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Summer Reading for Everyone

Astronomer Bob Berman Solar Eclipse Dance Party! Author Jeff Shaara Free Computer Classes Summer 2017 Vol. 17, Issue 4 Summer brings a different Contents rhythm of life to many of us. For some it means more work; for others it brings a relaxed Adult Programs General Information pace. But for many people, the 5 Summer Reading Adriance Memorial Library extra hours of warm summer 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 sunlight beckon us to a comfy 6 Bob Berman (845) 485-3445 chair with a book in hand. 7 Book Store Mon-Thurs: 9 am-9 pm Summer Whether it’s an escape from Fri & Sat: 9 am-5 pm Sun: 2-5 pm summer labor, a way to travel 8 Literature & the Arts Free parking and easy access off Noxon Street. to far-off lands, or a chance 9 Words of War GPS locator: 22 Noxon Street. to explore an unknown field, Bob Berman 6 Boardman Road Branch Library 11 La Plaza summer reading can be fun for 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Reading everyone! Return to your library 12 Public Computer Center (845) 485-3445 this summer and discover some Mon-Thurs: 9 am-9 pm 20 Friends hidden gems. Fri & Sat: 9 am-5 pm Sun: Closed for Everyone The Auditorium 105 Market Street, Poughkeepsie Inside this newsletter, you will find reading suggestions and summer opportunities for every age group. Location Key ADR - Adriance BRD - Boardman Road n Youth Services, the 2017 Summer Reading Program theme is Build a Better World, Irecognizing reading as a primary building block for making a difference in our own Friends' Book Store community. The summer reading program wraps up on the day of a rare celestial event - 141 Boardman Rd, at rear of Library 9 the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017! We have designed fun and exciting programs that (845) 485-3445 x 3423 Tues, Thur, Sat: 10 am-4 pm include construction, the natural world, culture, community, and the solar system, including safely viewing the eclipse on Monday, August 21. Donating See poklib.org > Giving Children can sign up for the Summer Reading Program at Adriance Memorial Library or On the Web poklib.org Boardman Road Branch Library beginning Thursday, June 22. Each registered participant will receive a reading log, a Build Email [email protected] a Better World passport, and a canvas tote bag (quantities limited). Upon completion of the program, participants will receive Facebook a certificate, gift (while supplies last), and chance at a drawing for a very special prize. Children can check in with our Youth Poughkeepsie Public Library District Services staff weekly to receive an extra ticket for the drawing. Each book read will earn a black sticker to help us eclipse our “sun”. Receive an extra ticket for the drawing when you complete activities in the passport. Library Director Tom Lawrence Trustees Kick-Off at Boardman Road Kick-Off at Adriance Dianne Blazek, Town Grace Calella, Town Thursday, June 22 Monday, June 26 4 14 Amy Haight, Town Lila Lynch, City 2-4:30 pm: Summer Reading Sign-up 3-5 pm: Summer Reading Sign-up Edna Lyons, City Sign up for the summer reading program, and then plant Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and then make Youth Programs Tom McGlinchey, Town, Treasurer some vegetables! Get a FREE PPLD tote bag for signing some “crazy instruments” that you’ll use during the interactive Mary E. Moore, Town, Vice President up and learn about the other prizes that you can receive for performance of Super Sonics! Get a FREE PPLD tote bag 3 Summer Reading Program 16 Familes & Children Joan Nicholls, City, Secretary participating. Pre-K and up. for signing up and learn about the other prizes that you can 4 Special Events 17 Early Learning Margaret Prescott, Town, President receive for participating. Pre-K and up. Fred Timm, City 2:50-4:30 pm: 14 Teen Connection 18 Children & Tweens Miriam Zimet-Aaron, Town Literacy in the Garden 4 pm: Super Sonics! Editorial Staff with Poughkeepsie Did you know that a whole Registration Editor: Gareth Davies Farm Project world of sound can be found Most adult programs do not require registration. When specified, please Assistant Editor: Jewel Ratzlaff Help plant our 2017 garden! in your family’s recycling Designer: Julie Hering register at poklib.org>Events>Calendar or (845) 485-3445 x 3702. Garden educators from bin? Join Matthew Cantello Vision Poughkeepsie Farm Project in discovering the magic of Some youth programs do require registration. When specified, please The Poughkeepsie Public Library District will lead families in planting tone, vibration and music register at poklib.org>Events>Calendar or (845) 485-3445 x 3320. will have vibrant libraries where people want vegetables in our raised-bed while making some “crazy to be. It will meet the needs of a diverse and instruments” to be used in the wildest music jam you’ve ever growing constituency by providing services garden. Learn about plant Cover Photo: The Douglas family of Poughkeepsie loves to read! and partnering with other community and human health through planting activities and read-alouds. heard! Along the way, we’ll also discover some of the scientific organizations. The Board of Trustees and the Please dress for the mess and weather. We will meet in the principles that make sound come alive – while having a load staff will work together to serve the public Lobby at 2:50 pm and head out to the garden at 3 pm. For of fun in the process! Feel free to bring anything out of your and to respond to the changing nature of families with children Pre-K and up. Registration required. recycling bin for use in the program! 2 library services. 3 Summer Reading: Children's Specials Summer Reading: Adults

July 27, BRD: Summer Reading Challenge Animal Build a Better World The Great Embassy - Cool reads beyond the best-seller list, a genre outside your comfort zone, topical with Magic Jim Nature’s American Eclipse tomes, and quirky under-the-radar titles – all these and more are waiting for you Wednesday, July 12, at the library! Find out about the hot new books coming out this summer, enjoy 6 pm, BRD Architects The solar eclipse will Be amazed by some literary snacks, share your love of books, and make some new friends. New Join Magic Jim and his trusty take place on Monday, this summer - the Summer side-kick puppet Mortimer the talents of a August 21. Some diverse group of 'animals who build.' After examining the Reading Scavenger as they use books from parts of the United Challenge - for any adult the library to create an inspirational and humorous architectural feats of nest building, burrow making and web States will experience spinning, we’ll learn how we can help our wild neighbors and brave enough to take the performance. a total eclipse while most of the plunge. Come hear all even meet a live Animal Ambassador. country, including Poughkeepsie, will about it at the Kick-Off August 3, Auditorium: experience a partial eclipse. party! In August we’ll Thursday Specials Flow Circus A solar eclipse occurs when regroup with ice cream Performer Paul Miller captivates the Moon passes between the Earth sundaes and talk about the Select Thursdays, 10 am audiences with crazy antics and and the Sun, thereby totally or partly books we loved (and the obscuring the image of the Sun for a July 13, BRD: Sciencetellers – Building: dynamic storytelling about how he books we hated). All readers viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse Tall Ships & Pirate Tales! learned to set goals, find resources, are welcome. occurs when the Moon’s apparent Ahoy Matey! Set sail on an and practice in order to achieve diameter is larger than the Sun’s, Adult Summer Reading Kick-off Party action-packed adventure fantastic feats. Learn which book started him on a playful blocking all direct sunlight, turning Tuesday, June 27, 7-8:30 pm, BRD about a crew of quirky pirates journey filled with objects flying, spinning, and balancing. day into darkness. Registration encouraged. stranded on an island. August 10, Auditorium: Totality occurs in a narrow Throughout the story, kids End of Summer Reading Party Jester Jim path across Earth’s surface, with the from the audience will help Tuesday, August 22, 7-8:30 pm, BRD With nothing more than partial solar eclipse visible over a explore the incredible science Registration encouraged. a trunk full of props, Jester surrounding region thousands of behind clouds, combustion, air pressure, explosions and more. Jim will have you cracking Summer Reading Scavenger Challenge July 20, BRD: Growing up! This fast-paced show If you can, try to read a book a week, selecting one book from each category Rock - Storytelling is packed with fun and below. Pick up a Notebook at the Circulation Desk at Boardman or Adriance Concert with Robbi K excitement, and features and jot down your thoughts about the books to share at the End of Summer Join Parents’ Choice Award- juggling, balancing, and Party. Read a: beatboxing. 1) Political book winning storyteller Robbi K miles wide. The eclipse will begin for this interactive and musical in the northwestern United States 2) Fictional book retelling of a Southwest Native as the shadow of the moon falls on 3) Non-fiction book American folktale about good choices. ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road poklib.org Oregon and makes its way southeast 4) Poetry book across Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, 5) Book set in New York State Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, 6) Book published or set in the year of your birth Summer Reading Awards Parties Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas. 7) Young adult book This eclipse will be the first total Boardman: StoryFaces - Adriance: Solar Eclipse Dance Party solar eclipse visible from the United 8) Any book with a movie adaptation, and watch the movie! The Power of A Story with the Solar Sound Band States since July 11, 1991 (only seen Don’t know where to start? Grab a book off the Blind Date with a Book display. Thursday, August 17, 4 pm Monday, August 21, 1:30-3 pm, ADR in Hawaii). It will also be the first (performance at 5 pm), BRD Celebrate your summer reading accomplishments while with a path of totality crossing the Congratulations, you did it!! safely enjoying the Great American Solar Eclipse. You will USA since 1918. Blind Date with a Book is BACK! Come pick up your Summer receive a Summer A word of caution; don’t stare Reading completion certificate Reading completion directly at the eclipse. Try building You never know what might happen on and gift, and stay for a special certificate, your your own eclipse viewer instead (see a blind date! Stop by either library this performance of Christopher Agostino’s StoryFaces: The summer reading page 19). summer for a Blind Date with a Book. Power of a Story. Christopher may even choose you to prize, ice cream, See pages 4, 14 and 19 for These are wrapped books handpicked by be part of the show, and he will transform you with his and a rockin’ eclipse-related programs and page your local librarians. Take a chance; read amazing face painting skills as he tells his tales. performance by the 6 for a program led by noted something new this summer. You may be Solar Sound Band. astronomer Bob Berman. pleasantly surprised! 4 5 Explore, Discover, Connect ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road poklib.org

These programs do not require registration. Hidden Treasure at the Friends' Book Store Between the Covers by Stu Shinske Books and Brew Book Club curiosity. In neighbors. In the future. Monthly, select Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Overall, about 70 percent of the Juan Murphy’s Irish Pub & Mexican Grub Book Store’s proceeds support the 796 Main Street, Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie Public Library District Contact Chris Morgan at (845) 485-3445 x 3357 with through direct donations by the Friends questions. group. The other 30 percent (or less) covers expenses such as rent, utilities, June 21: Norse Mythology and marketing, all to underwrite by Neil Gaiman the district’s mission of community Neil Gaiman fashions primeval Norse The Nighttime Sky education through books and a myths into a novel, from the genesis of supportive educational environment the legendary nine worlds, exploits of with Bob Berman open to all. the deities, dwarves, and giants, to the Saturday, July 1, 8 pm, BRD And while that array of efforts rebirth of a new time and people. Noted astronomer Bob Berman joins us for a look Promoting Reading is significant, the Friends of the at the nighttime sky, including our new telescopes July 19: The Impossible Fortress In 2017, revenue from book sales Poughkeepsie Public Library District which can be borrowed for a week. Indoor by Jason Rekulak ooks mean bucks – and bountiful will support endeavors such as the also see, and embrace, a bigger presentation followed by an interactive look at the sky. A quirky, endearing, embrace of the late benefits for a better community. Library District's Summer Reading responsibility. The Friends donated Registration required at poklib.org>events or B ‘80s. Set in the promise-filled, early years of the Computer When you buy a book at the Friends’ Program; the Big Read; the Children’s $500,000 to help fund construction (845) 485-3445 x 3702. Cloud date is Sunday, July 2. Age, the clever plot is driven by surging teen hormones and Book Store, you’re doing more than Reading Festival in conjunction with of the Boardman Road Branch and fumbling first love, by bad adolescent choices and a struggle About Bob Berman acquiring an enjoyable story. On a renovations of the Adriance Memorial for redemption. Astronomer Bob Berman founded the Catskill larger scale, you’re encouraging literacy. Library in downtown Poughkeepsie. August 16: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Astronomical Society in 1976, and is director of You’re helping kids learn to read. You’re Such a commitment of money isn’t Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Angie Thomas’ Overlook Observatory, near Woodstock, and the contributing to an educated community. easily accomplished. The community searing debut about an ordinary girl in extraordinary Storm King Observatory at Cornwall. Since the mid- And yes, you’re actually building residents who volunteer are the circumstances addresses issues of racism and police violence 1990s, Bob’s celebrated “Strange Universe” feature has libraries – one book, one dollar, one backbone of the operation, giving with intelligence, heart, and unflinching honesty. appeared monthly in Astronomy magazine. He continues enjoyable story at a time. thousands of hours sorting and shelving to publish extensively across various media on the stuff The Friends of the Poughkeepsie the books, and providing accounting Not Your Mama’s Book Group of the skies - whether as longtime astronomy editor for Public Library District Book Store, and marketing services. Monthly, select Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm, BRD Old Farmer’s Almanac, or as Discover magazine’s monthly which opened in fall 2015, is a place of For information about Friends, go Contact Tammy Myers at (845) 485-3445 x 3409 with contributing columnist from 1989-2006. treasures, from classic novels to inspiring to http://poklib.org/friends-of-ppld/ questions. Bob is no stranger to the Library District. In May biographies, history-filled volumes and For information on the Friends’ Book 2014 when we hosted a NASA-funded exhibit titled wonderfully illustrated kids’ adventures. Store, log on to www.facebook.com/ June 29: A Visit from the Goon Here, There, Everywhere, Bob discussed new cosmological The books come from you – they’re PoughkeepsieLibraryBookstore/ or call Squad by Jennifer Egan revelations in a talk entitled Is the Universe Infinite? In donated by thousands of people who 845-485-3445 x 3423. This Pulitzer Prize-winner chronicles the fall of 2013, when the Library District co-sponsored hope to give new life to a book that The Friends’ Book Store is located the lives and music of an aging punk a series of programs called SkyFest: Astronomy and the may already have provided enjoyment at 141 Boardman Rd., Poughkeepsie rocker and record executive, and his Arts, Bob offered two presentations titled Wonders of and might do so again for someone else. the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential (entrance behind the Library – look for troubled female employee. the Autumn Sky and Light and Color in the Universe. Dedicated volunteers sort crate after Library and Museum; training programs the blue awning). Hours are 10 am - 4 July 27: One More Thing: Stories crate of donations, stock the shelves for library staff; National Library pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. and Other Stories by B.J. Novak in the Book Store, and then await that Week activities, including a variety Donations are accepted at the side door A collection of eclectic short stories full Special Book to Screen Event: Hidden Figures moment when a book finds a new home. of children’s programs; a partnership on Monday – Saturday 10 am – 12 of humor, hope, tenderness, ambition, Saturday, August 5, 6:30-7:30 pm, Children's Some books are only 50 cents; with the Poughkeepsie branch of the pm. Your donations are tax-deductible. and weirdness straight from the creative mind of actor, writer, Museum Pavilion on the Hudson others are a dollar or two. But when Association of American University For a list of items we accept please go and director of ‘The Office’ (US version). Discuss the book by Margot Lee you’re dealing with tens of thousands Women for “Leading to Reading,” to http://poklib.org/friends-of-ppld/ August 31: Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach Shetterly that spotlights the black women of donated books, DVDs and more, which provides books and reading donations/. This debut novel, set in upstate New York’s wine country, is mathematicians who helped win the space the money adds up. Where do these experiences to children from low and packed with secrets, dysfunctional characters, and a mysterious race in the 1960s. Stay on the waterfront for new-found riches go? Right back into moderate income families; field trips Before joining the Board of the Friends of literary scavenger hunt. Can Ava decipher her ‘dead’ twin’s a free movie screening in Upper Landing the community. The money is invested, for elementary school student to visit PPLD, Stu Shinske was the Executive game? Park (bring a blanket or chair). Contact Chris at not on Wall Street, but in intellectual libraries; and plenty more. Editor of the Poughkeepsie Journal. 6 at (845) 485-3445 x 3357 with questions. 7 Literature and the Arts ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road Most adult prgorams do not require registration.

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Library Galleries Gary W. Clendennen Concert: Music of Exercise Your Writing! Thursday, June 22, 7 pm, ADR Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery, Adriance World War I and II First Sundays, July 2, August 6, 2 pm, ADR Gary will share his book Friends Along the Fallkill: Thursday, July 6, 7 pm, BRD Writer’s block? Lacking motivation and inspiration? Exercise Growing Up in Poughkeepsie in the 1950s. July 6-August 6 Mark Raisch brings his musical your writing with prompts and group sharing. Bring a Karen E. Gersch: Daniel Carlson talents to the Library District for notebook and preferred writing implement. The Animal Kingdom, A Look at Wednesday, August 16, 7 pm, ADR an evening of musical memories. Write, Write, and Re-Write Creatures from Land, Sea, and Sky In Dear Hippie. . .We Met at Woodstock, Dan Third Saturdays, June 17, July 15, August 19, 10 am, ADR Reception: Sunday, July 9, 2:30 pm shares one cop’s memories of the 1969 Bring copies of your work(s) in progress and receive feedback Woodstock Festival. The author began his from your peers. All genres. career as a Poughkeepsie police officer in An Afternoon with Jeff Shaara 1967, and transferred to the Dutchess County Saturday, July 22, 2:30 pm, BRD An Evening of Poetry Sheriff’s Office – the agency that sent him to Woodstock. Jeff Shaara, noted Select Thursdays, 7 pm, ADR historical fiction Featured poet followed by open mic. August 8-September 10 Shadei Williams best-selling Jim Bennett: Saturday, August 19, 2:30 pm, ADR June 15: Tom O’Connell author, visits the Interactive Abstractions In her book I Have This, This Doesn’t Have Me, Shadei Williams Theresa Costa Library District July 20: turns negative life experiences into positive stepping stones. for a conversation August 17: Myael Simpkins on his works, Weekly Summer Connections Boardman Road Gallery including his Movies at Boardman latest, The Frozen Hours, set during the Korean War. Mah Jongg Mondays 4th Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, BRD Books available for purchase and signing. April 29-June 28 Mondays, 1-4 pm, BRD Registration required at (845) 485-3445 x 3702 June 28: Fantastic Beasts and Carol Loizides: Impressions Brain Games or poklib.org>Events. Where to Find Them First and second Fridays, 10-11 am, ADR The adventures of writer Newt Presented by the Dutchess County Office for the Aging. About Jeff Shaara Scamander in New York’s secret Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of community of witches and wizards Knitting and Crocheting Club The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, The seventy years before Harry Potter Wednesdays, 10 am, ADR Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion, and Gone for Soldiers, as reads his book at Hogwarts. (2016, July 1– August 29 Stitch Your Heart Out well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure - 2 hr 13 min, PG-13). Marlene Wiedenbaum Thursdays, 2 pm, BRD two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that July 26: La La Land Summer in Pastel Fridays, 10 am, BRD began with his father's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels. Jeff grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. American musical romantic drama Pick Up Stitches He now lives in Gettysburg. written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Interested in Exhibiting? Saturdays, 10 am, BRD Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring actress Accomplished local artists email [email protected]. who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. (2016, 2 hr 8 min, Adult Coloring PG-13). Second and Fourth Wednesdays, June 14 & 28, 75 Years Ago (1942) July 12 & 26, August 9 & 23, 9:30-11 am, BRD • July 4: First air mission by U.S. Air Force in Europe. August 23: The Salesman Poughkeepsie The library will provide the creative pages, markers, and While he is working on a • July 22: The deportation of Jews from the Warsaw colored pencils. Feel free to bring your own supplies and production of Death of a Salesman, Ghetto begins. Open Studios share with others. an actor’s wife is assaulted in her • August 17: First US new home. He seeks justice, then June 17 and 18 Learn to Earn B-17 bomber raid in Adriance Memorial Library will revenge, for his wife’s trauma. From Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 am-1 pm, ADR Europe, targets railroad participate in this two day self-guided award-winning Iranian director Open a door to better employment, yards in France. Asghar Farhadi. Subtitled. (2016, 2 tour of local artists’ studios, art higher education, and personal • August 23: The hr 5 min, PG-13) exhibits, and activities. For satisfaction. Join a free ‘Learn to Earn’ Germans launch a massive a map and information, see class and set your sites on completing air raid on Stalingrad. poughkeepsieopenstudios.org. Stop by Adriance to view the fun your High School Equivalency. Register through Dutchess exhibit of vintage photographs “Beards, Hairdos, and Kids”. BOCES Adult Learning Institute at (845) 483-3640 x 6108. 100 Years Ago (1917) On Saturday only, the Local History room will be open for drop-in tours from 1 to 5 pm. You’ll be surprised at the • June 25: US troops land in France. 8 unusual Poughkeepsie artifacts, letters, photos, and more! • July 31: Battle of Passchendaele begins. 9 Living Well ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road poklib.org La Plaza del Aprendizaje Todos las clases en Adriance

Adult programs do not require registration unless noted. Laboratorio de cómputo bilingüe Clases de Inglés Shred Free Day Your Road Map Martes, 11 am-1 pm @ Your Library to Auto Buying Lunes, 6-8 pm ¿Deseas practicar computación o Friday, June 23, Saturday, July 29, Tutores capacitados de Literacy Connections le revisar tu correo electrónico, buscar 9-11 pm, BRD 10 am, ADR ayudarán a aprender y mejorar en el idioma inglés. trabajo en internet, crear documentos Locally owned Legal Thinking of buying a Puede venir e inscribirse en la biblioteca los lunes de en Microsoft Office? Entonces, ¡este Shred is partnering with car? This free session 6-7 pm, y una persona que habla español lo ayudará. espacio es preciso para ti! Trabaja a tu ritmo, pero con ayuda de un instructor, the Library District to will cover everything Las clases de inglés tendrán un receso de verano en español. No requiere inscripción. help educate the community and facilitate best practices from how to negotiate y no habrá clases el 3 y 10 de julio. for identity theft protection. You can witness the shredding a deal to determining your trade-in value, and everything in on a color monitor mounted on the side panel of the truck between! Guest presenter is Keith Kurman, Vice President of for the highest security and feel even better knowing all Sales, Service and Branch Operations at TEG Federal Credit Conferencias bilingües shredded paper is recycled. Limit 2-3 boxes/bags per person. Union. Clases de computación Acceptable material to shred: paper (white or colored), plastic Una vez al mes tenemos un conferencista con información Butterflies in ID cards, carbon paper, computer disks, empty prescription útil e importante para nuestra comunidad hispana. Estas Jueves, 6-8 pm bottles, file folders, credit cards, CDs/DVDs, microfilm/ my Backyard conferencias son gratuitas y están abiertas para toda la gente. ¡Ven y aprende computación con nosotros! microfiche, staples and paper clips, old checkbooks. Saturday, July 29, No requieren inscripción previa. Te enseñaremos las bases para trabajar en una 2:30 pm, BRD computadora. Capacidad máxima para 8 personas por The Convention of Victor DeMasi is a wetland Junio 19: Mónica Martínez-Hess, New York Life clase. Póngase en contacto con Elva Corbaton al (845) States and New York conservation officer in his Cómo crear un plan de acción para el éxito financiero. 485-3445 x 3321 o envía un mensaje a ecorbaton@ Saturday, July 8, 10 am, hometown of Redding, Durante nuestro taller gratuito, “Cómo crear un plan de poklib.org para inscribirte o solicitar más información. ADR Connecticut, and a acción para el éxito financiero,” analizaremos las bases para construir seguridad financiera, incluyendo cómo administrar Junio 15: Learn about the procedure curatorial affiliate at the Yale Google Drive & Docs las deudas, cómo incrementar los ahorros y cómo asegurarse for calling a Convention Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven. He is Junio 22: contra riesgos y eventos imprevistos. of States to consider a active with preserving open space in his town and preserving Fotos digitales de tu cámara constitutional amendment. butterflies in the museum. This presentation will take us on a Julio 24: Tour por la biblioteca con su propio personal Junio 29: New York State’s possible sunny day walk through his butterfly meadow. We will view La biblioteca es un lugar para aprender y también para pasar Uso del Smartphone involvement in calling some of the rare and common species he has seen there in un tiempo muy agradable. Venga y participe en nuestro tour Julio 13: Descargar fotos/videos del Smartphone such a convention will be 40 years of stewardship. Victor will explain how a butterfly de verano que el Julio 20: Facebook discussed, as well as answers to frequently asked questions. garden promotes a diversity of Aurelian beauties. Comments personal realizará Julio 27: Twitter Guest presenter Gwendolyn Tibbals is a resident of will include a discussion of butterflies in our changing y dónde explicará Augusto 3: Instagram Poughkeepsie. She volunteers for The Convention of States environment with issues such as climate change and invasive todas las actividades Augusto 10: Pinterest Project as District Captain for District 104. plant species. y programas Augusto 17: Crear fotos artísticas maravillosos que Overview: Demystifying tenemos para todos Halt Identity Theft Life Insurance nuestros residentes HRHCare Outreach Thursday, July 13, Saturday, August 12, locales. Podrá 7 pm, ADR 10 am, BRD conocer desde cómo obtener la tarjeta de la biblioteca, los Miércoles una vez al mes, 10 am-1 pm This workshop is a Learn about the programas que están disponibles en su idioma, cómo puede Jennifer Cruz, trabajadora de enlace discussion of the many different types of life localizar algún libro u otro material y cómo puede sacarlos con la comunidad de HRHCare, ways that people are insurance, how to en préstamo. ¡No pierda esta oportunidad y acérquese a la estará aquí proporcionando inscripción being victimized by calculate your needs, biblioteca! de seguros y asistencia, ofreciendo Identity Theft and some and how to keep it ayuda con el papeleo, programación simple measures (as well affordable. We will Soluciones para Hispanohablantes de citas en los sitios de HRHCare en as more complex steps) that people can take to help avoid discuss the various Poughkeepsie. Para más información preguntar por Jessica being victimized. Guest presenter is Dan Goldman of Legal aspects of life insurance and then offer one-on-one time with ¿Necesita ayuda en computación, enviar un formulario Sherman al (845) 485-3445 x 3315 o envié un email a Shield/ID Shield. Registration encouraged at the presenters, Tony Vuocolo and Staci Cussick, insurance por internet, llenar una solicitud de empleo por internet? [email protected]. (845) 485-3445 x 3702 or poklib.org>Events. professionals. ¿Necesita la ayuda de alguien que habla español y pueda explicarle pasos o instrucciones escritas en inglés? Comuníquese y haga una cita con Elva Margarita al (845) 485-3445 Ext. 3321 o envíe un email a [email protected]. 10 ¡Estamos aquí para ayudarle! 11 Public Computer Center/Job Seeker Resources ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road Please register for all classes at poklib.org>Events

The Public Computer Center offers drop-in lab time and free classes to address all your technology needs. Workshops for Job Seekers An email address is needed for all but PC Basics and Internet 101/102. All classes at Adriance unless noted. Registration required for all classes. Using the Library in Your Job Search Monday, August 14, 1:30 pm Microsoft Office Learn about the best sites Word 101 Excel 103 for job listings, Monday, July 3, 1:30 pm Monday, July 31, 1:30 pm resume-building Wednesday, July 5, 5:30 pm Wednesday, August 2, 5:30 pm tools, as well as Prerequisite: basic computer skills Prerequisite: Excel 101 & Excel 102 or print and online equivalent Word 102 resources to Monday, July 10, 1:30 pm PowerPoint help you during the interviewing process. Computer Basics Wednesday, July 12, 5:30 pm 101 The following workshops are presented by Dutchess Prerequisite: Word 101 or equivalent PC Basics Monday, County One Stop Career Center: August 7, Tuesday, July 11, 3:30 pm Excel 101 NEW! Handling the Five Most Online Encyclopedia Monday, July 17, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm Terrifying Interview Questions Internet 101 Wednesday, July 19, 5:30 pm New York is a great state with lots to offer! In addition to Tuesday, July 11, 6-8 pm Tuesday, July 18, 3:30 pm Prerequisite: basic computer skills Prerequisite: basic computer skills the Adirondacks, apples, Lady Liberty, and maple syrup, New Prerequisite: basic computer skills When going into an interview, it’s important York also has terrific libraries that support civic life, the arts, Excel 102 Mail Merge in Word & Excel to know what questions to expect and how to education, business development, and research. Internet 102 Monday, July 24, 1:30 pm Wednesday, August 9, 5:30 pm approach them. Preparation is key! Come learn Did you know that New York also has a huge virtual Tuesday, July 25, 3:30 pm Wednesday, July 26, 5:30 pm Prerequisite: Word 101 & 102 or about the five most terrifying (and common) library that one can access free of charge?! We understand Prerequisite: Internet 101 or Prerequisite: Excel 101 or equivalent equivalent interview questions asked by employers and how that this has put the traveling encyclopedia salesmen out of equivalent to prepare for them. Tips for how to navigate these business…but the online library opens the door to reliable Windows 10 questions by phone, Skype, and in person will also information for every resident. Tuesday, August 15, 3:30 pm be provided! Diverse online resources are provided by the State of New Wednesday, August 16, 1:30 pm "Very good workshop. I am learning and also enjoying Resume Critique York through the NOVEL-NY program—short for New York Prerequisite: Internet 101 or and using what I am learning." (Internet 102 attendee) Drop in: Tuesdays, July 25, August 8, Online Virtual Electronic Library. Beginning in July of 2017, equivalent August 22, 6-8 pm some new offerings include Britannica products for various Bring a printed copy of your resume. ages and educational levels (no bookshelf space required). Encyclopedia Britannica e-resources will include the following: Technology You Can Use Computer Lab Britannica School: For Pre-K to Grade 12 students. Britannica Academic: For college level and beyond. Drop in: "Now I feel more Introduction to Facebook Creating a Website Britannica Escolar: For native Spanish speakers, bilingual Mondays-Fridays, 11 am-1 pm, ADR confident checking Wednesday, July 12, 1:30 pm Tuesday, August 1, 3:30 pm students, and Spanish learners. Tuesdays, 6-8 pm, ADR off ‘proficient’ on Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent Wednesday, August 2, 1:30 pm If you have a middle schooler with a passion for a Thursdays 1-3 pm, BRD Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent particular topic or country, introduce them to Gale Research job applications that Introduction to Twitter Receive individualized help with basic computer in Context. They will be able to research to their heart’s ask you to identify Wednesday, July 19, 1:30 pm Using a Smartphone skills, email accounts, job searches, job applications, content, and you’ll know that the information they are picking your skill level." Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent Tuesday, August 8, 3:30 pm formatting resumes, filing for unemployment, up is reliable! This resource contains video, article, and primary (Excel 102 attendee) Wednesday, August 9, 1:30 pm creating and editing Microsoft Office documents, Introduction to source material. No sketchy leads. and more. 3D Printing Introduction to Ancestry.com NOVEL-NY isn’t just for students. It has excellent "As always, these Services Monday, Aug 28, 1:30 pm Teen Geeks newspaper and magazine articles and databases with detailed classes are so helpful Wednesday, July Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent business and health information for adults too. and very educational. 26, 1:30 pm Introduction to Drop in: Saturdays, You can visit the databases in the online library directly I am so glad that the Google Drive & Docs 10 am-2 pm, through the New York State Library @ http://novelnewyork. ADR and BRD Library has all of these Wednesday, Aug 30, 5:30 pm org or via your PPLD library card at http://poklib.org/reference- Students available to and-research/online-databases. We recommend you use the library resources available. Navigating the Prerequisite: Internet 101 or equivalent answer your technology Medicare Website page so you don’t miss other sources of potential interest. Thank you very much." questions and help you Wednesday, July 26, 9:30 am For an information tour guide, feel free to call the Reference (PC Basics attendee) feel more comfortable Led by staff from the Dutchess County Desk (845) 485-3445 x 3702. with your device. 12 Office for the Aging 13 Teen Connection ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road Please register at poklib.org > Events

Teen programs for ages 12-18 require registration unless Summer Volunteer Opportunities Teens @ Boardman otherwise noted.To register, go to poklib.org/programs or call (845) 485-3445 x 3320. To apply, contact Youth Services at (845) 485-3445 x 3320 Teen Battle of the Books Select Thursdays, 3-4 pm, for tweens too unless otherwise noted. Tuesdays, July 11-August 15, 4-5 pm, ADR July 13: Earth - Gardening Teens @ Adriance Teen Media Lab Volunteers Plant a flowering seedling in a pot you Wednesdays, 2-4 pm Like trivia? Interested in reading? Come join our Teen ADR Strba Teen Room Hours: decorate. Earn volunteer hours while learning new digital skills like Battle of the Books team. Teens entering grades 9-12 Mon-Thurs: 2-8 pm, Fri, Sat & Sun: 2-5 pm Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. Use your in September are welcome to join this exciting Mid- July 20: Fire - new skills to create a unique media project for the library and Hudson Library System sponsored tournament. We will Glass Lanterns to include in your portfolio. compete against 12 other teams to answer questions based Take a mason jar, on the following books: some glass beads, a Teen Media Lab Summer Teen Room Volunteer candle, and voila! The Young Elites by Marie Lu Teens, ages 13 -18, are you interested in volunteering this Wednesdays, July 5- summer? Help with activities in the Teen Room or with I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga August 9, 2-4 pm book displays, organizing, and more. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby July 27: Water - Circle Art Record music, design Noggin by John Corey Whaley a zine, edit a film or Special Events Each teen paints a quarter circle then I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson manipulate your portrait Volunteers joins it with others’ for one big mural. with Adobe Creative Suite Enthusiastic teens wanted! Books are provided free of charge by the library. in our Teen Media Lab. Help with the Teen Snacks will be available at our weekly team meetings. Bring your own project Summer Reading Final Battle to be held at the Poughkeepsie Day School or pick one of ours. Kick-Off, Teen Summer on August 19. Please register by June 23. Beginners welcome. Reading Award Party, as well as activities for children, including the Children’s Summer Build a Better World with Reading Kick-Off, Earth, Air, Water & Fire August 10: Wind - Earth, Air, Fire, and Water Community Day, special performances, and Children’s Guided by our Summer Reading theme of Build Summer Reading Awards Party. a Better World, we will explore the elements of our Outdoor Ornaments Let the wind blow your creation made Select Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 pm Teen Battle of the Books Volunteer world - earth, air, water, and fire. Our summer programs will recognize the importance of these four from recycled and natural materials. July 11: Earth - Terrariums Tuesdays, July 11-August 8, 4 pm elements, our connection with Nature, and how we Create a mini garden for your home. Earn volunteer service credit hours by joining the team. Our team will meet every week to discuss and practice for can build a better world by being good stewards of July 18: Fire - Glass Lanterns this exciting event. Final competition is on August 19 at our natural resources. Take a mason jar, some glass beads, a candle, Poughkeepsie Day School. For more information, call Teen Earth: Take time to appreciate our forests, wild fields, gardens, and even our city and voila! Librarian Martha Farrell at (845)485-3445 x 3358. street trees. Bring some plants indoors by building your own terrarium. July 25: Water - Circle Art Air: We take clean air for granted, but think of India in 2016; people were choking Each teen paints a quarter circle then joins from the worst smog in decades. The wind and garden ornaments we create will be it with others’ for one big mural. Solar Eclipse Teen Dance Party a daily reminder of how important clean air is and how we must protect it. We’ll be August 1: Fire - using recycled materials; another way of protecting our precious environment. Solar Eclipse 3D Printing Projects Monday, August 21, 1:30-3 pm Outside at Adriance, Water: The Hudson River was once considered We will print the earth, moon, and sun for a display in the a Black River, an Industrial Dumping Ground for teen room to highlight the upcoming solar eclipse. Pick a weather permitting any industry’s waste. We now keep a close eye on the Special Events Volunteers celestial themed project of your own to print. Bop to the beat of the Solar Sound Band, make solar quality of the Hudson, protecting our drinking water Help with the garden and/ August 8: Wind - sundaes and safely view the and the health of the marine life and recreational or activities for children, Outdoor Ornaments solar eclipse happening that very afternoon. Bring in swimmers! including the Children’s Summer Let the wind blow your creation made from your reading log to receive a prize and be part of a Fire: Fire is an important energy elemental to life. We use controlled fire for Reading Kick-Off, Magic Jim’s recycled and natural materials. drawing for special prizes and gift certificates. cooking, heating and to produce tools. One teen event will use the very modern performance, and the Children’s “fire/heat” of a 3D printer to make objects by melting biodegradable filaments. Summer Reading Awards Party. To apply, contact (845) 485-3445 x 3405. 14 15 Cool Fun for Families ADR: Adriance BRD: Boardman Road Early Learning For more information visit poklib.org > Events

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Summer Reading Program information on pages 3 and 4. quality programs and resources. We’ll help you find the answers you need as At Boardman Road you raise the next generation of citizens. In these programs, children must be Outdoor Movies accompanied by an adult caregiver. Story times are weekly series. More Special Events The Library District partners with other At Adriance No registration required community organizations in presenting except when noted. Community Day Movies Under the Walkway again this Free parking and easy access is available from the Noxon Street Parking Lot (GPS Preschool Story Time Thursday, July 6, 10 am-11:30 am, summer. These are free events held on Locator: 22 Noxon Street) Story times are weekly series. No registration required. Mon, July 10-Aug 7, 10-10:30 am ADR parking lot the riverfront at Upper Landing Park in Toddler Time BLC – Stories, songs, action rhymes, and Join us for a fun-filled morning of activities, Poughkeepsie. Music and kids activities Tues, July 11-August 8, 10-10:30 am Bilingual a small craft. For 3-5 year olds. refreshments, and music. begin at 7 pm; movies ~ 8:45 pm. Siblings welcome. A story time for two-year-olds with Learning Solar Viewing with Mid-Hudson 6/24: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Reptile zoo) books, rhymes, flannel board stories, and Center Baby Rhyme & Play Time Astronomical Association 7/8: Wizard of Oz (Chalk Art) music. Martes, Tues, July 11-Aug 8, 10-10:50 am Saturday, July 8, 10 am, ADR, Rain date: Saturday, July 15 Toot & Scoot julio 11- Songs, rhymes, finger plays, and Are you interested in astronomy? Join the experts from the Mid-Hudson 7/22: Rogue One – Star Wars (Costumes) Tues, July 11-Aug 8, 10:30-10:50 am agosto 8, stories, followed by 30 minutes of Astronomical Association to observe our closest star with special solar 8/5: Hidden Figures (IBM science night) Movement and music program featuring 1:30 pm play and socialization. For birth to telescopes. 8/19: Beauty and the Beast (Hoop Dancing) songs, instruments, rhymes, and Books, flannel 23 months. 8/26: Rain Date interactive play. For ages 1-5. board stories, and music enhanced with Toddler Time Spanish vocabulary for children ages Baby Rhyme & Play Time Thurs, July 13-Aug 10, 10-10:30 am 3-5, followed by an hour of guided play A story time for two-year-olds Summer Movies Wed, July 12-August 9, 10-10:50 am in the Discovery Stations. Songs, rhymes, finger plays, and stories, featuring books, rhymes, flannel Tuesdays, 10 am, ADR Tuesdays, 10 am, Auditorium followed by 30 minutes of play and Centro de Aprendizaje Bilingüe board stories, and music. Wednesdays, 2 pm, ADR socialization. For birth to 23 months. M, julio 11-augosto 8, 1:30-3 pm July 11: Finding Dory Libros, historias en la pizarra de fieltro Dory suffers from memory loss every August 16: Sensory Lab y música con la introducción de 10 seconds or so. The one thing she Kubo and the Two Strings Thurs, July 13- vocabulario en español para niños de 3 can remember is that she somehow Young Kubo’s world explodes Aug 10, a 5 años, seguido de una hora de juego became separated from her parents as a when he accidentally summons 10-10:30 am didáctico guiado. child. With help from her friends Nemo a vengeful spirit from the past. Sensory and and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic Armed with a magical instrument, fine motor skills Early Childhood adventure to find her parents. Kubo battles gods and monsters exploration Developmental Check-up Mon, July 10, August 7, 10 am-1 pm Toot & Scoot July 18: Moana to save his family and solve the through unique art processes. For Complete a brief questionnaire and have Mon, July 10-Aug 7, 10:40-11 am A mythic adventure set August 1: Sing mystery of his fallen father, a great ages 18 months to 5 years. Dress for the five areas of your child’s development Thurs, July 13-Aug 10, 10:40-11 am around 2,000 years ago in Dapper Koala Buster Moon produces samurai warrior. mess! evaluated by an Astor Early Childhood Movement and music program the South Pacific. Follow the a singing competition to save his Special End Educator. Available in English and featuring songs, instruments, journey of a spirited teenager crumbling theater. The contest comes TLC - Toddler Learning Center of Summer Movie! Spanish. 45 minutes per child, ages 2 rhymes, and interactive play. For named Moana and the once- down to just 5 contestants: Rosita, the Fri, July 14-August 11, 10-11 am August 30: months-5 years. Call 211 to make your ages 1-5. Space is limited – register mighty demi-god Maui, as stay-at-home mom to 25 little piggies; A program focused on the importance appointment. for Monday OR Thursday class they traverse the open ocean young gorilla Johnny; Mike, a shady Beauty and the Beast of play featuring toys, books, and at poklib.org>Events. encountering enormous white mouse with huge vocal abilities; Beautiful and independent Belle is activities. For ages 18-36 months. Rhythm & Rhyme: fiery creatures and impossible taken prisoner by a beast. Despite A Sensory Story Time Early Childhood Punk-rock teen porcupine Ash; and PLC - PreSchooler Learning odds. last but not least, Meena, a shy elephant her fears, she befriends the castle’s Sat, August 12, 10-11 am Developmental Check-up Center Story Time with abundant abilities. Who will win? enchanted staff Designed for children with special Fri, Aug 4, 10 am-1 pm July 25: Secret Life of Pets Mon, July 10-August 7, 10-11:30 am and learns to needs, including those with Autism, Complete a brief questionnaire Max, a spoiled terrier, enjoys a August 8: Wed, July 12-August 9, 10-11:30 am look beyond Down syndrome, sensory integration and have five areas of your child’s comfortable life in New York City The Lego Batman Movie Thurs, July 13-August 10, 1:30-3 pm the Beast’s issues, speech/language delays, ADHD, development evaluated by an until his owner adopts Duke, a giant, There are big changes brewing in Books, flannel board stories, and music exterior and and other challenges. The half-hour Astor Early Childhood Educator. unruly canine. They encounter a group Gotham, but if Batman wants to for children ages 3-5, followed by an see the kind story time incorporates a schedule Available in English and Spanish. of ferocious alley cats and wind up in save the city from the Joker’s hostile hour of guided play in the Discovery heart of board, followed by a half-hour of play 45 minutes per child, ages 2 a truck that’s bound for the pound. Stations. takeover, he will have to drop the lone the Prince and socialization. For preschool and Luckily, a bunny named Snowball months-5 years. Call 211 to make vigilante thing, try to work with others, within. elementary age children, accompanied swoops in to save the doggy duo. your appointment. 16 and learn to lighten up. by adult caregiver. 17

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These programs require registration at poklib.org>Events or (845) 485-3445 These programs require registration at poklib.org>Events or (845) x 3320. Please check age appropriateness before you register. 485-3445 x 3320. Please check age appropriateness before you register. Science & Stories Paper plate out of a cereal box so you can watch Who was Chia Seed Snacks Enjoy a cool book together and let Firework the eclipse safely! Grades 3-8. Keith Wednesday, July 26, 4-4:45 pm it inspire your scientific mind! Salt Painting Haring? Chia seeds are an ancient superfood that Wed, July 12, Brain Games for Kids Slime Tuesday, originated in Central America. Learn 4-4:45 pm Thursday, July 27, 4-4:45 pm Planet July 11, about the culture of the indigenous Create beautiful Curious about how the brain works? 4-4:45 pm peoples of Central America and make a Sun fireworks using Join us to learn fun facts about the Learn about delicious chia snack to eat. Grades K-5. Catchers simple materials. human brain and try out activities that Eclipse Viewer Thursday, Grades K-5. the artist Keith Haring and his work, Giant Squid demonstrate how our brains work. July 13, On the afternoon of Monday, and create a piece of art in his style. Tuesday, August 1, 4-4:45 pm The Hands-On Magic Workshop Grades K-5. 4-4:45 pm August 21, step outside to Grades 3-8. Learn about these gigantic and Wednesday July 12, 5 pm Learn about our solar system as we Pokemon Craft experience a stunning (partial) mysterious sea monsters and then create Learn magic tricks, magic history, and Construction Challenge: make planet sun catchers out of and Game solar eclipse! But use caution. your own. Grades 3-8. stagecraft with a professional educator Foil Towers and Sculptures slime. Grades K-5. Monday, July 31, Even when 99% of the Sun's of the magical arts! Ages 10 and up. Wednesday, July 19, 4-4:45 pm Construction 4-4:45 pm surface is obscured, the remaining Can You Build a Bridge Using nothing Challenge: Happy Fish! Are you a fan of crescent Sun is still intense for 21 Elephants? but aluminum Squares Monday, July Pokemon? Come enough to cause a retinal burn foil, build your Tuesday, July 18, 4-4:45 pm 17, 4-4:45 pm make a craft and if you look directly at it. Protect Wednesday, Find out how the Brooklyn own towers August 2, Experiment play a game. Grades K-5. your eyes by watching the event and create your Bridge was built and build a through a simple Pinhole Viewer. 4-4:45 pm with ink and The Solar System Walk own sculptures. bridge of your own. Grades K-3. watercolors as You’ll need two pieces of white What can you Monday, August 7, 4-4:45 pm Grades 3-8. you create happy fish inspired by Lucy cardboard (paper plates will do) build with simple Under the Sea If the earth were the size of a Cousins’ Hooray for Fish! Grades K-5. or stiff white paper. Make a tiny Building a Better World cardboard squares? Grades K -5. Thursday, August 3, 4-4:45 pm peppercorn, it would be 26 yards from hole in the middle of one sheet Monday, July 24, 3-4 pm Discover what’s under the sea and the sun. Join us outdoors as we create Tree of Life Propeller-Powered Cars using a pin or a thumbtack. Lend a hand to the community by create a shoebox diorama of your an accurate scale model of the solar Thursday, August 10, 4-45 pm Thursday, July 20, 4-4:45 pm Make sure the hole is round and preparing food to be served at The favorite marine life. Grades K-5. system. Rain date: Wednesday, August 9, The Tree of Life exists in many cultures How fast can a propeller-powered car smooth. Lunchbox, a Dutchess Outreach 4 pm. Grades 3-8. in different forms. Explore a few of Let’s Make Ice Cream! travel? Let’s find out! 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You might want to 4-4:45 pm Children who need practice reading Science & Stories have a camera handy to capture Drop in to play Wii U or Xbox are partnered with a dog for 15-minute surroundings in the unique Enjoy a cool book together and let it inspire your scientific mind! video games on a huge projection sessions. The child selects a book to read eclipse lighting. screen. Grades 1-8. out loud to the dog. Younger children Building Challenge: Build a Tower Knitting Con Amigos may “read” the pictures. The dogs and Monday, July 10, 4-4:45 pm Mondays, July 10-August 7, 3:30-5 pm handlers are Build a tower based on the book Learn to knit and crochet with our bilingual instructor. Meet in the Small volunteers from Dream Something Big by Dianna Weekly Periodicals Room on the Main Floor. For families. No registration required. Positive Paws Hutts Aston. Dress for the mess! Program Visiting Pets. Grades 1-5. 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Mondays, 11 am-Noon, BRD July 31: House Sitter by Peter Lovesey How can a woman be strangled on a crowded beach and no one notices? The victim is a psychological profiler working on the case of a serial Take a Day Trip to Cooperstown! murderer. Cantankerous Detective Travel with the Friends to Cooperstown, NY, on Friday, August 11, for a fun day Inspector Peter Diamond investigates. of exploring museums and lunch at the luxury Otesaga Resort Hotel. August 28: Good Morning, Ticket includes: Pricing: Midnight by Reginald Hill • “3-Way” Museum Pass to the • Adult (13-64): $85/each Detectives investigate an apparent locked National Baseball Hall of Fame, room suicide in Yorkshire, England. • Senior (65+): $80/each the Fenimore Art Museum and the The investigation heats up when they • Junior (5-12): $25/each Farmer’s Museum. Enjoy any and all learn that this suicide was committed Children 4 and under are free with an museums at your own pace! exactly 10 years after the victim’s father accompanying Adult ticket purchase. • A one-day Trolley Pass that committed suicide in the same way. Purchase tickets online or in person loops around Cooperstown with hop- September 25: at the Friends’ Book Store. on and off service. The Vanished Man • Online: http://bit.ly/2qfVZJR by Jeffery Deaver • A buffet lunch in a lakeside • Friends’ Book Store is located at At a prestigious New setting at Otesaga Resort Hotel. 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie, York music school, a • Round-trip motor coach and open 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday, murderer flees the scene transportation. Thursday and Saturday. and locks himself in a classroom. The Itinerary: Terms: police arrive, but the killer vanishes. • 6:45 am: Meet at Our Lady • Space is limited and available Using eyewitness and forensic clues, of Lourdes south parking lot on on a first-come, first served basis. forensic expert Lincoln Rhyme pursues Boardman Road for 7 am departure. Children under the age of 18 years a world-class magician. old must be accompanied by an adult. • 10:15 am: Arrive in Cooperstown. For more information go to: Save the Date! • 5 pm: Meet at the Baseball Hall http://bit.ly/2qfVZJR Adriance Honors of Fame for return. Quick stop for

Monday, October 16 dinner (cost not included). Return to Poughkeepsie by ~ 9:15 pm.