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Pre-school and after-school library programs begin in February, so be sure to register your child in person on Saturday, January 9 at 11 a.m. Please park in the lot on West St. and enter by the north door. In the event of a storm, the snow date is Sunday, January 10 at 1 p.m. Registration operates on a first-come, first-serve basis and is limited to children who live in the Marlboro Central School District. Please call Miss Susan at extension 16 if you have any questions. See below for program details. |
James B. Cosgrove
Director
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Children's Program Registration - Saturday, Jan. 9
Signups for Children's Programs will be on January 9th (Saturday) at 11:00 a.m. In Person Registration Only. Snow date is January 10th (Sunday) at 1:00 p.m. Please review the programs for age appropriateness and check dates and times for your convenience.
Toddlertime is designed to introduce children at least aged 2 1/2 to group dynamics. This half hour program will include stories, songs, crafts and movement. An adult must accompany each child enrolled. Choose either a Tuesday or Thursday morning session.
Toddlertime 1 - Tuesday 9:30 - 10:00
February 2,9,16,23
March 2,9,16,23
April 6,13,20,27
May 4
Toddlertime 2 - Thursday 10:00 - 10:30
February 4,11,18,25
March 4,11,18,25
April 8,15,22,29
May 6
Wee Folks and Family is a creative and expansive playtime and is open to children from infant up to age 2 1/2. Parents or caregivers share experiences together.
Wee Folks and Family - Monday 9:30-10:30
February 1,8,22
March 1,8,15,22
Story Hour is for children aged 3 1/2 and not yet in Kindergarten. They are invited to enroll in either of our weekly one-hour programs, which foster independent activity and include storytelling, craft projects, and creative group movement. Choose either a Tuesday morning, or a Thursday afternoon session.
Story Hour 1 - Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30
February 2,9,16,23
March 2,9,16,23
April 6,13,20,27
May 4
Story Hour 2 - Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30
February 4,11,18,25
March 4,11,18,25
April 8,15,22,29
May 6
Carousel For Kids features weekly activities that offer boys and girls a full circle of celebrations and a spectrum of surprises. Available for students in grades 2 & 3.
Carousel For Kids - Mondays 3:30 - 5:00
Februrary 1,8,22
March 1,8,15,22
April 12,19,26
May 3
Curiosity Corner features weekly activities that include a special story hour, snacks, and seasonal surprises for Kindergarteners and First Graders.
Curiosity Corner - Thursdays 3:30 - 5:00
February 4,11,18,25
March 4,11,18,25
April 8,15,22,29
May 6
Babysitting Workshop invites boys and girls in grades 4 and up to learn how to care for children.
Babysitting Workshop - Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:30
February 2,9,16,23
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2009 Gifts to the Library
We are most grateful to the Friends of the Library for their gift to the Library of $2,000 raised during 2009. The majority of these funds will go towards Children's Services. The Friends collected funds for the Library through book sales, raffles, and events such as the Holiday Wreath auction.
We also extend thanks to the estate and family of the late Beatrice W. Conover for a holiday gift of $2,500 for library improvements. Mrs. Conover was a regular benefactor who grew up in Marlboro as Beatrice Walkter. She gave the Library $100,000 shortly before her death in August. |
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Broadband Boosted
Thanks to our Library Board and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Library has recently upgraded its Internet broadband speed from 1.5 megabytes per second to 10 megabytes per second. The Gates Foundation will pay half the cost of the Library's Internet access in 2010. This will enhance patron access, especially when it comes to viewing art, photos, audio, and video information available online over such popular, and broadband hungry, sites as Facebook and YouTube. |
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Juvenile Fiction relocated
January brings some welcome changes to the Library including a home of their own for readers of "Juvenile" or "Junior" fiction books (usually ages 7 through 12) who now have a separate space over by the community room. "J" fiction will experience a serious weeding in the months ahead in order to return space for seating in this area. These books were formerly shelved near the "Easy" readers. Juvenile non-fiction books are shelved with adult fiction. Easy non-fiction books are shelved near Easy fiction. |
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MidHudson drops NetLibrary for Overdrive audiobooks
At the end of January, the MidHudson Library System will let its downloadable audiobook contract with NetLibrary/Recorded Books expire and replace it with OverDrive. OverDrive will have more popular audiobook titles available but access will be slower as titles are loaned one at a time instead of simultaneously. The service, may also offer music, e-books and downloadable films. OverDrive is expected to be available to the public in March. Stay tuned for details. |
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As a public service, the Library hopes to make our users aware of Internet hoaxes and confidence games. Keep in mind that banks and company billing depts. won't usually reach out to you via email - it's safer to ignore these emails than to answer them. The bad guys are getting trickier and finding more ways to separate honest people from their money. Librarian Sue Scott has found a number of sites to help you not to get hooked by 'Phishing' Scams.
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