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THE BLAST
THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM
WALLKILL PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Make a Valentine for a senior! | |
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You can make someone’s day a little brighter with the library’s next Grab & Go project.
Starting Friday, January 27, you can pick up a Valentine Card Kit for Hudson Valley Seniors. Bring the kit home, design your card, and write a special message inside. The cards will be delivered to residents of the Montgomery Nursing Home and Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center.
In order for the cards to get to the facilities in a timely fashion, they should be returned to the library by February 10. Instructions as well as all supplies will be included in the card kit. Sign up now via our online calendar!
Thanks to patron Jamie Meinsen for reaching out about this, and for delivering the finished products to the nursing home residents!
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Seniors looking for new members! | |
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If you’re looking for a fun and informative outlet in which to socialize, the Wallkill Community Senior Citizens Club may be your answer!
The group meets each Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the community room of Town Hall. Speakers and programming are often featured at their meetings. Christine Adams recently offered a beaded snowflake craft program to the group and is going to line up additional programming for February and March.
If you’d like more information or are interested in joining, either come to a meeting or call Carmel Belles at 845-851-8350.
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OverDrive app soon to sunset | |
Amazon ditches Smile program | |
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AmazonSmile will be discontinued toward the end of February, according to news reports.
The Wallkill Public Library is among the organizations that benefitted from the charity, which allowed shoppers to donate a 0.5% of eligible purchases to the nonprofit of their choice. Amazon said the reasoning behind the discontinuation was not to save money, but because the charity didn’t have a powerful enough impact.
The library will remain one of Smile’s charitable organizations until the program is discontinued. If you’d like to shop at AmazonSmile and donate a portion of your purchase costs to Wallkill, visit smile.amazon.com on your computer, or activate AmazonSmile on the Amazon Shopping app on your smartphone.
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Winter adult reading contest winner is | | |
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... Michelle M. who won a $25 gift card to spend at Hudson Valley Chocolates. Thanks to all who participated!
Look for another fun adult reading challenge in the spring.
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This week’s MYO card kits were designed using discarded book pages cut to mimic birch trees. They were embellished with cardinal stickers and a "Warm Winter Wishes" sentiment. | |
A day off for Martin Luther King Day brought a few patrons out for needle-felted peace banners. | |
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Pyromania strikes the library! | |
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Programming has been HOT the last several weeks and brought patrons out of the woodwork to answer the burning question, "What is pyrography?"
Some brought wood to work on and others chose pieces from our box of projects... including spoons, game pieces and frames.
Wood burning is on the calendar for Friday, February 10 at 2 p.m. and Wednesday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited and registration is required. Ages 10+.
Examples of items created during the past weeks’ wood burning programs...
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Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 6 p.m. the library hosts our Mahjong Clubs. If you’re a player or just interested in learning, join us! We supply the games and (a limited number of) 2022 cards. Just drop in, no registration required. | | |
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Calling all word nerds and Scrabble enthusiasts! Come in, bring a friend, or play your fellow patrons... we have the boards and Official Scrabble Dictionary to get the party started. Ages 13+, adults welcome. Registration required.
Our next game night is January 24 at 6:00-7:30 PM.
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Happy New Year from the Children’s Room!
We had an amazing 2022 and look forward to even more fun and learning in 2023!
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Coming soon…
Take Your Child to the Library Day!
Join us for a SPECIAL POP-UP program, on Saturday, 2/4/23 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, featuring one of our favorite classic winter tales, The Mitten by Jan Brett! We'll read the book, do a craft, and play some fun games! Don't forget to grab a mystery prize on the way out! Registration for this program is required - Miss Michelle hopes that you will join in on the fun!
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February 17th is
Random Acts of Kindness Day!
That week, be on the lookout for a basketful of “rocks of kindness” in the Children’s Room - feel free to take one or leave one of your own!
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The winners of our “Guess How Many Snowballs” contest were:
- 1st place guess: 134 (Audrey H.)
- 2nd place guess: 126 (Michael)
- Honorable mention guess: 5,000,000! (Samantha)
There were 135 snowballs - the winners received some cool winter gifts!
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What would be the title of a book about YOU?
Last month's "What would be the title of a book about YOU?” raffle ended with four lucky participants receiving a limited edition “Children’s Book Week 2022” poster and one winner receiving the book of their choice! Here are the randomly chosen winning titles, plus some other great suggestions!
Winners:
- Adeline's Beautiful Life (Adeline)
- A Day at the Library with Grandma (Beckhamm)
- Dear Lilah (Lilah)
- Cora's Adventure (Cora)
- The Rainforest Explorer (Leo)
Other Greats:
- Crazy Caputo (Arwen)
- JD Says Yipee! (Jack)
- Spiders, Rainbows, and Donuts...Oh My! (Audrey F.)
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Children's programming highlights | |
Though it’s been cold outside, our Children’s programming has been in full swing indoors! | |
We enjoyed reading and singing with Zoe the Therapy Dog during her monthly visit and can’t wait to see her again! | |
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At STEM last week, we explored winter animals - we hibernated like bears and went fishing with our sharp penguin beaks!
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And here are some recent projects from Crafting Caboodles - if you can't join us in person, sign up for a Take-and-Make! | |
Winter Gnome Finger Puppets | |
Dream Catcher in honor of MLK | |
Weekly children's programming | |
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Storytime
on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
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Crafting Caboodles
on Tuesdays
from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
(with a Take-and-Make option if you can’t come in person)
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Little Explorers STEM & Sensory
on Wednesdays
from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m.
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Click the underlined titles to link to our catalog to place a hold or to read a plot summary. | |
Library services at a glance | |
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Masks are optional for the most part, during both visits and programming, however, there may be some programs that require masking. If masks are required for a particular program, it will be indicated at the bottom of the program summary when you register for that event via the online activities calendar. If you’re ever in doubt, feel free to call the circulation desk and ask! And if YOU feel more comfortable wearing a mask to the library, don’t hesitate to do so. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
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Our doors are open for library services including browsing for library materials, making copies, sending faxes, and using the public access computers.
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Our bookdrop is open for contact-free and after-hours returns of library materials. Be sure to secure DVD and BCD cases with rubber bands.
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Curbside delivery of pre-ordered items is available by request. Call the circulation desk at 845-895-3707 to make a pick-up appointment.
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Fine-free returns on everything, except museum/park passes.
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Inter-library loans are available between all RCLS libraries.
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Online programming, with materials necessary for crafts available for pickup at the library.
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In-person programming, with appropriate social distancing.
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Museum passes are available to Wallkill Public Library patrons for Boscobel House and Gardens, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, Empire Pass, Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Hudson River Maritime Museum, Mohonk Preserve, Motorcyclepedia, Museum Village, and Storm King Art Center.
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We are not accepting any donations of books or DVDs at this time.
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