PUBLIC FORUM

Library 2018-2019 Budget Vote and Trustee Election

Wednesday

April 4

6:30 PM

Library Community Room

All are welcome and encouraged to attend

VOTE DAY EVENTS

Tuesday

April 17

9:00 AM-9:00 PM

Vote on 2018-19 Library Operating Budget and Trustee Election

Library Community Room

6:00 PM

StoryFaces

children's area

Join us for a one-of-a-kind show for the whole family! Christopher Agostino’s StoryFaces is a delight for any audience. Volunteers are brought on stage and face painted to illustrate stories as he tells them. The face painting captivates the audience while they listen to traditional folktales and original stories. A drop-in event!

Holiday Closing

The library will close at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 30th and will be closed on Sunday, April 1st for the Easter Holiday

Library Board

of Trustees Meeting

Thursday

April 12

7:00pm

All meetings are open to the public. Call 845-534-8282 for more info.

Services

Biography in Context

Students can take advantage of this free resource that provides biographical information on over 1 million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

Spring Preschool Storytimes

Online Registration Required

Cornwall School District Residents:

April 9

Non-Residents: April 11

Baby Lapsit*

ages birth to 18 months with an adult

Fridays @ 9:30 am - walking

or 10:30 am - not yet walking

April 20, 27

May 4, 11

*no older siblings please

Toddler Time

ages 18-36 months with an adult

Wednesdays @ 9:30 or 10:30 am

April 18, 25

May 2, 9

Circle Story Time

for 3-year-olds "all by myself"

Thursdays @ 10:30am

April 19, 26

May 3, 10

Preschool Storytime

ages 4 & 5 (not yet in K)

Thursdays @ 9:30 am

April 19, 26

May 3, 10

Storytime will be cancelled if Cornwall schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather.

Chess Time

Tuesdays @ 4:30 PM

April 10, 24

May 8, 22

Open to all ages. For any skill range from beginner to accomplished players. An instructor is available.

Art Afternoon

Hilma af Klint:

Working in series

with oil pastels

Thursday

April 19

4:15-5:30 PM

For grades K-12 – Dress for Mess! Register one week prior to the program via our online calendar or by calling 845-534-8282

Teen Writers

Strike Back

All dates @ 6:00 PM

Thursdays:

March 27, April 19

Tuesdays:

April 24, May 8 & 22

Creative writing for grades 8-12

T. U.T.

Teen Underclassman Team

Fridays @ 5:30 PM

April 20

May 4

For active members only. For more information, please call 845-534-8282 and speak to Lisa SinClair.

Minecraft Mania and More!

Saturday

April 21

1:30-3:00 PM

Limited Space - Please register starting April 14 via the online calendar or call the library at 845-534-8282. F or grades 2 and up!

Family Build-It

Saturdays 10:00-11:30 AM

April 28

May 19

Bring the kids and come create a LEGO masterpiece! All materials supplied -

just bring your creativity.

Family Story Time

Saturdays @ 9:15am

April 28

May 19

Limited Space - register the week before the program via our online calendar or call the library at 845-534-8282. All children must be registered.

Register when you

pick up the book!



Chatterbooks

for grades K-2

Thursday

April 12

4:15-5:15 PM

That Pesky Dragon

by Julie Sykes

Readzza, Readzza!

for grades 5-8

Monday

April 23

6:30-7:30 PM

Inside Out and Back Again

by Thanhha Lai

Teen Book Discussion

for ages 12-18

Friday

April 27

4:30-5:30 PM

Miss Peregrine's Home

for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

Drop-in program!

PJ Storytime

Mondays at 6:30 PM

April 9

May 7

June 4

Wear your PJs and bring your favorite cuddly. For 3, 4, & 5 year olds with a caregiver, but all are welcome.

Register the week before the program via our online calendar or call the library at 845-534-8282.

Friends of the Cornwall Library

Bus Trip to Swan Lake

@ NYC Metropolitan Opera House

Wednesday

June 20

Limited Seating - Register with payment ASAP

$140 includes orchestra seat

and round trip motor coach

Please register with payment at the library.

Checks made payable to:

Friends of Cornwall Library

9:15 AM - Depart Library 

2:00 PM - Matinee

Board bus after performance

to return to library.

Friends of the Cornwall Library

Bus trip to Beautiful:

The Carole King Musical

Saturday

May 5

Limited Seating - Register with payment ASAP

$149.00 includes orchestra seat

and round trip motor coach

Please register with payment at the library.

Checks made payable to:

Friends of Cornwall Library

9:15 AM - Depart Library 

2:00 PM - Matinee

Board bus after performance

to return to library.

The Schuyler Sisters and

the Hamilton Musical

Thursday

March 29

6:00 PM

The Hamilton Musical

Alexander Hamilton,

Secretary of the Treasury

Tuesday

April 3

6:00 PM

Both Presented by Rick Feingold

Professor of American History

Bergen Community College

Featuring music from the Broadway production of Hamilton. Including a handout with instructions on how to get tickets to see Hamilton on Broadway. A drop-in event!

Introduction to Ancestry

Library Edition

Saturday

April 7

10:30 AM

Discover the billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more for free through your library. Learn the basics of researching your family history. Drop-in event!

Saturday

April 7

12:30-3:30 PM

Volunteer repair experts will be available to help make repairs free of charge. Tools and materials will also be on hand. Bring along your broken items from home, such as toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, bikes, toys, crockery... etc. If you would like to volunteer to repair items, please contact the library!

College Admission and

Financial Aid Program

Tuesday

April 10

6:30-8:00 PM

Learn how to organize and make sense of the daunting college admissions process and gain insight into this complex and stressful experience. Presented by Elizabeth Levine from Signature College Counseling of Central Valley, NY.

Great Decisions Discussion Group

Wednesday

April 11

7:00-8:30 PM

China and America:

The New Geopolitical Equation

Great Decisions is a program of the Foreign Policy Association, under the auspices of the United Nations. The group meets in January, March-June, and September-November to discuss topics in the briefing book and watch an informational video. For more information, call the library at 845-534-8282, or email Rosaleen Leahy at [email protected].

Please register via the online calendar -- briefing books can be purchased at the library for a cost of $22.

Herbal Allies

for Anxiety

Sunday

April 15

2:00-3:30 PM

Learn how various plants and herbal remedies can help you become more grounded.

with Ashley Sapir Lathrop, MS,

Herbalist, Dreamkeeper Botanicals

Limited Space - please register

via the online calendar

Climate Change

in the Lower Hudson Valley

Monday

April 16

6:30 PM

Dr. Charles P. Holmes, PhD., a local resident and former program officer at NASA Headquarters, will present the evidence that the climate is changing in our own back yard and discuss steps that we can start taking now – as individuals, as communities, and as a nation. A drop-in event!

Flash Fiction - Poetry - Memoir

Readings by Local Authors:

Jane Harries

Corinne Aufiero

Michael Glassman

Saturday

April 14

2:00-3:00 PM

A drop-in event!

Free Narcan Training Sessions

Three sessions available:

Wednesday

April 25

4:00-5:30 PM

6:00-7:30 PM

Thursday

May 17

12:00-1:30 PM

Skip Zimmerman with the NY State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services will be offering free Narcan overdose rescue training at the Cornwall Public Library.

Limited Space - you must register via the online calendar. You must be 16 and older.

Member's Choice

Boo k Grou p

(formerly the 1st Wednesday Book Club)

Code Girls

by Liza Mundy

Wednesday

April 4

7:00pm

(re-scheduled from March)

Mystery Book

Discussion Group

Coffin Road

by Peter May

Wednesday

April 18

7:00pm

Out and About

Book Group

Not your mother's book club! For ages 21-39

The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Wednesday

April 18

7:00pm

Meeting @

Leo's Restaurant

23 Quaker Avenue

Cornwall, NY

Book Chat & Chocolate 

Kiss Carlo

by Adriana Trigiani

Thursday 

April 26

7:00pm

Creative Writers Group

Meets most Mondays at 12:00 Noon . Join us for an informal discussion with people who enjoy writing and sharing their thoughts.

Art Exhibit and Reception

"Pencil, Paper, Paint"

Thursday

April 5

5:00-7:00 PM

Featuring the work of Local Hudson Valley artist, Leslie Waxtel.

On Display until April 30th

Tea and a Classic

Film Program

Wednesday

April 11

Light fare (Bring Your Own) at Noon – Movie at 12:30. Coffee and tea provided.

Patrons are also free to bring a small item for the door prize.

Job Coaching

Saturday

April 14

9:00am-12:00pm

Job Coach, Ann Marie Buckley, will offer 3 45-minute sessions of one-on-one coaching in resume writing, job searching and interview skills. Please register via the online calendar.

Exploring Medicare

Saturday

April 21

10:00-11:30 AM

Lauren Granger, Field Sales and Service Representative for Empire BlueCross & BlueShield, will help you navigate through your questions and steer you towards your best options. A drop-in event!

Memorial Opera Afternoon

Sunday

April 22

In honor of

Lorraine Weinberg

Luncheon @ 1:00

(generously provided by the family of Lorraine Weinberg)

Opera @ 1:30

Timothy Mumford Memorial Poetry Competition

Awards Ceremony

Sunday

April 29

2:00-3:30 pm

Submission deadline:

April 9

Join us for the Awards Ceremony for the Timothy Mumford Memorial Poetry Competition. Young poets from ages 5-18 have submitted original poems. Awards will be given out in 5 age categories, as well as best overall poem. Celebrate the creativity and talent of these writers! Check our website for more information!