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LIBRARY HOURS Monday 10am-5pm Tuesday 10am-5pm Wednesday 10am-5pm Thursday 10am-7pm Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 9am-1pm Sunday Closed
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June 19th CLOSED
for JUNETEENTH
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CAN YOU FIX LAMPS, TOASTERS, OR OTHER SMALL APPLIANCES?
ARE YOU GOOD WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD? SKILLED WITH COMPUTERS OR WOOD WORKING? |
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The Livingston Manor Library Repair Café needs skilled volunteers who enjoy sharing their knowledge with neighbors. Repair Cafés offer a solution to our throw-away economy with the help of repair experts who can restore items that would otherwise be treated as waste. Please consider volunteering your time and skills:
Saturday, July 29th 1:00-4:00pm at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center
If interested, please contact the library: livingstonmanorlibrary@rcls.org
(845) 439-5440 |
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Saturday, June 10th
Closing at 11am for the TROUT PARADE |
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INTRODUCING MANGO LANGUAGES
Mango is a new language learning resource that is made available for FREE through the library. There are lessons in dozens of languages, taught through adaptive learning software, which allows Mango to accommodate every users' unique learning style. All you will need is your library card and an email address.
Get started with MANGO today!
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INTRODUCING TUTOR.COM
Tutor.com is an incredible online service offering a personal tutor to students of all types. This one-on-one tutoring service covers more than 250 subjects spanning from K-12 to adult learners. Tutors can even be found for GED test preparation, grad school test preparation, and job search assistance.
Get FREE access to tutor.com with your library card.
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MUSEUM PASSES
Library patrons are welcome to our special museum pass sharing program, which grants FREE admission to the following local cultural institutions:
Museum passes are available for loan at the library circulation desk.
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THE LIBRARY AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Look for the library at the Livingston Manor Farmers Market this year, which begins Sunday, May 28. Visit the library's table to get your questions answered, learn what's happening at the library, get a library card, and check out a book right from the market stand. We'll also be reading our favorite picture books to young market visitors. We hope to see you there! |
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Announcing the National Library Week Raffle Winner..
Congratulations to Debbie Johaneman, whose name was chosen in the library's raffle for a gift card to Life Repurposed. Many thanks to shop owner, Maria Bivins, for her generous donation and to all those that visited the library during National Library Week. The library could not be more grateful for the support of our community.
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Storyteller, writer, artist, and griot Vanessa Johnson will lead a variety of events in celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
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Juneteenth Tells Ages 7+ |
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Saturday, June 17th
| 11:00am | AT THE LIBERTY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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Vanessa will perform "The Soft Whispers of Ancestors" to celebrate the voices of those black and white who helped end slavery.
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Storytelling Workshop Ages 13+ |
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Saturday, June 17th
| 1:00-3:00pm in the Livingston Manor Library |
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Vanessa will host an interactive workshop, "What Should Not be Forgotten," for developing storytellers.
Registration required, please contact the library or sign up below:
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A Community Tell All Ages |
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Saturday, June 17th
| 4:00pm at Renaissance Park Main Street, Livingston Manor |
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Everyone plays a part in this interactive dramatic reading of the "Jerry Rescue," written and told by Ms. Johnson, to honor Juneteenth.
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Children's Story Time Ages 0-5 |
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Every Tuesday Morning
| 11:00-11:30am in the library children's room
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Little ones are invited to come listen to a story and stay for a craft. Take home a craft kit for some fun at home as well.
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Musical Story Time Ages 0-5 |
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Every Friday Morning
| 11:00-11:30am in the library children's room
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Bring the kids and get in the groove with stories, songs, and games.
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Trout Parade Craft |
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Monday, June 5th - Friday, June 9th
| 11:30am-12:30pm in the library children's room |
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Stop in all week to decorate a paper trout puppet to wave at the parade. This craft can also be taken home. Children are welcome to join the library and walk in the parade with their art on display.
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Father's Day Craft |
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Wednesday, June 7th
| 3:30pm in the library children's room |
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Kids can celebrate "Dad" with a Father's Day Craft and a special story time with library kids' craft master, Vicey Thomas.
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LEGO Club Ages 5-13 |
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NEW SCHEDULE
| Friday, June 9th the 2nd Friday of every month |
3:30-4:30pm in the library children's room
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Kids are invited to find their inner-engineer and build to their hearts' content. The library will provide the LEGOs and a fun monthly building theme.
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Books with Benji |
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Saturday, June 24th
| 10:00-11:00am in the library children's room |
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Kids are invited to read stories to a local pup named Benji. He is a great listener and an easy audience for those who are still learning. He's here to help build your young reader's confidence and only asks for a little love in return.
Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot using the link below.
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The Livingston Manor Library Summer Reading Program |
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The library has a multitude of exciting events planned for kids to enjoy while school is out. Stay tuned for more details on the following programs that will be organized through July and August:
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ADDITIONAL WEEKLY STORY TIME YOUTH DRAMA GROUP PICTURE BOOK READ-A-THON BUSY BEES: A BEE KEEPING PRESENTATION FELTED SOAP KIDS' CRAFT with BUCK BROOK ALPACA FARM SPECIAL MUSICAL STORY TIME: FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN with ACCLAIMED MUSICAL ARTISTS LUCYANNE BOUCHARDET AND JOE MENNONNA
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WINN-DIXIE BOOK CLUB 60 DAY READING CHALLENGE: ONCE UPON A TROUT CATSKILL FISH HATCHERY TOUR GAEL ROOTS COMMUNITY FARM TOUR TOUCH-A-TRUCK SPECIAL EVENT TEEN BATTLE OF THE BOOKS TEAM
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Battle of the Books Team MeetingInviting New Members |
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Saturday, June 24th
| 11:15am-12:00pm in the library
Meetings will be held throughout spring and summer. |
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Calling all 6-12th graders who love reading and trivia! The Livingston Manor Library is putting together a team of elite readers to compete against other libraries in the Battle of the Books.
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SIGN UP HERE
| For more information, please contact the library. (845) 439-5440 ~ livingstonmanorlibrary@rcls.org
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The Basics SullivanGive Your Child the Gift of a Healthy Start:
Five Principles of Early Childhood Success |
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Pt. I
Thursday, May 25th | 4:00pm at the library community table |
| Pt. II
Thursday, June 1st | 4:00pm at the library community table |
| Pt. III
Thursday, June 8th | 4:00pm at the library community table |
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This three-part parenting series, offered by Sullivan 180, aims to uplift and empower parents with tools and knowledge that is vitally important to developing young minds.
New and expectant parents, as well as any family members or caregivers, will be able to learn tips, tricks, and techniques to maximize healthy brain growth in children up to the age of three.
Each part of this series will include refreshments and recipes, which can be made at home as healthy and nutritious "brain food" for kids.
Attendance at all three is not required.
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Tick Talk |
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Saturday, June 3rd
| 11:00am at the library community table
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Jill Hubert-Simon from Sullivan County Public Health Services will give a presentation about ticks in our area and important safety information regarding tick-borne illnesses.
For more information on this topic, go to:
https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/
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Book Club |
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Tuesday, June 13th the 2nd Tuesday of Every Month
| 12:00-1:00pm Join in person at the library or online (Zoom meeting opens at 11:30am). |
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June's book of the month is:
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy |
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For more information, please contact the library. (845) 439-5440 ~ livingstonmanorlibrary@rcls.org
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Libby Training |
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Friday, June 2nd
| 10:30-11:00am at the library community table |
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Learn about the free app that gives access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines through your mobile device. This in-person training session will serve as a startup guide as well as a Q&A. Bring your library card and a phone, tablet, or Kindle (Kindle users will need their Amazon account password).
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Chess Club |
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NEW SCHEDULE
| Saturday, June 3rd the 1st Saturday of every month |
10:00am at the library community table
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Beginners and advanced players are all welcome. Boards will be provided so all you'll need is your thinking cap.
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Stones and StoriesHow to Read a Cemetery |
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Thursday, June 15th
| 5:30pm at the library |
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Learn how to decipher the weathered details written on a tombstone and discover the thrill of connecting with local and family history with Town of Rockland Historian, Dr. Joyce Conroy.
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Every Monday and Friday from 3:00 to 5:00pm
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Having trouble with a phone, computer, or tablet? Don't feel left behind.
One-on-one assistance is offered by the library for all of your digital and technological needs. Sign up in person, over the phone, or online using the link below.
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| Charles Frazier |
Commissioned to create a mural representing Dawes, Wyoming, for their new Post Office, Val Welch, a painter in Depression-era America, stays with a wealthy art lover, his wife and a mysterious elder cowboy where he turns up secrets that could spark formidable changes for all of them.
Available in print, ebook, and audiobook.
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| Johannes Lichtman |
Shortly after his thirtieth birthday in 2018, John Turner accepts a job offer from an old college friend to move to Ukraine to teach customer service agents there how to sound American, but with no knowledge of the language and struggling to understand the culture and customs, he finds himself in a romantic entanglement with disastrous consequences
Available in print only. |
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| Alexander McCall Smith |
Half spy stories, half tales of revenge, this new collection from the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels illustrates that transparency is paramount and forgiveness is restorative, reminding us that, in the end, the high road is often the better one for all involved.
Available in print only. |
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| Mark Ellison |
A carpenter regarded by many as the best in New York looks back on his experiences constructing some of the city's most iconic spaces and reflects on the nature of work, creativity and design.
Available in print only. |
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| Richard Norton Smith |
A preeminent presidential scholar examines the life of the 38th President from his hardscrabble childhood in Michigan to his years in Congress and efforts to guide the nation through its worst Constitutional crisis since the Civil War.
Available in print only.
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Interested in reading one of the titles listed above? Do you have another book in mind you know you'd like to read? Call us and we can arrange to have a copy placed on hold for you. (845) 439-5440
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Don't miss out on the wide variety of resources offered by the library:
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Online
Libby (mobile app giving access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines) ComicsPlus(mobile app giving access to a large collection of comics, graphic novels, and manga) RCLS Catalog(search all 47 libraries in the Ramapo Catskill Library System and place holds on titles from the comfort of home) RCLS Gateway App(mobile access to the library's catalog) Mango Languages (online lessons in over 50 languages) Tutor.com (connect with a free online tutor, covering over 250 subjects and spanning from K-12 to adult learners)
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In-Person
print, scan, and fax public computers inter-library loans museum passes ukulele lending (28 day loans) local history book collection FREE face masks community table for collaboration and projects
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EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Catch up on all the latest local news from the library's own Manor Ink, available in print and online.
Visit manor-ink.org for some quality journalism.
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STUDENT MENTORS NEEDED | |
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