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Edible and Medicinal Plants

Movie!

Salsa Canning Workshop

Lego Club

Leaf Identification Walk

Minecraft Tournament

Book Club

Beekeeping Group

Halloween Craft Night

Family Movie Night

Pumpking Carving Party

Classical Music Concert

Red Cross Shelter Training

Ukulele Circle

Save the Date

New Library Hours

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Olive Free Library

4033 Route 28-A

West Shokan, NY 12494

845-657-2482

outreach@olivefreelibrary.org

October, 2014

Director's Message

The fleeting fall season is here and its getting gorgeous around the library. To take advantage of all this beauty we will offer two outdoor programs early in the month that will help you identify the trees and plants in our area.
     Our new hours go into effect this Saturday, October 4th. Come by and pick up a magnet with the new library hours, we have plenty of them.
     The new ping pong table is installed and we have folks who are looking for others to play with. We are looking to establish a regular game day at the library. Let us know what day works best for your schedule if you are interested.
     With the weather turning colder we would like to start up the knitting group again. Please contact the library to let us know when would be the best time for us to put it on the schedule.
     Applications will be available for the holiday fair on October 2. You will be able to find them on our website or at the library. We look forward to another great year of locally made crafts and gifts.
     Please sign up for the Red Cross shelter volunteer training if you want to help out in case of an emergency. The library is now a Red Cross partner shelter.

See you at the library!
--Katie

Thursday, October 2, 6:00 p.m. Rainbow Loom Group
We have a Rainbow Loom group on the first Thursday of each month. The group learns to make one new thing each month, and gives you time to share other projects. If you need to borrow a loom please contact the library. This month we will make ghosts and pumpkins for Halloween!

Saturday, October 11, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk with Dina Falconi

Join herbalist Dina Falconi and explore the wild plants surrounding the Olive Free Library. Learn to identify these plants using basic sensory skills and discover how they are used for food, medicine and pleasure. This walk will include practical information on harvest and preparation. Bring a notepad, camera, and water bottle.

Dina Falconi is a clinical herbalist with a strong focus on food activism and nutritional healing. An avid gardener, wildcrafter, and permaculturalist, Dina has been teaching classes about the use of herbs for food, medicine, and pleasure, including wild food foraging and cooking, for more than twenty years.
Preregister by calling the library or email helpdesk@olivefreelibrary.org

Breakfast and a Movie! Monday, October 13, 10:00 a.m. Disney Nature's Bears
Start your Columbus Day school holiday with an amazing film about real bears. Bears showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Rated G Please call the library to sign up 845-657-2482

Green Tomato Salsa Canning Monday, October 13, 1-4:00 p.m.
In this workshop we will take advantage of tomatoes left on the vine, learn about canning and come away with some delicious salsa for the winter. Participants will bring in their green tomatoes and mason jars. This workshop requires pre-registration, space is limited.

Lego Club Wednesday, October 15 6:00-8 p.m. (grades 1-7)
Each month kids take up a new creative challenge with Lego. The library supplies the Lego, no experience necessary.

What Tree Is That? Tree Identification Walk with Leah Saturday, October 18, 10:30 a.m.
Join field biologist Leah Ceperley in examining the beautiful trees surrounding the Olive Free Library. Learn methods for identifying trees, and tricks for memorizing their names. Participants will create leaf and bark rubbings to make attractive impressions of leaves. This is a free, family-friendly event. Please dress to be outdoors. Please call the library to register

Minecraft Game Tournament Saturday, October 18, 1:00 p.m.
Come and play Minecraft with others at the library. Please bring a laptop if you have one. Open to all ages. Please call the library to register.

Book Club
Saturday, October 18, 4:00 p.m.

The Circle

By

Dave Eggers

Mae Holland, a woman in her 20s, arrives for her first day of work at a company called the Circle. She marvels at the beautiful campus, the fountain, the tennis and volleyball courts, the squeals of children from the day care center "weaving like water." The first line in the book is: " 'My God,' Mae thought. 'It's heaven.' "And so we know that the Circle in Dave Eggers' new novel, The Circle, will be a hell. (NY Times)

Monday, October 20, 6:00 p.m. Beekeeping Group
The beekeeping support group meets on the third Monday of each month at the library. The group includes new and veteran beekeepers. Each month a topic is presented followed by open discussion of all things beekeeeping. For more information go to Hudson Valley Hives website.

Wednesday, October 22, 6:00 p.m. Halloween Craft Night
Bring an empty clear jar, and we will make fun Halloween lanterns together. Open to all ages.

Saturday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. Family Movie Night! Mr. Peabody and Sherman (PG)
Brand new to DVD, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman offers a surprisingly entertaining burst of colorful all-ages fun..." (Rotten Tomatoes, rated 79% Fresh). Common Sense Media says this film is appropriate for children ages six and up.

Thursday, October 30, 6:00 p.m. Pumpkin Carving Party and Jack-o-Lantern Contest
Get ready for Halloween night by carving your pumpkin the night before. We will have pumpkin carving books on hand for inspiration. Please BYOP (bring your own pumpkin), we will have carving tools, snacks, and lots of prizes!

Saturday, November 8, 4:00 p.m. Highpoint Ensemble Classical Music Concert
The Highpoint Ensemble will bring us a delightful afternoon concert of classical music, with Mozart's Piano Quartet in Eb Major, and Hadyn Piano Trio no. 24 in D Major. Steven Starkman, violin George Tsontakis, viola Ling Kwan, cello Hiroko Sakurazawa, piano Suggested donation $12.

Red Cross Shelter Training
Saturday November 22nd 11am -2pm

Learn how to support your community in times of disaster

This 4 hour course is designed to provide you with the necessary training to open, set up, operate, and close a Red Cross shelter during a disaster. Become part of a team of caring volunteers who will provide a safe and secure environment for affected individuals during natural disasters, which have become more and more frequent as the climate continues to change.

The training is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required. A minimum of 8 registrants is required or the training will be cancelled.

RSVP to Shelter Coordinator Monica Raiss at Monica.Raiss@redcross.org or 310-850-2236

Seeds of Change
This is a picture of the first monarch butterfly we've seen in the new pollinator garden! As you deadhead your pollinator-attracting flowers, such as black-eyed Susans, please bring the seeds to the library. We will spread them on the hillside facing the road in order to expand our pollinator garden.

Ukulele Circle Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Pull up a ukulele and learn a song! This is a friendly group who welcomes all comers. If you do not have a ukulele but would like to participate, you can check one out from the library.

Book Sale October Specials
Mystery novels, as well as books about politics and current events, .50 cents soft cover, $1 hardcovers. Mass market paperbacks still .10 each Special prices for kids and students: All children, and students with ID, get half price on all books in the book sale. This is an on-going promotion.

Tuesdays 10 a.m. Preschool Story Hour
Come join the fun! Each week we do a craft activity, read some books, do yoga, sing, make music together, and make a parade through the library. All are welcome!

Save the Date Up-Coming Events and Programs
Nov. 12: 6-8 p.m.; Nov. 22: 2:00 p.m.; Dec. 11: 6-8 p.m.; Dec. 18: 6-8 p.m. Happy Elves gift-making workshops. Saturday, Nov. 22; 11 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Red Cross Shelter Training for emergency response volunteers Saturday, Dec. 6, Holiday Fair at the library.

Library Hours (starting Oct. 4)
Monday 10-8 Tuesday 10-5 Wednesday 12-8 Thursday 2-8 Friday 1-5 Saturday 10-4

Weekly Groups at OFL
Preschool Story Hour Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Yoga Wednesdays at 9 a.m. $5-7 (Gentle) Thursdays at 7 p.m. $5-7 (Gentle) Saturdays at 10 a.m. $10 (Mixed level) Ukelele Circle Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. A.A. Meeting Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

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