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	December 2018
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						1 Adult Craft: Holiday Book Wreath Adult Craft: Holiday Book Wreath Starts: 11:30 am Ends: December 1, 2018 - 1:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join Library Director, Michele as she shows you how to make a beautiful holiday wreath for your home using discarded books. Free. All materials supplied. Ages 16 and up. (Must be comfortable using hot glue gun.) Contact library to register; space is limited. (AS OF 11/29/18: WORKSHOP IS FULL!!!) Happens in the East Room. More details... •
2	3 LEGO Lounge/Colour Club LEGO Lounge/Colour Club Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 3, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come play with our large selection of LEGOS! Or have a quiet time colouring. LEGOS, plus colouring books, crayons, and markers will be available. Fun for all! All ages. Happens in the East Room. (Will not occur: 11/12/18; 12/24/18; and 12/31/18.) More details... •	4 Preschool Story Time with Miss Penny Preschool Story Time with Miss Penny Starts: 10:30 am Ends: December 4, 2018 - 11:30 am Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join Miss Penny for reading, singing, and crafting fun! For preschoolers. Happens in the library and the East Room. More details... Tunezday Tunezday Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 4, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: A youth musical jam session! Bring your own instrument (and any power supply/batteries and such) and let’s start making some music! This is an informal, fun way to make music together. This is not an instructional session; participants should have some skill with their chosen instrument(s). For ages 10-17. No need to sign up, just come by! Led by Program Coordinator, Laura. Happens on the Third Floor. Laura has a musical background and has been performing for many years. Her music has taken her to many venues in NYC, the Hudson Valley, and beyond including: CBGB Lounge, Niagara Bar, Otto's Shrunken Head, Colony Cafe, Market Market, Bearsville Theater, plus, she has performed in clubs in France and Germany! She is a self taught, multi-instrumentalist who has been writing and recording music since the late 90s. She has performed and recorded with members of Mercury Rev and a song writer for the Ramones. More details... • •	5 Closing early Closing early Starts: 10:00 am Ends: December 5, 2018 - 6:00 pm More details... Upstairs at Murray's: Susan Orlean - "The Library Book" Upstairs at Murray's: Susan Orlean - "The Library Book" Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: December 5, 2018 - 8:00 pm Location: Murray's, 73 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join us for a fundraiser for the Pleasant Valley Library with author, Susan Orlean, in the Sanctuary at Murray's, at 73 Broadway in Tivoli, NY. This event is hosted by Oblong Books and Music in collaboration with Murray's, as well as additional marketing and promotional support provided by Bard Written Arts. (In light of the recent tragic fire that destroyed Pleasant Valley Free Library, Tivoli Free Library have generously requested that any proceeds from our upcoming event with Susan Orlean originally earmarked to support Tivoli Library, will now go to support the rebuilding effort for Pleasant Valley.) Tickets available online only: $10.00 (May be applied in full to the purchase of a book by the author at this event.) Susan Orlean, hailed as a “national treasure” by The Washington Post and the acclaimed bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief, reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—our libraries. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm. As one fireman recounted later, “Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie'.” The fire was disastrous: It reached 2,000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed 400,000 books and damaged 700,000 more. Investigators descended on the scene, but over thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them, award-winning journalist and "New York Times" bestselling author Susan Orlean presents a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling story as only she can. With her signature wit, insight, compassion, and talent for deep research, she investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library fire to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives. To truly understand what happens behind the stacks, Orlean visits the different departments of the LAPL, encountering an engaging cast of employees and patrons and experiencing alongside them the victories and struggles they face in today’s climate. She also delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from a metropolitan charitable initiative to a cornerstone of national identity. She reflects on her childhood experiences in libraries; studies arson and the long history of library fires; attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and she re-examines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the library over thirty years ago. Along the way, she reveals how these buildings provide much more than just books—and that they are needed now more than ever. Filled with heart, passion, and unforgettable characters, The Library Book is classic Susan Orlean, and an homage to a beloved institution that remains a vital part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country and culture. Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award–winning film Adaptation. (Susan Orlean image by Gasper Triangle.) More details... • •	6 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: December 6, 2018 - 2:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! $1 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. More details... Homework Club with the Bard CCE Homework Club with the Bard CCE Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 6, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come do your homework after school with Bard students who will be here to help you! Hosted by Emma Galley. Emma is studying literature at Bard College. In her free time she likes to draw and read. She loves working with kids. Drop-in or sign up at the desk. All ages. Happens in the East Room. (Will not occur: 11/22/18. Ends on: 12/20/18.) Special thanks to the Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). More details... Tarot Club Tarot Club Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: December 6, 2018 - 7:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Are you a seasoned tarot reader or just interested in learning about tarot cards? Join us for Tarot Club on every other Thursday (starting on 12/07/17). Come to this fun, informal gathering to explore all aspects of tarot: the Major and Minor Arcana, different deck types, spreads, and more. Bring a favorite deck if you have one. Tarot club will be led by Sabra Margaret. Sabra is a Reiki Master and intuitive. She has been reading tarot for over a decade. This is not a tarot reading session! No need to sign-up, just come by. All ages! Newcomers are welcome at every meeting! Happens in the East Room. More details... • • •	7 Teen Night: DIY Holiday Card Night Teen Night: DIY Holiday Card Night Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 7, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Calling all teens! Come make DIY holiday cards! We will have plenty of paper, glue sticks, buttons, newspapers, and crafting supplies. Pizza will be served special thanks to Broadway Pizza of Tivoli. Ages: 11-18. Happens in the East Room. No need to sign up. More details... •	8 Friendship Bracelet Workshop Friendship Bracelet Workshop Starts: 11:30 am Ends: December 8, 2018 - 1:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come make friendship bracelets for you and your friends! Hosted by Library Clerk, Arobi. For all ages. Contact library to register. Drop-ins are welcome. Materials provided. Happens in the East Room. More details... Winter Fest and "A Christmas Carol" Winter Fest and "A Christmas Carol" Starts: 2:30 pm Ends: December 8, 2018 - 6:00 pm Location: Tivoli Fire Company, 2 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come celebrate the holidays outside the Tivoli Firehouse on Broadway in Tivoli, NY. Horse & wagon rides, crafts for kids with the Tivoli Free Library, tasty things, holiday craft fair, visit with Santa Claus, and tree lighting at 4:30pm. We will be crafting: Candy Cane Mice using felt, pom-poms, and candy canes. (While supplies last.) Following at 5:00pm, meet up across the street to Murray’s for a free live performance of A Christmas Carol , Charles Dickens’ classic story about generosity and sharing, performed by Theater on the Road upstairs in The Sanctuary. Delicious refreshments will be offered. Event is free and for all ages. Co-sponsored by: Historic Red Hook, Tivoli Free Library, Village of Tivoli, and Murray's. More details... • •
9	10 LEGO Lounge/Colour Club LEGO Lounge/Colour Club Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 10, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come play with our large selection of LEGOS! Or have a quiet time colouring. LEGOS, plus colouring books, crayons, and markers will be available. Fun for all! All ages. Happens in the East Room. (Will not occur: 11/12/18; 12/24/18; and 12/31/18.) More details... •	11 Preschool Story Time with Miss Penny Preschool Story Time with Miss Penny Starts: 10:30 am Ends: December 11, 2018 - 11:30 am Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join Miss Penny for reading, singing, and crafting fun! For preschoolers. Happens in the library and the East Room. More details... CreaTuesday: Painting Winter CreaTuesday: Painting Winter Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 11, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join us for some seasonal art. Paint your own winter scene! It can be from a book, a photo, or your imagination! Bring any inspirational materials with you. There will be art books on hand, plus, acrylic paints, and art supplies. Led by Program Coordinator, Laura. Materials provided. Perfect for young children. No need to sign up, just come by! Laura has a BFA in Graphic Design from SUNY New Paltz. She enjoys working with paper and collage. She also is a painter who has exhibited her work in galleries in Woodstock, NY and Kingston, NY. (The Magpie by Claude Monet (1868-69)) More details... The Funshine Merrymakers: Skits, Songs, Games, and Magic The Funshine Merrymakers: Skits, Songs, Games, and Magic Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: December 11, 2018 - 7:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: The Funshine Merrymakers rock the house with their kid-friendly antics: funny skits, magic tricks, and silly songs with loads of audience participation. Plus, fun surprises. Join us for this fun-filled evening! Rainbow the Clown and Happy Dan have over 40-years’ experience entertaining children of all ages. Most recently they have performed at the: Rosendale Chili Bowl, High Meadow School, Mohonk Mountain House, Rail Trail Cafe, and Duzine Elementary School in New Paltz, NY. They are both creative, silly, and compassionate global citizens who believe in a better world for one and all. "You filled the room with joy and everyone from toddlers to grandparents were completely transfixed. Your gift to our community is priceless." - The Children's Center of New Paltz All ages. Free. Happens on the Third Floor. More details... • • •	12	13 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: December 13, 2018 - 2:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! $1 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. More details... Homework Club with the Bard CCE Homework Club with the Bard CCE Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 13, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come do your homework after school with Bard students who will be here to help you! Hosted by Emma Galley. Emma is studying literature at Bard College. In her free time she likes to draw and read. She loves working with kids. Drop-in or sign up at the desk. All ages. Happens in the East Room. (Will not occur: 11/22/18. Ends on: 12/20/18.) Special thanks to the Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). More details... • •	14 Narcan Training for the Public with Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health Narcan Training for the Public with Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: December 14, 2018 - 7:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join Amanda Brennan, Public Health Education Coordinator/Opioid Educator from the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health for a community Narcan training event. If you have an expired kit, you can bring it with you and get an updated one! As part of the training, participants receive a naloxone kit. Narcan is a prescription medicine that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. If given to a person who has not taken opioids, it will not have any effect on him or her, since there is no opioid overdose to reverse. The Department of Behavioral & Community Health offers a wide array of services and programs to become a Healthy Dutchess for our Residents, Visitors, and Businesses in Dutchess County. Free. Space is limited to 25 people. Contact the library to register. Happens in the East Room. More details... •	15
16 Community Caroling Community Caroling Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: December 16, 2018 - 6:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Meet at the gazebo (next to the library) and join your neighbours for a festive evening of caroling and singing around the village. Wear warm clothes. Lyrics sheets provided. All ages. More details... •	17 Gift Wrapping Week Gift Wrapping Week Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 17, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need a secret place to wrap your holiday presents? We invite you to drop-in during regular library hours and use our gift wrapping station! Free use of wrapping paper (ours or bring your own), scissors, ribbon, tags, and a nice work space to wrap all your holiday gifts! Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... LEGO Lounge/Colour Club LEGO Lounge/Colour Club Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 17, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come play with our large selection of LEGOS! Or have a quiet time colouring. LEGOS, plus colouring books, crayons, and markers will be available. Fun for all! All ages. Happens in the East Room. (Will not occur: 11/12/18; 12/24/18; and 12/31/18.) More details... • •	18 Gift Wrapping Week Gift Wrapping Week Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 18, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need a secret place to wrap your holiday presents? We invite you to drop-in during regular library hours and use our gift wrapping station! Free use of wrapping paper (ours or bring your own), scissors, ribbon, tags, and a nice work space to wrap all your holiday gifts! Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... Preschool Story Time with Miss Penny Preschool Story Time with Miss Penny Starts: 10:30 am Ends: December 18, 2018 - 11:30 am Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join Miss Penny for reading, singing, and crafting fun! For preschoolers. Happens in the library and the East Room. More details... Teen Lit: YA Book Club of Tivoli Teen Lit: YA Book Club of Tivoli Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 18, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Are you a teen who likes to read? Are you excited to talk to people about what you have read and learned? Then check out our young adult book club. Snacks will be on hand. Led by Program Coordinator, Laura. This month's title: 1984 by George Orwell Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities. Free. Ages: 12-18. Happens on the third Tuesday of each month. Contact library to order title. Happens in the East Room. More details... • • •	19 Gift Wrapping Week Gift Wrapping Week Starts: 10:00 am Ends: December 19, 2018 - 6:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need a secret place to wrap your holiday presents? We invite you to drop-in during regular library hours and use our gift wrapping station! Free use of wrapping paper (ours or bring your own), scissors, ribbon, tags, and a nice work space to wrap all your holiday gifts! Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... Board Meeting Board Meeting Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: December 19, 2018 - 8:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Find out how YOU can help your neighborhood library! Board meetings are open to the public. Happens in the East Room. More details... • •	20 Gift Wrapping Week Gift Wrapping Week Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 20, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need a secret place to wrap your holiday presents? We invite you to drop-in during regular library hours and use our gift wrapping station! Free use of wrapping paper (ours or bring your own), scissors, ribbon, tags, and a nice work space to wrap all your holiday gifts! Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: December 20, 2018 - 2:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! $1 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. More details... Homework Club with the Bard CCE Homework Club with the Bard CCE Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: December 20, 2018 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come do your homework after school with Bard students who will be here to help you! Hosted by Emma Galley. Emma is studying literature at Bard College. In her free time she likes to draw and read. She loves working with kids. Drop-in or sign up at the desk. All ages. Happens in the East Room. (Will not occur: 11/22/18. Ends on: 12/20/18.) Special thanks to the Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). More details... Tarot Club Tarot Club Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: December 20, 2018 - 7:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Are you a seasoned tarot reader or just interested in learning about tarot cards? Join us for Tarot Club on every other Thursday (starting on 12/07/17). Come to this fun, informal gathering to explore all aspects of tarot: the Major and Minor Arcana, different deck types, spreads, and more. Bring a favorite deck if you have one. Tarot club will be led by Sabra Margaret. Sabra is a Reiki Master and intuitive. She has been reading tarot for over a decade. This is not a tarot reading session! No need to sign-up, just come by. All ages! Newcomers are welcome at every meeting! Happens in the East Room. More details... PageTurners Book Club: Holiday short stories PageTurners Book Club: Holiday short stories Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: December 20, 2018 - 8:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Our PageTurners Book Club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00pm in the library for a lively group discussion of a different book each month! Come every month, or just when the book interests you! Contact the library to reserve a copy of each month’s book. A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas The Carol Sing by John Updike Christmas Fugue by Muriel Spark Oil and Water by Dani Shapiro Along with the discussion, we will also be having our annual party and book exchange: wrap up one of your favorite books to exchange with another member of the group (book does not need to be new). If you feel like it, bring a snack to share. Happens in the library. More details... • • • • •	21 Gift Wrapping Week Gift Wrapping Week Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 21, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need a secret place to wrap your holiday presents? We invite you to drop-in during regular library hours and use our gift wrapping station! Free use of wrapping paper (ours or bring your own), scissors, ribbon, tags, and a nice work space to wrap all your holiday gifts! Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... •	22 Gift Wrapping Week Gift Wrapping Week Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 22, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need a secret place to wrap your holiday presents? We invite you to drop-in during regular library hours and use our gift wrapping station! Free use of wrapping paper (ours or bring your own), scissors, ribbon, tags, and a nice work space to wrap all your holiday gifts! Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... •
23	24 Closed Closed Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 24, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Closed. More details... •	25 Closed Closed Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 25, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Closed. More details... •	26 Closed Closed Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 26, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Closed. More details... •	27 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: December 27, 2018 - 2:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! $1 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. More details... •	28	29
30	31 Closed Closed Starts: 12:00 am Ends: December 31, 2018 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Closed. More details... •