October 2019

ONGOING PROGRAMS: Most programs require signup. Call 914-631-7734

Mahjongg Mondays 2- 4PM Special Events Basic Computer Tutor: Mondays @ 7PM ESL Conversation Class: Mondays & Thursdays @ 7PM Book Sale Sahaja Meditation: Mondays @ 7PM Senior Benefits Information Center (SBIC): Wednesdays 10AM-1PM Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20 from 10AM to 5PM Speak with a trained counselor in a private setting and get information Look for the big white tents on the lawn in the front of the library and shop for bargain Books, Movies and Music. about Medicare, SNAP, HEAP and other programs Backgammon Night: 1st Thursday of each month @ 6:00PM Intro to Spanish Thursdays until November 21 at 6pm Beginner level Spanish for adults with instructor Mariella Diaz. Chess Club: 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursdays @ 6:30PM Eckhart Tolle Discussion Group 1st & 3rd Friday of each month, 2-4pm Birding 101 Thursday, October 3 at 7pm Writer’s Forum: Saturday, October 12 @ 11AM Enjoy a multimedia intro to birding with images, sounds and video of Westchester birds Memoir Writing: Friday, October 25 @ 10:15AM in this presentation from Anne Swaim, Executive Director, Saw Mill River Audubon. Warner Tech: Free Library-technology assistance by appointment Discover how to find and identify birds in Westchester County. Bird friendly gardening and seasonal birding hotspots will also be introduced. Museum Passes Available for checkout to Warner Library cardholders Eat, Drink & Enjoy Opera! Fridays until October 18, 12pm-1:30pm Most programs require signup. Call 914-631-7734 Bring an easy snack to enjoy, drink some tea and enjoy some opera music and history with opera enthusiast Susan Grunthal. Tea and opera will be provided. Book Groups Flying Fingers Jug Band Sunday, October 6 at 2:30pm Books available at the circulation desk one month prior to meeting. Featuring an eclectic mix of instruments including washboard, fiddle, string bass, jug, No Signup Required. dobro, mandolin and the vocal harmonies of bluegrass.  Business Book Club Thursday, October 3 at 7pm Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett. The Alexander Technique Monday, October 7 at 7:00pm same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces Learn to identify and prevent the harmful postural habits that can cause or aggravate, can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and stress, pain, or ineffectiveness. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. •Get rid of harm- joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of ful tension in your body •Help manage symptoms of Parkinson's disease •Be alert and focused with ease •Breathe and speak with freedom surprise.  Warner Book Group Thursday, October 10 at 7pm Birding the Hudson Valley Thursday, October 10 at 7pm The Muralist by Barbara Shapiro. Two young couples, Sid and Charity and Larry Although an estimated four hundred thousand Hudson Valley residents feed, observe, and Sally, from different backgrounds--East and West, rich and poor--befriend each or photograph birds, the vast majority of New Yorkers enjoy their bird watching activi- other in 1937 Madison, Wisconsin. ties mostly around the home. Kathryn J. Schneider’s beautifully illustrated presentation  Mystery Book Group Tuesday, October 15 at 11am provides encouragement for bird enthusiasts to expand their horizons. Kathryn J. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. FBI trainee Clarise Starling is as- Schneider, a Hudson Valley native, has spent decades studying the behavior, ecology, signed to interview a brilliant, imprisoned psychopathic killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. and distribution of birds. An award-winning author, teacher, and conservationist, she is a past president of the New York State Ornithological Association. She needs him to bring in a psychotic serial killer. Snacks are welcome and en- couraged. But not cannibal ones. Legends of Sleepy Hollow: The Lost History of the Headless Horseman  Romance Book Group Thursday, October 24 at 7pm Saturday, October 12 at 2 pm Once Upon A Bad Boy by Melonie Johnson. Sadie Gold is ready to take her ca- Author Christopher Rondina Presents: Discover the Haunting True History of 'The reer to the next level with the role of a lifetime. Finally, she can shake her reputation Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. It’s been two-hundred-years since Washington Irving as a pretty face with more wealth and connections than talent. But Sadie is not dreamed-up the legendary ‘Headless Horseman’, the most iconic ghost in American prepared for the wild turn her own life is about to take. The man in charge of train- folklore. Was the famous specter truly just a figment of the author’s imagination, or is ing Sadie for her most demanding role yet is none other than her first real boy- there more to the tale? Join Christopher Rondina, writer and ghost-chaser, for an even- friend—the one who took her heart and ran away. ing of literary adventure and haunting mystery as we explore the true beginnings of America’s favorite ghost story and unmask the long-lost identity of the phantom horse- man himself! Great Performances Carole King Thursday, October 10, 2PM Revisiting the Founding Era Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm American Masters – Carole King: Natural Woman weaves previously unseen The Hudson Independent and Warner Library present a moderated panel on topics and rare performances and home movies with a new, exclusive interview with King, from the founding era: Declaring Independence, Realizing Independence, Creating the friends, fellow songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Tapestry producer Lou Constitution, and Governing the New Nation.

Adler, drummer Russ Kunkel, guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, and more. How All the World’s A Stage Monday, October 21 at 7pm a 16-year-old songwriter became a star. (55min) Yolanda F. Johnson, Soprano, helps you learn proven performance techniques and Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the advice that will help you project a confidence when you are nervous, relax in high- White House includes performances by King, as well as by Gloria Estefan, Billy pressure situations, and make the very best impression in your career. Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sandé, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood. (55min) Legend of Sleepy Hollow Dramatic Reading Thursday, October 24 at 7pm American Masters Sammy Davis, Jr. Thursday, October 24, 2PM A Dramatic Reading of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow American Masters Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me. The first major film doc- Performed by Voice Actor Alan Sklar. Experience The Legend again as if for the first umentary to examine Sammy Davis, Jr.'s vast talent and his journey for identity time! through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th century Wednesday Matinees America. (1h, 40m) No Signup. Shown on the 3rd floor. Room is cold, please dress warmly.

Free Family Movies Rocketman 2019 October 2, 2PM Free screening followed by a Q&A with renowned composer David Shire, moderat- A musical fantasy about the fantastical story of Elton John's breakthrough years. Stars: ed by Tim Greiving. Part of the Sleepy Hollow Film Fest. Both films are rated PG. Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden. R | 2h 1min | Biography, Drama, Music

 The Neverending Story Saturday, October 12 at 10am The Bookshop 2018 October 9, 2PM  Return to oz Sunday, October 13 at 11am England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Based on Penelope Fitzgerald's Art Gallery acclaimed novel. Stars: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Hunter Tremayne Main: Barbara Lalicki—”Selected Images” (paintings & monoprints) PG | 1h 53min | Drama

Stairwell: Local Artists—Headless Horseman artwork Yesterday 2019 October 16, 2PM 3rd Floor: Jaisa Gutierrez—Paintings & Drawings. A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The

Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed. “The movie Programs for Teens is fun, largely because it proposes that fun is the principal legacy of the Beatles.”- TEEN GAME NIGHT Thursday, October 17 @ 7pm Anthony Lane, New Yorker. Stars: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino . Teens come and hang with your friends and play board games, vidoe games on a PG-13 | 1h 56min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music giant screen, or on laptops. Snacks! Drinks! Winter Pizza Party on December 19!!! All Is True 2019 October 23, 2PM College Planning Mondays Monday, October 21 @ 7pm A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare. "It Think like a College Admissions Officer. Find out what colleges are REALLY dodges the pitfalls of luvviedom and period camp to produce a fiercely intelligent and looking for. Compare two applications and decide who you would admit. poignant drama about family, grief and the tyranny of genius."-Kevin Maher, Times (UK). Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen Tech Up Your Halloween Wednesday, October 23 @ 3:30pm PG-13 | 1h 41min | Biography, Drama, History Tech Up Your Halloween! Create a light up mask with wearable electronics! Or bring your costume to light up. The Naked City 1948 October 30, 2PM A1948 American film noir directed by Jules Dassin depicts the police investigation that Buttons Galore Wednesday, October 30 @ 3:30pm follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the investi- Drop in to the Teen Area & make a button or two. We provide the machine and the gation and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives to solve the materials, you provide the creativity! case. Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart . Most programs require signup. Call 914-631-7734 NR | 1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 11:15 Bouncing Babies 10:00 Senior Benefits 6:00 Backgammon 10:30 Cuentos y 11:30 Bond with Books 10:15 It's Toddlerific! 6:00 Intro to Spanish Canciones & More 10:15 & 11:15 CHOOSE 7:00 ESL Conversation 12:00 Eat, Drink, & 3:30 Tales for Tots ONE! 7:00 Business Book Group Enjoy Opera! 4:30 Tail Wagging Tales 2:00 Movie: Rocketman 7:00 Birding 101 2:00 Eckhart Tolle with Buddy 4:00 Welcome Yoga & Discussion Group Mindfulness

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2:00 Mahjongg Monday 11:15 Bouncing Babies 10:00 Senior Benefits 2:00 Video: Carole King 10:30 Cuentos y 10:00 Return to Oz 2:30 Flying 4:00 Stories & Songs 11:30 Bond with Books 10:15 It's Toddlerific! 3:00 Halloween Cartoons Canciones 11:00 Writer’s Fingers Jug 7:00 Alexander Technique & More 10:15 & 11:15 CHOOSE for Kids 12:00 Eat, Drink, & Forum Band 7:00 Meditation Mondays 3:30 Tales for Tots ONE! 6:00 Intro to Spanish Enjoy Opera! 11:30 Pick-A-Book 7:00 ESL Conversation 2:00 It’s Fun to Be Bilin- 6:30 The Nightmare Before Picnic 7:00 Basic Computer Tutor gual Christmas 2:00 Legends of 2:00 Movie: The 6:30 Chess Club Sleepy Hollow: The Bookshop 7:00 ESL Conversation Lost History of the 7:00 Warner Book Group Headless Horseman 7:00 Author Visit: Birding the Hudson Valley by Kathryn J. Schneider

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11:00 11:00 Mystery Book 10:00 Senior Benefits 6:00 Intro to Spanish 10:30 Cuentos y Neverending Library Closed Group 10:15 It's Toddlerific! 6:30 Readers Rule! Canciones BOOK SALE Story 11:15 Bouncing Babies 10:15 & 11:15 CHOOSE 6:30 Chess Club 12:00 Eat, Drink, & 10AM-5PM Columbus Day 11:30 Bond with Books ONE! 7:00 ESL Conversation Enjoy Opera! & More 2:00 Movie: Yesterday 7:00 Teen Game Night 2:00 Eckhart Tolle

3:30 Tales for Tots 7:00 Revisiting the Found- Discussion Group

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2:00 Mahjongg Monday 11:15 Bouncing Babies 10:00 Senior Benefits 2:00 Video: Sammy Davis 10:15 Memoir 2:00 Creepy Carnival BOOK SALE 4:00 Stories & Songs 11:30 Bond with Books 10:15 It's Toddlerific! Jr. Writing Group 10AM-5PM 6:30 Bilingual Buddies Book & More 10:15 & 11:15 CHOOSE 3:00 Halloween Craft Table 10:30 Cuentos y Group 3:30 Tales for Tots ONE! 6:00 Intro to Spanish Canciones 7:00 Meditation Mondays 2:00 Movie: All Is True 6:30 Chess Club 7:00 ESL Conversation 3:30 Tech Up Your Hal- 7:00 ESL Conversation 7:00 Basic Computer Tutor loween 7:00 Legend of Sleepy 7:00 College Planning Hollow Dramatic Reading 7:00 All the World’s A Stage 7:00 Romance Book Group

27 28 29 30 31 2:00 Mahjongg Monday 11:15 Bouncing Babies 10:00 Senior Benefits 6:00 Intro to Spanish 4:00 Stories & Songs 11:30 Bond with Books 10:15 It's Toddlerific! 7:00 ESL Conversation 4:30 Tail Wagging Tales with & More 10:15 & 11:15 CHOOSE Buddy 3:30 Tales for Tots ONE! 6:30 Ancient Aztec Music & 2:00 Movie: Naked City Dance: Water & Fire 3:30 Buttons Galore 7:00 Meditation Mondays 7:00 ESL Conversation 7:00 Basic Computer Tutor

Creepy Carnival / Carnaval Espantoso Saturday, October 26, 2 - 3:30 pm Children’s Programs Held on the 3rd floor. Calling all Captain Marvels, Godzillas, unicorns & vampires to Warner's Halloween bash! Come in costume for games, crafts, snacks & treats. For Welcome Yoga and Mindfulness Wednesday, October 2 @ 4 pm kids ages 3 and above. Welcome Yoga and Mindfulness with local author and instructor Michelle Frank for ages 5-8. Sign up required. Ancient Aztec Music & Dance: Water & Fire Monday, October. 28 @ 6:30 pm Octubre 2 a las 4 pm Bienvenido a Yoga y Atención Plena con Michelle Frank Ancient Aztec Muisc and Dance: ATL-TLACHINOLLI / Agua y Fuego / Water & Fire Registrase para una presentación interactiva para niños de 5-8 años. Held on the third floor. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage: Explore Mexico through a presen- tation of music, dance, and native traditions of the Aztec people. For families of all ages. New Book Club for Fall: It's Fun to Be Bilingual - Wednesdays at 2 pm. Our first session is Oct. 9. ATL-TLACHINOLLI / Agua y Fuego lunes, 28 de octubre as las 6:30 pm Read and Discuss: Juana and Lucas Big Problemas by Juana Medina. Celebra la Herencia Hispana: Explora México a través de una presentacion de música, Space is limited; Sign up required. danza, y tradiciones de los Aztecas. Para familias de todas edades.

Es Divertido Ser Bilingüe - Club de Libros Tail Wagging Tales with Buddy Miércoles a las 2 pm / Primera sesión 9 de octubre Tuesday, October 1 & Monday, October 28 @ 4:30pm Lee y Discuta: Juana and Lucas Big Problemas. Espacio limitado, inscríbase Sign up now to read to Buddy, a trained Good Dog therapy dog. Dogs are fun to read ahora. to, and they love a good story! Read three times and you'll get a prize! For readers of all levels. Halloween Cartoons for Kids Thursday, October 10 @ 3 pm and 6:30pm Drop in to watch some classic Halloween cartoons starting @ 3 pm. The Nightmare Before Christmas will be shown @ 6:30 pm. (rated PG: Tim Burton Storytimes for Children magic with a touch of scariness; 1993, 76 minutes) Our storytimes include age-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes & movement, followed by a simple craft. Please join us!

Pick-a-book Picnic at the TaSH! Saturday, October 12 @ 11:30 am BOUNCING BABIES Tuesdays @ 11:15am Rattle Dem Bones to the sound of spooktacular bilingual stories and decorate a For babies who are not yet walking Skeleton Mask in celebration of The Day of the Dead and Halloween. For all ages. BOND WITH BOOKS AND MORE Tuesdays @ 11:30 Cuentos en el Parque: Repiquetea nuestros huesos de esqueleto a escuchar cuen- For babies who are not yet walking tos bilingues y decora una máscara de esqueleto para celebrar el Día de los Muer- IT’S TODDLERIFIC Wednesdays @ 10:15 and 11:15am tos y Halloween. For ages 1-3. Due to the popularity of this program, we will offer the same program Readers Rule Thursday, October 17 @ 6:30pm twice each week. Please choose only one session. Readers Rule is our book discussion group for grades 3 – Library Hours: TALES FOR TOTS Tuesdays @ 3:30pm 6. We meet one Thursday a month @ 6:30 pm in the Monday 1-9 For all ages Children’s Room 1-8 Children's Room. The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson: a magical adventure about stray cat Tuesday 10-6 STORIES & SONGS Mondays @ 4pm Aldwyn, who gets chosen to be a wizard's familiar For listeners 2 & 1/2 years & up. Wednesday 10-6 Thursday 1-9 Halloween Craft Table Thursday, October 24, 3 - 8pm CUENTOS Y CANCIONES Fridays @ 10:30am Friday 10-5 Join in and make some fun crafts and decorations for Songs & stories in Spanish and English! Appropriate for all ages. Halloween! For kids of all ages; caregivers must remain at Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5 the table with children under 8.