Recipe for Regeneration:
Compost
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Join us during International Compost Awareness Week, as we welcome Dutchess County Master Gardeners Cathy Lane and Kathy Smith to teach all the basics for backyard composting and so much more.
This program will take place on Wednesday, May 4th at 6:30 pm.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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What Do Your Flowers
Say Today? Flower Program with Sue Adams
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The language of flowers, or floriography, was popular during the Victorian-era as a means of communication in which flowers were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken.
Let's go back in time, on Thursday, May 5th at 7:00 pm, and not only enjoy the beauty of flowers, but also their meanings, and learn how flowers can help us in our everyday lives.
After a brief lecture, Sue Adams will conduct flower readings for everyone who attends her presentation. Her book "What Do Your Flowers Say Today?" will be available for sale at $25.00, and all proceeds will be donated to the Pleasant Valley Library.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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Adult Take & Make Craft -
Origami Flower Magnet
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For May we are making origami flower magnets. Just the thing to brighten up your house!!
Each kit includes all supplies and instructions. Kits will be available to pick up in the library starting May 2nd. There is no registration so it is first come first served.
These kits are not kid friendly and are for adults. You must be 18 years or older and there is a limit of 1 kit per person.
Have fun!!!
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Wacky Wednesday
Make & Take Crafts
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Wednesdays, May 4 - May 25,
3:00 - 5:00 pm.
Fun make and take crafts for kids after school! Miss Julie will have an array of craft projects for school aged children, ages 5 and up.
No registration is required - just stop by!
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Face and Lymphatic Yoga with Hatha Yogi Rosalia |
Yoga for your whole body.
Friday, May 6th from
1:30 - 2:30 pm
OR
Monday, May 9th from
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Learn how to engage the muscles in the face and neck to help firm and tone. Remove toxins from your face and body by activating your natural immune support system.
Please note that the entire body will be engaged during class.
Please bring a water bottle, yoga mat and face lotion to class.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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Movie Night
with PV Climate Smart
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Join Pleasant Valley Climate Smart on Tuesday, May 10th at 6:00 pm to watch this informative and entertaining 2017 documentary, produced by Anthony Bourdain.
"Wasted" takes you around the world, showing the 1.3 billion tons of food that gets thrown out each year and the people fighting hardest to prevent it. Famous chefs will show how they make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system.
Afterwards, members of Pleasant Valley Climate Smart's Task Force will lead a brief discussion of the movie, and will also talk about their work to support our community in building a sustainable and balanced climate action programs, one step at a time - and how you may be able to help!
Registration required. Please click here to register.
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Join local crafter and 3D card designer Kristen Capogna as she guides you in making a beautiful 3D pop-up birdhouse card. Kristen has been a paper card designer for past 10 years, and is thrilled to bring this workshop to our patrons.
This class will be held on Saturday, May 14th at 11:00 am.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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Stop by the Library every second Saturday of the month at 12:00 pm to enjoy acoustic guitar music performed by local resident Andrew Baffi.
Andrew currently lives in Clinton Corners and has been playing the guitar for most of his life. His passion is for the classical guitar.
In 2021 Andrew created a YouTube channel that contains a video playlist of classical guitar compositions that he recorded initially in an effort to reach out to those in his local community who were homebound but the channel has grown and now includes subscribers from all around the world. He calls the playlist "Welcome to my Living Room" and he posts a new video each day.
Andrew mostly plays at his church Calvary Chapel of the Hudson Valley in Lagrange, in local libraries, in nursing homes, and at the senior friendship centers throughout the county.
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Tuesdays, April 26 - May 31,
1:00 - 1:45 pm.
Join Miss Julie for Pre-K Storytime! Independent children ages 3 to 5 years are welcome to enjoy a story and themed craft.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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Make & Take Creative Crafts |
Thursdays, May 5 - May 25,
1:00 - 3:00 pm.
Preschoolers and Homeschoolers are welcome to drop in for an array of fun and creative crafts!
No registration is required - just stop by!
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"When You're a Jet": An Evening with David Bean from
West Side Story
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Monday, May 16th at 6:30 pm.
60 years ago, David Bean player a Jet named "Tiger" in the original "West Side Story" movie. In 2021, he made his "comeback" with a cameo role as a shopkeeper in Steven Spielberg's new "West Side Story" film. These events are the "bookends" of David's memorable memoir - a richly illustrated book of a wonderful potpourri of stories about his "extraordinary, ordinary life," that began in California, and brought him to stage and screen in New York, Hollywood and England.
For the past 40 years, David and his wife Jean have lived in the Hudson Valley - where they can often be spotted working and dancing at the Jeanie Bean & Family Deli and Cafe in Clinton Corners, NY.
Copies of his book will be available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to Pleasant Valley Library.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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No school? No problem!! Sign up to make a LEGO creation to be displayed within the library!
The theme is "Magnificent Month of May".
Sign up for either Friday, May 20th from
1:00 - 2:30 pm or Friday May 27th from
1:00 - 2:30 pm.
This program is for school-aged children 6 years and up.
Registration is required. Please click here to register for the day that works best for you.
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The Importance of Native Plants |
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PV Climate Smart will be at the library on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:00 pm to discuss the importance of native plants.
Native plants are essential if native birds, bees and butterflies are to survive and thrive. Learn about the problems with imported and invasive plant species and endless lawns, and how to make your garden come alive with the many native plant species in our area.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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Friday, May 20th at 6:00 pm.
Join us as we screen filmmaker Steven Spielberg's acclaimed and award-winning remake of the classic musical "West Side Story," that reimagines the timeless tale of Romeo and Juliet in 1957-era New York City, where the new love between Tony, a founder of the Jets, and Maria, the sister of the Sharks leader, helps to ignite a war between the rival street gangs.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
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Friends of the PV Library
Yard Sale
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The Friends of the PV Library will be hosting a spring yard sale in early June (date still to be determined).
The yard sale will be taking place in the PV Town Hall parking lot and spaces will be $25.00/each (the size of a parking space).
Start gathering together your treasures to sell and check back in May for a definite date.
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Treasured Ongoing Monthly Programs |
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Don't forget about our treasured monthly programs at the library!!!
*Book Discussion Group
*Brain Games
*Chair Yoga
*Chess Club
*D&D Night
*Flash Fiction
*Gentle Flow Yoga
*Mah Jongg
*Meditation
*Online Book Discussion Group
*Senior Exercise
Check our online calendar here for monthly dates and times for these popular programs.
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1584 Main Street
PO Box 633
Pleasant Valley, NY 12569
pleasantvalleylibrary@yahoo.com
Phone: 845-635-8460
Fax: 845-635-9556
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