Monday: Pre-K and Kindergarten Art Club meets at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday: Book Buddies meets at 10:30 a.m. Textile Tuesdays take place in the community room of Town Hall between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bring a project and come and go as you please.
Wednesday: Mommy and Me meets at 10 a.m., followed by Toddler Story Time at 11 a.m. Afternoon Story Time takes place at 1 p.m., followed by Kinder Art at 2 p.m. The library's Light Up the Lawn Halloween Celebration will take place from 5-7 p.m.
Thursday: The Knit and Crochet Club meets at 6:30 p.m.

Remember that the Homework Lab is offered downstairs in the children's room from 2:30-5:30 p.m. every Wednesday! Children's computers are available for ages 13 and under, who can get free and easy access to valuable online research tools. Requests for one-on-one tutoring can also be made - call Paulette at 895-3707.

• Job Consultations - By appointment only, Nov. 7
• Online Job Search - 10 a.m. Nov. 8
• Resume Writing - 11:30 a.m. Nov. 8
• Interviewing Skills - 1:45 p.m. Nov. 8

Westchester Broadway Theatre's new season of shows will kick off with Irving Berlin's White Christmas Nov. 7.
That show will run through Jan. 12, and will be followed by:
Titanic: Jan. 16-Feb. 23
Ragtime, The Musical: Feb. 27-May 4
Mary Poppins: May 8-July 27
The Wizard of Oz: July 31-Sept. 21
South Pacific: Sept. 25-Nov. 30 & Dec. 30-Jan. 11

Other attractions will include the Irish Family Christmas with the Six Willoughby Brothers Dec. 10 and Irish tenor Ronan Tynan Monday, March 10.
For more information, contact the theatre at (914)592-2225.

Brenda Griffin's Girl Scout troop has taken down the StoryWalk® display they had posted along the Wallkill Rail Trail, but the girls plan on putting up another one come spring! So once the weather breaks, walkers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, and everyone who enjoys the trail can look forward to another children's book, its pages laminated and posted on stakes along the Wallkill side of the trail.
StoryWalk®, originally created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, is a way for trail-goers to enjoy nature and a good book at the same time. Keep an eye out for the Girl Scouts' project in a few months! 

Jillian Landsman will have a part in 90 Miles Off Broadway's upcoming production of David and Lisa next month!
The play, about two mentally disturbed adolescents and their term at Berkeley School, will be performed at the Reformed Church of New Paltz Nov 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30 p.m., and on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors, students, and advance sales,and $10 for members and groups. They're available at the door, or by calling Kim at Bright Beginnings at 256-9657.
Parents should be advised that this show is not one geared toward younger audiences, as it includes foul language, discussions about sex, and one scene involving violence.
Show-goers will recognize Jillian from her performances with the library's children's theater project, Books Alive!, where her talent has grown under the tutelage of directors Jim and Adrienne Perine.
But she won't be the only familiar face in David and Lisa - her mother, Miss Marla (a former children's coordinator at Wallkill, whose Story Time fans will remember well) has also been cast in the play, in the roles of Secretary and Mother of Girl!
Good luck to them both!

The Children and Adult Services Units of the Ulster County Department of Social Services are asking for donations of gift certificates to area stores (including grocery stores), as well as toys, warm clothing, and/or knitted items for children and senior citizens this holiday season.
Monetary donations in the form of personal checks are not able to be accepted, this year. Gift cards, either from stores or Visa or MasterCard, are welcome, as are gift certificates.
Anyone who would like to contribute by adopting a child, family, or senior citizen and buy gifts directly for that person or family is also welcome to call any of the committee members listed below, who will provide the necessary information.
Donations can be dropped off at the Children's Services office any day, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., starting Monday, Dec. 2. Pickups can also be arranged by contacting a committee member. The preferred deadline for donations is Dec. 13, to allow time for the materials to be delivered to the families.
The UCDSS Holiday Committee includes:
Nancy DeFeo, chairperson: 334-5141
Amy Greene, co-chairperson: 334-5116
Missy Gallagher: 334-5150
Krista Fuller: 334-5298
Amy Kennoch: 334-5128
Dee Hunt: 334-5110

 

The now famous poet's work may have been almost entirely unpublished while she was alive, but it's getting more recognition than ever before with the new Emily Dickinson Archive.
Inaugurated Wednesday, the open-access website brings together thousands of manuscripts from eight different institutions, including Harvard University, Amherst College, and Boston Public Library. Fans of Dickinson will now be able to gain access to handwritten versions of poems, including those that were jotted along the edges of envelopes and other scraps of paper.
The project was organized and funded by Harvard.

Saving up for some holiday shopping?
You can eliminate at least one bill - your library fines - by participating in this year's Food for Fines drive.
From Nov. 11-16, the library will exchange one fine for one food item of any size. There's no limit on how many fines you can pay with this system, so take advantage of it! Got five $4 fines? Bring in five cans of 75-cent vegetables! You can save cash and help make someone else's holiday season a little brighter.
Donations will be taken to the local food pantry and used to make Thanksgiving baskets. Items needed by the pantry include stuffing mix, instant potatoes, cookies, dinner rolls, juice, canned sweet potatoes, canned vegetables, and turkey gravy.
Donations of turkeys can also be made directly to the food pantry itself by calling 895-2181.
Thank you for your help and have a happy holiday season!