From the director...
What I enjoy most about Cornwall is that it is a learning community. We offer many programs on every topic imaginable and you show up! If there is one thing I hear consistently lately - besides your appreciation for the improved and expanded parking lot - it is how many wonderful programs we offer. In any given month, our goal is to provide you with a variety of opportunities to gain additional knowledge or hear opposing or alternative viewpoints on a subject; develop an interest in a new skill; try something you have never tried before; or just get outside the house and sit beside new or old friends and listen to really good information being shared. We are always looking for another great topic and/or presenter, so please keep your ideas coming - share them with a library staffer or in our suggestion box. It's been an exciting year of learning and 2018 will bring much more. Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm for all that happens here. Happy Holidays!
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Repair Cafe Returns!
Saturday
December 2
12:00-4:00pm
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, toys, crockery... etc. If you would like to volunteer to repair items or have a special talent, please contact the library!
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 Community Conversations
Spirit of the Community
Monday
November 27
6:30pm
Join us for a multi-faith panel from different religious institutions in our community. This will be an open forum on social customs, rituals, symbolism, and the similarities and differences of our religious faiths.
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WWII LECTURE
Invasion of Normandy
Wednesday
November 29
6:30pm
Join us for a lecture on D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy with Major Gregory Hope, West Point Instructor in the Department of History.
This is a drop-in event!
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 Adult Craft Program
Wine Cork Reindeer
Wednesday
December 6
4:00pm
Make a festive wine cork reindeer at this holiday craft program. All supplies will be provided. Please register through the online calendar or call 845-534-8282.
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A Colonial Holiday Concert
Thursday
December 7
6:30pm
The Ministers of Apollo will perform a Colonial Holiday Concert with a harpsichord, flute, and vocal music, in period costume. Get in the holiday spirit at this drop-in event!
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Stampin' Up
Card Making Workshop
Monday
December 11
6:30pm
Participants create two original greeting cards to take home. All materials supplied.
Limited to 15 participants. Please register using the online calendar or call 845-534-8282.
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Tea and a Classic
Beauty and the Beast
Wednesday
December 13
12:00pm
Patrons are welcome to bring a small item for the door prize.
Light fare
(Bring Your Own) served
@ 12:00
Library will provide
tea and coffee
Movie starts
@ 12:30
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Have tech questions? Our savvy teen volunteers will be available to answer your questions about your laptop, tablet, or smart phone.
A drop-in event - please bring your device!
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Preschool Storytimes will return in 2018!
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LEGO™ Family Build-It
A Drop-in Event!
Bring the kids and come create a LEGO™ masterpiece! All materials supplied - just bring your creativity.
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HOUR OF CODE
Monday
December 4
4:30-5:30pm
The library will be participating in this popular nationwide initiative introducing students to computer science and computer programming. This program is for all ages but geared for 8 years of age and up. Adults are welcome, and small children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.
There is limited space! Please register the week before the program via the online calendar or call 845-534-8282.
The library will provide some laptops and tablets, but PLEASE bring your own computer or device if possible, as our supply is limited.
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 PJ Storytime
Monday
December 4
6:30pm
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.
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Gift Making Workshop
Friday
December 8
4:15-5:15 for Grades K-5
6:00-7:30 for Grades 6-12
Make gifts for family members - all participants leave with a wrapped gift and card (No peeking parents!)
Limited Space - Register starting December 1
via the online calendar or call 845-534-8282.
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Wednesday
December 27
Family Build-It
10:00-11:30 AM
Join us for fun-filled activities at the library. No registration required, just drop-in and have fun!
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The Library will be
CLOSED on
Sunday
, December 24
and
Monday
, December 25
for Christmas
Sunday
, December 31
and
Monday
, January 1
for the New Year
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Library Board of Trustees Meeting
All meetings are open to the public. Call 845-534-8282 for more information.
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GREAT KIDS READS
(register when you
pick up the book!)
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These book groups
will return in 2018!
ChatterBooks
for Grades K-2
For Grades 3 & 4
Readzza, Readzza
for Grades 5-8
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1st Wednesday
Book Group
Reading the best
438 Days
by Jonathan Franklin
Wednesday
December 6
7:00pm
Mystery Book
Discussion Group
The Secret Place
by Tana French
Wednesday
December 20
7:00pm
Not your mother's book club! For ages 21-39
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Wednesday
December 20
7:00pm
Book Chat & Chocolate
Will not meet in December, the next meeting will be January 25
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Creative Writers Group
Meets most
Mondays at 12:00 Noon in the Library Community Room.
Join an informal discussion with people who enjoy writing and sharing their thoughts and ideas. All are welcome!
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Britannica Library
Britannica School
You can access award-winning, age-appropriate resources from Britannica for free with your library card! Just visit our website.
Click on Materials>
eReference>Students/Kids
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Vox All-in-One Read-Along Picture Books
Attention Parents!
Check out our stand-alone audiobooks for kids that require only a pair of earbuds for listening. No CDs to get lost or scratched!
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Borrow ebooks/audiobooks:
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Need a Charge?
The library now has a limited supply of phone charging cords for Android and Apple.
Ask at our reference desk!
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Language Learning
with Rosetta Stone
You can now enhance your language learning goals with free access to Rosetta Stone® Library Solution. Call the library for more information!
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Muzzy Library Edition
Play, Discover, Create
Dive into the #1 world's language learning course for children. Available through the library's website
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The library has 3 public notaries on staff who are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but please call 845-534-8282 to check for availability.
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Museum Passes
Cornwall Public Library cardholders can borrow our museum passes for free admission to these sites:
Storm King Art Center
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Boscobel House & Gardens
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum
Gomez Mill House (discounted)
Please call 845-534-8282 for more details & info.
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WE GO WHERE YOU GO
RCLS App
Did you know you can install an App on your smartphone or tablet to search the library's catalog, place a hold for an item, and more?
Search for "RCLS" in your App Store.
Your library is just
one click away!
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MOBILE PRINT IS
AT YOUR LIBRARY
Wherever you are, the library is now a destination for printing! For more information or instructions on how to use the service please visit: www.cornwallpubliclibrary.org or call 534-8282.
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