 The release of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, a call to action for women to step it up in the corporate world, has stirred much debate this week. The age-old question the new book has rekindled is can women have it all? Sandberg thinks so. But then again, she's a Harvard-educated billionaire with the resources (read: cash flow) to balance family and work. Other successful female entrepreneurs - such as former Lehman Brothers CFO Erin Callan, have expressed regret recently on devoting themselves so totally to the job that family matters got pushed aside. Callan's Sunday Times opinion piece described how putting work first came at the expense of family, friends, and her marriage. Now 47 and remarried, Callan is trying to have her first child with the help of in vitro fertilization. Do you think women can have it all? Share your opinion by emailing lpalmer@rcls.org. We'll post the discussion! |
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Coming up at the Wallkill Public Library  Please note that Story Time is on hiatus for the next two weeks.
Tomorrow: Books Alive! children's theater project presents Imagine That! at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the John G. Borden Middle School. Monday: Kids can drop off their charges for the Teddy Bear Sleepover at 10:30 a.m. See below for more details. Tuesday: Textile Tuesdays are offered between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the community room of Town Hall - bring your sewing, quilting, or whatever handcraft you're working on and the equipment you need and come and go as you please. PJ Story Time will take place at 10:30 a.m. - that's when stuffed animals' parents and guardians are welcome in (in their pajamas) for breakfast as they pick up their little guys from their overnight. At 4 p.m., a Manners Story Time will take place. Wednesday: The Art Club meets at 4 p.m. to create a Mosaic Picture Frame from magazine paper tiles. Thursday: Books Alive! will perform Imagine That! at Ostrander Elementary School from 2-2:45 p.m. Millie the tail-wagging tutor will be at the library at 4 p.m. to listen to her young friends read to her. The Fiction Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Vanessa Diffenbaugh's The Language of Flowers and Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. The Knit and Crochet Club will also meet at 6:30 p.m. The Friends of the Library will meet at 7 p.m. Friday: A representative from Musikgarten is offering lessons to instill a love of music in little ones! Classes for infants and toddlers are being offered at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.; the class for preschoolers is at 12:30 p.m. Call 905-2556 to register. |
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Books Alive! performance opens tomorrow!  This year's Books Alive! children's theater project will be putting on their original musical, Imagine That! during two performances tomorrow.Twenty children, ages 7 through 14, have been rehearsing for the past ten weeks to make sure this - the eighth season of the Wallkill Public Library's Books Alive! program - is the best yet. Based on the works of popular children's authors Maurice Sendak and Mo Willems, Imagine That! will feature singing, dancing, and scripts that have been written in part by the young performers themselves.
Tomorrow's shows will be at 1 and 5 p.m. at the John G. Borden Middle School in the hamlet of Wallkill. Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested donation of $5 per adult or $20 per family of any size. Proceeds will benefit next year's Books Alive! program. |
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Watch for us in the St. Patty's parade!
 The Wallkill Public Library will once again have a float in Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Lineup for the 2 p.m. parade starts at 1:30 p.m.
Also marching during the event are a host of fire departments (including, of course, Wallkill's own), local businesses, the Wallkill Lion's Club, and many more organizations!
We hope to see you there! |
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Stuffed loved ones invited for sleepover  Teddy bears and other stuffed treasures are invited to the library Monday for a slumber party of their own. Kids can come with their stuffed animals Monday at 10:30 a.m. and drop them off for their big night out. On Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., kids are invited back for a P.J. Story Time. There, they can pick up their animals and enjoy a leisurely breakfast together in their own pajamas. The sign-up sheet is downstairs in the children's room. |
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Handyman needed for part-time library job  The Wallkill Public Library is looking for someone with a flexible schedule to do some odd jobs around the building and grounds.
Candidates would have to be available during some evenings and weekends, as well as during the day. Light yard work, general building maintenance, and simple repairs are needed. If you're the handy sort with some time on your hands, the library would welcome your application! Call 895-3707 or email director Mary Lou Carolan at mlcarolan@rcls.org. Teens are welcome! |
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Some spots still open for Lion Brand trip  The bus to New York City's Lion Brand Yarn Studio and New Jersey's Lion Brand Outlet Store is filling up fast, but you can still get your seat if you act quickly!
The bus will be leaving the library at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 21 for the trip. The first stop will be the New York City location, and then it'll be on to Carstadt, N.J. to the famous yarn's outlet. The bus will return to the library at 6:30 p.m. Attendees should bring a bag lunch. The cost of the trip is $25, which includes tip. For more information or to reserve a seat, call the library at 895-3707. |
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Barberie Patent presentation on YouTube Wallkill Public Library archivist Matthew Thorenz gave a fascinating talk about the Barberie Patent (the town's birth certificate) earlier this month. If you missed it, you can check it out here:
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Help us ready community garden April 2!  Nature lovers are invited to hear stories of spring and prepare the neighboring Community Garden for a new crop during Gnome Family Story and Gardening Hour, starting at 4 p.m. April 2.
Each Tuesday after the first April 2 meeting, our group will get together again to work in the garden, plant vegetables and flowers, and make something to take home (such as a garden tote, pizza herb garden, mini-birdbath, and more). Join us April 2 to share your thoughts and ideas and celebrate the change of season! |
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Learn to play the guitar with special class  Ages 11 and up are invited to take a six-week guitar class for beginners starting April 25.
Lessons will run from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and will be taught by veteran guitar player Dominick Colandrea. Cost will be $60 per student. There's only room for six participants, so early registration is recommended. There will be a free demo on April 11 at 6:30 p.m., for those interested. Pre-payment is required. Call the library at 895-3707 for more information. |
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Oates' latest blends history, supernatural  The Accursed, by Joyce Carol Oates
Princeton, N.J., at the turn of the 20th century: a tranquil place to raise a family, a genteel town for genteel souls. But something dark and dangerous lurks at the edges of the town, corrupting and infecting its residents. Vampires and ghosts haunt the dreams of the innocent. A powerful curse besets the elite families of Princeton; their daughters begin disappearing. A young bride on the verge of the altar is seduced and abducted by a dangerously compelling man - a shape-shifting, vaguely European prince who might just be the devil, and who spreads his curse upon a richly deserving community of white Anglo-Saxon privilege. And in the Pine Barrens that border the town, a lush and terrifying underworld opens up.
When the bride's brother sets out against all odds to find her, his path will cross those of Princeton's most formidable people, from Grover Cleveland, fresh out of his second term in the White House and retired to town for a quieter life, to soon-to-be commander in chief Woodrow Wilson, president of the university and a complex individual obsessed to the point of madness with his need to retain power; from the young Socialist idealist Upton Sinclair to his charismatic comrade Jack London, and the most famous writer of the era, Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain - all plagued by "accursed" visions.
An utterly fresh work from Oates, The Accursed marks new territory for the masterful writer. Narrated with her unmistakable psychological insight, it combines beautifully transporting historical detail with chilling supernatural elements to stunning effect. |
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