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Happy Spring! We hope you enjoy this April Preview and can join us for some programs. http://piermontlibrary.evanced.info/signup has complete details and registration on all programs. If a program is full, please use the wait list as we do have spaces open up. Please call us at 845-359-4595 with any questions. |
April Virtual Art Show Jessica Bowen: Animality Visit our website in April for our latest virtual exhibition: Jessica Bowen: Animality. As Bowen States, "When photographing animals, I like to capture closeup details and textures that are not always visible from a distance." A portion of the proceeds from this show will be donated to Piermont Public Library, and a portion will be donated to animal conservation and preservation. Jessica Bowen is an amateur photographer and full-time Library Director, formerly of the Piermont Library. She is always honored to be included Piermont Library exhibitions. |
Homesteading Skills: Garden Organizing Tuesday, April 6th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
The first steps in gardening are being organized and having a plan. Once you have a way to be organized and keep track of your garden, then it’s time to get your hands dirty. But where do you start? How do you get organized and keep records? Join Kristin White, aka Chicken Librarian, to find out! She’ll share her garden organization tips and tricks on how she’s maintained her garden for several years. |
Adult Create and Sip: Damien Hirst, Cherry Blossoms Thursday, April 22nd, 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Join us for the latest in our popular Create and Sip Events for Adults with Alexis Starke. This month, we will create an acrylic painting inspired by contemporary British artist Damien Hirst and his Cherry Blossoms. An internationally renowned and sometimes controversial artist, Hirst won the Turner prize in 1995 and lives in London. Participants will receive a goody bag with some treats, watercolor paper, and inspiration images. Our project is designed to be beginner friendly but fun for all levels. |
Janet Mandel Art Talk: Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter and Printmaker Friday, April 23rd, 7:00 pm Join us for a Janet Mandel Art Talk! Mary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania but lived most of her adult life in France. She became acquainted with Edgar Degas, who introduced her to the Impressionist circle. Out of social necessity for an upper middle class, unmarried woman of her era, she mostly created images of the private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. But her treatment of her subjects was confident, original, and sometimes even radical. |
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Wednesday, April 21st, 3:30 pm Join us on Wednesday, April 21st, at 3:30 pm for our Adult Book Discussion Group! We will be discussing The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. We will be meeting outside in person at the gazebo by the River. We will socially distance and wear a mask. Please register in case of bad weather so we can send you the Zoom link. New members are always welcome! |
April The Light in Ordinary Days: New Paintings by Dan Lukens continues to be on display in our gallery spaces. We look forward to the day we can once again have in-person programming and celebrate his art with a reception. From the artist..... The best in our lives, I believe, resides in familiar things and often overlooked places. In a path well traveled, foliage changing with the season, or a face we know, there is a refuge in the sublime light in ordinary days. |
Mario Medici Lectures: Carousels Then and Now Wednesday, April 28th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Remember the thrill of riding a carousel with the horse bobbing up and down to the sound of the Wurlitzer Band or steam organ (calliope), or maybe if you are old enough catching the brass ring. There was a time when 5,000 carousels dotted the landscape of this country, now 150 remain. Where did they go? How did Coney Island go from 25 carousels to just one today? Who are the masters of this art form? What is the state of carousel production today? This presentation will take you from the earliest days of carousels until the present and attempt to answer these questions and more. |
Homesteading Skills: Making Beeswax Food Covers Tuesday, April 13th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Have you wanted to ditch plastic but still use plastic wrap? Have you thought about making your own food covers but don’t know where to start? Join Kristin White, aka Chicken Librarian, as she shows you how to make your own food covers, where to purchase supplies, and how to get started with ditching the plastic wrap once and for all. |
Cheese 101 Friday, April 16th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Cheese 101 with Jessica Kesselman, cheesemonger and host of Cutting the Curd podcast. Pick up a curated cheese plate at the library, and then join us on zoom with your favorite beverage of choice for a guided tasting through the cheese world. We’ll learn the differences between milk types and cheese styles. Questions encouraged, curious palates required! |
Adult Craft Class: Branch of Cherry Blossoms Friday, April 16th, 1:00 - 1:45pm
Join us for an Adult Craft Class in which we will create some beautiful cherry blossom branches for spring! We will look at the theme of cherry blossoms in art from Japanese printmakers through the Impressionists and then create some of our own. We will provide you with tissue paper and inspiration images. You will also need a couple of (real) branches, scissors and liquid glue or glue gun. |
Antiracist Book Club Thursday, April 8th, 7:00 pm Inspired by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's How to be an Antiracist, we will take a deep dive into racist systems and policies. Exploring the call to action for actively pursuing anti-racism, personally and in our own spehere of influence. Email kelly@evslin.com to join! |
Story and Craft with Miss Nancy Thursdays in April, 4:30 - 5:30 pm Ages 3-7. Listen to some themed picture books read by our children’s librarian and make a simple creative craft . Craft materials can be picked up from the library porch on Tuesday through Thursday. |
Art Class Reunion, Grades 6+ Tuesday, April 27th, 5:00 - 5:45 pm We are excited to invite back our Kids Art Class students from March 2020 for a special Art Class Reunion! Just before the pandemic hit last year, we were in the middle of an exciting series of art classes, Inspirations from Japan. We had created beautiful prints and projects inspired by Gyotaku, Ohara Koson, and Hokusai. In this special reunion class we will meet together (outside with masks!) to complete the last project we were working on, give back all the beautiful art created in the series, and share a Japanese treat! We hope you can join us! |
Thursday Book Club Thursday, April 22nd, 6:00 - 7:00 pm Grades 3 - 5 join Miss Nancy for a discussion of March's book (The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle). Once you register, please come in for your free copy of the book! |
She Persisted Book Club Thursday, April 15th, 6:00 - 7:00 pm Read a book a month about famous American women. For April we will read about Sally Ride. Kids who register can get their free copy of the book at the library! |
Art Class Reunion, Grades 2-4 Monday, April 26th, 5:00 - 5:45 pm We are excited to invite back our Kids Art Class students from March 2020 for a special Art Class Reunion! Just before the pandemic hit last year, we were in the middle of an exciting series of art classes, Inspirations from Japan. We had created beautiful prints and projects inspired by Gyotaku, Ohara Koson, and Hokusai. In this special reunion class we will meet together (outside with masks!) to complete the last project we were working on, give back all the beautiful art created in the series, and share a Japanese treat! We hope you can join us! |
Art Class Reunion, Grades 3-5 Wednesday, April 28th, 5:00 - 5:45 pm We are excited to invite back our Kids Art Class students from March 2020 for a special Art Class Reunion! Just before the pandemic hit last year, we were in the middle of an exciting series of art classes, Inspirations from Japan. We had created beautiful prints and projects inspired by Gyotaku, Ohara Koson, and Hokusai. In this special reunion class we will meet together (outside with masks!) to complete the last project we were working on, give back all the beautiful art created in the series, and share a Japanese treat! We hope you can join us! |
Met Museum Art Classes Grades 1 - 3 Mondays, 5:00 - 5:45 pm Join us for the latest in our popular series of live video art classes for kids! For winter, our theme is New York City's magical Metropolitan Museum of Art. For each project we will take inspiration from some popular works at the Met which celebrated its 150th birthday in 2020. Taught by Alexis Starke, these classes are designed to explore a variety of art materials and techniques as well as creative thinking, problem solving, and self-expression in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Classes are currently full. Please email Alexis at astarke@piermontlibrary.org to join the wait list (art by Anna) |
Met Museum Art Classes Grades 4 and up Wednesdays, 5:00 - 5:45 pm Join us for the latest in our popular series of live video art classes for kids! For winter, our theme is New York City's magical Metropolitan Museum of Art. For each project we will take inspiration from some popular works at the Met which celebrated its 150th birthday in 2020. Taught by Alexis Starke, these classes are designed to explore a variety of art materials and techniques as well as creative thinking, problem solving, and self-expression in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Classes are currently full. Please email Alexis at astarke@piermontlibrary.org to join the wait list. |
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Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library
25 Flywheel Park West
Piermont, New York 10968-1040
(845)359-4595www.piermontlibrary.org |
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