HAVERSTRAW KING’S DAUGHTERS PUBLIC LIBRARY Excellence in Service Since 1895 September/October 2019 Thank You! A Note From the Director To American Legion Leo Laders Post 130 New Mobile Apps Search for “RCLS Gateway” in the App For many years Mr. William Store or Google Play to download the Mayer and American Legion Leo Laders Post 130 have latest mobile app for your smartphone to request titles, place holds, and see been donating POW/MIA what you have checked out. If you’re into streaming music and movies, check flags to the Library, and out “Hoopla” and finally, use “Libby” for digital downloads using our OverDrive have been retiring our used service. Have your library card barcode and PIN (usually the last 4 digits of your American flags. Thank you home phone number) handy to login and get started today. again for your generosity. Welcome To Our Patrons Please join me in welcoming Kevin Suggs to our HKDPL Thank you for your family! Kevin is our new Computer Network Administrator continued donations of who will oversee our IT department. food. In the past three months 17 bags of food Service Recognition have been donated to Catholic Charities We are so very lucky to have a dedicated team of people Community Services. who are committed to the Library and to you, our community. I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize those team members whose anniversaries occur during September and October: Susan A., 23 years; Gesenia B., 16 years in July; Andy C., 7 years; Terry E., 7 years; Cheryl F., 16 years; Carina G., 5 years in In Remembrance June; Anthony G., 2 years; Jessica G., 1 year; Gina L., 2 years; Frederick K., 3 of September 11 years in June; Cristal M., 3 years; Angie M., 14 years; Jessie M., 25 years; Tara Sept. 10, 1 pm - 7 pm M., 23 years; Christine M., 16 years; Mary P., 19 years; Juan P., 3 years; Joan R., 4 years; Carolann R., 4 years; Jessica S., 3 years; Craig S., 10 years; Suzanne S., 3 The Hudson Valley is still in years. That’s 209 years of service, dedicated to our organization. Thank you all the midst of a severe blood shortage. Please join us as for your time, effort and loyalty! This recognition of team members is a regular we honor the lives that feature in our newsletters. were lost on September 11, 2001, by saving lives with See you in the stacks! your donation of life-saving blood. No appointment necessary. For more information, please call Claudia Depkin, Library Director Cathy at 786-3800 ext. 22. Page 2 Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library ADULT PROGRAMS & SERVICES Unless otherwise indicated, all Adult programs are open to all patrons, regardless of your home library. Friday Matinees Glass Bead Bracelet Workshop All movies are shown on our big screen at 1 pm Monday, September 16, 6:30 pm Outer Space - Films That are Out of This World Amy Kanarek of Amy Kanarek September 6: “Gravity” 91 mins. PG-13 Designs Artisan Jewelry will teach September 13: “Apollo 13” 140 mins. PG an off-loom bead weaving September 20: “The Martian” 141 mins. PG-13 technique, and you’ll leave with a beautiful September 27: “Serenity” 131 mins. PG-13 bracelet that you can be proud of. Come and have fun while developing your creativity! IN- Horror Cult Classics - Dare to Be Scared! PERSON REGISTRATION, $5 non-refundable October 4: “Scream” 151 mins. R materials fee at registration. October 11: “Children of the Corn” 92 mins. R October 18: “Night of the Living Dead” 96 mins. NR Mindful Eating October 25: “Halloween” 91 mins. R Thursday, September 19, 6:30 pm Ongoing - Let’s Play! Wellness Attainment Consultant Tuesdays, 9 am - 12 pm Christine Dorsey leads an enlightening discussion on stress and food Bring some friends, your cards, board games, etc., awareness. See how day to day stress can get the and spend a relaxing few hours playing games in best of us and perpetuate unhealthy eating our large, comfortable Community Room. Due to habits. Learn to recognize stress triggers and previously scheduled events, there will be no create mindful practices to improve food choices. sessions on September 10 or September 24. Focus will be on Blue Zones, communities where Intermediate Watercolors - Jayne Conte people lead healthy lives and live into their hundreds! The program includes a question and Wednesdays, September 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10:30 am answer session, ending with a guided meditation. In this class students with prior experience with watercolor will learn new techniques, improve and Adult Summer Reading Program refresh existing skills and enhance shadows, The Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library composition, color, and texture. IN-PERSON would like to thank the following businesses who REGISTRATION, $10 non-refundable materials fee, so generously donated the prizes for our Adult cash only, due at registration. Summer Reading Program: AMC Theaters, Tai Chi with John Hood Palisades;, The Blarney Stone; Calabria; Deli Central; Garnerville Wine & Liquor; Lynch’s Wednesdays, September 4, Restaurant; Mr. Crispy’s; OIP (Original Italian 11, 18 & 25, 7 pm Pizza); Simone’s Cleaners; TFS: Burger Works; Instructor John Hood returns. Please wear Unicorn;, and WingBurger. Please let these comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. All wonderful businesses know how much we levels welcome. No registration required. appreciate their dedication to the community. Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Page 3 ADULT PROGRAMS & SERVICES Rockland County Office of the Aging: Mahjong for Beginners Medicare 101 October 14, 15, 16, 21 & 23, 10 am Tuesday, September 24, 1 pm This class is for those who never played mahjong Learn the facts. What is the and for those who have not played in many years. difference between original The first 2 classes must be attended, and the 2019 Medicare and Medicare National Mahjong League card, available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com, is required to Advantage plans? Having participate. Class size limited, REGISTRATION trouble affording your REQUIRED. medications? Learn about Low Income Subsidy applications. There will be a brief public hearing, First Time Home Buyer Seminar followed by the information session. No Wednesday, October 16, 6:30 pm registration necessary. Thinking abut buying your first Rockland County Office of the Aging home? Not sure how much money you need to put down? What are At the Main Library, Garnerville points? Just plain confused? Mortgage expert Thursday, September 26, 12 pm- 2 pm Keven Kearsey will answer all of your questions At the Village Branch, Haverstraw and set you up on the road to home ownership. Friday, October 11, 12 pm - 2 pm Representatives will be available to share Most Haunted Places - Linda Zimmermann information and answer questions about senior Thursday, October 17, 7 pm resources in Rockland County. Stop by and say Paranormal investigator, author, and Rockland hello! County native Linda Zimmermann returns to talk Halloween: A Haunted History about the scariest places she has encountered! No registration required. Thursday, October 10, 7 pm Have you ever wondered why at Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Halloween we carve pumpkins, dress Saturday, October 26, 10:15 am - 4:45 pm up in costumes, or decorate our homes with IN-PERSON REGISTRATION. $25 fee, payable by skeletons and ghosts? This program, led by check to Ian Prastien, due at registration. Space is author/photographer Kevin Woyce, traces the limited, sign up now! strange history of Halloween, from Old World harvest festivals to our modern family holiday. Gentle Yoga Learn about the origins of the jack’o’lantern, Wednesdays, Oct. 30 & Nov. 6, 13 & 20, 2:30 pm monster movies, haunted lighthouses, and more, Marla Caplan is back to lead the classes. in this hour-long slideshow. Chairs provided if needed. Bring a yoga mat if you have one, a bottle of water, and dress All Library programs are paid for by taxpayer comfortably. No registration required. dollars unless otherwise noted Page 4 Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library ADULT PROGRAMS & SERVICES Sunday Concert Series Alzheimer’s Association Spanish Education Forever Young Programs Sunday, September 15, 2 pm Please Note: These Forever Young is one of the area’s premier oldies Courses are Taught in bands. The 6-member band will entertain you Spanish Only with music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, by artists For more information please call the Alzheimer’s such as Dion, Elvis, Eric Clapton, and many more. Association at 800-272-3900 Hudson Lyric Opera At the Village Branch in Haverstraw - Sunday, September 22, 2 pm Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia The Hudson Lyric Opera is an organization Tuesday, September 30, 5:30 pm dedicated to providing cultural opportunities for Aprenda acerca de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, singers and musicians in the Hudson Valley, demencia y pérdida de memoria en esta breve classically or formally trained, who would not sesión de escuchar enfocada en a la comunidad. otherwise be able to pursue their musical Revisaremos los conceptos básicos de estas aspirations in a professional environment. condiciones, los servicios de la Alzheimer’s Favorite arias from opera as well as songs from Association y cómo nosotros podemos ampliar el Broadway musicals will be performed. alcance de los programas locales y servicios. Trae a Dr. Dubious and the Agnostics un amigo y compartan sus pensamientos acerca Sunday, October 27, 2 pm de cómo la Alzheimer’s Association puede ayudar a más personas en su comunidad. You’ll be dancing in your seat with this Dixieland jazz band playing the hot jazz of the 1920s and At the Main Library in Garnerville - 30s, in New Orleans and Chicago styles.