Children`s Room - Suffern Free Library

N E WS L ET T E R
Suffern Free Library
Fall 2006
Friday, November 3rd
10AM-3PM
Saturday, November 4th
10AM-3PM
New Self Check-Out
Avoid long lines! Try our
new self check-out system
located next to the Audio/
Visual area. It’s easy to
use. You can review your
Library account and check
out books. When checking
out audio books, videos
and DVDs, our staff will be
happy to assist you at the
check out desk.
Library Tote Bags
Shopping for the Holidays?
Don’t forget to pick up the
Library’s zippered, ivory
canvas tote bag, for only
$12, at the checkout desk.
It makes a great gift.
Magazines To Go
Now, you can take home
the current edition of some
of your favorite magazines.
Check out the new magazine display by check out.
Wireless Internet
You can access the Internet using your laptop anywhere in the Library.
Bring your library card.
Widely recognized as the world’s most
acclaimed and most prolific narrator of
audiobooks, George Guidall has recorded close to 900 unabridged novels,
bringing a consistent artistry to his
readings and delighting listeners for
over 20 years. His narrations of classics like Crime
and Punishment, Frankenstein, and The Iliad, along
with best sellers like Snow
Falling on Cedars, have
set a standard for excellence recognized
throughout the audiobook industry. His
recordings have garnered uniformly
excellent reviews from Audiofile, Kliatt,
Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly,
The New York Times, and a variety of
national newspapers and magazines.
Guidall twice received the coveted
Audie Award—the industry equivalent to
an Oscar—for best unabridged narration
of a novel for his recording of John Irving’s A Widow for One Year, and for his
rendition of Wally Lamb’s I Know This
Much Is True.
Along with his award-winning work
as a narrator, Guidall has also enjoyed a forty-year career in the theatre, including starring roles on
Broadway in such plays as Chapter
Two, Café Crown, Alone Together, and
Cold Storage. He has received an Obie
award for best performance OffBroadway, and has shared the stage at
the New York Shakespeare Festival with
Kevin Kline, Morgan Freeman, Meryl
Streep, and Tracy Ullman. In addition to
TV dramas such as Law & Order, he has
appeared on many daytime TV series.
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upon contributions from members of the Association for its support. It is
hoped that you will become a member of the Association.
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Children’s Room
3rd-6th Grade Arts & Crafts Club
Craft time will be held from 4:15-5:00PM Wednesdays:
• Nov 1: Marvelous Mouse Pads
• Dec 6: TBA
An example will be available at the children’s
information desk. Register one week in advance.
Help! I’m Stuck Inside
With Nothing To Do
Sat., Nov. 4, from 2:00-3:00PM
Grades K-3. Join Miss Jennifer and learn some
great things to do when you are stuck in the house.
Register one week in advance.
Kurt Gallagher Music & Fun
For newborns and up on Fri., Nov. 17,
• 10:30-11:15
• 2:00-2:45PM
Come, join us as we sing, dance and smile our way into
the weekend. Registration will be a week in advance.
Bob The Builder’s Birthday
Just for Guys Book Discussion
Thurs., Dec. 7, 7:30-8:15PM
Guys, bring your dad, granddad, uncle, brother or
cousin and join Mr. M. for a discussion of A View from
Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg. Book will be available at
the children’s reference desk one month in advance.
Children’s programs are open to residents of
the Ramapo Central School District.
Listen to A Book On CD
Did you know that Miss Jennifer is trying to listen to
every Book On CD in the children's room? She
currently has a display showing all the ones she has
listened to so far. Come in and pick one up. She
would love to point out some of her favorites.
Celebrate National Children’s Book Week!
Tuesday, Nov. 7,
• 11:00-11:45 for 3-4 year olds
• 1:15-2:00 for 5-7 year olds
Join us as we celebrate Bob the Builder’s Birthday with
stories and games. You will even get to decorate your
own cupcake. Space is limited. Registration begins Oct.
31st.
Book Discussions 4th-6th Grade
Thursdays from 7:30-8:15PM
Upcoming titles and dates are as follows:
• Nov. 16: Whales On Stilts by M.T. Anderson
• Dec. 14: The Miraculous Journey of Edward
Turlane by Kate DiCamillo
Books will be available at the children’s reference desk
one month in advance.
Walk-In Story Times
Held the first and third Saturdays of the month.
• 10:15AM for children up to age 3 and their parent
or caregiver—unstructured play, followed by
stories, songs and rhymes
• 11:15AM for children ages 3-6—one half hour of
stories, rhymes and creative dramatics. Great for
kindergarteners!
Meet children’s
author and
illustrator
Don Brown
“ Real Life
is the Stuff of Great Stories! ”
Don Brown’s picture book biographies
capture history in the lives of
pioneers and dreamers.
Saturday, November 18
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Books will be available for signing.
Visit our display in the Children’s Room
at the Suffern Library!
Kids and Families from the Ramapo Central School
District are invited. Registration starts Friday,
Nov. 10 at the Suffern Library.
Illustrations copyright Don Brown. Used with permission from Roaring Brook Press. 2006.
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Adult & Teen Services
Choosing The Right College
Poetry Roundtable
Joshua Marber will go over four critical steps in choosing
the right college:
Teens are invited to read their favorite poems or original
poems at our monthly poetry roundtable. This new adult
and teen poetry group will meet on
1.
Searching for colleges and requesting information
2.
Filling out the application and writing essays
•
Monday, November 13, at 7PM
3.
Making campus visits and contacts at the colleges
•
Monday, December 11, at 7PM
4.
Getting financial aid, scholarships and grants
Teens and parents are
November 15th at 7PM.
welcome
on
Wednesday,
You Can Learn A New Language
Learning a second language is easy to do with Rosetta
Stone, one of the Library’s databases. You can learn a
new language from the comfort of your own home. Choose
from 8 languages such as:
• English (US & UK) • French
• Italian
• German
• Russian
• Spanish (Spain & Latin America)
Rosetta Stone’s award-winning Dynamic Immersion™
method taps the same skills people used to learn their
first language, making language learning easy and
efficient. You create your own account so that you can
track your progress as you go. Perfect for ESL students!
This software, available on TV, can cost you hundreds of
dollars, but the Library offers it to you for FREE!
Go to our website: www.rcls.org/sufpl and select
“Databases.” Select the “Students” tab, and there you will
find Rosetta Stone. Log on with your Suffern library card.
Spanish Classes
Come learn everyday Spanish with Mr. Elera. Classes
will be held on Saturdays, from 10AM-12PM on the
following dates: December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and January 6,
13, 27 and February 3. Register by calling 357-1237.
Let us know you’re coming by registering at the adult
reference desk, or by calling us at 357-1237.
Online Practice Exams for Everyone!
Getting ready to take your civil service exam, or your AP
test, the SATs or the teacher certification exam? We’ll
help you prepare! The Library’s databases include
“Learnatest.” This LearningExpressLibrary offers online
practice exams and course resources for:
• Advanced Placement
• Civil Service
• College Entrance Exams
• Cosmetology
• EMS
• Firefighter
• GED
• Graduate School
• Health Careers
• Law Enforcement
• Military
• Nursing
• SAT Prep
• Teacher Certification
• TOEFL
• US Citizenship
And Many More!
Go to our website: www.rcls.org/sufpl, and select
“Databases.” Select the “Students” tab and look for Learnatest. Log in using your Suffern Library card.
Book Discussions
Delys de Zwaan leads a monthly book discussion group
on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM. New participants are always welcome. Register in advance at the
adult information desk.
Tues., Nov. 21: Wild Swans: three daughter of China
by Jung Chang
Tues., Dec. 19: A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul
Pearl Abraham at the Nanuet Library
Former Rockland resident and author, Pearl Abraham, will speak at the Nanuet Library on Monday,
November 6th at 7:30PM. Pearl Abraham's first novel, The Romance Reader, was hailed as covering
"uncharted territory" (Los Angeles Times Book Review), "deftly lifting the opaque curtain from the
closed Hasidic world" (New York Times Book Review). This program is free and open to the public. Cosponsored by LARC and The Journal News.
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Adult Programs
How To Get Your Book Published
Wednesday, November 1st, 7PM
teen gift baskets, gift baskets for men, your traditional
gift baskets and many more. Alyssa, from Colonial
Florist, will share ideas for all types of gift baskets.
Have you ever wondered how to get your book published?
Do you want to know how to find the best market for
your work? Then join Joanne Mattern for an in-depth
discussion of the business side of publishing. Joanne has
worked in the children’s book industry for the past 21
years and has been writing full-time for the past 10
years. She is the author of more than 150 books and
educational materials for children.
Arthur Gunther
Wednesday, November 15th, 2PM
Wedding Planning Ideas
Monday, November 6th, 7PM
“(1976, 115 min, Italy, Lina Wertmüller) Starring
Giancarlo Gianni, Fernando Rey Shirley Stoler. Gianni
is superb as Wertmüller’s Everyman who lives through
the horrors of WWII and the concentration camps. A
film of stunning accomplishment and staggering foibles.
Arguably her greatest achievement.” TLA Film & Video Guide
Co-sponsored by the Sons of Italy.
Come get some wedding tips from Colonial
Florist. They’ll cover the types of bouquets, putting
flowers on the wedding cake, different types of center
pieces and how to save money on flowers while still
looking good.
MySpace & Internet Safety:
What Every Parent Needs To Know
Wednesday, November 8th, 7PM
Denise L’Blanc, school counselor at Suffern Middle
School, and Chris Dodrill, DARE instructor and Student
Resource Officer, will address this important topic.
Flu: Seasonal, Avian and Pandemic
Thursday, November 9th, 7:30PM
Elizabeth Benjamin of the Rockland County
Dept. of Health will describe the three
different types of flu: seasonal, avian and pandemic.
What are they? How are they different from each other?
Why are we concerned about pandemic flu and what can
we do to protect ourselves and our loved ones?
Arthur Gunther, retired Editorial Page Editor of The
Journal News, will talk about the places, people and
events in Rockland County of which he wrote about in
his columns for the past 25 years.
Italian Movie Night: The Seven Beauties
Thursday, November 16th, 6:20PM
Vision and Success at School
Monday, November 20th, 7PM
80% of all learning is obtained through
vision. What if your child’s vision is not up to the task?
Come learn how to identify visual limitations that
impact learning, and how vision problems are linked to
moodiness and misbehavior, and can mimic ADHD.
Foreign Film with Delys: Tsotsi
Tuesday, November 28th, 2PM
Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Language Film
of the Year, 2006. Tsotsi traces six days in the life of a
ruthless young gang leader who ends up caring for a
baby accidentally kidnapped during a car jacking.
South Africa, 94 minutes, Rated R. Discussion to follow.
Poetry Roundtable
Mondays, November 13th and December 11th at 7PM
Americans In Paris with Irene Wisoff
Wednesday, November 29th, 1:30PM
Adult and teen poets are invited to join our new poetry
group. The group will meet monthly to read poems. You
can read your favorite poem or an original poem. Register
in advance at the information desk or call 357-1237.
American artists Whistler, Sargent, Childe Hassam,
Mary Cassatt and many of their compatriots are
represented in a thematic organization of 100 paintings
produced in Paris and nearby countryside during the
last quarter of the 19th century. Some artists were
seeking recognition in the annual government
sponsored exhibitions; others were inspired by and
exhibited with the avant-garde painters called
Impressionists. This slide lecture will focus on the
influence of Paris on the artists’ lives and artworks.
Making Gift Baskets
Tuesday, November 14th, 1:30PM
Gift baskets are a great way to personalize a
gift for that special person. You can make
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Performances @ Your Library
Irish Music with Cady Finlayson
Sunday, November 5th, 1:30PM
Beethoven’s Letters
Wednesday, December 13th, 7PM
See page 6 for details.
This recital features Yashar Yaslowitz, pianist/speaker, and Oleg Arzoumanov, pianist.
They will perform and present an overview of
Beethoven's life, discussing how he was able
to cope with increasing deafness and isolation from the
outside world. The lecture-recital will also include
readings of Beethoven's letters, which reveal the composer's innermost thoughts and feelings. Presented by
the Soirée Society of the Arts.
Latin Music with 3D
Sunday, November 19th, 1:30PM
They’re back for an encore
presentation! Unforgettable
melodies and kickin’ grooves
are the sound of 3D. The
band’s founders and core,
drummer Michael Tate and
guitarist Chris Amelar, blend a variety of styles and
world culture into their original music. The melodies
in their latest CD, Ritmo de Vida, are influenced by
R&B, Reggae, Soca and other Caribbean rhythms.
Suffern Sopranos
Sunday, December 10th, 1:30PM
Join us for an afternoon of opera and musical theatre,
directed by Sondra Stowe. Performing
will be Suffern residents and performers Kerri Ford Langan, Jennifer Vogel
and Raina Levine.
Rockland County Catholic Choir
Sunday, December 17th, 2PM
This beautiful holiday concert will include Baroque,
Classical and contemporary inspirational music, including several selections appropriate for the Christmas
season. The Rockland County Catholic Choir was
formed in 1992 and numbers 50 voices. They have sung
at numerous special events in Rockland County parishes, as well as inter-faith celebrations in honor of
Brotherhood Week at RCC. The artistic director and
pianist is George Bryant and the conductor is Vincent
Green.
Digital Photography Workshop
Saturday, December 9th, 2PM
Photo Safari To Africa
Saturday, December 2nd, 2PM
In this presentation, through the
sights and sounds that he has
captured, photographer John
Reiter will share his experiences
Photo by John Reiter
while on safari in deepest Africa.
This slide show will include the people, the landscape and
the wildlife of Kenya and Rwanda. A special highlight of
the presentation will be images of rare mountain gorillas
in the volcanic rainforests of Rwanda.
Making Wreaths
Thursday, December 7th, 1:30PM
Alyssa from Colonial Florist will show you how you can
easily make your own wreaths for all occasions. This is a
fun and inexpensive way to decorate throughout the year.
Join the Philosophy Club!
Led by Prof. Delfini, the club meets monthly to
discuss “The Great Dialogues of Plato.”
Professional photographer John Reiter,
will cover some of the "digital basics" that
you need to know in order to take good photographs…
understanding your camera, the memory card, presets,
manual settings, file formats, do's and don'ts, etc. In
addition, a few of the basic rules of composition will be
covered...all in plain language.
Italian Film: The Last Kiss—L’Ultimo bacio
Thursday, December 14th, 6:20PM
“Carlo's life is thrown into a tailspin when his longtime
girlfriend Giulia announces she's pregnant.” 115 min.,
Rated R. Co-sponsored by the Sons of Italy.
Foreign Film: Bad Education—La Mala Educación
Wednesday, December 20th, 2PM
This Spanish drama directed by Almodóvar stars Gael
Garcia Bernal and Fele Martinez. Rated NC-17. Discussion to follow led by Delys de Zwaan.
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Holidays Closed: 11/11,11/22 (close at 1PM), 11/23, 12/24, 12/25, 12/31
Celtic Music on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 1:30PM
November
Explosion In Color
Paintings by Natalie O’Donnell
After retiring, Natalie O’Donnell decided to pursue her lifelong
passion to paint, and has since been exhibiting and selling her
artwork. “The use of color with my current technique enhances my love of working
with watercolor. My focus is in the natural
world, from horses to flowers.” Open reception on Nov. 12, from 1-4PM.
December
Nature’s Best: America & Africa
Photographs by John Reiter
Award winning photographer, John Reiter, will exhibit nature
photos including his most recent work which was taken on safari in Rwanda and Kenya. In lieu of a reception, there will be a
slide presentation on Dec. 2nd at 2PM, as well as a digital photography workshop on Dec. 9th at 2PM.
Museum Passes
Borrow a
museum pass
with your
Suffern or
Sloatsburg
Library card.
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The New York Botanical Gardens
Liberty Science Center
New York Hall of Science Museum
The Whitney Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Don’t miss this performance of
traditional songs and instrumental selections from Ireland, Scotland and Wales by Irish fiddler,
Cady Finlayson and popular
Welsh fiddler Jodee James.
Cady Finlayson has performed her “spirited and
soulful” Irish fiddle music in 25 states and 3 countries, at venues ranging from the US Virgin Islands
to New York’s Carnegie Hall. She has released two
CDs, “Shines like Silver,” and “Harp & Shamrock,”
which have received airplay across the country. Music Dish states, “Cady Finlayson makes the world a
little more beautiful [with her music].”
Joining Cady is “America’s Welsh nightingale,” Jodee
James. Jodee is noted for her beautiful voice and
her delight in sharing Welsh culture and music with
American audiences. Music critic Jamie O’Brien of
the Irish Edition states, “a marvelous voice: one moment she has a child-like innocence, the next a powerful, aggressive sound. And all this is set against a
well-arranged instrumental background.”