LOATSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 Liberty Rock Road, Sloatsburg, New York 10974 ● 845-753-2001

www.sloatsburglibrary.org

Summer 2015

Monday-Thursday 10am - 9pm

Friday & Saturday

10am - 5pm

Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Summer Hours Begin Sunday, June 21st

Library Will Be Closed On Sundays

Independence Day Saturday, July 4th

We now offer our newsletter in large print which will be

available at the library for your

reading pleasure

HOURS

CLOSINGS

Adult Programs Continued Inside

Tuesday, June 2nd @ 6:00pm - The object of this course

is to utilize a narrative style rather than burden the

reader with only dates and charts. Clues to discerning

your ancestors’ personalities are also discussed. Part of

our genealogy series.

Tuesday, June 9th @ 6:00pm - Step by step procedure

in finding records on the most popular Genealogy

website that contains records such as: Birth, Marriage

and Death, Passports, Cemeteries, Social Security

Records, Military Records, Newspapers. Part of our

genealogy series.

Monday, June 15th @ 6:00pm - Everyone has creativity

within them! Come paint a picture using special

techniques taught by Wendy from Artytime.

Monday, June 29th @ 11:00am Join us as ScienceTellers shares an original collection of slightly

twisted tales where all the teachers at school are suspected to

have superpowers! We will launch things through the air, send

them plummeting toward the ground, and even make things

transform and disappear right before your eyes! Throw on your

lab coat and get ready to experience forces and reactions

through several exciting, hands-on experiments! Enjoy this

spectacular adventure and be swept away to a place

where truly ‘super’ heroes really do exist!

Monday, July 20th @ 2:00pm

Ages 8 and Up

Pow! Zap! Bang! Make a cool

colorful pendant, keychain, or

bracelet using Shrinky Dinks.

Hear stories about

heroes from Annie Oakley

to Paul Bunyan. AND LEGENDS

Monday, July 6th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7

Tuesday, June 30th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7

Learn the history of superheroes

and create a superhero

identity just for you!

Soar over tall buildings at the speed of

sound… or at least create a picture

of yourself as a super hero!

Tuesday, July 14th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7

Wednesday, July 8th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7 Create your own superhero

persona then make a cape, mask,

and costume to help bring out

your superpowers!

Tuesday, July 7th @ 2:00pm

Ages 8 and Up

Construct a superhero with a

clay pot, paint, and trims.

Monday, July 13th @ 2:00pm

Ages 8 and Up

Using a special, scientific

recipe, make bright green

ooze to ward off the enemy,

“The Evil Shredder”

Wednesday, July 8th @ 6:30pm

Ages 10 and Up

Make a string art wall hanging

using superhero symbols.

Be a hero for your library by

planting flowers to help beautify

our surroundings!

Wednesday, July 1st @ 1:00pm

ALL AGES

Wednesday, July 15th @ 6:30pm

Ages 10 and Up Decorate your room or bedroom door

with a colorful comic book letter. You can

make your initials, a word, or your name.

Make a unique and colorful

bookmark using the pages from

your favorite comics.

Thursday, July 16th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7

Tuesday, June 30th @ 11:00am

Ages 4 and Under

Children’s author, Lucy Bermingham will read

from her new book Tickety Boo At The Zoo.

Regular storytime starts Monday, July 6th.

Tuesday, July 28th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7

Who’s helping in your

neighborhood? Learn about

heroes in your community and

make cards for them.

Wednesday, July 29th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 to 7

Use your unique fingerprints

to make pieces of art.

Thursday, July 30th @ 2:00pm

Ages 8 and Up

Use mixed media to design your own

comic book. Bring selfies if you want to

star in your own comic.

Monday, August 3rd @ 2:00pm

Ages 8 and Up

Create a superhero mask and

cape, then make up and act out

stories from cue cards.

Wednesday, August 5th @ 7:00pm

Families will work in teams to

complete incredibly fun tasks

in one minute.

Monday, July 27th @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 and Up

Join a hero of our community as he

explains important facts about how

to stay safe in your community.

with Police Officer Omar Olayan

Danielle is back for Yoga!

Join us for a fun, relaxing, afternoon!

July 2nd, July 9th,

July 16th, and July 23rd

Thursdays in July @ 2:00pm

Ages 4 through Teens

Ages 5 to 7 on Tuesdays: July 21st & August 4th @ 2:00pm

Ages 8 and Up on Wednesdays: July 22nd & August 5th @ 2:00pm

with Mrs. Dolan

Explore the magic and wonder of acting and theater

by performing mini skits and playing fun performance

games. Participants will perform a play at end of the

Summer Reading Program.

Fridays: July 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st and August 7th

12:00pm to 1:00pm - Ages 10 and Up

Wednesday, August 12th @ 6:00pm To attend you must have read at least

two age appropriate library books.

The kids from the drama club will put on a play to

celebrate the end of the Summer Reading

Program! Grand prize winners will be announced

and children can make their own sundae.

Tuesdays: July 14th and 21st

Ages 8 and Up

Learn to sign the alphabet,

stories, and songs.

Thursday, July 23rd @ 2:00pm

Ages 5 and Up

Design a picture frame

and take a selfie with a superhero!

Every Monday at 12:00pm for 6 Weeks

Come in from the heat! Bring a snack or

bag lunch. Enjoy an afternoon movie.

All programs are age-appropriate; proof of age is required

at time of registration. Children must be within the

specified age range by June 2015. For safety reasons,

the Library Board policy requires one adult for every two

children. Siblings are always welcome! Pre-registration is required for all Storytimes (max 12).

(Birth - 18 mos) - Thursdays @ 10:30am

This program’s primary aim is to introduce rhymes,

songs, finger-plays and books to babies.

(18 mos - 36 mos) - Mondays @ 10:30am

Join us for stories, finger-plays and a craft.

Parents can bring child into children’s room,

but they must stay in the library.

(2 - 5 yrs old) - Tuesdays @ 10:30am

Join us for stories, finger-plays and a craft.

Parents can bring child into children’s room,

but they must stay in the library.

CLASSES START MONDAY, JULY 6th

July 6th

High Noon

July 13th

Midnight Bayou

July 20th

Tribute

July 27th

Carolina Moon

August 3rd

Blue Smoke

August 10th

Angels Fall

Mondays: July 6th and July 13th @ 7:00pm

Do you have summer pictures that you would love to

make into a slideshow? Join us for this two night

presentation as we learn the basics of PowerPoint and

create a slideshow using our own pictures! Please bring your own laptop running PowerPoint.

Wednesday, July 15th @ 7:00pm

Join us for a fun spellbinding

presentation of mind-reading,

illusion, mesmerizing magic,

mentalism, feats of memory and

hypnosis as we learn that we are

capable of much more than we

ever imagined!

Wednesday, July 22nd @ 7:00pm

Presented by Rick Feingold of Bergen Community College

Louis Zamperini’s B-24 bomber crashed into the Pacific

Ocean in 1943. He survived 47 days in a lifeboat before

capture by the Japanese Navy. Hear how Zamperini

learned to forgive his captors. Video of the 2014 film

“Unbroken” and the CBS documentary “The Great

Zamperini” with Bob Simon will be featured.

In Memoriam: Clair Burgeson

Library Trustee 1974-1977

Clair Burgeson passed away on

March 30th, 2015 in Boca Raton,

Florida. He is survived by his wife,

Joyce, his three children: Stephen,

David and Lisa and his six

grandchildren.

Clair had a love of learning, nature,

spirituality and philosophy. Due to

his love of learning, Clair earned

many diplomas and degrees

including a Master’s Degree in

Library Sciences from Columbia

University. In 1967, Clair took the

position of Director of Librarians in the Ramapo Central

School District. From 1974-1977 Clair served as a Sloatsburg Library Trustee

and had a big part in helping the Library move into its

current location. He will be greatly missed.

Contributions in Clair's memory can be made to the

Sloatsburg Public Library, 1 Liberty Rock Road, Sloatsburg, NY 10974 or the Audubon Society.

For June, July, & August

Museum Pass Rules:

You must have a Sloatsburg/Suffern library card

(without fines) to borrow museum passes. Passes are

available on a first come, first serve basis only.

You may borrow a pass once a month for each

museum. Passes may be borrowed for 3 days only.

Passes must be returned in person by the due date to

avoid a $5.00 per day late fee.

Passes MAY NOT be returned in the book drop box.

New Books

June The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick

A New Hope by Robyn Carr

The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark

Blueprints by Barbara Delinsky

Ever After by Jude Deveraux

Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich

All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank

The Silenced by Heather Graham

Summer Secrets by Jane Green

Cash Landing by James Grippando

The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand

A Deadly Web by Kay Hooper

Finders Keepers by Stephen King

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

Kiss Me by Susan Mallery

The President’s Shadow by Brad Meltzer

Untamed by Diana Palmer

Truth or Die by James Patterson

Country by Danielle Steel

July Badlands by CJ Box

After the Storm by Linda Castillo

Nemesis by Catherine Coulter

A Paris Affair by Tatiana De Rosnay

Secret Forest by Dean Koontz

Speaking In Bones by Kathy Reichs

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Code of Conduct by Brad Thor

Naked Greed by Stuart Woods

August Friction by Sandra Brown

X by Sue Grafton

The Murderer’s Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman

Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas

Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber

Point Blank by Fern Michaels

Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner

Starlight On Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

MYSTIC AQUARIUM - MYSTIC, CT Save $5 Off Per Person Up To Four People

MARITIME AQUARIUM - NORWALK, CT Save $2 Off For Up To Six People

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART - KATONAH, NY FREE Admission For One Family

MID-HUDSON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM - POUGHKEEPSIE, NY FREE Admission For One Family

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER - STAMFORD, CT FREE Admission for One Family

DVDs & Blu-Rays

50 To 1

American Sniper

Blackhat

Bravetown

Cake

Chappie

Fifty Shades of Grey

Jupiter Ascending

McFarland U.S.A.

Paddington

Run All Night

Seventh Son

Still Alice

Taken 3

The Gambler

The Gunman

Kingsman: The Secret Service

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LOATSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 Liberty Rock Road, Sloatsburg, New York 10974 ● 845-753-2001

845-753-2144 (fax) ● www.sloatsburglibrary.org

CURRENT RESIDENT SLOATSBURG, NY 10974

Newsletter Editor: Joanie Wanamaker

A home delivery service is available free of charge to

Sloatsburg residents who are unable to travel to the Library

due to illness, disability, or injury. If you, a family member,

or friend might benefit from this service, please contact

the Library for additional information.

President

Jane Thompson

Vice President

Joy O’Leary

Secretary

Christine Goldman

Financial Officer

Lucie Coke

Trustee

George O’Dell

Trustee

Darrell Frasier

Trustee

Richard Cook

Manager

Annmarie McAnany

Please Note:

Video Games are now 2

per family (Sloatsburg/

Suffern) for 14 days

Please Note:

Starting this summer we will

have a notary on staff. Please

call the library for information.