Do you remember when a library catalog looked like this? Just wait until you see the Livingston Manor Library's new catalog! Venture further into the future on August 1st with a fresh and user-friendly interface. It will be easier than ever to browse book lists and collections. You'll even be able to see book ratings from other patrons as well as reviews from GoodReads.
Museum passes are available at the library circulation desk. Don't have a library card, yet? It's free and easy to get! Stop by or call for information.
RCLS ROAD TRIP
Take a library-themed road trip this summer!
Between June 26th and September 8th, the libraries of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) throughout Sullivan, Rockland, Orange, and southern Ulster counties are inviting people of all ages to participate in the RCLS Road Trip.
The goal of the Road Trip is for library users to visit as many of the 47 RCLS libraries as they can throughout the summer months, picking up prizes along the way. Learn about the different programs and services each library offers to its community. To start your trip, visit any RCLS library to pick up a Road Trip Map and pick up your first prize. Follow RCLS and your local library on social media for tips and tricks to exploring the area and enjoying libraries.
Thank you to NYS Senator James Skoufis for sponsoring the RCLS Road Trip.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Stories with Angie Ages 0-5
Every Thursday Evening
5:30-6:00pm
in the library children's room
July 6th - August 24th
Join Angie for a special summer storytime with rhymes, games, and songs. This storytime is scheduled in the evening especially for caregivers who cannot make the regular morning programs.
Storytime with Miss Jess Ages 0-5
Every Tuesday Morning
11:00-11:30am in the library children's room
We welcome Miss Jess back in August for storytime! Kids through age 5 and siblings are invited to come listen to a story and stay for a craft. Take home a craft kit for some fun at home as well.
Musical Storytime Ages 0-5
Every Friday Morning
11:00-11:30am in the library children's room
Bring the kids and get in the groove with stories, songs, and games.
"Once Upon a Trout"
Summer Reading Challenge
Kids of All Ages
All readers are invited to the Farewell to Summer Finale, a celebratory PIZZA PARTY at the library.
Thursday, August 31st
6:00pm
Kids and teens are invited to take on the challenge of reading for 20 minutes a day through the summer.
Any reading materials can be chosen. Aspiring readers are welcome to participate too! They can be read to at home or join the library's storytimes. Prizes will be awarded to participants and challenge champions.
Register and pick up a Reading Log at the library or online:
Join producer and artistic director, Jess Kaufman, at the library for an afternoon of sensory play with natural objects inspired by her production, "The Garden". Families will reconnect with natural life cycles, learn new ways to play together, and take home their own “nature toys” to keep playtime going.
You are welcome to a special program in place of musical storytime this week! Children and their families will have fun singing along with acclaimed musical artists Lucyane Bouchardet and Joe Mennonna. Music from around the world is their specialty and for this program they will bring it to the children's realm with a collection of sing-along folk songs.
Lucyane Bouchardet, mezzo-soprano, is a native of Brazil. She has performed extensively in both countries including Carnegie Hall and made several TV appearances in Brazil. She is currently alto soloist for The Church of St. Mary in Greenwich, CT.
Joe Mennonna is a freelance musician with a wide-ranging musical career spanning liturgical and educational, as well as studio and live performing in jazz, rock, folk and classical genres. He has toured with The Bacon Brothers and folk legends Tom Rush, Don McLean, Al Stewart, and Janis Ian. He is also a Grammy nominee (2009, Best Musical Album for Children).
A special summertime opportunity! Thanks to our local fire and ambulance volunteers, kids will have the opportunity to get up close with the trucks that help keep us safe.
Enjoy the youth drama group's live performance of Shredded!, a humorous original script based on the Penguin Random House Who Is? book series. Held in the beautiful 2nd floor performance space at CAS and sponsored by the Seven Girls Fund.
Regular Programs
kids
LEGO Club Ages 5-13
Friday, July 14th the 2nd Friday of every month
3:30-4:30pm in the library children's room
Kids are invited to find their inner-engineer and build to their hearts' content. The library will provide the LEGOs and a monthly building theme.
Books with Benji
Saturday, August 19th
9:30-10:30am in the library children's room
Kids are invited to read stories to a local pup named Benji. He is a great listener and an easy audience for those who are still learning. He's here to help build your young reader's confidence and only asks for a little love in return.
Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot using the link below.
After months of reading and hard work, it is finally time for the official competition. Students representing the Livingston Manor Library will compete in the 2023 RCLS Teen Battle of the Books. Come show your support!
For more information, please contact the library. (845) 439-5440 ~ livingstonmanorlibrary@rcls.org
adults
Digital Literacy Class Part II
What are Apps, Browsers, and Search Engines?
Saturday, August 5th
10:00-10:30am
at the library community table
Join the library for part two in a five-part series of 30-minute sessions covering computer basics. In this bite-size class, we'll look at apps, internet browsers, and search engines, as well as what makes them different, and how to use them to meet your needs.
Q&A will follow each session.
Sign up for one or more parts of this series below:
Join the library for part three of a five-part series covering computer basics. There are endless icons, settings, and menus to navigate on computers, phones, and tablets. Learn about the most frequently used and useful of the bunch to make the most of your digital endeavors.
Q&A will follow each session.
Part IV: Internet Security Thursday, September 7th at 6:00pm
Part V: Internet Privacy Saturday, September 9th at 10:00am
Sign up for one or more parts of this series below:
Join a local enthusiast with a decade of experience in Sudoku! Frank's presentation will focus on beginner-level puzzle solving, but he can provide help at all levels of difficulty.
Saturday, August 5th the 1st Saturday of every month
10:00am at the library community table
Beginners and advanced players are all welcome. Boards will be provided so all you'll need is your thinking cap.
Demystifying the College Application Process
Saturday, August 12th
11:00am at the library community table
Join university admissions officer, Leif Johansen, for a conversation about finding the right fit, building a competitive application, and financing your higher education.
This program is open to parents and students alike. Come with questions!
Having trouble with a phone, computer, or tablet? Don't feel left behind.
One-on-one assistance is offered by the library for all of your digital and technological needs. Sign up in person, over the phone, or online using the link below.
A furniture store owner and ex-grifter leaves the straight and narrow path when he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter in 1971 Manhattan, in the new novel by the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Nickel Boys.
On the Barbary Coast, in 1621, aboard a mysterious vessel known only as the Ghost Ship, which has spent months liberating those enslaved by corsairs, its crew, who are not what they seem, must survive their journey and escape their fate or be hanged for their crimes.
In this tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Killers of the Flower Moon recounts the events on His Majesty's Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission, resulting in a court martial that revealed a shocking truth.
Relentlessly bullied by St. Ambrose's queen bee, Greta Stanhope, Sarah Taylor finds an ally in her roommate Ellen, a cigarette-huffing, devil-may-care athlete, and determined not to let Greta break her, finds her world unraveling in ways she could never have imagined when a scandal unfolds, resulting in murder.
This history and celebration of the cultures of Eastern Europe chronicles a thousand years of war, strife and bloodshed, from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism and the birth of modern nation-states.
Available in print only.
Interested in reading one of the titles listed above? Do you have another book in mind you know you'd like to read? Call us and we can arrange to have a copy placed on hold for you. (845) 439-5440
