Rose Memorial Library
NEWSLETTER
March & April 2017
The Library will be closed on Sunday April 16th for the Easter Holiday
Many of our featured programs are held in the Board Room of the Rho Building, 5 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point. The Rho
Building (Community Center) is part of the Town of Stony Point Recreation Dept, in the old Letchworth complex.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Friday, April 28 from 1-6pm
Registration begins March 10th
Location: at the Library
Register at www.redcrossblood.org and enter
our keyword: ROSE.
If you have questions regarding eligibility please
call the Red Cross at (866) 236-3276
RHO
Fresh, Local, Organic Produce Needs a
Home This Season!
Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 pm
Location: Rho Building, Board Room
Come meet Guy Jones from Blooming Hill Farm
explain how a Community Supported Agriculture
Works and how you and your family can buy a
share in the harvest this season. Full and Half shares
are still available.
Resume Workshop: 90 minute workshop
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 6:30 PM
Presenter: Eileen Grimm
Location: Rho Building, Board Room
RHO
(5 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point)
How to create a resume that lands you an interview/job.
Overview of resume preparation focusing on style that
best fits your needs and focuses on your achievements
and skills. Learn
how to build a
dynamic resume
that will give
you results and
helps to market
you.
Pruning
Wednesday, March 15, 2017—6:00 PM
Registration Required
Location: The Kennedy Room
Presenter Master Gardner Steven Becker
Pruning is essential to maintaining healthy and attractive
trees and shrubs, yet many fear this simple and often pleasant task. This presentation will cover the proper use and
selection of tools, common landscape trees and shrubs that
need pruning, times of year to prune and the basics on how
it is done. Participants will come away with confidence and
knowledge on how to care for the woody plants in their
landscape. Master Gardener Volunteer Steven Becker will
be presenting this program.
Basket Weaving
Tuesday, April 25 at 7pm and May 2 at 7pm.
Location: the Kennedy Room
Registration Required.
Presenter: Robin Ingram of the Westchester
Basketmakers Guild
Beginner Bread Basket:
during two evenings, learn how to weave a basic
basket that you can use for storage or for a bread
basket at your breakfast
table. The basket is made
of reed, and the finished
size is about 10" x 6" by 5"
high. You will learn how
to weave start/stop rows or
plain weave and how to fit
and lash rim. There will
be a choice of colors for the stripes. The materials fee is
$12.00 for this basket.
To Register for adult programs please go online at rosememorial library.org and find the program at “Events /Calendar”;
come in to the library and sign up; or leave a message at (845) 786-2100 x13
Featured Programs For Adults
NEW
Bridge Lessons
Fridays March 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th at
10:30-12am
Presenter Marlene Case
Learn the Basics of Bridge.
Stimulate your brain by learning a game of
logic and strategy.
1 on 1 Career Counseling
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 6:30 pm
(Kennedy Room, Library)
Presenter: Eileen Grimm
Registration is essential 786-2100 x13
Individual Career Counseling Appointments: Half
hour appointments will provide an opportunity for
individuals to explore pertinent career/job search
issues, i.e. resume preparation, interviewing techniques, job search strategies, career exploration/
transition and other career related issues. If you are
unable to make this date there will be additional sessions offered on May 4th from 6-8 pm.
Health & Wellness Workshop
Creating Wine Glass Charms
Tuesday, March 7 at 7PM
Registration Required
Tuesday, March 28 at 7pm
Presenter Maria Pedersen
Presenter: Dr. John P. Hilley DC
Registration Please!
Come enjoy a time creating wine glass charms using
beads and baubles.
Health & Wellness Workshop
Depression
RHO
5 Strategies to Permanent
Weight Loss
Monday March 13 7:00 pm
Presenter: Behavioral Health Response Team
of Rockland. Location Rho Building
5 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point (Letchworth Site)
Tracie Florida from Rockland’s Behavioral Health
Response Team Will Discuss 8 Habits to Help Overcome
Anxiety And Depression. (BHRT) provides free mobile
behavioral health services and crisis intervention 24/7, 365
days a year to individuals, families and agencies in
Rockland County through a hotline as well as through
on-site intervention and support.
Location: the Kennedy Room
Learn Why diets don’t work!
Why eating fats won’t make you fat!
What hormone is out of control in your body!
How to reduce your chance of breast cancer
by 40%
How to regain your energy and vitality and
much more!
Health & Wellness Workshop
Back Pain
Thursday, March 30
11:45a to 12:30p
Presenter Dr. Brett Caminez, DC
Location: Rho Building, Board Room
This 45-minute workshop will focus
on techniques that will help you
alleviate common back pain.
RHO
To Register for adult programs please go online at rosememorial library.org and find the program at “Events /Calendar”;
come in to the library and sign up; or leave a message at (845) 786-2100 x13
And
Teen
ADULT PROGRAMS
Registration is Encouraged
Register at the library, online at website “Events Calendar”), call 786-2100 ext. 13
Recurring Series:
Chair Yoga—at Rho Building (Board Room)
Thursdays, March 9, 16, 23, 30 & April 6, 13, 20 &
27 at 10:30am
RHO
Easy yoga postures that
everyone can do combined with
breathing techniques improve
your mind body and spirit so
come with an open spirit. The
regular practice of yoga at any
level can gently and profoundly
impact health, concentration and
communication.
Rochelle Spooner our new
Yoga instructor is Swami
Mommy. She is the owner of
Advanced Therapeutic Concepts, an agency providing yoga
therapy for people with physical disabilities. She is also a
practicing yoga therapist. She has incorporated yoga,
breathing techniques, and meditation to help adults and children with limited mobility and special needs.
786-2100 x13 to register, or go on-line at our Events page.
Knitting Circle - Wednesdays @ 3:00pm
March 8 & 22 & April 12 &26
In the Eugene Kennedy Room,
Library
Our group of knitters will
continue to meet every second and
fourth Wednesday. If you have an
interest in knitting, crocheting, or
other textile arts, come join us! All
skill levels are welcome.
Stony Point Beaders
Thursdays, March 23 6-8 pm and
April 27 from 6-8 pm
A new group is forming right here at the Rose
Memorial Library. Join Susan Morlitz and others on the
4th Thursday of each month in the Eugene Kennedy
Room, to do what “beaders” do! Please register on-line
Book Discussions:
STEM (Science Technology Engineering &
Math) Book Club Discussion
Thursday, March 9th at 4:00 pm.
Eugene Kennedy Room. Library
Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben
Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and
forests and explains the amazing processes of life,
death, and regeneration he has observed in the
woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders
of which we are blissfully unaware.
Thursday April 13th 4pm The Drunkard’s Walk;
How Randomness Rules Our Lives by
Leonard Mlodinow Everything from wine
ratings and corporate success to school
grades and political polls are less reliable
than we believe. By showing us the true
nature of chance and revealing the psychological illusions that cause us to misjudge
the world around us, he gives us the tools
we need to make more informed decisions.
Third Thursday Book Club
Eugene Kennedy Room, Library
Thursday, March 16 at 4:30pm
and Thursday, April 20 at 4:30pm
Join us as we discuss books from across
the literary spectrum!
In March, we will be reading “Fried
Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café” by
Fannie Flagg.
In April, we’ll be reading “Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
Children” by Ransom Riggs.
Books available at the front desk
Red Cross Babysitting Course presented by Child Care Resources of Rockland, Inc.
Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 5 from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Teen
For ages 12-18. Registration is required. The cost for the class and materials is $25, and participants must
attend both three hour sessions on April 4 and April 5 to receive certification.
The course will prepare students to be better babysitters. Topics include how to provide care for infants and children, how
to stay safe, what to do in an emergency, how to choose age-appropriate activities, and how to recognize and handle a variety of
behaviors. Students will also learn the basics of starting a babysitting business. The course features video, activities, games, and
hands-on practice with tools babysitters may use when caring for children. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a
printable certificate.
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS
Registration is Required for Some Programs.
Register at the library, online, call 786-2100 ext. 12 or email [email protected].
Dungeons and Dragons
Thursday, March 2 and Fridays,
March 31 and April 28 at 3:30pm
For ages 12 and up.
Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy tabletop
role-playing game. Join our Dungeon Master as we take part in this creative storytelling adventure!
Food Fun for Teens
Tuesdays, March 28 and April 25
at 5:00pm
For ages 12-18. Registration required.
Stop by the library for some fun and learn how
to make simple, delicious dishes!
Teen Movie !
Ages 13-18
Fridays, March 3 and April 7 at 4:30pm
Join your friends for a movie and popcorn
and enjoy a film geared towards teens.
Movies may have ratings of PG or PG-13.
Teen Advisory Group Meeting
Wednesdays, March 8 and April 12
at 5pm
TAG (Teen Advisory Group) is a group of teen
volunteers who meet monthly to contribute
ideas for upcoming programs, make
recommendations for library collections, and
plan community service projects. New
members, in grades 6-12, are always welcome.
St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Decorating !
For ages 12 and up. Registration required.
Friday, March 17 at 4:00pm
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by decorating
delicious holiday cookies!
Teen Games
For ages 12-18.
Saturdays, March 18 and April 22
at 2:00pm
Come by the library for games with your
friends. Learn to play Chess or delve into board
games like Scrabble, Uno, Mancala...pick your
favorite! The Wii and Playstation 4 will also be
set up to play.
Fan of Fiction
For ages 12-18.
Thursdays, March 30 and April 27 at
5:00pm
Are you a fan of fiction? Then stop by the
library for our Fan of Fiction Club! Join
other teens as you discuss favorite books,
movies, TV shows, and genres. Share what
you've recently watched or read and get recommendations for the future! Light
refreshments will be served.
Escape the Room !
For ages 12-18. Registration required.
Friday, April 21 at 5pm
Can you solve the mystery of the missing
astronomer at Stargazer's Manor? Join your
friends in this exciting tabletop game and
see if you are able to escape the room
before time runs out!
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
Registration is Required for Some Programs.
Register at the library, online, call 786-2100 ext. 12 or email [email protected].
Registration for all storytimes begins
Monday, March 27
and includes attendance throughout
the 9-week session
Storytimes for the littlest ones
Lapsit Storytime
For ages 3 months - 18 months, registration
required.
Mondays, April 10-June 5 at 10:30am
Stop by the library for songs, rhymes, and stories
for littlest ones!
Walk & Wiggle Storytime
For walkers, ages 19-23 months, registration
required
Thursdays, April 13-June 8 at 10:30am
Bring in your little walker for fun stories,
rhymes, songs, and bubbles!
Toddler Storytime
For ages 24 months to 35 months (2 year olds).
Registration required
Thursdays, April 13-June 8 at 11:30am
Bring your toddler in for exciting motion
rhymes, felt stories, finger plays, a short book or
two, and bubbles!
Silly Seuss Film and Coloring
Wednesday, March 1 at 10:30am and 1:30pm
For ages 3 and up with a caregiver.
Registration required.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with a short film
and coloring!
Preschool Film and Play Dough Craft
For children ages 3 and up and their
caregivers. Registration required.
Wednesday, March 22 at 10:30am and
1:30pm
Watch a preschool film while enjoying a tasty
snack, then squeeze, roll and cut out fun shapes
with Play Dough! Creations will be on display
at the library.
Springtime Film and Coloring
For children ages 3 and up with their caregivers.
Registration required
Wednesday, April 5 at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Watch an egg-cellent preschool film, then use
stickers and colored pencils or crayons to
decorate a coloring sheet.
Springtime Film and Play Dough Craft
Wednesday, April 26 at 10:30am and 1:30pm
For children ages 3 and up with their
caregivers. Registration required.
Watch a preschool film while enjoying a tasty
snack, then squeeze, roll and cut out fun shapes
with Play Dough! Creations will be on display
at the library.
.
Storytimes for preschoolers (3+)
Preschool Storytime
For ages 3 and up. Registration required
Tuesdays, April 11-June 6 at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Preschoolers will enjoy fun stories, songs, and
make a craft to take home.
Family Storytime
For ages 5 and under.
Saturdays, March 18 and April 15 at
11:00am
Hear some silly stories and make a craft to take
home.
MORE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
Registration is Required for Some Programs. Register at the library, online,
call 786-2100 ext. 12
Featured Programs
Reading to Dogs with Paws for a Cause!
For children ages 6 and up. Registration
required.
Wednesdays, March 15 and April 19 at
6:00pm
Come to the library
and read to the dogs
of Hudson Valley
Paws for a Cause!
Children are invited
to read to a therapy
dog who has been
certified to encourage
them to improve their reading skills. Each child will
get a 15 minute block of time to read to one of the
dogs.
Goosebumps: Movie, Game, and Craft
For ages 7 & up, with an adult. Registration
required.
Fridays, March 24 at 3:30pm and April 28 at
4:30pm
Viewers Beware! You're in for a Scare...Children
will watch a short Goosebumps film, play a
game, and make a craft.
Circle Time! with Sukey Molloy
For ages 14-35 months. Registration required.
Wednesday, March 15 at 10:30am
Join Sukey Molloy for her award winning
interactive series of musical play activities, designed to encourage movement, play and song
in the developing years. See Sukey’s Circle
DVD series on BabyFirst television!
Crazy About Science!
For ages 6-10. Registration required.
Tuesdays, March 14 and April 11 at 4:30pm
Fun science experiments for elementary age
kids!
Little Yoga
For toddlers ages 2-5, with a caregiver.
Registration required.
Tuesday, March 28 and Friday, April 21 at
10:30am and 11:15am
Join Valerie Vendrame in a lively introductory
Yoga class for preschoolers. Children should
wear comfortable clothes.
Silly Songs for Kids with Mr. Kurt
For toddlers up to age 4. Registration required
Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30pm
Get ready to sing, clap and dance to the silliest tunes
with Mr. Kurt, in a fun-filled show with live performances from tots - shakers or drums for everyone,
limber jack puppets, jaw harp, ukulele, slide whistle,
musical storytelling and a whole lot of bubbles!
——————————————————Hot Diggity Dog! Music and Fun for Tots
For walkers up to age 3 with a caregiver.
Registration required
Tuesday, April 4 at 10:30am and 11:15 am
Join Miss Debbie for lots of fun and pretend with
singing stories, hand puppets, songs, nursery rhymes,
finger plays, and creative movement with music and
instruments. Activities may also include simple
words in sign or parachute play!
Earth Day Craft for Kids!
For children ages 6 and up. Registration
Required
Tuesday, April 18 at 5:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day by coming to the library and
making a craft to take home!
Jewelry Making for Kids!
For ages 6 and up. Registration required.
Wednesday, March 29 at 5pm
Come to the library and make your very own piece of
jewelry!
Most programs open for registration two weeks before they begin. Please register the programs you plan to
attend. For specific registration dates please consult the program calendar at www.rosememoriallibrary.org
MORE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
Registration is Required for Some Programs. Register at the library, online, call 786-2100 x12
or email [email protected].
Preschool LEGO Builders!
Ages 3-5 with a caregiver.
Fridays, March 3 & April 7 at 10:30am
Mondays, March 6 and April 10 at 1:30pm
Registration required.
Children and their caregivers will create their
own LEGO designs for display at the libraryavailable for kids who love to build.
LEGO Builders !
Ages 5 & up, with caregiver. Registration required.
Fridays, March 10 and April 7 at 3:30pm
Create your own LEGO designs for display at
the library-available for kids who love to
build!
A History of Rockland County in
Pictures
Presented by Larry Kigler
Sunday, March 26 at 2 PM
Come and join us on a
trip through Rockland
County over the past
125 years and visit all
the little towns and
villages through
pictures and
postcards.
Please feel free to
bring your pictures to
share with us as well.
Earring Design
Monday April 3rd at 7 pm
Registration Required
Presenter Maria Pedersen
Come create with us. For each pair of earrings made,
another will be donated to a women center for safety and
change, so you can feel good while you look good!
Preschool Film and Rainbow Beaded Craft
Wednesday, March 8 at 10:30am and
1:30pm
For ages 3 and up with their caregivers.
Registration required.
Enjoy a tasty snack while watching a short
preschool film, then color & decorate a
leprechaun under a beaded rainbow.
St. Patrick’s Day Craft for Kids
Tuesday, March 7 at 5pm
For ages 6 and up. Registration required. Stop
by the library and make a St. Patrick's Day
craft to take home!
Museum Passes
You can visit the Intrepid (6 people), Boscobel (4
people) (in season) The Nature Museum of the
Hudson Highlands (2 families) and Storm King Art
Center (2 families) American Museum of Natural
History—3 coupons per visit every six months.
LOAN PERIOD 4-Days
PARKING RESTRICTION
The Stony Point Ambulance Corps has asked the
public not to park on their property behind the library
(their old headquarters) due to insurance issues. Please
be a good neighbor and honor their request.
On Display
In the Display Case:
March: History around Rockland County By Larry
Kigler This display will be followed by a program on
March 26th by Mr Kigler featuring the History of
Rockland County over the past 100 years as found on
postcards.
April: Three (3) Generations of Chocolate and Tea Sets
from 1930’s-1960’s By Brenda Cirruzzo in showcase.
Irving G. Kennedy Room
April: Collection of Eclectic Photos by acclaimed
photographer John Fay. Returning by popular request !
If you have art, artifacts, or special collection that you
would like to display at the library, please contact Jim Mahoney [email protected]. Your information will be forwarded to Brenda Cirruzzo.
Rose Memorial Library
79 East Main Street
Stony Point, NY 10980
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Chatting — from Jim
James Mahoney
Library Director
People are always asking me to
publish more about the little things we
offer at the library so here goes: like the box for used eyeglasses (Lions Club); the basic IRS forms; voter registration
forms and absentee ballots; and that we benefit under the
Amazon Smile program when you register us as your favorite
non-for-profit when you make a purchase.
"Rose Memorial Library has been honored with a gift by the
Brownstone Book Fund. As one of one hundred libraries, we
will receive a gift of one hundred new children's books over
the next few weeks, thanks to the foundation. Our library was
chosen by the director of the Brownstone Book Fund, Ms.
Diane Brownstone, with the recommendation of the New
York State Librarian, Mr. Bernard Margolis. The foundation
"is interested in providing books for young children hopefully to excite and foster early interest in and love for books and
reading." We are very proud, and indebted to Ms. Brownstone
for her generosity and look forward to receiving our new
books.
TRUSTEE NEEDED
Just when we thought we had filled all the seats on our
Board, Christine Miles, a dedicated trustee for 7 years,
announced her departure. We will miss Christine’s lively
and engaged participation in our meetings, and thank her
for her years of service.
Of course this means we need to re-open the search for
appointing a new board member. Please consider
applying for this volunteer position, which requires
attendance at our monthly board meetings, committee
assignments and help in a variety of library projects.
Please submit a letter describing your interest in being a
trustee and a brief biography. Attention Jennifer Lima,
Board President.
Postal Patron
Board of Trustees
Jennifer Lima, President
Ted Needleman, Vice President
Christina D. Mandara, Secretary
Rebecca Sanders, Treasurer
Gary J. Raffa
Christine Silverstein
Board Meetings: 6:30 pm
HOURS
Monday - Thursday 10:00a - 9:00p
Friday 10:00a - 7:00p Saturday 10:00a - 5:00p
Sunday 1:00 to 5 pm
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Sunday, April 16th for the Easter Holiday
INFORMATION
Telephone: 845-786-2100; Fax: 845-786-6042
James Mahoney Library Director: x 10
Front Desk: x 11
Youth Services: x 12
Adult Services: x 13
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