The Lion Brand/Garment District bus trip slotted for Oct. 27 has been cancelled. Our apologies to anyone who was planning on going! We hope to make the trip again sometime in the future.

Tomorrow: Celebrate I Love Yarn Day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the community room of Town Hall.
Monday: School's closed for Columbus Day, but the library's open! Come in for a visit. The Friends of the Wallkill Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Friends' Used Book Shop.
Tuesday: Textile Tuesdays are offered between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the community room of Town Hall. Book Buddies meets at 10:30 a.m. The American Girl Club meets at 4:30 p.m. to learn about embroidery.
Wednesday: Mommy and Me meets at 10 a.m., followed by Toddler Story Time at 11 a.m. Afternoon Story Time at 1 p.m. is followed by Kinder Art at 2 p.m. Homework Lab is offered between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., during which time students can use computers, make copies, do research, and more. One-on-one tutoring is also coming soon - call Paulette to place a request. 895-3707.
Thursday: The Knit and Crochet Club meets at 6:30 p.m.
Friday: Two-Part Art Club meets to complete their Styro-Sculpture project at 4 p.m.

You can knit or crochet the day away during I Love Yarn Day tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.!
Meet in the community room of Town Hall and then come and go as you please, or bring a lunch and spend the day. Refreshments will be available at the potluck snack table, and a yarn swap will be taking place, as well. Bring a friend or make a new one and spend a leisurely day enjoying a great hobby!

 

If you're a DIY-type, or a DIWO (Do It With Others), you're going to love the library's newest addition to our periodical collection, Make Magazine.
Make features projects that involve computers, electronics, robotics, metalworking, woodworking, and more. Geared toward those who enjoy making things, the complex projects the magazine features can often be completed with the use of cheap materials, such as household items.
Volume 35 of the magazine is on our shelves, now - you can take a peek at the next volume using the link above. Enjoy!

Shy, gawky, and socially inept - does this describe your average, bespectacled reader?
Not according to a study published recently in the journal Science, which showed book lovers may possess more social graces than most - depending on what books they're reading.
It's literary fiction that seems to feed the human capacity for empathy, as it turns out (sorry, E L James).
The study showed that those who read literary fiction, vs. popular fiction or nonfiction, performed better on tests that measured empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence.
Researchers speculate that what makes literary fiction more of a compassion-enhancer is that it leaves more to the imagination, forcing readers to become attuned to social nuances as they make their own inferences about the characters in those stories.
So read on, connoisseurs of fine lit! We might not be as geeky as we feared.

Monday is Columbus Day, and though school's closed, the library's open!
For many students, now's the time of year when those first in-depth writing projects, like research papers, are assigned.
 Whether this is your child's first-ever paper or his 51st, you can count on the library for your one-stop shop for resources!
No matter what an assignment requires - nonfiction books, documentaries on DVD, or computer databases - students can get a jumpstart on it with the library's help.
Don't forget about our Wednesday Homework Labs, either, where from 3:30-5:30 p.m. students can meet and use the computers, make copies, do research, and receive tutoring! To request some one-on-one tutoring of your own, contact Paulette at 895-3707 or psnyder@rlcs.org. 

  

If you haven't seen Wallkill Public Library's new website, yet, there are some features book (and DVD, and audio) lovers will appreciate!
 Our Newest Materials page on the site displays the most recent items to hit the library's shelves, as well as the ones we've ordered for the coming  months.
The Book Previews page contains some recent hot releases available here at the library, including fiction and nonfiction as well as descriptive trailers that can fill you in on the plots of the latest bestsellers.
NoveList Plus offers author read-alikes, book discussion groups, feature articles, and more to keep your personal library as well as your to-read list stocked high with selections you pick based on your individual taste.
If you have a great read you'd like to recommend to us, you can do that, too, with the site's new Suggest a Book feature.
In addition to certain new offerings, library website visitors will still find the resources they've come to depend on, including the calendar, online reference materials, digital downloads, and community information. Visit us today!

  

Who says libraries are irrelevant?
Wallkill Public Library's monthly statistics for September include an increase of 77 users for the month, to 3,105, a new record!
Checkouts numbered 3,099; interlibrary loans to other libraries came in at 306; and interlibrary loans from other libraries to our patrons totaled 682.
We appreciate everyone's patronage and hope that our materials are meeting your expectations! Feel free to Suggest a Book, Ask a Question, or Contact Us through our new website!

  

You can make a difference in your community and enjoy a good meal while you're  at it with the upcoming Cheer for Children dinner Saturday, Oct. 19.
Lasagna, ziti, turkey, and more will be on the menu between 4 and 8 p.m. that day at the Wallkill Reformed Church. Door prizes and a raffle will also be offered to participants, who are asked to bring donations of canned goods to the event to help restock the food pantry.
Tickets are $12 per guest or $20 for couples. Children 10 and under get in for free. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call Lotti at 391-1701, or Kayla at 857-7693.