Summer's Here
It seems like yesterday we were waiting for the snow to end and the temperature to rise. Now we're in the thick of summer. Our Summer Reading Program has begun. Pick up a brochure to see what activities we've got going on this month, ending with Sciencetellers on August 1. And we've got other awesome stuff coming up as well, so read on.
Please forward this newsletter to family and friends who might like to know what's going on here at the ol' Octagon—Red Hook Public Library, that is.
Unless otherwise noted all programs listed in this newsletter are free and open to the public.
SE14 Sculpture
Leon Smith's Rimmoway Grand adorns the library's front yard as part of Sculpture Expo 2014. Other installations are scattered throughout the village. For more information go to Red Hook Community Arts Network website:
www.rhcan.com or stop in the library for a brochure.
Our thanks go out to Rita Gentile, Conrad Levenson and Red Hook Community Arts Network for making this happen, and for making our village so beautiful!
More Peas, Please
Say, something appears to be sprouting in the Children's Learning Garden.
These pea plants will eventually grow up to cover our teepee (since we don't have any animal hides handy), making a cool place for kids to duck into this growing season.
Clifford Goes on the Road
Clifford has left the building. But don't worry, he's got a new gig at Little Feet Too, where he can hang out with the kids and have fun all day.
Initially stationed at the library on our front lawn to draw attention to the May 20 library budget vote, Clifford had been hanging at the library until his recent departure to begin a new adventure.
Thanks, Rebekah A, for capturing his ride for posterity.
Book Care Corner
Here's some handy tips for proper book handling.
Breaking in a New Book
To ease your brand new book into ready-to-read shape, follow these steps:
First remove the jacket if present. Place the book on its spine, gently pressing the covers open and holding the text block up perpendicular to them.
Now take about a dozen pages at a time from alternating sides of the text block, and smooth them down. Continue alternating front and back pages until you’ve met in the middle. Your book has now been properly conditioned and is ready to enjoy.
Source: Rosenberg, Margot, and Bern Marcowitz. The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New: a simple repair manual for book lovers. New York: Thomas Dunne /St. Martin's, 2002. 99-101.
Torn Pages
Oops! If you should inadvertently tear a page or find one torn, please do not tape it.
We have special tape that does not dry up, shrink and yellow, as most home-use tapes will. Simply point out the errant leaf when you return the book to us, and our crackerjack team of repairers we will do its best to fix it.
Lending Library Items
We love to lend our books, books on CDs, DVDs, magazines and music CDs. That's what we're here for. When you check out an item you agree to certain things. You agree to take good care of these borrowed items and you agree to return them by their due dates or pay a late fee. Here's our loan policy:
Lending Periods
books, books on CDs 3 weeks with 1 renewal
music CDs, periodicals & DVDs 1 week with 1 renewal
Fines
books, books on CDs, magazines & music CDs 10¢ per day
DVDs $1 per day
If you lose or ruin a library item you will be assessed the full cost of replacement. So you want to avoid that.
Keep in mind that other libraries have their own lending rules that are not necessarily the same as Red Hook's. If you check out an item that was requested from another library, the loan periods and late fees might be different from ours.
Upcoming Events
Summer Reading Program Events
CSI: Red Hook
1 - 3pm Saturday, July 12
We need kid detectives—and their grown-up assistants—to work as a team to solve these mysteries at the library.
Peeps Science
1 - 3pm Saturday, July 19
Discover the truth behind PEEPS.
Jump into Science
3pm Wednesdays, July 2 - 30
Tween Smashbooking
1pm Thursdays, July 3 - 31
Smashbooks combine a diary, journal and scrapbook in one. Come make your own.
Science? Food? Art? Really?
3pm Thursdays, July 3 - 31
Experiment with food (mmm) and craft materials, and learn a little something, too.
Sciencetellers
6:30pm Friday, August 1
Red Hook Firehouse
Our 2014 Summer Reading Program finale at the firehouse.
Battle of the Books
3pm Tuesdays, July 1 - August 26
This program is open to kids entering the 6th through 9th grades in the fall of 2014. We're looking for warriors who love to read great books and have fun.
Job Search Clinic
3 - 6:30pm Tuesdays, July 1 & 15
Employment Clinic sessions continue this month on July 1 & 15. Make an appointment for a 45-minute, one-on-one help session writing resumes, online job searches and online applications at Red Hook Public Library. Participants will meet with a Human Resources Consultant, specializing in career development.
Please call the library at 845-758-3241 to schedule an appointment. The Employment Clinic is made possible by Dutchess County One Stop and Red Hook Public Library.
Zooooom!
6pm Thursday, July 24
Astronomer Bob Berman will be at the library on Thursday, July 24 for a talk and book signing for his new book
Zoom:
How Everything Moves, From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees. Berman will talk about the strangest motions in the universe, the shifting poles, human digestion and the oddities of the wind.
Berman, one of the nation’s top astronomy writers, will travel across disciplines and the galaxy, navigating astronomy, geology, meteorology and the history of science to explain why things move and why it matters.
Copies of Berman’s book will be available for purchase.
Middle School Film Camp
4 - 5:30pm July 28 - August 1
Great news! Our prodigal library page Jesse Rolfe is back and will be leading a Middle School Film Camp this summer from 4 to 5:30 p.m. from July 28 through August 1. Get in touch with your inner Scorsese, Anderson or Coppola while learning to storyboard, shoot and produce your own short film.
This program is free and open to middle school-age students.
Library Raffle to Support Children's Programs
Friends of the Red Hook Public Library will hold a raffle to benefit the children's summer program. The prize is a Merino wool sheep pull toy (made with real Merino wool) made by the one and only Frank Campagna. He values it at $200, but we know anything he makes is priceless. Tickets are available at the library for a $1 or $5 for six tickets. Only a limited number of tickets will be available, so don't delay.
New Zealand processed Merino wool was hand hook-stitched using a nylon mesh and then mounted and glued to a maple wood armature. The ears are of cow hide leather.
Raffle drawing to be held August 1.
Book Clubs
August's Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
2:30pm Tuesday, August 12
Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
A young woman's narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire. In the lyrical language of her native Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver bares the rich, tarnished humanity of her novel's inhabitants and unearths the modern complexities of rural existence.
August's Monday Evening Book club
7pm Monday, August 18
Two Kisses for Maddy: a memoir of loss & love
by Matthew Logelin
Though confronted with devastating grief following the death of his wife Liz and the responsibilities of a new and single father, Matt did not surrender to devastation; he chose to keep moving forward-- to make a life for his daughter Maddy.
You can pick up a monthly calendar at one of our circulation desks as well as see our online calendar.
Unless otherwise noted all programs listed in this newsletter are free and open to the public.
STORY TIMES
July Story Time Themes
July 7 & 9: Weather
July 14 & 16: Plants & Animals
July 21 & 23: Sound & Music
July 28 & 30: Water
MONDAYS
10:30am Toddler Romp & Stomp (stories, music and movement for toddlers)
11am Toddler FUNdamentals
WEDNESDAYS
10:30am Story Time
THURSDAYS
10:30am Homeschool Discovery Zone is on summer vacation.
Program times and age levels are listed
Ongoing Programs
Tuesdays
1pm Petite Picasso. For children to explore their creativity with painting.
Fridays
Lego Club: July 11 & 25; August 8 & 22 5:30 - 6:30pm. Let your imagination run wild through Lego creations.
Library Holiday Closings
Fourth of July: Friday, July 4
Labor Day: Monday, September 1
Columbus Day: Monday, October 13