BOOK REPORT - Kinderhook Memorial Library

TEEN PROGRAMS
INTRO TO
Lighten Up IMPROV!
Edgar!
Saturday, October 17,
4pm. See page 5.
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BOOK
FREE KNOWLEDGE IN A PUBLIC PLACE
Volunteer
Appreciation
Preview
Party
Friday, September 11,
5pm. See page 3.
Saturday, October 3,
4:30pm. See page 6.
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Saturday, November 14,
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 VOLUME VII ISSUE IV AUTUMN 2015  KINDERHOOKLIBRARY.ORG
2015 OKtoberfest Sponsors to Date
BOOKS, BRATS & BREWS
re you ready for a Bavarian bash? The Kinderhook Memorial Library’s 6th Annual OKtoberfest will take place on Saturday, September
26, from 4:00p.m.-7:00p.m. in the library’s
backyard. Last year we had over 200 people in
attendance, and raised over $5,000 for the library. We’re hoping
for more fun and food this year, so join us for some books, brats
& brews and support your library!
Our caterer this year will again be Georgia Ray’s Kitchen, and if you attended last
year, you’ll know why we’re so excited for
their return. If you missed out last year, then
this is your chance to see what all the excitement is about! Tickets are $30 each, and
include a meal full of delicious delicacies:
grilled German bratwurst or sweet potato
and wild rice potato pancakes (vegetarian option), sauerkraut, sweet and sour red
cabbage with apples, German potato salad,
späetzle with onions in butter sauce, green salad, fresh rolls and
butter, dessert and beverages. Each adult ticket comes with a full
meal, two drink tickets and even an entry into the door prize
giveaway! Kids’ meals are available for $7, and include a hot dog
or veggie dog, chips, dessert and cider. Please RSVP no later than
September 15.
We will of course continue our silent auctions
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American Pie
Anderson Agency
Aviator Wine & Liquor
Bagel Tyme
The Berry Farm Gourmet Market
Callander’s Nursery
Carolina House
Cascades Restaurant
Century 21 Lynn M. Strunk Realty
Chatham Bookstore
Chris’ Café
Comfort Inn - Schodack
Credible Cuts
Cross Eyed Owl
Destino Cocina
Empire Merchants North
The Flammerie
Friends of the Kinderhook
Library*
Ghent Playhouse
Golden Harvest
Great Finds
Hannaford
Harvest Spirits
Dr. Beth Hendlin, DDS
Hewitt’s Garden Center
Homestead Tree Service
Hudson-Chatham Winery
Insight Computer Center
JGA Antiques & Collectibles
Julie H. Johnson
Kinderhook Toyota
Kinderhook Wine & Spirits
King’s Wok
KJ Gymnastics
Kleeber Agency*
Kozel’s Restaurant
La Bella’s Restaurant
The Lodge
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Magdalena’s Menu
Mario’s True Value
Mark’s Pizza
Mavis Discount Tire
Mexican Radio
Nail Spa – Valatie
O’Kenny’s
Old Chatham Sheepherding
Company
Our Daily Bread
Andy Pelletieri
pookstyle: thoughtful gifts
Ralph’s Pretty Good Café
Richmor Aviation
The Riverview Café
Samascott’s Garden Market
Stone Wall Acres Bed & Breakfast
Theo & Sebastian
Tierra Farm
Tress Hair Salon
Trombley’s Automotive
Val-Kin Car Wash
Vasilow’s Confectionary
Barbara Vosburgh
Winding Brook Country Club
Windy Hill Farm Vineyard
*Generous providers of direct
financial support.
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Calendar
09/059am. Friends Book
Shop Open
09/087pm. Pajama
Storytime
FROM THE CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE
OKtoberfest, continued
Library Campaign to Remember and
Recognize Honorary Chair Esther
“Faity” Tuttle
and raffles featuring wonderful
items donated by our talented
and generous local vendors. The
Festival of Raffles and silent
auction will be available in the
library starting the first week of
September. If you can’t make it
to the celebration, you can still
join in the fun by purchasing
raffle tickets or placing your bid
on silent auction items. Raffle
tickets can be purchased at the
library for $1 each or 6 for $5.
Get your tickets soon and join
the staff, trustees, and Friends
of the Library in an evening of
great food, great fun and even
a craft project for the kids! For
more information or to buy
your tickets, please contact the
library at 758-6192, visit our
website www.kinderhooklibrary.
org, or stop by 18 Hudson
Street in the village of Kinderhook.
All proceeds from OKtoberfest this year will benefit the
21st Century Library fund.
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09/115pm. Friends: Preview
Party
paign Steering Committee
and Library community bid
farewell to Esther “Faity”
Tuttle, our much admired
09/1310am. Friends Book
Sale
honorary campaign chair,
who passed away on July
09/14 1pm. Readers’ Circle
9 at 104 years of age, sur-
09/17 4pm. Lego Club
rounded by family mem-
09/185pm. Teen Advisory
Board
09/199am. Friends Book
Shop Open
09/217:30pm. Non-Fiction
Book Club
09/2211am. Techspert
Assistance
09/269am. Friends Book
Shop Open
09/287pm. Next Page Book
Club
09/29 3pm. Computer Class
10/02 2pm. Fun with Shapes!
10/039am. Friends Book
Shop Open
4:30pm. Intro to Improv for Teens
10/06 3pm. Computer Class
10/073:30pm. Digital
Divide: Word
10/095pm. Teen Advisory
Board
5:30pm. Teen Night:
Banned Book
10/109am. Friends Book
Shop Open
4pm. Author Talk:
Diane Smook
10/121pm. Readers’ Circle
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well as a strong sense of
gratitude that the Cam-
09/129am. Friends Book
Sale & Book Shop
Open
5:30pm. Nerd Night:
Steampunk
t is with great sadness as
bers and loved ones. We
send the entire Tuttle family
our heartfelt condolences.
Faity’s extraordinary life, her many accomplishments, her adventurous
spirit, and her love of family and Kinderhook are well known and appreciated by so many in our community and beyond. As Jane Brody wrote in the
New York Times in 2010, “Mrs. Tuttle is an extrovert who has many friends,
a healthy dose of self-esteem and strong ties to family and community.”
For those of us working on the campaign to renovate and expand our
library, Faity’s strong sense of community spirit and her desire to give back
are values that we cherish and seek to emulate. We are grateful that she
was able to participate in campaign events and recall with great fondness
her speaking before a large gathering in the library reading room last year
to share her deep belief in the need to expand the building to meet community needs in the 21st Century.
In her message to donors, which can be found in our campaign bro-
-AnnaLee Giraldo, Director
chure, Faity discussed why she was motivated to participate. She mentioned how proud she was that the community had embraced the library
building, built by Caroline Davie Lloyd in memory of her father, George
Davie, by using the facility as “the vibrant educational and intellectual
heart of Kinderhook and Stuyvesant, open to all.” She also urged readers to “think about those who have been important to their lives” and to
contribute in their honor, as she did in memory of her husband, Ben, and
her daughter and former Kinderhook librarian, Missy.
Knowing of Faity’s love of the outdoors, gardening and her many years
of service to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, the campaign steering committee is planning to recognize Faity by dedicating an outdoor garden
space outside KML in her memory. Those interested in helping with this endeavor should feel free to contact the campaign office or AnnaLee Giraldo
at (518) 758-6192, or to get in touch with Marian Sole, campaign co-chair.
–F. James Tuttle & Marian Sole
Holiday Hours
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Closed
Wednesday, Nov 25
Closing at 1pm
Thursday, Nov. 26
Closed
Thursday, Dec. 24
Closed
Friday, Dec. 25
Closed
Thursday, Dec 31
Closing at 1pm
Friday, Jan. 1
Closed
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Preview Party
Friday, September 11, 5pm – 7pm. It’s party time
again! To celebrate the generous spirit of the
many volunteers who have supported our efforts
this year, the Friends of the Kinderhook Memorial Library will hold a Volunteer Recognition/
Book Sale Preview Party on Friday, September
11, 2015, 5-7 pm on the Library lawn. Refreshments will be served and volunteers will receive a
special gift. The Friends Annual Meeting will be
held during the event. All are welcome.
Fall Book Sale
Saturday, September 12, 9am – 3pm
Sunday, September 13, 10am – 3pm. The Friends
Book Sale under the big tent on Saturday, September 12 will offer a wider selection and easier
browsing. Our generous patron donations have
been carefully selected and sorted.
Support library programs and
stock up on your fall reading. Return on Sunday, September 13 for
even greater bargains by donation. In order to expand the sale,
the Friends will not offer tag-sale
spaces this year.
Techspert Assistance
Tuesday, September 22, 11am-1pm
Thursday, October 29, 2pm-4pm. Do you need
expert help with your laptop, smartphone, tablet,
or other gadget? Then you need our Tech Expert
(or Techspert), Heather Lloyd! Heather runs her
own business as Lloyd the Geek, and she’s going
to offer one-on-one assistance to our patrons to
help with all their technology questions. Just call
the library and make an appointment for one of
the half-hour slots available on either Tuesday,
September 22 or Thursday, October 29. It’s that
easy!
Computer Class
Tuesdays , September 29 through November 3, 3pm.
Our next series of six Basic Computer Skills
classes will be offered this fall on Tuesday afternoons. The classes are designed for people with
little or no computer experience and the topics
vary each week. Classes include an introduction
to computers, the Internet, setting up email, and
Microsoft Word. Registration and a Mid-Hudson Library card are required for each class and
class size is limited to 6 students. A preference
Calendar
will be given to people who live in the towns of
Kinderhook and Stuyvesant, but a waiting list will
be kept for other people holding a Mid-Hudson
Library card who don’t live in the immediate area.
Call today to register!
Across the Digital Divide:
Microsoft Word Drop-In
Wednesday, October 7, 3:30pm. Have you taken
a class on Microsoft Word? Do you know the
basics, but have a specific question or a more
advanced task you’d like to tackle? We’re here to
help! Stop by the library on Wednesday, October
7 between 3:30pm and 4:30pm for individual assistance on any and all things Word. No registration is necessary.
Author Talk: Diane Smook
Saturday, October 10, 4pm. Local photographer
and author Diane Smook will read excerpts from
her new book: “Love & War: The World War II
Letters of Arthur Smook.” She will show some
period photographs, and the reading will be followed by a Q&A session.
Lighten Up Edgar! The Poe
Show
Saturday, October 17, 4pm. Join us as we welcome
back musicians and literary enthusiasts Ira and
Julia Levin for an interactive musical ode to
Poe, and get in the mood for Halloween! Music,
stories, dance…well probably not dance. It’s Poe.
But definitely music and stories including adaptations of his poetry set to standards for group
sing-a longs. A lighthearted way to celebrate Poe
without tearing up the floorboards! Spooky treats
will be served.
Karen Hummel & Students
Art Show Opening
Saturday, November 7, 2pm. Please join us for an
opening reception on Saturday, November 7 from
2-4 p.m. This group is led by instructor Karen
Hummel. Going on five years, this group meets
once a week to study, explore and create art in
different media and subject matter. The artwork,
which will be exhibited for a month, is from
class and work done independently from class
inspiration. Many pieces will be for sale and light
refreshments will be served.
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3pm. Computer Class
7pm. Pajama
Storytime
10/15 4pm. Lego Club
10/179am. Friends Book
Shop Open
4pm. Lighten Up
Edgar! The Poe Show
10/197:30pm. Non-Fiction
Book Club
10/20 3pm. Computer Class
10/235pm. Teen Advisory
Board
5:30pm. Teen Game
Night: Wheel of
Fortune
10/24 FFF: Film Shorts
10/267pm. Next Page Book
Club
10/27 3pm. Computer Class
10/292pm. Techspert
Assistance
10/306:30pm. Teen
Halloween Party
10/314:15pm. Halloween
Celebration
11/03 3pm. Computer Class
11/072pm. Art Opening:
Karen Hummel &
Students
4pm. Crazy for
Crackers
11/09 1pm. Readers’ Circle
11/107pm. Pajama Storytime
11/11
11/12
Library Closed
2pm. Dem Bones
11/135pm. Teen Advisory
Board
6pm. Star Wars
Weekend
11/14
4pm. Star Wars Party
6pm. Star Wars Weekend
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Crazy for Crackers
Saturday, November 7, 4pm.
Join our guest Carol Sukinik as she teaches us how to make delicious, gluten-free crackers at home! She’ll describe the different
kinds of gluten-free flours available, walk us through the steps of
baking, and you’ll even get to sample the crackers.
Art Exhibit: Small Works
Saturday, December 5, 4-6pm.
Join Friend and artist Judith Vargas Warren along with fellow painters for an opening reception highlighting their art entitled Small
Works! The exhibit will be on display in the library from December 5 through January 1. Paintings will be available for purchase
throughout the exhibit and a portion of each purchase will be
donated to the Library’s 21st Century Library Fund. Please join the
Friends for the opening reception on December 5 for light refreshments and to meet these talented artists.
Candlelight Night at the Library: Nat
Phipps Trio
Friday, December 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Candlelight Night in the village is rapidly approaching, and we hope
you’ll join us at the library as we welcome back the Nat Phipps Trio!
Nat, an Albany legend, is a jazz pianist who hails from Newark N.J.
where he spent most of his early professional years playing in New
York City and New Jersey. The trio will play selections of holiday
music as they bring their swing and melodic styling to the Kinderhook Memorial Library. They’ll have you dancing in your seats! The
fireplace will be burning bright, and refreshments will be served as
we spread holiday cheer and celebrate the season.
Family Film Festival
Dan Schoonover’s Family Film Festival heads into
its 24th year with 16mm films from the collection
of the late Raymond and Jean Schoonover of New
York City. Classic movies will be shown each month through April and
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Book Clubs
Readers’ Circle
 The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the
Titanic by Hazel Gaynor
September 14, 1pm
 Th
e books for the October 12, November 9, and December 14
meetings will be announced at the club’s upcoming meeting.
Non Fiction Book Club
L
awrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of
the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson
September 21, 7:30pm
 Th
e Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
October 19, 7:30pm
 Th
e Wright Brothers by David McCullough
November 16, 7:30pm
A
sia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
by Robert Kaplan
December 21, 7:30pm
Next Page Book Club
 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
September 28, 7pm
 Th
e 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
October 26, 7pm
 Work Song by Ivan Doig
November 23, 7pm
 Desperate Characters by Paula Fox
December 28, 7pm
homemade popcorn and other light refreshments will be served. Admission is free. For more information please call 758-7244.
 Film Shorts
Saturday, October 24, 7pm.
The festival will begin with a program of selected short subjects,
featuring Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and Warner Bros. cartoons. A rare animated version of “The Tell Tale Heart” will round
out this Halloween treat!
 Destry Rides Again (1939)
Saturday, November 21, 7pm.
Mild mannered Destry ( James Stewart) is called upon to tame a
lawless Western town, ruled by the beguiling Frenchie (Marlene
Dietrich) and her ruthless boss.
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Board of Trustees
Gary Spielmann, President
Karen Vecellio, Vice President
Bruce Charbonneau, Treasurer
Dorothy Balko, Secretary
William Better
Matthew Cabral
Jeremy Darman
Lee Jamison
George Mayer
Jane Jessup Mayer
Elizabeth Phillips
Marian Sole
F. James Tuttle
Mark Wilson
Illustrations
Susan Barnes
All artwork copyrighted by the artist.
Library Staff
AnnaLee Giraldo, Director
Elizabeth Puskas, Children’s Librarian
Audrey Topper
Carol Corrigan
Laura Crotty
Matt Pavloff
Lynn Scheiner
Distinguished Volunteers
Sandra LoPresto
Nancy Segerberg
Ellen Sullivan
Judith Williams
Layout and Design
Julie Hamrah Johnson
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Children and Family
Special Children’s
Events
Weekly Children’s
Programs
 Fun with Shapes!
Friday, October 2, 2pm.
ICC students have the day off,
so come to the library and make
(and taste!) geometric shapes
using mini marshmallows
and pretzel sticks. Also, make
some spirally pictures using the
Original Spirograph! For grades
2-5.
Beginning in September, we will be
 Halloween Celebration
Saturday, October 31, 4:15pm.
Before the kids head out to
trick-or-treat, bring them to the
library for some slightly spooky
stories, songs, and treats!
 Dem Bones
Thursday, November 12, 2pm.
ICC has a half day, so we will
be creating some
cool skeletons. First,
we will watch Bob
Barner’s animated
version of the song
“Dem Bones” to
learn about all of the
bones that make up
our human skeletons. Then, kids can
make skeletons out of Q-tips or
have fun drawing their own. For
grades K-2.
 New Year’s Eve at Noon
Thursday, December 31, 11am.
The balloons drop at noon at
our early NYE’s party! Join us
for stories, crafts and snacks.
For ages 3+.
offering a new storytime on Friday
mornings at 11am specifically for
children ages 18 months to 3 years.
Please note: all of our weekly storytimes will now begin at 11am.
 Baby and Me
Wednesdays, 11am.
Join us for lap time with your
baby. Participate in Mother
Goose Rhymes, listen to stories
and sing songs! Help foster a
love of reading and music at
a young age. Ages birth to 18
months.
 Toddler Time
Fridays, 11am.
Calling all toddlers! Come to
this special storytime for little
ones too active for lap time but
not quite ready for preschool
storytime. We will share short
picture books, march around
and sometimes complete a short
art activity. Ages 18 months-3
years.
 Preschool Storytime
Thursdays, 11am.
Children ages 3 and up are invited to join the adventure as we
explore a variety of fun stories
and crafts.
Banned Books Week
Did you know that the week of September 27 – October 3 is Banned Books
Week? The American Library Association and libraries nationwide use this
time to promote awareness of challenges to library materials, celebrate
freedom of speech, and draw attention to the harms of censorship. We’ll
have a display of Banned Books this year, so celebrate your freedom to read
Family Events
 Pajama Storytime
Tuesdays, September 8, October
13, November 10 and December
8, 7pm. Put on your jammies,
grab a teddy bear, and join Miss
Beth as we read stories, sing
songs and shake our sillies out
before its time to go to bed.
 Lego Club
Thursdays, September 17, October
15, November 19 and December
17, 4pm. Children grades K+
can come and build their best
creation with the library’s
collection of Legos. Once
you are done building, check
out each other’s creations and
display your design at the
library for all to see.
 Star Wars Party
Saturday, November 14, 4-6pm.
Drop in anytime between 4
and 6pm to celebrate all things
Star Wars! We will have crafts,
snacks, and activities to delight
even the littlest Jedi. We also
will be raffling off some fun
prizes!
Calendar
11/156pm. Star Wars
Weekend
11/167:30pm. Non-Fiction
Book Club
11/19
4pm. Lego Club
11/217pm. FFF: Destry
Rides Again
11/237pm. Next Page Book
Club
11/25
1pm. Library
Closing Early
11/26 Library Closed
11/275pm. Teen Advisory
Board
5:30pm. Nerd Night:
D&D 101
12/054pm. Art Opening:
Small Works
12/087pm. Pajama
Storytime
12/116pm. Candlelight
Teen Game Night
6:30pm. Nat Phipp’s
Trio
12/134:15pm. STEM
Discovery: Hour of
Code
12/14
1pm. Readers’ Circle
4pm. Lego Club
 Holiday Storytime and
12/17
Cookie Exchange
12/217:30pm. Non-Fiction
Book Club
Wednesday, December 23, 3pm.
Join us for holiday stories that
will warm your heart and songs
to cheer your spirit, followed by
our 6th annual cookie exchange.
Please bring 3 dozen cookiesyou’ll go home
with as many
cookies as
you bring. Be
sure to bring extra cookies for
everyone to sample and a large
container to take home your
delicious bounty. All ages welcome. Registration is required.
12/233pm. Holiday
Storytime & Cookie
Exchange
12/24
Library Closed
12/25 Library Closed
12/287pm. Next Page Book
Club
12/3111am. New Year’s Eve
at Noon
1pm. Library
Closing Early
01/01 Library Closed
and check out the list of most frequently challenged books…you might be
surprised at what you find!
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Congratulations to Kinderhook’s Battle
of the Books team – Cinderhook!
Star Wars
Weekend
The Kinderhook Library’s Battle of the Books Team competes in the 11th
Friday - Sunday, November 13,
14, 15, 6pm. Before the Force
awakened, there was...A New
Hope. Don your Jedi best and
come by the library at 6:00 on
the 13th, 14th,
and 15th of November as we celebrate the original
trilogy—one film
each night! This is
a family program,
and don’t forget to stop by our
Star Wars party on Saturday for
some food, fun, and crafts!
annual competition at the George Fischer Middle School in Carmel, NY on
September 12. Battle of the Books is a Jeopardy-style trivia-based competition based on eight books that the team read over the summer. Led by
Matt Pavloff, our Teen Librarian, and Beth Puskas, our Children’s Librarian,
Cinderhook is one of 20 library teams made up of sixth through ninth graders that will compete throughout the Mid-Hudson Library System. Cinderhook practiced together all summer long and their efforts really make them
shine! Congratulations to Lauren Bertrand, Ama Boham, Tismark Boham,
Kelsey Coons, Luke Desmonie, Hanna Gardella, Phoebe Johnson, Phoebe
Lampson, Lindsey Moon, Anna O’Shea, Samara Regan, Blanca Payne, Hailey Slade and Victoria Slade. Best of luck in the Battle!
Nerd Night:
Steampunk!
Friday, September 18, 5:30pm.
Grab your gears and goggles:
our steampunk craft night is
back by popular demand! Come
out and make some awesome
gizmos, gadgets, and accessories,
enjoy a steam-themed flick,
grab a bite, and show off your
costumes!
interesting). Bring a banned
book that you love to our book
club and tell us why it’s great,
and maybe find your next great
read! More info on banned
books week can be found at the
ALA website http://www.ala.
org/bbooks/.
Intro to Improv for
Teens
Saturday, October 3, 4:30pm.
Get ready to show off your acting chops and your quick wits.
Sign up at the library for this
one-day-only workshop on improvisational theater, taught by
an actor from Proctors’ MopCo
Company. You’ll learn the basics
and have a blast! Remember,
space is limited, so sign up at
the library.
Teen Night: Bring
Your Own Banned
Book
Friday, October 9, 5:30pm.
Banned Books week celebrates
our freedom of expression and
the press by acknowledging
all the books that have been
banned or censored in the past
(they’re also usually the most
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Teen Game Night:
Wheel of Fortune
Friday, October 23, 5:30pm.
Compete against your friends in
our version of the classic game
show! Have fun and, with a bit
of luck, win a prize!
Teen Halloween
Party
Friday, October 30, 6:30pm.
Take your costumes out for a
test run at this year’s Halloween party at the library! We’ve
got tons of games, prizes for
best costume, scary movies,
and candy. Holy cow, do we
have candy… Come by, bring a
friend, have fun, and help us eat
all of this candy on the Friday
before Halloween!
Nerd Night:
Dungeons &
Dragons 101
Friday, November 27, 5:30pm.
Interested in learning the finer
points of tabletop role-playing
games? Are you a regular player
looking for some new challengers? This program is for any
teen who wants to learn more
about D&D, or who’s looking to share their interest with
others.
millions around the world and
celebrate the international Hour
of Code! This program is for
students age 10-15.
Teen Advisory
Board (TAB)
Have you considered joining
our Teen Advisory Board?
If not, you should! As part
of the group, you’ll have the
chance to:
-- Participate in cool programs like movie marathons and game nights
-- Have input into the teen
book collections
-- Make new friends
-- Help shape the future of
your library
So what are you waiting for?
Join us at 5pm before the
following events and make a
Candlelight Game
Night
difference!
Friday, December 11, 6pm.
Too cold to walk around on
Candlelight Night? Feel too
old for horse drawn carriage
rides? Teens are invited to stay
warm and have fun playing
board games, video games, or
just hanging out. We’ll have our
Wii set up but you are welcome
to bring your own games and
systems to play.
Nerd Night: Steampunk!
STEM Discovery:
Hour of Code!
November 13
Sunday, December 13, 4:15pm.
Who knew computer coding
could be so much fun? Come by
the library and learn some basic
programming skills as we join
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Teen Night: Bring Your Own
Banned Book
October 9
Teen Game Night: Wheel of
Fortune
October 23
Star Wars
Nerd Night: Dungeons &
Dragons 101
November 27
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Friends of the Kinderhook Library
It’s Membership Renewal Time
hile we tend to think of spring in terms of
new beginnings, fall is when the Friends
make a fresh start, electing officers, approving a budget for the coming year, and
renewing our commitment to membership.
We are excited to have developed a 2015-16 budget which reflects a
substantial increase in our commitment to the Library and includes
a leading sponsorship of the Library’s major fundraiser, OKtoberfest. In accordance with our Reserve Fund Policy, we have allocated
the balance of our available reserve funds to support the building
campaign. The budget and slate are posted at the Library, and voting will take place at our Annual Meeting on Friday, September 11,
during our Volunteer Recognition/Book Sale Preview Party from
5-7pm on the Library lawn. All are welcome to attend.
We are happy to take the opportunity to celebrate the many
volunteers who have supported Fiends’ efforts during the past year.
If you have helped out at our book sales, worked in our book shop,
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staffed or baked for an event, we want to thank you and recognize
your contribution. We could never do it without you!
October 18-25 marks National Friends of Libraries Week, a
chance to draw attention to the many contributions that Friends
across the country make to their libraries. On display at the Kinderhook Memorial Library that week will be the New York State
Senate proclamation recognizing this event and honoring Friends
throughout the State who are so vital to their libraries and communities. We are proud to be among them.
When you receive your membership renewal letter in the mail, we
hope you will return it as soon as you can. And if you are not yet a
member, please consider joining. It’s a wonderful way to contribute
to the vitality of the Kinderhook/Stuyvesant community!
– Marie Orlando, Chair
SAVE THE DATE!
Welcome New Members:
Alan Appelbaum
Doug McGivney
Eric Beebe
Ann Scharoun
Robert Bluman
Rupert Scharoun
David Deutsch
Christian Sweningsen
Edna Gamello
Lillian Wilcox
ANNUAL MEETING, VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
AND BOOK SALE PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, September 11, 5-7pm
FALL BOOK SALE
Saturday, September 12, 9am – 3pm
Sunday, September 13, 10am – 3pm
John Hannam
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INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY SENIOR/STUDENT BUSINESS
 $25.00 ANNUALLY
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To contact the Friends e-mail Marie Orlando, Chair, at [email protected] or call her at 518.784.2548
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