SRP gets kids reading 
Another Summer Reading Program has flown by almost as fast as the summer itself, but - as always - the library is proud of all our participants and hope they continue to visit us throughout the year!
Thursday the library held its Top Reader Reception/Family Quest Celebration, where some of this summer's 260 participants were recognized for reading a total of 2,834 books! Anyone who logged their books received Paw Prints to be used at Ostrander or Leptondale elementary schools, so if you, too, kept a list of what you read during the SRP but were unable to make Thursday's event, you should stop by the library to pick up yours.
Many thanks to Perfect Combination Painting for donating pizza for the celebration!
Coming up at the Wallkill Public Library
Today: The Vision of Wallkill will be showing Toy Story at Garrison Park at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday: Plein Air Painting takes place at Popp's Pavilion from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m.
Tuesday: Textile Tuesday and the Quilters' Circle meet in the community room of Town Hall between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Fiction Club meets at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.
Wednesday: The Vision of Wallkill community improvement group will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of Town Hall.
Thursday: The Knit and Crochet Club meets at 6:30 p.m. The Mustangs '65 will perform at 7 p.m. at Popp's Pavilion as part of VOW's summer concert series.
New mags coming to WPL shelves soon 
You can save a fortune on magazine subscriptions, just by visiting the library!
Some users aren't aware of the fact that - just like books - you can take these items out on loan and enjoy them at home. The library already offers a wide variety of news, science, entertainment, and many other types of periodicals. We've recently broadened our collection to include three new offerings:
  • Allrecipes - Whether you love to cook or want to learn, this is your resource for hints and recipes
  • US Weekly - Stay up to date on what your favorite celebrities are up to
  • Yoga Journal - Your go-to for yoga poses, meditation tips, and other healthy lifestyle choices

Keep an eye out - these magazines will be available soon! 

Storm King offers more than just art
Storm King's fall foliage is not to be missed!
Storm King Art Center recently released its fall schedule of events, and thanks to the passes you can get on loan from the library, you can visit for free!
Storm King's calendar includes indie and classical music concerts, early morning bird walks, yoga, children and family workshops, and much more. For a complete list of offerings, visit Storm King's website.
Thanks to sponsorship by the Friends of the Wallkill Public Library, the library is able to offer the public free passes to not only Storm King Art Center, but the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum as well as Museum Village. For more information, stop by the circulation desk or call 895-3707.
Free audio magazine service available!
Choice Magazine Listening (CML) is a free service for adults who have difficulty reading or holding magazines.
Through CML, adults with conditions such as low vision, dyslexia, ALS, or Parkinson's are able to enjoy the best writing from a wide variety of popular magazines. Publications offered through the service include Time, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, National Geographic, McSweeney's, and much more. Selected pieces are read by some of America's top audiobook narrators.
Listeners receive 12 hours of magazine material four times a year, along with a talking book player that's supplied free of charge. After a loan period of several weeks, recipients return the player in a postage-free mailer. CML is also available as a download.
Those interested in this service can call 1-888-724-6423 or visit CML's website.
You're invited to a special tea party!

Did you know that this year is the celebration of Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland? In order to salute

this beloved book, the Friends of the Wallkill Public Library will be inviting the community to our MAD HATTER'S UNBIRTHDAY TEA PARTY on Saturday, October 3, as part of the Weekend of Wallkill festivities. Hosted by the Books Alive children's theater company actors, six seatings for this event will take place throughout the day. Reservations will begin at 11 a.m. and continue on the hour, with 4 p.m. as the last seating.  

The $3 admission includes a cupcake (gluten-free available), iced tea, and party favors, as well as entertainment by the characters from the book.The party will last for 30 minutes.Those who come in costume will receive a prize. 

For songs, merriment, and something UNUSUAL, please contact Adrienne at 895-8712 or dramapearl@aol.com (subject: ALICE).

 

- Adrienne Gelfand-Perine

Friends' President and Books Alive Director  
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