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Boardman Road Branch Library Opens April 12 The story of Poughkeepsie’s public helped celebrate the reopening converted to a single large room libraries begins a new chapter of Adriance Memorial Library with a seating capacity of 125. The on April 12 when the Boardman in October 2009. The library is room features a professional audio Road Branch Library opens its at 141 Boardman Road, between system and devices to assist the Tom Chapin doors for the first time. With four Poughkeepsie Day School and Our hearing impaired. Children will to Perform at program rooms, 30 computers, Lady of Lourdes High School. have their own program room and and more than twice the space of 11 computers, while the teen area Opening the current branch, this beautiful The branch is designed to will feature six computers and new facility will significantly meet popular information and comfortable seating. The spacious The New York Times called increase the Library District’s recreational needs, with an adult property also offers landscaping Tom Chapin “one of the great capacity to serve the community. collection of popular fiction and possibilities, including a children’s personalities in contemporary folk music,” while The celebration will begin at 2 non-fiction books and a complete garden. Come and see for yourself Billboard called him “the best family artist around”. pm with a performance by popular children’s collection. The three on April 12! On Sunday, April 12, starting at 2 pm, Chapin and his folk artist Tom Chapin, who also adult program rooms can be band will help celebrate the opening of the Boardman Road Branch Library.

As a music-maker, Chapin has maintained two long and productive parallel careers, as a highly respected contemporary folk artist and as a pioneer in the field of children’s music. In the former role, Chapin has established a reputation for insightful, heartfelt songcraft and charismatic live performances. In the latter, he continues to engage the hearts and minds of young listeners with witty, life-affirming original songs Inside the main entrance Children's program room delivered in an array of musical styles. Front lobby “Writing family music,” he observes, “has been a wonderful course in songwriting. You have a dual agenda: keep it understandable and fun for kids, but well-written and intelligent and musical enough to keep adults listening as well. Within these parameters, we’ve found an enormous amount of topics and approaches and that continue to excite us to keep coming back and doing it again.” Adult wing Meeting rooms Main entrance

Orphan Train Author to Speak Orphan Train at the New Branch Library Origins As part of our Grand Opening celebrations at the Boardman It is estimated that in New York City Road Branch, the Library District welcomes bestselling author in the 1850s there were no fewer than Christina Baker Kline to Poughkeepsie. Ms. Kline will speak New Monthly 30,000 homeless children. They shared a grim existence, living in the about her book, Orphan Train, on Saturday, April 18, at 2 pm World Affairs city’s streets and slums with little or no hope of a successful future. in the Boardman Greene Room. Discussion These orphans were a result of deplorable living and work conditions. Orphan Train tells the story of foster teen Molly, who is Details on Page 8 performing community service work for the elderly widow, Tenements often housed ten or more persons to a room and as the Vivian. As they go through Vivian’s cluttered attic, Molly number of immigrants increased, jobs became scarce and labor was is surprised to find herself drawn to Vivian’s childhood tale of hardship and cheap. Job safety was not a priority, resulting in many men being displacement as an orphan. The novel is based on historical fact. The Orphan killed in work-related accidents. Diseases from living in unsanitary Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported orphaned quarters led to early deaths of overworked mothers. Orphanages were and homeless children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster built to care for as many children as possible but youngsters could homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest. The orphan trains operated only be housed as long as an adult could pay for their care. between 1853 and 1929, relocating about 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children. Charles Loring Brace, the founder of The Children's Baker Kline's Orphan Train quickly became a sensation in Aid Society, believed that by 2014, selling more than 1.5 million copies and giving new life removing these youngsters to Kline’s other novels, Bird in Hand, The Way Life Should Be, from the poverty of the city Desire Lines, and Sweet Water. streets and placing them in farm families, they would Kline was born in Cambridge, England, and raised there as well have a chance of escaping a lifetime of suffering. He proposed that as in the American South and Maine. She is a graduate of Yale, Friends they be sent by train to live and work on farms out west. They would Cambridge, and the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow Book Sale be placed in homes for free but they would serve as an extra pair of in Fiction Writing. She has taught fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, English hands to help around the farm. The Orphan Train Movement lasted literature, literary theory, and women’s studies at Fordham University, Yale, New April 24-28 from 1853 to 1929. York University, and Drew University. She currently lives in Montclair, New Jersey, Details on with her husband and their three boys. Page 7 Join us on Friday, April 17 at 7 pm, for a screening of the documentary The Orphan Trains (details on page 4). Your Library Today

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Board of Word from On the Hunt Trustees the Director with Artemis President Anne Constantinople First off, many of you have kidded me that my photo Database Spotlight Vice President looked like the Just for Men version of me and that I had Need a great love poem for your Anniversary? Writing a paper on an author? Interested in Mary E. Moore photoshopped out my increasingly grey hair. So, here you literary criticism on a particular work? Never fear! Artemis is here… Treasurer will find a more recent photo of me with my hair closer to its actual color (or lack thereof!). Tom McGlinchey The Library District is proud to announce the addition of an exciting new humanities Secretary Everything keeps on rolling forward and gets better. We database to our roster of digital resources. The database, called Artemis, is a brand new Joan Nicholls open the Boardman Road Branch Library on Sunday, April offering from the reputable folks at Gale. Named for the Greek goddess who symbolizes City of Poughkeepsie 12 at 2:00 pm with a family concert by Tom Chapin; we new ideas, discovery, power and the hunt, it compiles several popular humanities collections Lila Lynch celebrate National Library Week with Pete the Cat on (LitFinder, Literature Resource Center and Literature Criticism Online) in one convenient Edna Lyons Wednesday, April 15 at 6:00 pm at Adriance Memorial search interface. Artemis gives you access to literary works including speeches and plays and Fred Timm Library; and we conclude that celebratory week with an up-to-date biographical information, literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Town of Poughkeepsie appearance by New York Times bestselling author Christina Kline Baker, author of Orphan Train, on Saturday, April Grace Calella Remote access is limited to Poughkeepsie residents with library cards or for anyone at any Sondra Farganis 18 at 2:00 pm at the Boardman Road Branch Library. On time the library is open using one of the reference computers on the main floor. A librarian Margaret Prescott Friday, April 17 at 7:00 pm at the Boardman Road Branch can personally assist you with this resource while using the reference computer. Online Miriam Zimet-Aaron Library, we will explore the orphan train movement with a screening of The Orphan Trains, a PBS/American Experience access is through our database page at the PPLD website. Just go to the Reference tab on the Library Director production. It will be a big week of big events! Please take top and select Online Databases, then look under the Literature subject for the link. Tom Lawrence the time to join us in celebration of the opening of the new You can download or email the articles you find as well as listen to MP3 versions of them. branch library as well as National Library Week!

Vision Along with our standard fair of outstanding early literacy, The Poughkeepsie Public elementary, teen, and adult programs, Spring brings the Library District will following to the Library District: New Yorkers have vibrant libraries where people want to • An art history lecture series that looks at the news, Support Their be. It will meet the styles, music of the last century’s decades starting with needs of a diverse and the 1920s. Join us for this interactive trip down Public Libraries growing constituency by memory lane. providing services and In a recent Siena College Poll commissioned by the partnering with other • An exhibit, in May, of the historic bridges of the New York Library Association, 94% of respondents community organizations. Hudson Valley, sponsored by the NYS Bridge Authority. said public libraries are "very" or "somewhat" The Board of Trustees Joseph Ruggiero, the Authority’s Executive Director, important to our state's educational infrastructure, while more than 80% of women, and the staff will work will speak at the exhibit’s opening reception on African-Americans, Latinos, and households making less than $50,000 say public together to serve the Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 pm. libraries are "very important" to our educational system. public and to respond to the changing nature of • Money Smart Week (see page 4 for the particulars) Statewide, local public library usage is up 10% over the last three years, with usage library services. • Matinee Musical Mania (also on page 4) by young women and communities of color up nearly 15%, and up nearly 20% among those households making less than $50,000 annually. A clear majority of Information There is always a lot to see and do at the Library District. respondents want increased library funding, with nearly 45% advocating for library Please join us! aid to increase in proportion with overall education funding. For nearly 33% of Adriance African-American and Latino respondents, and 25% of households making less than Memorial Library Thank you for your ongoing support and Happy Spring! $50,000 annually, the public library is their primary source of internet access. 93 Market Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Tom Lawrence Of the respondents who have used their local public library for job seeking or career (845) 485-3445 building programs in the last six months, 40% were households making less than Mon-Thurs: 9 am-9 pm $50,000 annually. Fri & Sat: 9 am-5 pm Sun: 2-5 pm y grandma always said Boardman Road that God made libraries Branch Library M 141 Boardman Road so that people didn’t have Who was Boardman? Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 (845) 485-3445 any excuse to be stupid. Andrew Boardman (1812-1881), once a prominent member of the New York Bar Association, Mon, Wed & Fri: – Joan Bauer, Rules of the Road was born in England, raised in New York City, and first studied medicine. After choosing 9 am-8 pm not to practice as a physician, Boardman studied law and flourished in that field. With his Tues, Thurs & Sat: 9 am-5 pm younger brother as partner, the Manhattan firm of Boardman and Boardman gained much Sun: Closed respect for its work in commercial law.

The Auditorium Publishers to Launch With his second wife, Cordelia Yvelin, Andrew Boardman purchased a farm on the road 105 Market Street between Spackenkill Road and Pudney Mills for a summer home shortly after the Civil War. Poughkeepsie an Online Literary Hub He subsequently purchased numerous adjoining farms until he owned an estate of nearly 800 acres. Boardman named his estate Cliffdale and undertook many projects to enhance On the Web: A broad group of publishers, his summer retreat, including the construction of an imposing entrance, water features, and poklib.org literary magazines and booksellers observatories perched on high points affording views of the Catskill Mountains. Email: is developing a new website [email protected] designed to allow publishers to Local developer James Sague and his brother-in-law Clarence Editor: open a conversation with readers Kenyon, the wealthy raincoat and tire manufacturer, purchased Gareth Davies online. The site, scheduled to go the estate in 1906. An impressive 23-room manor, often called Assistant Editor: live on April 8, is called Literary the Kenyon House, was built between 1909 and 1913 near Jewel Ratzlaff Hub. Focusing on literary fiction the Spackenkill end of Boardman Road. After the death of Designer: and nonfiction, it will present personal and critical essays, Clarence Kenyon, his daughter Helen Kenyon, Vassar graduate Julie Hering interviews and book excerpts contributed by nearly 70 and chairman of the Board of Trustees for Vassar College, lived Abandoned power plant... partners including heavyweights such as Scribner and Knopf. on the estate until approached by IBM. Bookstores and literary magazines such as the Paris Review will also contribute. In 1944, 217 acres of the Boardman/Kenyon estate was purchased by IBM for use as a temporary research and The site, at lithub.com, will commission original content, engineering laboratory. Near the Kenyon out-buildings, IBM including dispatches on the literary scenes in cities across built its own power plant to supply power and heat to its planned the country, bookstore profiles and a weekly review of complex of research and development facilities on Boardman books. It will offer a new book excerpt each day, and a daily Road. It is this power plant building that has now been 2 roundup of literary news. renovated to house the Library District’s new branch library. ...transformed into a library! Public Computer Center Classes

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Registration required for all classes (except Labs) at poklib.org or (845) 485-3445 x 3380. A current email address is required at time of registration for all courses except PC Basics and Internet 101 and 102. Boardman (BRD) classes shown in blue; all other classes are at Adriance (ADR) Charwat unless otherwise noted. Learn Microsoft Office Computer Lab Word 101 PowerPoint 102 Mondays-Fridays, 11 am-1 pm, ADR Strba Teen Monday, April 6, 1:30 pm OR Wednesday, April 22, Monday, May 18, 1:30 pm Tuesdays, 6-8 pm 5:30 pm, BRD OR Monday, June 15, 1:30 pm Customize existing Thursdays beginning April 23, 1:30-3 pm, BRD Create, edit and format simple documents. Prerequisite: presentations; work with Individualized help addressing computer-based basic computer skills. speaker notes and printing needs. presentations. Prerequisite: Excel 101 PowerPoint 101 or equivalent. Monday, April 13, 1:30 pm OR Wednesday, April 29, 5:30 pm, BRD OR Monday, June 22, 1:30 pm Access 102 Learn Computer Basics Set up and manipulate a basic spreadsheet. Wed, May 27, 5:30 pm, BRD OR Monday, June 8, 1:30 pm Prerequisite: basic computer skills. Database creation, designing and modifying tables and PC Basics forms, running an action query. Prerequisite: Access 101 or PowerPoint 101 equivalent. Tuesday, April 14, 3:30 pm OR Wednesday, May 13, 1 pm OR Monday, April 20, 1:30 pm OR Wednesday, May 6, Wednesday, June 10, 5:30 pm, BRD 5:30 pm, BRD OR Monday, June 29, 1:30 pm Mail Merge in Word & Excel Learn how to start up and shut down a PC; how to open, Design beginner level presentations. Prerequisite: Wednesday, June 3, 5:30 pm, BRD close, and resize windows. Includes practice time. basic computer skills. Learn how to set up a mail merge. Use Excel data and Internet 101 customize letters in Word. Create mailing labels for letters. Access 101 Prerequisite: Word 101 & 102 or equivalent. Tuesday, April 21, 3:30 pm Monday, April 27, 1:30 pm OR Wednesday, May 20, Work with tables and records, create a form, run a query Do It Yourself with Publisher New! 1 pm OR Wednesday, and create a report. Prerequisite: basic computer skills. Wednesday, June 10, 1 pm June 17, 5:30 pm, BRD Use Publisher to create basic publications: fliers, business The basics of internet surfing: Word 102 cards and brochures. Prerequisite: Word 101 or equivalent. using the minimize, restore, Monday, May 4, 1:30 pm OR Wed, May 13, 5:30 pm, BRD and close buttons, and Learn to work with page setup, tabs, tables, styles, spelling Hands-On Microsoft Office Labs resizing windows. We also discuss online safety. tools, and more. Prerequisite: Word 101 or equivalent. Thursdays, 10 am, ADR Strba Teen Prerequisite: basic computer skills. We have case studies/projects for you to use for practice. Excel 102 An instructor is available to assist you as you work. Internet 102 Monday, May 11, 1:30 pm OR Wed, May 20, 5:30 pm, BRD Word (documents) Prerequisite: Word 101 Tuesday, April 28, 3:30 pm OR Wednesday, Learn more about formulas, functions, creating a chart, and Excel (spreadsheets) Prerequisite: Excel 101 May 27, 1 pm OR Wednesday, June 24, 5:30 pm, BRD filtering. Prerequisite: Excel 101 or equivalent. PowerPoint (presentations) Prerequisite: PowerPoint 101 What do those different domain names (.com, .net, .org) Access (databases) Prerequisite: Access 101 mean? Also discover great sites for practicing your new skills! Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent. Windows 8 Wednesday, May 6, 1 pm OR Tuesday, June 16, 3:30 pm Workshops for Job Seekers Learn to use the new Start Screen, live tiles, hot corners, charms bar, and apps. Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent. Using the Dreams, Goals, Action! Library in Your Thursdays, April 2 OR May 7 OR June 4, 10 am Google It Learn about setting goals and creating an action plan to Tuesdays, May 12, 3:30 pm OR June 23, 3:30 pm Job Search get the career you really want. Presented by Dutchess Learn the basics of Google and how to use the vast amount Monday, April 13, 9:30 am County One Stop Career Center. of information from around the world that can be found on Learn about the best sites the internet. Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent. for job listings, online Set Your Goals to Live your Dreams resume-building tools, as well as print and online Thursdays, April 16, May 21 OR June 18, 10 am resources to help you during the interviewing process. Learn how to use “smart” goals to be successful in your Explore Social Media job search, your career and everyday life! Presented by Resume Critique Dutchess County One Stop Career Center. Intro to Pinterest Tuesdays, 6-8 pm, April 7 & 21, ADR Cavallaro May 5 & 19, June 2 & 16 & 30, ADR Charwat Wednesday, April 15, 1 pm Job Club Drop in for one-on-one, professional feedback to First Meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 9:30 am Create “Pins,” and share or like strengthen your resume. Bring a printed copy of your Weekly support group for job seekers: successful job pins. Prerequisite: Internet 101 or resume. No registration required. Presented by Dutchess search strategies, job leads, and networking. Presented equivalent and email account. County One Stop Career Center. by Dutchess County One Stop Career Center. Intro to Twitter Wednesday, April 22, 1 pm Learn about hashtags and best practices; about “tweets” and how to “follow us on Twitter.” Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent and email account. Technology for Your Life Intro to Blogging Intro to iPad Intro to Google Drive & Docs Wednesday, April 29, 1 pm Tuesdays, April 7, 3:30 pm OR June 9, 3:30 pm Wednesday, June 17, 1 pm Learn how to start your own blog using WordPress. Learn how to set up your e-mail for easy access, use apps, Basics of sharing and collaborating using Google Docs, Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent and email account. and more. Please bring your iPad. Prerequisite: basic including word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. computer skills and email account. Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent. Intro to LinkedIn Monday, May 4, 9:30 am, ADR Greenspan Intro to eBooks and Zinio Working With Your Set up your own LinkedIn profile; learn how to establish Wednesday, April 8, 1 pm Digital Photos connections, join professional groups and more. Check out and read eBooks and eMagazines from your Wednesday, June 24, 1 pm Prerequisite: basic computer skills and email account. library. Bring your eReader. Prerequisite: basic computer skills. Learn how to move your pictures Computer and from your digital camera to a Intro to Instagram New! computer, view them and save them Tuesday, May 19, 3:30 pm Tablet Buying Tips to a USB/Flash drive (must bring Learn how to interact on the app with hashtags, @’s, etc. Wednesday, June 3, 1 pm your own drive). NOTE: This class is for digital cameras only Bring your smart phone or tablet to class. Prerequisite: Looking for a computer? We’ll provide suggestions and - not mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, cell phones, etc.). Mobile phone, Internet 101 or equivalent and email account. minimum requirements. Note: we will not be covering Apple computers. Navigating the Medicare Website Intro to Facebook Wednesdays, 9:30 am, April 22, ADR Charwat OR Tuesday, May 26, 3:30 pm Intro to Ancestry.com May 27 OR June 24, ADR Greenspan Learn how to create your own account, search & connect Monday, June 8, 9:30 am Find information about Medicare Prescription Drug Plans with friends, “like” your favorite organizations, and more! Learn about all this popular database has to offer people and Medicare Advantage Plans. Led by the Health Insurance Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent and email account. doing genealogical research. Prerequisite: Internet 101 or Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) at equivalent. Dutchess County Division of Aging Services. 3 Adult Programs

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Discovering Reflecting on History Financial Wisdom Celebrate Jackie Robinson's ‘42’ Tax-Free Retirement Income Thursday, April 16, 7 pm, ADR Charwat Enjoy a screening of the 2013 movie ‘42’, which spotlights Jackie and Estate Planning Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Wednesday, April 8, 7 pm, ADR Charwat OR Wednesday, May 20, 6 pm, BRD Greene Baseball after years of racial segregation. April 15 is the 68th Do you ever worry about outliving your money? Whether you are in retirement, or working anniversary of Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. towards that goal, this seminar will provide you with strategies to protect your assets and achieve your goals. Topics include: techniques for tax-free retirement income, pension The Orphan Trains maximization, IRA Rescue, taxes, probate, wills and trusts. Presented by Bankers Life. Friday, April 17, 7 pm, BRD Greene Watch a 60-minute American Experience documentary on the Estate Planning and Elder Law American Orphan Train movement. The program was produced in Saturday, April 11, 10 am, ADR Charwat 1995 by WGBH/PBS and features Stacy Keach as narrator. Do you have questions about how to protect your money, control your health care, and protect your estate? This seminar will address: Medicaid, probate expenses, trusts (revocable Art History Lecture Series: Now and Then and irrevocable), power of attorney, wills, living wills and health care proxy. Guest presenter Mike Martin of Martin Law, PC, serves as the Village Court Justice in the Village of Fishkill. Wednesdays, 7 pm, ADR Charwat In four one-hour sessions, Melinda Cosentino takes participants on an art-filled journey from the 1920s to now. We’ll look at the news, the styles and the music of each period and see how the art that was exhibited then fit the times. Your memories Money Smart Week and experiences are a welcome part of this interactive program. May 6: The Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression: The 1920s and '30s is April 18-25 May 13: The Second World War and the Baby Boom: The 1940s and '50s Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign May 20: The Vietnam War and a Changing Country: The 1960s and '70s created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002. May 27: Where Are We Now? The 1980s to today National Health Care Decisions Day Melinda Cosentino has taught art history at Mercy College, Bedford Hills Tuesday, April 21, 10 am, ADR Charwat Correctional Facility, and Westchester Community College for 20 years. The New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Special Needs Section presents a workshop on legal topics including Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorney, Wills, Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley DNR, Organ Donations, and Probate. Lawyer Concetta Chiarolanza is our presenter. Opening Reception: Thursday, May 7, 7-8 pm ADR Small Periodicals & Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery The Shred Truck is Coming! Joseph Ruggiero, Executive Director of the NYS Bridge Authority, Friday, April 24, 10 am-12 pm, Adriance Parking Lot (off Noxon Street) is our guest speaker at the opening of the Hudson Valley Bridges HV Shred is coming to help protect your identity by shredding confidential exhibit that is on display throughout the month of May at documents. Staples, paper clips, or other fasteners in your material are no problem. Adriance. Enjoy a presentation and guided ‘walk-through’ of the HV Shred can also do binders, books, and small amounts of discs and CD ROMs. gallery exhibit in this, its inaugural show. The Historic Bridges No registration required. First come, first served. Visit hvshred.com for information. of the Hudson Valley – Traveling Museum Project was created by the non-profit organization, Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley (HBHV), under Life Insurance Basics Seminar the auspices of the New York State Bridge Authority, to capture and share the rich Saturday, April 25, 10 am, ADR Charwat history embedded in the valley’s beloved bridges. Understanding the basics of life insurance is an important step in realizing if it’s right for you. During this educational seminar participants will learn about the importance of life insurance and its basic forms. All are invited, from young to young at heart. Refreshments will be served. Presentation by the Charles Quick Insurance Agency. Writers’ Corner No registration necessary. All genres. Medicare: The Biggest Gap Wednesday, June 10, 7 pm, ADR Charwat Write, Write, and Re-Write Understanding the gaps in Medicare can be the difference Third Saturdays, April 18, May 16, June 20, 10 am, ADR Greenspan between a secure retirement and outliving your money. This For adults and young adults. Bring copies of your work for feedback. workshop will show how appropriate planning will protect what you have worked for. Presented by Bankers Life. Writing Works! First Sundays, May 3, June 7, (no meeting in April), 2 pm, ADR Charwat Medicare 101 Open to adults only. Bring copies of your work for feedback. Wednesday, June 17, 6 pm, BRD Greene This workshop explains many details of Medicare, including: how one qualifies, the different options available, the changes that have occurred with Medicare, Part D prescription drug plans, secondary insurance, and Medicare Advantage. This information is valuable to those Friends, Countrymen, entering Medicare as well as those who are already on Medicare. Presented by Bankers Life. Lend Me Your Ears Good Hearing Health Education Matinee Musical Mania Workshop and Screening Saturday, May 9, 10 am-2 pm, ADR Charwat Thursday afternoon, 1:30 pm, ADR Charwat This workshop is for anyone 55 years and older who would like to learn more about April 9: The Merry Widow (1934) 99 min. hearing health. The goal is to increase awareness about the prevalence of hearing loss in the general population, the effects of untreated hearing loss, and preventive April 16: Strike Up the Band (1940) 115 min. measures to avoid these consequences. Our discussion will also include: April 23: Summer Holiday (1948) 92 min. • Indications of hearing loss April 30: Royal Wedding (1951) 93 min. • Importance of early detection May 7: Kismet (1955) 113 min. • Studies pertaining to long term, untreated hearing loss May 14: Rose Marie (1954) 115 min. • Irreversible conditions of an untreated loss and preventive measures May 21: The Music Man (1962) 151 min. • Solutions such as special phones, hearing aids, and special financing May 28: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) 128 min. programs for these products June 4: Camelot (1967) 179 min. Following the presentation, participants will be offered a free Video Otoscope June 11: Oliver (1968) 140 min. inspection and hearing screening. Workshop and refreshments provided by Zounds June 18: The Slipper and the Rose (1976) 129 min. Hearing of Dutchess in Wappingers Falls. June 25: Yentl (1983) 134 min. 4 Adult Programs

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Exploring New Ground Foundation Center Learn It, Grow It, Eat It! Vegetable Gardening for Beginners How to Craft a Proposal Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, ADR Charwat to a Foundation Dutchess County’s Cornell Extension Master Gardeners Tuesday, May 5, 1-4 pm, ADR Charwat present step-by-step instructions for successful vegetable Proposal writing is the single skill most sought gardening. Attend all four two-hour classes, and you could be harvesting your first salad in after by savvy nonprofit managers. Writing a June and still eating fresh veggies from your own garden in November. Some seeds or plants grant proposal is quite simple and follows a will be provided (for sale) each week, so you can get started right away! To register, contact basic formula, but this may be your only chance to put the case for funding your Nancy Halas at [email protected] or (845) 677-8223 x 115. organization in front of a foundation. This basic introduction provides invaluable tips on what your proposal narrative and budget should include, how to let your April 7 April 21 funder take the lead, and advice on writing and submission techniques. This Getting started: choosing a location, Veggies that need the heat: tomatoes, workshop will also include tips on the kind of program effectiveness evaluation drawing a garden plan, finding, selecting peppers, beans, squash, cucumbers, also that foundations are seeking. Guest presenter is Judi Margolin. and growing seeds vs. plants, preparing time for review with Q&A the soil, weeding, mulching and fertilizing April 28 April 14 Herbs: where and how to grow these 12 First planting, cool season veggies: peas, easy herbs: sage, thyme, chives, mint, Conversations from The 92nd Street Y lettuces, spinach, carrots, radishes, oregano, parsley, tarragon, cilantro, basil, onions, beets, chard, broccoli, kale dill, lavender and rosemary The Library District partners with The Jewish Federation of Dutchess County to bring current and recent 92nd Street Y programs to Poughkeepsie. They are presented electronically, in live- broadcast format or as previously recorded lectures. This program is made possible by the Japanese Tea Ceremony Norman and Jeannie Greene Fund. Saturday, April 25, 1:30 pm, ADR Charwat In the 16th century, Sen Rikyu established the foundation Henry Kissinger in Conversation of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Our guest presenter, Yoko, with Richard Haass (pre-recorded) will briefly explain the history of tea and introduce some of the necessary elements used for the Tea Ceremony such Wednesday, April 15, 7:30 pm, ADR Charwat as how to enter the tea house, how to walk and bow. She Kissinger has traveled the world, advised presidents and been a close will demonstrate movements and utensils used for making and serving tea with volunteers observer and participant in the central foreign policy events of our from the audience. era. His new book, World Order, analyzes today’s ultimate challenge: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historic perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology and ideological extremism.

The United States, Iran and Israel (pre-recorded) Art of Poetry and Poetry of Art Thursday, May 21, 7 pm, ADR Charwat The United States embarked on an historically unprecedented An Evening of Poetry engagement with Iran at a moment when the Middle East has never 3rd Thursdays, 7 pm, ADR Small Periodicals seemed more volatile and unpredictable. What has it achieved? A relaxed evening of poetry hosted by Gordon Riggs. Join us as journalist Warren Kozak interviews Middle East expert April 16: National Poetry Month: Lucia Cherciu and Judith Saunders Michael Doran. Romanian-born poet Lucia Cherciu is now a Hudson Valley resident and Professor of English at Dutchess Community College. Judith Saunders has Ambassador Martin S. Indyk with published poetry, reviews, humor, and creative nonfiction. She teaches in the Roger Cohen: What’s Next for Israel? (pre-recorded) Marist College Department of English and the Center for Lifetime Study. Thursday, June 18, 7 pm, ADR Charwat May 21: Dr. Edward Fisher was a School Psychologist at Orange-Ulster County Ambassador Martin S. Indyk, former U.S. special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian BOCES. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda, and has written negotiations, shares his diplomatic and scholarly perspective on the latest news in the Israeli- three books of poetry: Conversation with a Skeleton, Darwin’s Circus, Out of Arab conflict. He will discuss historic efforts and the future of diplomacy in achieving a the Eggs of Ants. Books will be available. sustainable peace between Israel, the Palestinians and her Arab neighbors. June 18: Open mic Poetry Writing Workshop - The Art of Ekphrasis Readers’ Corner Thursday, June 4, 6-9 pm, Frances Lehman No registration necessary. Loeb Art Center, Vassar College Participants will each write a poem depicting Non-fiction Book Club a work of art in the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Fourth Thursdays, 7 pm, ADR Charwat Center collection, and later share the piece April 23: The Death of Santini: The Story of a with the group. An example of ekphrasis is: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Father and His Son by Pat Conroy Williams Carlos Williams. Meet in the lobby of the museum. May 28: Is it Just Me: Or Is It Just Nuts Out There? by Whoopi Goldberg June 25: Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Connecting Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body by Martin Pistorius No registration necessary. Newcomers welcome. Not Your Momma’s Book Club Fourth Fridays, 6:30-7:30 pm, BRD Greene Mah Jongg Mondays Knitting Groups Mondays starting April 20 Bring your projects and share your tips. Contact Tammy Myers at (845) 485-3445 x 3409 with questions. 1-5 pm, BRD Greene Knitting and Crocheting Club April 24: A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Wednesdays, 10 am, ADR Small Periodicals May 22: Wonder by R. J. Palacio Word Games New! Mondays starting April 20 Stitch Your Heart Out June 26: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 6-8 pm, BRD Greene Fridays starting April 24, 10 am, BRD Greene Scrabble, Boggle and more. Pick Up Stitches Saturdays starting April 25, 10 am, BRD Greene Brain Games: Improve Learn to Earn Your Mental Alertness Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, ADR Teen Study Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm Earning your High School Equivalency (HSE - formerly GED®) certificate ADR Genealogy, April 1, 8 & 15 opens doors to career and job opportunities. Contact the Dutchess BOCES Wednesdays starting April 22 Adult Learning Institute office at (845)483-3640 x 6108 to register. 5 1:30-3:30 pm, BRD Greene A Day in the Life of the Library

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Library Snapshot Day: February 3

What Happens in the Library District on a Typical Day? Patron visits – Adriance: 863, Arlington: 381, Total: 1,244 Public computer sessions – 326 (plus 133 wireless users) Reference questions answered – 79 Number of children at programs - 58 Number of adults at programs - 74 Total circulation for the day – 1,366 Website hits – 1,363

What patrons had to say when we asked, "Why do you feel this library is important/essential to you?"

We are so lucky to be able to Libraries are the treasure house Because I love to read and I have taught GED classes in participate in the programs the of civilization – our window into cannot afford to purchase books. some pretty dim places. I love library offers for the children. It the past, present and future. If I also am benefitting from the coming here to teach. It’s so is fantastic to be able to stretch one library doesn’t have the courses on computer programs. bright and beautiful, I have our budget and enrich our book or other material you want I especially like the availability a whiteboard and a pleasant homeschool experiences. on-site, you can borrow it from of technical help with iPhones, environment. – Asvazadourian/Wrazien another library. I have borrowed iPads and computers. – Linda Matthews, Family books and microfilm from many – Leslie Arnison BOCES HSE instructor places around the county. We I am not connected to the are blessed to have libraries! I love to show the love of The library offers internet Internet so this library service is – David Lemon reading to my children. access to those who do not essential and useful for me. The – Jentsch Family have a computer or are not on staff is always very helpful. I have been a regular patron the internet. The library offers – Mervyn M. Sofer of Adriance Memorial Library Really helpful for computer numerous classes for learning for most of my life. The only learning and problems. essential skills such as computer Even prior to coming to the exception was a period in – Mohan Grewal literacy and English as a second USA, the library has been a New York City where I utilized language. It also offers a wide mainstay in life and still is. I an array of the Brooklyn and This library is an essential variety of special interest events, believe that it is an extraordinary Manhattan libraries’ facilities. I resource. People use the lectures, reading and writing resource for academic and social discovered that their collection computers – especially those clubs, and workshops as well development. To me, the library and services were a mere shadow who do not have one at home. as one on one help signing up is the biggest tourist attraction of Adriance’s. At Adriance I Great resource for children – for health care, and a treasure in the world and it has allowed can put an item on hold and will i.e. reading, DVDs, computers. trove of books and DVD’s. me to give my offspring the gift usually receive it a week later, at Excellent for seniors – knitting Both facilities are staffed with of literacy and learning. most. The libraries in New York and learning how to use welcoming and knowledgeable – Dion Douglas City took six months at best. I computers and all the other individuals who offer excellent am routinely astounded by the special programs offered. service to our community. The We love the children’s programs; breadth of Adriance’s collection. Great for offering educational library system is an important great for babies, toddlers, & Time and again I’ve skeptically materials, large print books, etc. and essential aspect of my life. preschoolers to socialize with checked their shelves for some – Carol Pini – Judy Green their peers. The children’s impossibly niche item, and program room is also great. We nine times out of ten, it’s there; So far, I have printed are hoping the new branch will from classic books and movies, approximately 1500 obituaries have something similar. to video games, to the latest for family ancestors (from – Zoe Pappadio literature, to anime, to graphic microfiche newspaper archives), novels, to documentaries. No so it is very helpful for genealogy Thank you, The Adriance Library is a key interest, no matter how obscure, research. patrons, part of my life in Poughkeepsie. has gone unexplored. – Patrick A. Teator In addition to acting as a – Daniel Hering for your back-up when my laptop isn’t This is a great place to study. working, my background as an The library offers free computer – Mary Jane Flores continued elementary teacher provides a classes and computer lab for strong connection to libraries. people like me who are new to The library helps children in support! The classes on computer apps/ computers. – Joli Tompkins their development. programs are most helpful. – Nwamaka Ezeagbonwu – Laura Forman

6 News poklib.org/friends Spring 2015 One Mo’ Time! Spring Bus Trip to NYC Join us for an educational and environmental excursion Friends’ Book Sale to NYC on Tuesday, May 12. Enjoy a guided stroll, rain The Friends of PPLD thought that our Giant Book Sale or shine, on the “other” Walkway - the High Line. This in 2014 would be the last one before we transitioned former elevated freight rail line on the west side of lower to the Book Store at the new Boardman Road Branch Manhattan is now repurposed as a pedestrian urban park. Library in 2015. But since the 2014 sale, thousands of After the 75-minute guided walk north from Gansevoort Street to 30th street, the bus will take additional books and media have been donated by our us to Columbus Circle by Central Park. After lunch (on your own) we join a one-hour, docent- generous public. What to do? Hold another Major Book led tour of the Museum of Art and Design. We head home at 3:30 pm. Sale! In April we’ll offer over 100,000 Books and Media, all for sale for the first time and sorted into over 70 categories, which include children’s The bus departs Poughkeepsie from the Spratt Park ball field parking lot on Wilbur Boulevard books, fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, graphic novels, and much more. at 8:30 am (please arrive by 8 am). Dress appropriately for weather and walking; the High Line tour is described as level, easy walking. Space is limited, so early reservations are The sale location is the former Stop & Shop store on Route 9 in Hyde Park at 5 St. Andrews suggested. Make out your check for $60 per person to The Friends of the PPLD and mail to: Road (turn at that intersection onto St. Andrews). We’ve held the line on prices: Hard Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Debora Shon, 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, Covers $1-$2 and Paperbacks $.50-$1. Come and shop: NY 12601. No refunds provided unless the trip is cancelled. Friday, April 24, Noon to 8 P.M. Saturday, April 25, 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. Sunday, April 26, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. (half-price day) udson iver ruise Monday, April 27, 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. (fill a grocery bag for $5) H R C Join the Friends for a spectacular fall cruise on Tuesday, April 28, 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. (free) the Hudson River on-board the Marika, a 100-foot enclosed cruise boat, on Thursday, October 22. Early Bird Special on Friday, April 24, is not quite so “early”: 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for a Boarding begins at Shadows in Poughkeepsie at nominal $10 per person, but FREE to Friends members with a valid membership card. 11 am. Once on-board we will be treated to a talk Be sure to save time to browse our Special Area, featuring rare books, first editions, and by Robert and Johanna Titus, local authors of The signed books, books of local interest, coffee table books and specially priced books. Items in Hudson Valley in the Ice Age, on the geology of the region. There will be plenty the Special Area will be half-price on Sunday, but will not be available Monday and Tuesday. of time after the lecture to relax and enjoy the scenic views. Booking includes a And last, but definitely not least, peruse our Norman Rockwell merchandise, thanks to a hot lunch. Cash bar available. The boat returns to Shadows dock about 2:30 pm. generous donation from his son Tom Rockwell. Make out your check for $65 per person to The Friends of the PPLD and mail to: Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Debora Shon, 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. No refunds provided unless the trip is cancelled.

President's Message Greetings! I come to you now as the new President of the Friends Mystery Mondays: James of PPLD. I have stepped into the position Pat Breen held for the Officers: atterson ysteries George Mann, President past four years and will look to build on the substantial foundation P M Patricia Breen, Vice-President Pat established during her tenure. A vibrant Library is part and Last Monday of the month, 11 am-12 pm, at the Boardman Patricia Jackson, Secretary parcel of an active community. As you look around on this page you will find an Road Branch Library, led by Eleanor Charwat and Suzanne Christine Cuttler, Treasurer array of activities being sponsored by the Friends; activities designed to feed your Christensen desire to learn and grow. Let us know what we can do to expand our offerings in Board: the right direction. Send your ideas to [email protected] so we have a connection Peter Begamo to you, the users of our library system. As always, we also have a continuing need April 27 Gail Brittain for vol_nteers, the only thing missing is “U.” I look forward to seeing, meeting, and Margaret Britton The Thomas Berryman Rochelle DeWitt welcoming you as we work together to support the Poughkeepsie Public Library Larry Hughes Number (1976) District, at Adriance and the new Boardman Road Branch Library. This book won Patterson the Edgar Patricia Jackson Award for Best First Novel by an C. Ryan Kinlaw Sincerely, George W. Mann Jackie Klein American Author. The novel follows a Marsha Kramer reporter, Ochs Jones, as he investigates Phillip Lynch the murder of his friend, an aspiring Elizabeth Murphy black mayor in Nashville, and the subsequent death of the Terrence Novicki presumed killer by police gunfire. Mary O’Brien Philip Peters Hudson Valley History Leola Ruffin-McPhee May 18 Cathy Temple eading estival R F (1999) Peter Van Aken Pop Goes the Weasel Margaret Gilliam White The FDR Presidential Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District This is Book 5 in the popular Alex present the third annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 18, in Cross series. As DC Psychologist and ission the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home in Hyde Park. For cop Alex Cross investigates a series of M information about this free public event, call (845) 486-7745 or go to fdrlibrary.marist.edu/. Jane Doe murders, the trail leads him Statement: The purposes of the to a British Embassy staff member and From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. authors of books on Hudson Valley history organization shall be to three of his friends who are engaged in provide an association for will speak about their work and sign books. Copies of all of the authors’ a deadly computer game. persons interested in the books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Poughkeepsie Public Library Wallace Center. District; to promote the June 29 importance of the library as an 10:00 a.m. - Harvey K. Flad - Kingston: The IBM Years and 2nd Chance (2002) informational and cultural force Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change This is the second installment in the in the communty; to develop in Poughkeepsie Women’s Murder Club series written a thorough understanding of the library’s responsibilities, 11:00 a.m. - TBD with Andrew Gross. The Women’s limitations, and difficulties; Murder Club is Lindsay Boxer, police Noon - Lunch Break to make the public aware of lieutenant, reporter Cindy Thomas, the facilities of the library 1:00 p.m. - Ann L. DuBois - The Big Apples of New York: assistant DA Jill Bernhardt, and Claire and to stimulate use of the The Story of How New York State Became the Big Apple Washburn, San Francisco chief medical library’s services and resources; and to encourage support of 2:00 p.m. - Anthony P. Musso - Staatsburg: A Village Lost in Time examiner. Following the destructive the library through gifts and trail of a serial killer, it becomes clear that the killer despises volunteer services. black cops. 7

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La Plaza del Aprendizaje Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery Clases de Inglés turismo tiene en nuestra economia local y obtener la información mas reciente The Library District invites the public to enjoy fine art on display at Adriance Lunes, 6-8 pm, Sala ADR Greenspan Literacy Connections le ayudará a aprender sobre todas las grandes cosas que hay Memorial Library. Accomplished local artists interested in the gallery should email que ver y hacer aqui en el Condado de [email protected] for exhibit policy and information. y practicar inglés. Puede venir e inscribirse en la Biblioteca o llamar al (845) 452-8670 Dutchess.

May 1 - 28 Además algunos lunes incluirán un Clases de Computación Bridges of the conferencista con información especial y de Miércoles, 6-8 pm Hudson Valley interés para nuestra Comunidad Hispana. Sala de Juntas ADR Cavallaro Opening Reception/Lecture: 6-7 pm. ¡Venga y aprenda computación con Thursday, May 7, 7 pm nosotros! Le enseñaremos los fundamentos Abril 13 – Presentación para Cuerpos Line to the Bridge; 25¢ Toll básicos para trabajar en una computadora. de Preparación Ciudadana (CPC) Practique en las computadoras de la Esta es una Presentación para Cuerpos biblioteca. Inscríbase con anticipación y Preparación Ciudadana (CPC), una asista una vez por semana. Cupo máximo May 30 - June 28 presentación gratuita para entrenar Faces of Myanmar para 10 personas. Comuníquese con Elva y proporcionar a la población Corbaton al (845) 485-3445 x 3321 o envíe Ken Dreyfack: photographs herramientas y protocolos adecuados un mensaje a [email protected]. Opening Reception: para confrontar diversas situaciones Saturday, May 30, 3 pm de emergencia. Además incluirá Abril 1 – Internet Woman at Shwedagon; Generations información de contactos de emergencia Abril 8 – Google Chrome y así como las pautas para la creación de Abril 15 – Windows 8 un kit de emergencia eficaz. Abril 29 – Laboratorio de Cómputo Mayo 11 - Enfermedad del Ácido Reflujo ¿Qué es Ácido Reflujo? – Algunos de Mayo 6 – Word Básico los síntomas más comunes - ¿Cómo Mayo 13 – Word Intermedio Meet Pete the Cat! aliviar el malestar del Ácido Reflujo Mayo 20 – Practicando Microsoft Office (acidez estomacal)? – Consejos para See Youth Insert prevenir el Ácido Reflujo – Consulte su Mayo 27 – Excel Básico médico para determinar cuál de estas Junio 3 – PowerPoint Básico for Details medidas es la más apropiada para usted. Junio 10 – Practicando Microsoft Office Junio 15 - Junio 17 – Laboratorio de Cómputo Presentado por Dutchess Las clases de Windows 8 and Internet requieren Great Decisions: America’s Global Tourism, Inc. conocimientos básicos de computación. Affairs Discussion Program Aprende sobre el Apoyado por los Fondos del Programa que subsidia los Servicios importante impacto económico que el de Alfabetización para Adultos de la Biblioteca del Estado de NY Prepare to discuss the world! The Library District partners with the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley in this new monthly discussion series. Great Decisions is an initiative of the Foreign Policy Association designed to facilitate thoughtful discourse on critical global issues facing America today. Great Decisions provides non-partisan background reading material and pre-recorded presentations as discussion starters. The local chapter of the Library Association Applauds World Affairs Council will provide expert discussion facilitators for each session. Second Mondays, 7-8:30 pm, BRD Greene Decision on Net Neutrality On February 26, the American Library Association May 11 June 8 (ALA) issued a press release in support of a major Russia and Privacy in decision regarding open access to the Internet. As the Near the Digital Age the following excerpt indicates, the decision has Abroad The idea of “privacy” has significant implications for public libraries: As calls for closer ties with the EU undergone significant “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to assert the strongest failed to be met, Ukrainians took to changes in the digital age, possible open Internet protections—banning paid prioritization and the blocking of the streets in November 2013. While as has the idea of privacy “harm.” Legislation, lawful content and services. ALA, a longtime network neutrality advocate, applauds the movement pulled western Ukraine both at home and abroad, hasn’t kept pace this bold step forward in ensuring a fair and open Internet. ‘America’s libraries closer to its European neighbors, another with technological developments, leaving collect, create and disseminate essential information to the public over the Internet, powerful force threatened to tear away the some wondering if privacy as we know it is and ensure our users are able to access the Internet and create and distribute their country’s eastern half: Russia. long dead. own digital content and applications. Network neutrality is essential to meeting our The World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley (WACMHV) is a non-profit, non-partisan forum for citizen mission in serving America’s communities,’ said ALA President Courtney Young.” participation in world affairs. Its mission is to raise public awareness of the issues that unite and divide nations, people, and major faith communities, and to stimulate interest in a better understanding of important world affairs.

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Special Events We Love For families with children Pre-K and up. our olunteers! No registration required unless noted. V April is National Volunteer Month. We are very Spring Break Movie: fortunate to have a large community of young people How to Train Your Dragon 2 who volunteer their time at Adriance Memorial Library. Thursday, April 2, 1:30 pm, ADR JLP PreSchooler Learning Center SUNY New Paltz fieldwork students completing When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds degrees in education regularly tutor children after of wild dragons, they find themselves in a battle to protect the peace. Tom Chapin school. Marist’s honorary band sorority, Tau Beta Performs Sigma, provides interactive experiences for children Meet Pete the Cat with instruments and music. High school students Wednesday, April 15, 6:30-7:15 pm, ADR Children’s at Branch provide needed support as Pete the Cat is coming to Poughkeepsie in celebration of National Library Library homework tutors, reading buddies, and Teen Media Lab and special Week! Meet one of our favorite picture book characters and enjoy a Grand Opening fun read-aloud of books written by authors James & Kim Dean and Eric event volunteers. On April 30 Litwin. Each child will receive a special treat at the end of the program. on April 12 the Multicultural Club from at 2 pm Poughkeepsie High will help us El Día de los Niños/ conduct special programming for El día, a celebration of children and reading. Thank you, volunteers! El Día de los Libros Thursday, April 30, 3-4:45 pm, ADR Children’s The celebration of Children’s Day/Book Day emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Join us for an afternoon of fun with Poughkeepsie High School’s Multicultural Club! Enjoy crafts, books and activities. Teen Contests

Poem in Your Pocket Day The Big Read Teen Art Contest Thursday, April 30, All day, ADR & BRD Children’s Artwork due by Wednesday, May 27, 9 pm, ADR Strba Teen People around the country celebrate poetry on Poem in your Pocket Create art that represents a theme from The Grapes of Wrath for The Big Read. Day by choosing a poem, carrying it around with them in their pocket, and sharing We have two categories this year: photography and non-photography. Win it with their friends and family throughout the day. Come to the Children’s Room at cash prizes and have your artwork on display. Winners will be announced at a either Adriance or Boardman and choose a poem to put in your pocket and share. public reception on Wednesday, June 10, at 5:30 pm. Download an application at poklib.org/kids or pick one up in the ADR Strba Teen Room. Children’s Book Week Monday-Friday, May 4-8, 4-4:45pm, ADR & BRD Funniest Film Contest Events highlighting children’s books are planned all week E-mail submission due by Wednesday, June 4, 9 pm, ADR Strba Teen at both locations. There will be something for everyone! Create a film about something active and funny like a unique basketball move, a dance step or playing Frisbee. Family Gardening Workshop Films should be approximately 1 minute in length. Edit Monday, June 8, 3-5 pm, BRD Children’s Room & Garden your film in the Teen Media Lab or on your own. Once What is a “Three Sisters” garden? We need your help to find out and to plant one of edited, post it on YouTube and email the link by June 4 to our very own. Join us to plant the first library garden at Boardman Road with experts [email protected]. Put Teen Film Contest in the subject from the Poughkeepsie Farm Project. Dress to get dirty! Registration required. line. Please include your name, age, phone number, and school in your email. Find out who won the contest on Monday, June 22, at the Film Festival Reception from 5 to 6 pm in the Strba Teen Room. We will view all entries and announce the winners. Artistic Literacy – Let’s DO Art! Recruiting Now We talk a lot about literacy at the library because reading and writing are vitally important. We also invest resources in computer for our Book Trivia Team! literacy, math literacy and science literacy to ensure that our patrons (all ages) are prepared for the technical challenges of today. But what about artistic literacy? A Hey kids – do you like reading and trivia games? If so, check out our Battle of the 2013 document from the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards explains the Books program! The Poughkeepsie Public Library District is now recruiting students concept this way: “Artistic literacy is the knowledge and understanding required to currently in grades 5-8 to compete in the Mid-Hudson Library System’s annual Battle participate authentically in the arts. While individuals can learn about dance, media, of the Books competition scheduled for Saturday, September 12. music, theatre, and visual arts through reading print texts, artistic literacy requires that they engage in artistic creation processes directly through the use of materials Battle of the Books is a nationally-recognized literature contest in which students (such as charcoal or paint or clay, musical instruments or scores...) and in specific answer trivia questions based on 8 specific titles that they have read. Through this spaces (concert halls, stages, dance rehearsal spaces, arts studios and computer labs).” program young people are introduced to great literature, and gather with other teams from local libraries to engage in friendly competition and test their knowledge. PPLD’s Youth Services is pleased to offer youngsters many diverse opportunities to strengthen artistic literacy at the library, including: Learn more by attending one of our recruitment meetings on Friday, May 22, at the Boardman Road Children’s Room or Tuesday, June 9, in the Adriance Teen Study Room · Story Times with music, singing, dancing, and crafts from 4-4:45 pm. These are the titles we’ll be reading this summer: Weekly Sensory Lab to explore tactile art projects · Catch Rider by Jennifer H. Lyne · Theatrical Improvisation Workshop for Teens on 4/11 Cinder by Marissa Meyer · Marist band members demo musical instruments on 4/16 Code of Silence by Tim Shoemaker Monthly Art Action showcasing artists and techniques Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt · Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin Traditional Japanese storytelling on 5/5 · Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz · Creating collages in the style of Eric Carle on 5/7 Unwind by Neal Shusterman · Filmmaking and animation in the Teen Media Lab Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior by Chris Bradford Come to the library – let’s DO some art together! For more information, contact Youth Services Librarian Jolie Hamer-Conroy in at (845) 485-3445 x 3364 or [email protected]. To sign up for one of the informational meetings, register at the library, by phone or online at poklib.org. Early Learning

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Weekly Story Times Family Story Times Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. For families with children Pre-K and up. Registration required. No registration required. Bilingual Family Story Time Baby Rhyme Time Thursday, April 30, 6-7 pm, ADR Cavallaro Mondays, April 13–May 18, 10-10:20 am, BRD Children’s Listen to stories, sing songs, dance, and do a simple craft. A language enrichment program for birth-23 months This program will be presented in English and Spanish. that features songs, rhymes, finger plays and books. La Hora del Cuento Familiar Bilingue Baby Rhyme & Play Time Jueves, Abril 30, 6-7 pm, ADR Cavallaro Wednesdays, April 8-May 20, 10-10:50 am, ADR Cavallaro Escucha cuentos, canta canciones, baila, y elabora This language enrichment program for birth-23 months simples manualidades. Presentado en Ingles y Espanol. features songs, rhymes, finger plays and books and is followed by 30 minutes of play and socialization. Wiggle Worms Wednesday, May 6, 6:30-7:15 pm, BRD Children’s Toddler Time Wiggly good stories and a fun craft. Tuesdays, April 7-May 19, 10-10:30 am, ADR Cavallaro Thursdays, April 16-May 21, 10-10:30 am, BRD Children’s A story time for two-year-olds featuring books, rhymes, flannel board stories and music. Toot & Scoot Early Learning Support Tuesdays, April 7-May 19, 10:30-10:50 am, ADR Children’s Thursdays, April 16-May 21, 10:30-10:50 am, BRD Children’s Rhythm & Rhyme: A movement and music program for children ages 1-5. A Sensory Story Time Active participation of adult caregiver is required. Saturday, April 11, 10-11 am, ADR Cavallaro A sensory story time designed for children with special needs. TLC - Toddler Enjoy a half-hour story time followed by a half-hour of Learning Center socialization, coloring, and play. For preschool and elementary Fridays, April 10-May 22, 10-11 am ADR JLP PreSchooler Learning Center age children with special needs accompanied by a caregiver. A program focused on the importance of play featuring toys, books and activities for children ages 18-36 months. Early Childhood Community resource people available to parents. Developmental Check-up Mondays, April 6, 1:45-3:45 pm PLC - PreSchooler May 4 and June 1, 10 am-3 pm, ADR Cavallaro Learning Center Story Time Complete a brief questionnaire and have five areas of your child’s development Mondays, April 6-May 18, 10-11:30 am evaluated by an Astor Early Childhood Educator. Available in English and Spanish. Wednesdays, April 8-May 20, 10-11:30 am 45 minutes per child, ages 2 months-5 years. Call 211 to make your appointment. Thursdays, April 9-May 21, 1:30-3 pm Books, flannel board stories and music for children Early Recognition Screening Program ages 3-5, followed by an hour of guided play. Wednesdays, April 29, May 27, and June 24, 2:30-5 pm, ADR Cavallaro Free mental health screening and referral services for children and adolescents PLC Night Light (ages 2-21) evaluated by an Astor Clinic Screener. For more information or to Mondays, April 20, 27, and May 4, 6-7:30pm ADR JLP PreSchooler Learning Center Special three-evening PLC series that includes books, flannel board stories and music for children ages 3-5, followed by an hour of guided play in the Discovery Stations. For the Whole Family Sensory Lab Registration required unless otherwise noted. All ages welcome! Thursdays, April 9-May 21, 10-10:30 am, ADR Cavallaro Sensory and fine motor skills exploration through unique art projects Origami Boxes for children ages 18 months to 5 years old accompanied by an Wednesday, April 22, 4-4:45 pm, BRD Children’s adult caregiver. Dress for the mess! Learn how to take one small square of paper and fold it to make a box! If time permits, we will learn how to make a few different types of boxes. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. May the 4th Be with You: Star Wars Scavenger Hunt Monday-Friday, May 4-8, BRD Children’s Star Wars characters will be hidden all around the Boardman Road Children’s Room. Pick up a list of hidden characters from the Librarian, check them off as you find them, and return the completed list for a prize! No registration required. Introduction to Henna Design Wednesday, May 13, 4-4:45pm, BRD Children’s In this hands-on cross-cultural workshop, participants learn about the origin of henna and how to use it in the mehendi style. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments provided. Story Time by the Lake Third Saturdays, April 18, May 16, & June 20, 11 am-12 noon, Morgan Lake Family Gardening Workshop This free, outdoor, family event is held at Morgan Lake in Poughkeepsie at Monday, June 8, 3-5 pm, BRD Children’s Room & Garden the intersection of the Dutchess Rail Trail and Creek Road. Take along a Join us to plant a library garden at Boardman Road with experts picnic blanket and join the Morgan Lake Stewards for an hour of from the Poughkeepsie Farm Project. Dress to get dirty! lakefront fun including stories, sing-alongs, and activities. 2 Kids and Tweens

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Tween Spot ust for ids For grades 5-8 unless otherwise noted. J K Registration required. Registration required. For children in grades K-5 unless otherwise noted. Paper Lanterns Parts and More Parts Kamishibai Story Time Tuesday, April 7, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Thursday, April 9, 4-4:45 pm Tuesday, May 5, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Paint your unique design onto a paper lantern. ADR Cavallaro Kamishibai is a traditional Japanese form of storytelling Stories and activities all about the human that uses a small stage and large colorful panels to show Poetry Workshop body. Stay to play the game Operation! and tell a story. Come listen to and watch a few of with Jerrice J. Baptiste these traditional Japanese stories performed. Tuesday, April 14, 4-4:45 pm Poetry Workshop Love You Mama! ADR JLP PreSchooler Learning Center with Jerrice J. Baptiste Thursday, May 7, 4-4:45 pm, BRD Children’s Join poet, author, educator, and poetry coach Jerrice J. Tuesday, April 14, 4-4:45 pm Mother’s Day is almost here. Make a surprise gift Baptiste for a special reading of her timeless, multicultural ADR JLP PreSchooler Learning Center for the special lady in your life that will make story, Tu es ma belle, You are My Beautiful, which honors a Join poet, author, educator, and poetry coach Jerrice her feel like a queen for the day. loving tradition in a family for four generations. The positive J. Baptiste for a special reading of her timeless, messages of self-respect, self-love and self-esteem will be multicultural story, Tu es ma belle, You are My Art of Eric Carle the focus of this poetry workshop, which will include Beautiful, which honors a loving tradition in a family Thursday, May 7, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro writing and movement activities. Grades 3-8. for four generations. The positive messages of self- Celebrate the art of Eric Carle and make your own respect, self-love and self-esteem will be the focus of character using Carle’s techniques. Grades 3-6. Art Action this poetry workshop, which will include writing and Tuesday, April 21 & May 19, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro movement activities. Grades 3-8. Birdology Join our art club and experience art through different artists Tuesday, May 12, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro while expanding your knowledge of techniques. Grades 3-8. Marist Music Mania! Are you cuckoo about birds? Listen to stories, Thursday, April 16, 4-5:30 pm play games, make a craft and see how much you Miniature Fairy Garden ADR Children’s, Cavallaro, Teen Study Room know about our feathered friends with fun quizzes. Thursday, April 23, 4-4:45 pm and JLP PreSchooler Learning Center BRD Children’s Spend an afternoon with Tau Beta Sigma, Marist’s Bridge It! Build your own miniature garden home honorary band sorority, and explore instruments in Thursday, May 14, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro for fairies. Bring small items to include an instrument petting zoo, learn music fundamentals, Learn about bridges and construct your own in your scenic garden. Grades 3-8. craft musical instruments to take home, and bridge using marshmallows, straws, and blocks. practice the Red Fox Rumble! Break and Make Collage with Author/ Art Action Wednesday, April 29, 4-4:45 pm Illustrator Bryan Collier! BRD Children’s Tuesdays, April 21 & May 19, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Wednesday, May 20, 4-4:45 pm What can you create from old electronics? Take Experience art through different artists while ADR Cavallaro some apart and figure out a way to repurpose them. expanding your knowledge of techniques. Grades 3-8. Award-winning artist and illustrator Bryan Collier will visit our Library! His February visit was snowed out, Miniature Fairy Garden Duct Tape Crafts but he has rescheduled. Take this wonderful Tuesday, May 5, 3:30-4:30 pm Thursday, April 23, 4-4:45 pm, BRD Children’s opportunity to learn more about his books and art BRD Greene Build your own miniature garden home for while collaborating on a collage! the fairies. Bring some small items to include Duct tape is fun, versatile and easy to work with. in your scenic garden. Grades 3-8. Make a wallet, IPod or cell phone holder or just a pretty Potato People flower to give to a friend. For teens and tweens. Wednesday, May 20, 4-4:45 pm Glow World in a Jar BRD Children’s Healthy Hydration Tuesday, April 28, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Design a potato person and then Wednesday, May 6, 5-6 pm, ADR Staff Kitchen Make an instant nightlight for your room by creating take your funny spud home. Rethink your drink! At this program led by a registered the appearance of glow worms and fireflies in a jar Grades K-3. dietitian, we will learn about sugar and calcium content without capturing the little creatures. in the drinks we love and learn how to make delicious, healthful smoothies. All food will be provided. Art of Eric Carle Thursday, May 7, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Celebrate the art of Eric Carle and make your own character using Carle’s techniques. Grades 3-6. Adriance Memorial Library (adr) Collage with Author/ 93 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Illustrator Bryan Collier! Weekly Kids Programs Mon - Thurs: 9 am-9 pm Wednesday, May 20, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Fri & Sat: 9 am-5 pm Award-winning artist and illustrator Bryan Collier No registration required. Sun: 2 pm-5 pm will visit our Library! Take this wonderful opportunity to learn more about his books and Kids & Tween Chess Club Boardman Road art while collaborating on a collage! Gaming Wednesdays, April 8-May 20 Branch Library (brd) – Mondays, April 6-May 18 4-5 pm, ADR Teen Study 141 Boardman Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Battle of the Books 4-4:45 pm, ADR Cavallaro Children in grades 1-6 challenge Mon, Wed & Fri: 9 am-8 pm We Want You! Come play Wii or Xbox video themselves under the guidance Tues, Thurs & Sat: 9 am-5 pm Friday, May 22, 4-4:45 pm, BRD Children’s games on a huge projection of “Air Knights” team coach Sun: Closed Tues, June 9, 4-4:45 pm, ADR Teen Study screen. Grades 1-8. David Byrnes. Learn more about this exciting book trivia Phone: competition at either of these informational Lego Club Fun Fridays (845) 485-3445 x 3320 recruitment meetings.Hear how the team Tuesdays, April 14-May 19 Fridays, April 10-May 22 prepares for the Regional Battle in September, 4-4:45 pm, BRD Children’s 3-4:45 pm, ADR Children’s On the Web: preview the titles we’ll be reading, and pick Bring your imaginations and build Join us after school for a poklib.org up an application to join the team. with LEGO blocks and games. different fun activity each week See page 1 for book list. Parents welcome! for you and your friends. 3 Teen Scene

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Afternoon Video Games Cookies & Book Covers Weekdays, April 6-May 29, 3-4:30 pm for Teen Lit Day ADR Strba Teen Tuesday, April 28, 3:30-4:30 pm Challenge a friend to an ADR Strba Teen College & Career Xbox 360 or Wii game. Munch on cookies while you create a book cover of a favorite book. These will be on Your First Job display for Children’s Book Week in May. Monday, April 20, 5-6 pm, ADR Teen Study Teens – are you looking for a job or want job training? If you are between 16 – 24 years old, come to this informational Duct Tape Crafts session presented by Job Corps to find out how they can Tuesday, May 5, 3:30-4:30 pm help you with free job training and job placement. BRD Greene Duct tape is fun, versatile and easy to work with. Make a wallet, IPod or cell phone How to Pay for College holder or just a pretty flower to give to Without Going Broke Improv Acting Workshop a friend. For teens and tweens. Wednesday, May 13, 6:30-7:30 pm Saturday, April 11, 10 am-1 pm ADR JLP PreSchooler Learning Center ADR Strba Teen Healthy Hydration Find out the difference between the FAFSA and CSS Profile Join Marguerite San Millan, Creative Director Wednesday, May 6, 5-6 pm financial aid forms and how they affect your bottom line; what financial of Cocoon Theatre, in this fast-moving, ADR Staff Kitchen aid really means to a family; and how need is determined. Stephanie theatrical exploration, and create scenes Rethink your drink! At this program led by Mauro, college advisor, will review the parental and student assets through improvisation. The workshop will a registered dietitian, we will learn about that affect financial aid and how the financial aid system works. include creative exercises and theater games, sugar and calcium content in the drinks For teens and parents. and will culminate with a performance we love and learn how to make delicious, of improvisations for family and healthful smoothies. All food provided. friends from 12:30-1 pm. Impressionist Cupcake Wars eens echnology Landscape Painting T & T Tuesday, April 21, 3:30-4:30 pm Tuesday, May 19, 3-4:30 pm ADR Teen Study eekly hemes pen ab BRD Children’s W T & O L We provide the cupcakes, frostings, sprinkles, Wednesdays & Thursdays, April 8-May 21 Create a landscape painting inspired by and other treats; you bring your creativity and 3-5 pm, ADR Strba Teen the view from our new library, in the style competitiveness to decorate your dessert. The Learn something new or work on your own project on our Mac of impressionist artists like Monet, best cupcake wins a $15 iTunes gift card. computers with Adobe Creative Suite software that includes Manet, and Cassatt. Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

April 8 & 9: Kinetic Poetry Animation for Poetry Month Use After Effects to move shapes, words and images een olunteer pportunities to your spoken poem and music. T V O

April 15 & 16: Film with Green Screen Teen Media Lab Volunteers Event Committee, or help young Let your dramatic juices run wild and start filming! Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3-5 pm children in our Reading Buddies program. April 8-May 21, ADR Strba Teen Light refreshments will be served. April 22 & 23: Digital Painting for Earth Day Earn volunteer hours while learning new digital Use an art tablet to “paint” a masterpiece. skills like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. Use your new skills to a create a unique media project for the library and to include in your portfolio.

Homework Tutors Mondays-Fridays, 4-7 pm (flexible) during the school year, ADR Children’s Teens who are good students and enjoy working with children can volunteer as a homework tutor pecial vent ommittee April 29 & 30: Music Parody for students in grades 1-7. Sign up for the S E C Mondays, June 1, 8 & 15 Pick a favorite song, change up the lyrics days and times that you are available. 5-5:45 pm, ADR Teen Study and record a unique & funny video. Enthusiastic teens wanted! Be part of the Summer Volunteer May 6 & 7: Green Screen Editing team that will help coordinate the Youth & Complete your filming project with Premiere Pro. Orientation Teen Summer Reading Programs & Events. Monday, May 18, 5-5:45 pm, ADR Teen Study Help plan and conduct the Teen Summer May 13 & 14: Selfies - End of School Group Shots Are you interested in volunteering this summer? Reading Kick-Off and Teen Summer Reading Grab your friends for some fun group shots. Come to our orientation to learn more about Award Party, as well as help with activities

Teen Summer Volunteer Opportunities (for teens for children at special events, including May 20 & 21: Moving Photos/Cinemagraphs ages 13-18). You could contribute to our Teen the Children’s Summer Reading Kick-Off, Make your still photo come alive with animation. Media Lab program, be involved with our Special Community Day, and special performances.

Strba Teen Room Hours Teen Volunteer Mondays-Thursdays: 2-8 pm Appreciation Party Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-5 pm Thursday, April 16, 6-7 pm, ADR Teen Study Adriance Memorial Library (adr) Thank You from the Youth Services staff! All teens who have 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie volunteered for the Library District this year are invited to the party. Invitations will be sent out by March 25. If you volunteered Boardman Branch Library (brd) this year, please contact Teen Librarian Angela Panzer at (845) 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie 485-3445 x 3309 or [email protected] to reserve your spot. 4