In This Issue
Think Spring!
On-Line Survey
Children's Museum Pass
Programs and Events
What's New
 
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 Think Spring!

It has been a long, cold and dreary winter; we are ready for Spring here at the Beekman Library!
Please consider signing up for one or more of our programs for children and adults alike. 
Did you know we carry many popular outdoor and garden magazines as well as other library materials? Magazines are available both
in-house and online with your library card through HOME ACCESS
database at beekmanlibrary.org.
Come down to the library to meet your neighbors, share ideas and get ready for the new season ahead!  
 
Tuesday, April 8,  4:30pm - 5:30pm
Students in Kindergarten & up are welcome to register for this fun & creative class. We will be making a Spring page. Please bring your scrapbook (any size), photos & photo adhesive. There is a $5 materials' fee. Registration is required.  

   

Saturday, April 26, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Jesica Clark from The Poughkeepsie Farm Project will be leading a workshop on square foot gardening, which is the practice of planning and creating small but intensively planted gardens. This method is well-suited for areas with poor soil, beginner gardeners or as adaptive recreation for those with disabilities.  Registration is required.   
Beekman Library
 Online Survey   
From April 13-26 the Beekman Library, along with all Dutchess County libraries, will be conducting an online survey. The purpose of this survey is to find out how our patrons use the library's computers and Internet connection and how this service has impacted their lives.

This information will help the library improve its technology services and communicate the value of providing free access to computers and the Internet within the community. This brief survey is completely anonymous.

For more information on this survey visit: http://impactsurvey.org

Please help us provide the best technology services by completing the survey at  beekmanlibrary.org between April 13-26.
 
Looking for something FUN and FREE to do with the entire family? 

Admission to the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum is FREE to Beekman residents when you check out a pass from the Beekman Library. Call us at 845-724-3414 to reserve your date today!

 

The Mid-Hudson Children's Museum is located at: 

75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

 

Please call or visit their website for hours of operation:
845-471-0589        
[email protected] 

   

 *Pass allows for free general admission for 2 adults and all children under 18 from one household. Must be returned by the next library business day @ opening time or placed in media box prior to opening. 

 

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Register for programs on our
interactive on-line calendar at or by calling the Library at 724-3414


Friday, April 4, 6:00pm - 8:30pm 
We will take your suggestions for other library programs, new books, movies & music. Food, fun & friends. Drop in anytime between 6-8:30 pm. Students in 6th grade & up are welcome. Registration is required.   

ADULT:   
Saturday, April 5, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Why take a Driver Safety Course? Because driving has changed since you first got your license and doing so could save you money. AARP is the oldest and largest program in the country specifically designed for seniors, although it is open to any age. It is a six-hour program. The current class fee in New York is $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members. Payment accepted by check only and should be made PAYABLE TO AARP and dropped off at the library. Space not guaranteed until fee is paid. Registration is required.

Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Thursday, April 10, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Come learn about Guiding Eyes for the Blind, the internationally-accredited guide dog school that provides the blind and visually impaired with superior Guiding Eyes dogs, training and lifetime support services. Learn how you can volunteer by becoming a Puppy Raiser or a Foster Home, and meet one of the program's guide dogs. Registration is required.

                                    
CHILDREN:
Wii Gaming     
Friday, April 11, 4:00pm - 6:00pm 
Students ages 10 & up are welcome to meet in the Community Room to play the Wii. Snacks will be provided. Water bottles are recommended. Registration is required.

Monday, April 22, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Students in Kindergarten - 2nd grade are welcome to register. Students will listen to a story & make a craft to take home. Registration is required. 

ONGOING PROGRAMS


ADULT: 
Mondays, 4:30pm - 5:30pm 
Sign up for individualized computer learning and assistance: computer basics, Internet use, e-mail, MS Office, e-readers, etc.

Thursday, April 3, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Assistance with resumes, applications, interview skills, and online job searching from Dutchess One Stop Field Coordinator. You can sign up for half-hour personalized sessions between the hours of 6pm and 8pm in the Community Room.

Beekman Library Book Club 
Thursday, April 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm 
Book for the month of April is "Life Studies: Stories" by Susan Vreeland.  New members are always welcome!

Friday, April 25, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
This month's selection will be "Harlan County", the 1976 Oscar-winning documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike", an effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky in 1973. Directed and produced by Barbara Kopple.
  

     Tucker
CHILDREN: 
Wednesdays, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
What do you get when you bring children, dogs & books together? Happy, confident children who love to read!! Children in 1st grade & up can come & read to Tucker at the Library. Registration is required.

Friday, April 11, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The movie this month is Despicable Me. All ages are welcome. Children can come in their PJs. Popcorn will be served. Water bottles are recommended. Registration is required.

Wednesay, April 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
This month children will listen to stories & do a craft activity. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All ages are welcome.  
 New Fiction: 

General Fiction-
The Painter: A Novel by Peter Heller
Frog Music: A Novel
by Emma Donoghue  

Mystery/Thriller - 
The Target by David Baldacci 

Science Fiction -
The Word Exchange: A Novel by Alena Graedon
            
Historical Fiction - A Life Apart: a Novel by L. Y. Marlow
Romance -
The Lost Sisterhood
: A Novel 
by Anne Fortier
Night Diver: A Novel by Elizabeth Lowell

New Non-Fiction:
     

 

Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty by Diane Keaton   

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