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Cornwall Public Library Newsletter                                        February 2015
From the Library Director...

   

 

The Board of Trustees of the Cornwall Public Library is looking for input following the results of the library's recent bond referendum. If you haven't done so already, please take the community survey, located on the library's website: www.cornwallpubliclibrary.org. The survey is also available in paper form at the library circulation desk and was distributed in the January 16th issue of The Cornwall Local. The surveys will need to be completed and returned to the library by January 31st.

 

 

In addition, you are invited to attend a Community Discussion Forum on Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00pm (snowdate, Thursday, January 29th at 7:00pm), in the library's community room. Thomas Weddell, CPA, a partner in the firm Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell of Newburgh, has volunteered to facilitate the discussion.

 

We urge all residents of the greater Cornwall community to provide input. The staff and Board are anxious to find the best way to meet the needs and expectations of the community. We look forward to hearing from everyone.

 

 

 Karen LaRocca-Fels
 
Family Build It
A drop-in event!
legos
Saturday
January 31
10:00-11:30am
Bring the kids and come create a masterpiece using Legos®, K'Nex® and floor blocks. 
All materials supplied - you bring your creativity! No need to register . . . just drop in.
Upcoming dates: 
February 28th 
March 28th 
April 25th 
May 30th 

 

 
Cajun Music
"Our Musical Heritage" Concert Series

Come enjoy Krewe de la Rue and their energetic, heartfelt, punchy dance hall mix of Cajun and Creole music. Lead by Roger Weiss on fiddle, Laren Droll on accordion and Buffy Lewis on guitar and vocals, the Krewe captures and preserves the music played at festivals, dance halls, and clubs throughout Southwest Louisiana.

Sunday 
February 1st
2:00-3:30pm 
at Munger Cottage 
(located behind the library building)

This is a free concert! 
All are welcome
 
 This program is funded, in part, by Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange. This program is also partially funded by Friends of Cornwall Library and the Cornwall Public Library Foundation.
 
Stampin' Up
Card Making Workshop
 
Thursday
February 5
6:30-7:45pm

Participants create two original greeting cards to take home. All materials supplied.

Registration is required! 
Limited to 15 adult participants
 
T.U.T. 
Meeting
(Teen Under Classmen)
Friday 
February 6 
5:30-7:45 pm

For active members. For more information call the library and speak with Lisa SinClair. 534-8282.

 
Take Your Child to the Library Day

Saturday
February 7
10:00-4:00pm
Drop-in and celebrate the love of libraries!

Activities
10:00am-3:30pm - Make Valentine Cards and Bird Feeders

11:00am - Participate in a Family Story Circle for All Ages

1:30-3:00pm - International Day
(sponsored by TUT) - Develop an International Taste

10:00am-4:00pm - Take a StoryWalk 
 
A Good Day to Get a Library Card or Use the One You Have - It's the Best Deal Around!
 
 
Pajama Story Time


Monday 
February 9 
6:30-7:00pm 

 

 

 

Wear your PJs and bring your favorite cuddly. For 3 and 4-year olds with a caregiver, but all children are welcome with an adult. Pre-register during week prior to the program. Please call 534-8282.

Upcoming Dates
March 9
April 13
May 4
 

In-person Pre-registration Required

Baby Lapsit*
ages birth to 18 months with an adult
Thursdays at 9:30 am - Walking
or 10:30 am - Not Yet Walking
January 29, February 5, 12, 19
*no older siblings please

Toddler Time
ages 18-36 months with an adult
Fridays at 9:30 or 10:30 am
January 30, February 6, 13, 20

Circle Story Time
for 3-year-olds
"all by myself"
Tuesdays at 10:30 am
January 27, February 3, 10, 17

Pre-School Story Time
ages 4 & 5 (not yet in K)
Tuesdays at 9:30 am
January 27, February 3, 10, 17

 

Great Decisions 
Discussion Group





Wednesday 
February 11  
7:00-8:30pm 
"Privacy in the Digital Age"

Wednesday 
February 25 
7:00-8:30pm 
"Sectarianism in the Middle East"

The Great Decisions program highlights eight of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. Great Decisions provides background information, current data and policy options for each issue and serves as the focal text for discussion groups. If you are interested in joining, contact: Rosaleen Leahy, Library Program Coordinator, 845-534- 8282 ext. 204, e-mail: rleahy@rcls.org. 
 
Friday 
February 13 
1:00-3:00 pm

Tech Questions? 

Grab this opportunity to have one of our teen volunteers answer your questions about smart phones, iPads, iPods, tablets, laptop computers, and more. Just drop in - no registration required.

PLEASE BRING YOUR DEVICE WITH YOU! 
 

Kandinsky: "The Hiss of Colors"
Dress for mess!

Thursday
February 26
4:15-5:30pm

There is limited space. Please pre-register the week before the program. Call 534-8282.

 

 
  
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Library's complete
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Library Board 
of Trustees 
Meeting 
Tuesday 
   February 10     
 7:00-9:00 pm 

Library Board
of Trustees Budget Meeting
Tuesday
February 3 
6:00pm

All meetings are open
to the public.  
Call 534-8282 for  
more information. 


Creative 
Writing Group
Most Mondays  
at 12:00 Noon 
Library Community Room


Kids and Teen Book Discussions
register for these book groups when you pick up a copy of the book at the library

Talk it Up
with Julie Baxter
for Grades 1 and 2
Thursday
February 12
4:30-5:30pm

Book/Snack
with Martha LaVallee
for Grades 3 & 4
Monday
February 23
4:30-5:30pm


Readzza Readzza!
(Read/Pizza)
with Martha LaVallee
for Grades 5-8
with an adult
Monday
February 23
6:00-7:00pm
 

Adult Book Discussions
 
The Other Story 
 by Tatiana de Rosnay 
1st Wednesday
Book Group 
Wednesday
February 4
7:00 pm 
Terror Town  
by Stuart Kaminsky
Mystery Book Group
Wednesday
February 18
7:00 pm 
 
How To Be an American Housewife 
  by Margaret Dilloway     
Book Chat & Chocolate 
Thursday
February 26
7:00 pm 


Great Films 
  
Tea & a Classic
Belle 
Wednesday 
February 11 
12:00-3:00pm
Light fare served @ Noon Movie @ 12:30
All are welcome to bring a dessert or light starter to share and  a small item for the door prize
Foreign Film
Sissi 
Thursday 
February 19  
6:00pm 
(with a brief pre-film lecture by Col. Mark Gagnon, West Point Professor) 
 

Classic Sunday
Nureyev's
Romeo and Juliet  
Sunday 
February 15 
1:00pm