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Rainbow Loom Group

Nature Club

Classical Music Concert

Documentary Movie

Happy Elves Gift Making

International Games Day

Book Club

Beekeeping Group

Lego Club

Red Cross Shelter Training

Happy Elves Gift Making

School Holiday Movie

Beehive Project

Ukulele Circle

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Olive Free Library

4033 Route 28-A

West Shokan, NY 12494

845-657-2482

outreach@olivefreelibrary.org

November, 2014

Director's Message

Thanks to the generous talents of David Andrews, we have a new logo! This will start to appear on all library communications. We like it because it is clean, clear, simple, somewhat traditional, and somewhat modern, and it helps connect the library to the Town of Olive seal. Thank you David!

Please mark you calendars for the Holiday Craft Fair December 6th. This year we will have some special treats in addition to a delicious hot lunch and locally-made gifts. There will be a ukulele sing-along, a children's book author reading, and fun crafts to entertain the young (and young at heart).

In addition, there will be a new history museum exhibit opening on Saturday, December 6. The exhibit will focus on how the Town of Olive looked before the reservoir, the intense wrangling that went on between the town's people and the city over the seizure of their homes, and the construction of the dam. The exhibit will be a collaboration with the Ulster County Archives. Please stay tuned for more details about the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Please note that the library will be closed for Thanksgiving, and the day after, Friday, November 28. Please come see us on Saturday!

See you at the library!
--Katie

Thursday, November 6, 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. If you need to borrow a loom please contact the library.

Friday, November 7 & 21, 4 - 5 p.m. Nature Club!
At Nature Club, kids finish the school week with an hour of outdoor fun. Each time we go outside and explore a new part of nature. Please dress to be outdoors.

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 Haydn Piano Trio no. 24 in D Major. Steven Starkman, violin George Tsontakis, viola Ling Kwan, cello Hiroko Sakurazawa, piano Suggested donation $12.

Monday, November 10, 6:30 p.m. Documentary Movie: Fed Up (PG)
For the past 30 years, everything we thought we knew about food and exercise is dead wrong. FED UP is the film the food industry doesn't want you to see.

Wednesday, November 12, 6-8 p.m. Happy Elves Gift Making Workshop
Calling all crafters! Get ready for the holidays with a fun evening of card making. All materials supplied, but you are welcome to bring some of your own rubber stamps, inks, or colorful papers.

Saturday, November 15, 11:30-2:00 International Games Day
Come learn to play chess, play a new board game, create a Minecraft world with others, hone you ping pong game, join in a card game, or bring your own game. Other people across the globe will be celebrating games by playing together today.

Book Club Saturday, November 15, 4:00 p.m.
Delicious By Ruth Reichl In her bestselling memoirs Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us, and never more so than in her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts. (Goodreads)

Monday, November 17, 6:30 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 beekeeping. For more information go to Hudson Valley Hives website.

Lego Club Wednesday, November 19 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.

Red Cross Shelter Training
Saturday November 22nd 10am -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

Saturday, November 22, 2:00 p.m. Happy Elves Gift Making Workshop
We will make beautiful beaded bookmarks, the perfect gift for book lovers! Materials will be supplied, but feel free to bring in beads, ribbons or cords you would like to use.

Wednesday, November 26, 3:00 p.m. School Holiday Movie! How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG)
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Common Sense Media says, appropriate for ages 7 and up. Rotten Tomatoes rates it 92% fresh!

Library Beehive Project
Local Boy Scout, Blake Overton, is building an observation beehive for the library where people will be able to learn about bees by observing them up close. The hive is entirely safe and may inspire others to keep bees. To learn more about the project click here.

Snowshoes Wanted!
The library is seeking donations of snowshoes in good condition that we can lend out (just like we loan out books and ukuleles!) We are particularly interested in kids sizes right now so we can take kids in the nature club out in the woods during the winter. If you have any snow shoes you would like to donate, please bring them to the library. Thank you!

Seeds of Change
This is a picture of the first monarch butterfly we saw 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 November Specials
Cookbooks and craft books .50 cents each. 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
Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Weds. Dec. 10, 6-7 p.m. SketchUp Class Saturday, Dec. 6, Holiday Fair and History Museum Opening Saturday, Dec. 20, 11:30-3:30, Drop off the kids and shop! Movie, snack, activity day.

New Library Hours
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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