July 9 & 16 - Ancient Egypt June 15
(Must attend both sessions)
• July 23 - Pasta Construction
June 22
• July 30 - Origami
July 6
• Aug. 6 - Paper Beading
July 13
Hooray for Kindergarten! *
Wed. Aug. 22 at 10:30-11:15
Register July 28
Going to K this Fall? Come to the Library for a
special kindergarten storytime.
Pirate School
*
Wed. July 31 at 11am
Dig Deep Read
Magic Show
with Jim Vagias *
Fri. Aug. 9 at 11:15am
Ages 3 - 9
Registration begins June 23
Come for a magical
adventure packed with
comedy and audience
participation.
Ages 3 - 8 Register June 6
A madcap, swashbuckling show that will teach
you how to be a good pirate!
Dinosaur’s Rock *
A fossil adventure show & exhibit
Fri. Aug. 2 at at 11am
Ages 4 - 10 ~ Register June 15
Children will see some real and some replicas of
dinosaur bones and fossils. Everyone will get to
take home a fossil of their own.
More Storytime Totes!
Thanks to the generosity of Glenn P. & Susan
D. Dickes, the Library has added 13 new totes
to the collection.
Pirates • Arctic Animals • Rainforest Animals
Numbers • Nursery Rhymes • and more.
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Bossy Frog Concert*
with Jeffrey Friedberg
Wed. July 17 at 11 am
for Kids & Parents
Registration begins July 15
A family friendly concert
with original & traditional
music. Join us for a fun time
of clapping and stomping.
Summer 2013
Teen Summer Reading Program and Events!
Except as noted programs are free & open to all teens residing in the WVCSD.
Registration required: online at www.albertwisnerlibrary.org or call 986-1047 ext. 3.
Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
Friday, June 28 • 5pm to 6:30pm
Sign up to volunteer this summer, hear about our programs,
and make some paper gnomes! We’ll have some craft stations
set up for fairy wings and more. Drop in!
Create Your Own Comic Book Character
Tuesday, July 9 • 2pm to 3:30pm
Learn to draw face sheets for your very own comic book character with local comic artist Danielle Barbour. All materials will be
provided.
Flotsam, Jetsam, Awesome!
Wednesday, July 17 • 2pm to 8pm
Calling all fans of Project Runway! Designers: create
your own ocean-inspired couture using the recycled materials
we provide. You’ll have 5 hours to design and create your look.
Runway show begins at 7pm. Friends and family are welcome
to attend!
Letterboxing Scavenger Hunt
July 26 • 6:30-8pm
It’s a library-wide scavenger hunt! Learn what letterboxing
is all about as you search for clues and win prizes. Complete
the scavenger hunt and win a free book!
• Learn the basics
• Create a personal stamp
• Participate in a “Literary Scavenger Hunt.”
Wrap up the evening at our ice cream social!
Hidden Depths: Create a Collage
Tuesday, July 30 • 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Sunken pirate ships, mermaids, and the lost city of Atlantis
await you! Local artist Margaret Potemski will help you create
an ocean-inspired collage using paint, paper, pictures, and
more.
Lurking Beneath the Surface: It’s Shark Week!
Wednesday, August 7 • 6pm to 7:30pm
Who doesn’t love Shark Week? Come celebrate everything
shark at the Library. Enjoy a cup of chum punch as you test your
knowledge of shark trivia.
Teen Battle of the Books
Tuesday, August 13 • 2 - 4pm
Gather your friends and form teams of up to 4 players for a
fun trivia contest to be held this August. 7th -12th grade
Books will be available at the Help Desk.
Learn about The Battle and more at the Summer Reading
Kick-Off Party ~ Friday June 28 at 6:30pm (See listing on
this page)
This year’s titles are:
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
White Cat by Holly Black
Legend by Marie Lu
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
by Georgia Bragg
Teen Battle of the Books is made possible with a generous
donation from Glenn P. & Susan D. Dickes.
Going on Vacation? Suspend Your Holds.
Teen Summer Reading Program
June 28 through August 10
Read books and review them to win prizes! We’ll announce
a weekly winner each Saturday. Read any book you want.
There’s no required reading list, but suggestions are available
at the Help Desk. Fill out a bookmark slip at the Help Desk
or enter online by clicking the link for Teen Summer Reading Program from our website. Log your reviews and get
a chance at a weekly prize. Win movie tickets, T-shirts, free
books, and more!
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You are waiting for a popular book and it arrives
for you while you are out of town: don’t let this
happen to you.
Suspend your HOLDS
This ensures that your hold isn’t filled while you are away (so
that you don’t miss picking it up on time) and your hold maintains the same place in line while suspended.
It just takes a few clicks to do. Please visit our website for complete instructions or call the Help Desk at 986-1047 ext. 3.
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Summer 2013
E-Library News
Physical books will be a part of our collection for a long time, but we continue to grow our collection of digital content as
our users move with increasing frequency to these new devices and formats. If you have already purchased an e-reader,
learn how to borrow content from our website. If you have been reluctant to enter into this new age, let us make it easier
for you. Borrow an e-reader with books and magazines already pre-loaded and take the first exciting step into this new
world. Either way, all you need is your AWPL library card, and as always, we are here to help.
Dear Library Users,
Planning a trip or vacation this summer?
Did you know that the library can provide
lots of things to bring with you? Of course,
you can check out books and audio books
but there are lots of other things that
won’t take up any room in your suitcase.
We provide two different resources for downloading audio
books to your iPod, MP3 player or computer. OneClickdigital
and Overdirve are both available through our website and
provide access to downloadable audio books. Overdrive
provides access to ebooks as well. They can be downloaded to
your Kindle or Nook, computer and other Apple and Android
devices.
We also offer magazine downloads through
the Zinio magazine database.
Our new indieflix streaming movie
service offers online access to over
4,500 award winning shorts, feature films and documentaries
from more than fifty different countries.
Wherever your travels take you, as long as you have access
to our web page and your library card, you can use these
materials. Come visit or call us at the Help Desk for assistance
in setting up an account or downloading any materials.
In addition to these services, we also offer Kindle and Nook
devices to check out. The devices come preloaded with a wide
variety of bestselling titles. Some models provide access to
magazines, newspapers and the internet. Our Kindle Fires
allow access to movies and TV shows through the Amazon
Prime service.
Use these resources to make your summer activities even
more enjoyable! We would love to hear how you used them
this summer!
Have a happy and safe summer,
Laurie Angle
Help Desk Librarian
AWPL Foundation Scholarship Winners 2013
The Albert Wisner Public Library Foundation congratulates the
winners of its 7th annual college scholarship competition. All are
seniors at Warwick Valley High School: Alan Held, Olivia Oleck
and Nyssa Shaw-Smith Gendelman. The students responded
to the essay topic “How we can reduce Warwick’s dependence
on polluting fossil fuels in favor of clean energy.” Alan will
matriculate at Cornell, where he plans to major in applied
economics and management; Olivia is bound for the College
of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, undecided on a
major but leaning toward international relations, and Nyssa will
pursue screen writing at New York University’s Tisch School of
the Arts.
Each scholarship winner will receive $1,000 toward college
tuition, thanks to the generosity of Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes,
sponsors since the inception of the competition in 2007, and of
C. Hope Arber, a longtime Library supporter. The Foundation will
announce the topic of next year’s essay competition in January
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(front row) Adam Held, Susan Dickes, Nyssa Shaw-Smith Gendelman, Olivia Oleck. (back row) Glenn Dickes, Hope Arber
2014. College-bound seniors who reside in the Warwick Valley
Central School District are eligible to apply regardless of which
high school they attend.
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Summer 2013
Library Hours
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Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 12 noon - 4pm
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Friends News...
World Book Night 2013
On World Book Night, April 23,
2013, 26 volunteers from the
Friends of the Albert Wisner
Public Library joined with
25,000 other volunteers across
the country to give away a 1/2
A few World Book Night
million free books. The local volunteers gathered at the Library.
volunteers distributed over 500
books to area residents.
The Red Bookshelf Project
The Friends are looking for a few good book shelves for the The Red
Bookshelf project. This project is the little lending library that comes
to you. The FOL place red bookshelves throughout the community to
share the joy of reading with residents who may have difficulty getting
to the library. The books are provided by the Friends and Bookends
shop. If you have a wooden bookshelf that you would like to donate to
the Friends, please call Colleen Larsen at 845-325-3341.
Library Board
of Trustees
President
Donna Lee Applegate
Vice President
Wayne Rossi
Secretary/Treasurer
Joan Noonan
Trustees
Nora Aman-Gurvich
Jerry Benedetto
Margaret Bogdanski
Regina Wittosch
Director
Rosemary Cooper
The Board of Trustees
meets at 7pm on the 3rd
Tuesday of each month at the
Library. The public is welcome.
Albert Wisner Public Library • One McFarland Drive • Warwick, New York 10990 • (845) 986-1047 • www.albertwisnerlibrary.org