Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery in June:
Faces of Myanmar by Ken Dreyfack
Adriance Memorial Library hosts a collection of photographs by Ken Dreyfack throughout June. The show offers a rare look into the people and environment of Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation also known as Burma. Faces of Myanmar runs May 30-June 28 at the Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 30, from 3-4:30 pm. Saugerties resident Ken Dreyfack has lived in the Hudson Valley since 2008 after 30 years in France. Last year Ken toured Myanmar's cities and countryside for nearly a month. This exhibit offers more than three dozen photographs (both color and black and white) capturing everyday life of the ethnically diverse Burmese people.
The exhibit can be viewed during regular library hours at Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information and a sampling of Ken's diverse work, visit www.kd.photo.
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| Family Gardening Program Set for Boardman Road
The Library District, in collaboration with the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, will present a family gardening workshop on Monday, June 8, from 3 - 5 pm.
What is a "Three Sisters" garden and where did it come from? We need your help to find out and to plant one of our very own. Join us for an afternoon of hands-on group activities and help us plant our very first garden at Boardman Road with experts from the Poughkeepsie Farm Project. The program will take place in the Joba Children's Room and in the newly created Education Garden on the grounds of the branch library. Dress to get dirty! |
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Get Ready to Battle!
 Learn more about this exciting book trivia competition and how the team prepares throughout the summer for the Regional Battle in September. We will also be previewing the titles we'll be reading. Applications to join the team will be available at this meetings, which are:
- Friday, May 22, 4 - 4:45 pm, Joba Children's Room at the Boardman Road Branch Library
- Tuesday, June 9, 4 - 4:45 pm, Teen Study Room at Adriance Memorial Library
If you are unable to attend either informational meeting, and are interested in joining our team, please contact Jolie Hamer-Conroy or call 845-485-3445 (x 3364). |
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Great Decisions: America's Global
Affairs Discussion Program
Prepare to discuss the world! The Library District partners with the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley in this new monthly discussion series. Great Decisions is an initiative of the Foreign Policy Association designed to facilitate thoughtful discourse on critical global issues facing America today. Great Decisions provides non-partisan background reading material and pre-recorded presentations as discussion starters. The local chapter of the World Affairs Council will provide expert discussion facilitators for each session.
Privacy in the Digital Age: The idea of "privacy" has undergone significant changes in the digital age, as has the idea of privacy "harm." Legislation, both at home and abroad, hasn't kept pace with technological developments, leaving some wondering if privacy as we know it is long dead.
Monday, June 8; 7:00pm; Boardman Road Greene Room
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City Bus Service to Boardman Road Suspended
After a one-month trial, the City has suspended the Shoppers' Special run to Boardman Road. Lack of use was the primary reason cited by the City for this action.
The Library District will continue to advocate for public transportation to Boardman Road.
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The Poughkeepsie Public Library District, in collaboration with The Jewish Federation of Dutchess County, presents current and recent 92nd Street Y programs to Dutchess County. Funded by the Norman and Jeannie Greene Fund, the talks are presented electronically, some in live-broadcast format and some as previously recorded lectures. Following the talks, there will be time for discussion. All programs are scheduled for the Adriance Charwat Meeting Room. No registration is necessary.
The United States, Iran and Israel; Thursday, May 21, 7:00 pm (recorded)
The United States embarked on an historically unprecedented
engagement with Iran at a moment when the Middle East has never seemed more volatile and unpredictable. What has it achieved? Join us as journalist Warren Kozak interviews Middle East expert Michael Doran.
What's Next for Israel? Thursday, June 18, 7:00 pm (recorded)
Ambassador Martin S. Indyk, former U.S. special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, shares his diplomatic and scholarly perspective on the latest news in the Israeli-Arab conflict. He will discuss historic efforts and the future of diplomacy in achieving a sustainable peace between Israel, the Palestinians and her Arab neighbors.
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Save the Date!
 Halt the 'summer slide" by joining the annual summer reading program. The program officially kicks-off on
Monday, June 22 at 1:30 on the Youth Services Floor (Floor 2) at Adriance Memorial Library.
The event is for readers of all ages!
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