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	February 2019
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					1 Teen Night: Homemade "Jeopardy" Teen Night: Homemade "Jeopardy" Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 1, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Calling all teens and tweens! Do like to play quiz games? Well, here is your chance to play a fun, homemade (questions devised by library staff) version of Jeopardy! Pizza special thanks to Broadway Pizza of Tivoli. (While supplies last.) Free. No need to sign up; just stop by. Ages: 9-15. Happens in the East Room. More details... Chinese New Year: Paper Lantern Workshop for Adults Chinese New Year: Paper Lantern Workshop for Adults Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: February 1, 2019 - 6:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come make a paper lantern to celebrate the Chinese New Year; the Year of the Pig! Crafting materials provided (while supplies last). Led by Library Clerk, Arobi. Contact library to register; space is limited. Free. For ages: 15+. Happens in the East Room. More details... • •	2 Chinese New Year: Paper Lantern Workshop for Kids Chinese New Year: Paper Lantern Workshop for Kids Starts: 10:30 am Ends: February 2, 2019 - 11:30 am Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Come make a paper lantern to celebrate the Chinese New Year; the Year of the Pig! Crafting materials provided (while supplies last). Led by Library Clerk, Beth. Contact library to register; space is limited. Free. For ages: 5-14. Happens in the East Room. More details... Bard Math Circle: Game Theory Bard Math Circle: Game Theory Starts: 12:30 pm Ends: February 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Need help with math? Bard College math students are back to do fun math games and activities! Come hang out with Bard undergraduates and other math enthusiasts to play games, solve puzzles, and work on some enriching problem solving based on an exciting mathematical theme! This session's theme will be: Game Theory: We will be doing an activity on sequential games, where two players take turns. We will play a few sequential games, draw them out in the form of game trees, and learn how to "solve" a sequential game to find the optimal actions for each player. Grades: 5th-9th. Free. Contact library to register; walk-ins are welcomed. More details... • •
3	4 LEGO Lounge/Colour Club LEGO Lounge/Colour Club Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 4, 2019 - 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: 01/21/19 and 02/18/19.) More details... •	5 Preschool Storytime with Miss Penny Preschool Storytime with Miss Penny Starts: 10:30 am Ends: February 5, 2019 - 11:30 am Description: Join Miss Penny for reading, singing, and crafting fun! (*Will not occur on 02/19/19.) For preschoolers. Happens in the library and the East Room. More details... Tunezday Tunezday Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 5, 2019 - 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! We have an electric piano and a full drum-set on hand. This is an informal, fun way to make music together. Led by Program Coordinator, Laura. 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! 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... • •	6	7 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 7, 2019 - 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 10:00am-2:00pm! $1.00 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. Bring a snack to share. Happens in the East Room. (*Will not occur: 07/04/19 and 11/28/19.) More details... •	8 Ice Skate Swap 2019 Ice Skate Swap 2019 Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: February 8, 2019 - 7:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Join the Tivoli Free Library and Greater Good Dynamics for an ice skate swap! Bring (in good/working shape) ice skates (figure and hockey) that you would like to swap with someone else. There will be hot cocoa and cookies. Thanks to Tivoli Bread and Baking for the cookies! Greater Good Dynamics is committed to building and fostering integrated, resilient, and regenerative communities through arts, culture, and the environment. Located in New York’s Hudson Valley, Greater Good nurtures collaborations and meaningful connections between people and their environments. Free. All ages. Happens in the East Room. More details... •	9 Friendship Bracelet Workshop Friendship Bracelet Workshop Starts: 11:30 am Ends: February 9, 2019 - 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... •
10	11 LEGO Lounge/Colour Club LEGO Lounge/Colour Club Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 11, 2019 - 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: 01/21/19 and 02/18/19.) More details... •	12 Closed Closed Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 12, 2019 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA More details... •	13 Opening at 11:00am Opening at 11:00am Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 13, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Opening at 11:00am. More details... CreaTuesday: Cupids, Quivers, Hearts, and Lace: A Valentine's Day Card Workshop CreaTuesday: Cupids, Quivers, Hearts, and Lace: A Valentine's Day Card Workshop Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 13, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: RESCHEDULED FROM 02/12/19! NEW DATE: 02/13/19! A special CreaTuesday event! Back again for 2019!! Didn't make that Valentine's Day card for that special someone yet? Well, here's your chance to craft a handmade vintage-styled card! We will provide all the craft materials including: lace, doilies, ribbons, paper, glue, imagery, and more. Led by Program Coordinator, Laura. Ages 6+. No need to sign up, just come by and start creating! Happens in the East Room. More details... • •	14 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 14, 2019 - 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 10:00am-2:00pm! $1.00 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. Bring a snack to share. Happens in the East Room. (*Will not occur: 07/04/19 and 11/28/19.) More details... Tarot Club Tarot Club Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: February 14, 2019 - 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 01/03/19). 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. Newcomers are welcome at every meeting! All ages! Happens in the East Room. More details... • •	15 Family Bingo Night with Bingo Bruce! Family Bingo Night with Bingo Bruce! Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: February 15, 2019 - 7:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: It’s cold and dark outside, so that makes it a great time to come to the library and join your host, Bingo Bruce, for a fun night of Bingo! Non-monetary “mystery” prizes will be awarded, and there will be snacks! Free for all ages (young children may need help from parents or older siblings) and all materials supplied. Contact library to register; space is limited. Happens in the East Room. More details... •	16
17	18 CLOSED CLOSED Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 18, 2019 - 11:59 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: CLOSED for President's Day. More details... •	19 BeTWEEN the Pages: Youth Book Club of Tivoli: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman BeTWEEN the Pages: Youth Book Club of Tivoli: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 19, 2019 - 5:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Are you a pre-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: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Just after twelve-year-old Emily and her family move to San Francisco, she teams up with new friend James to follow clues in an odd book they find, hoping to figure out its secrets before the men who attacked Emily's hero, publisher Garrison Griswold, solve the mystery or come after the friends. Free. Ages: 9-14. Happens on the third Tuesday of each month in the East Room. Contact library to order title. More details... Peace and Love Valentine: Cookie Decoration Workshop for Adults Peace and Love Valentine: Cookie Decoration Workshop for Adults Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: February 19, 2019 - 7:00 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: RESCHEDULED FROM: TUESDAY, 02/12/19! NEW DATE: TUESDAY, 02/19/19! Come decorate heart and peace sign shaped cookies with culinary artist, Theresa Corrigan. Homemade sugar cookies will be ready for you to decorate. Learn various decorating techniques such as marbleizing, sugaring, and layering. Theresa will show you the art of cookie icing in this DIY holiday cookie workshop! All ingredients will be supplied. For ages 18+. Contact library to register; space and supplies are limited. Happens in the East Room. (*Snow Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019.) More details... • •	20 Homework Club with the Bard CCE Homework Club with the Bard CCE Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 20, 2019 - 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 and Manny Williams. Emma is studying literature at Bard College. In her free time she likes to draw and read. She loves working with kids. Manny is a double Studio Arts and Psychology Major at Bard College who enjoys drawing and theatre. Drop-in or sign up at the desk. All ages. Happens in the East Room. (*Will not occur: 03/20/19 and 04/17/19. Series ends on: 05/08/19.) Special thanks to the Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). More details... Money: Avoiding Pitfalls and Preserving Wealth, A Weekly Discussion Money: Avoiding Pitfalls and Preserving Wealth, A Weekly Discussion Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: February 20, 2019 - 6:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Do you know the difference between a stock and a bond? Or what do NYSE, NASDAQ, and DOW mean? Need help learning about finance? Then, come join host Eric Plump for a weekly seminar and discussion group about the preservation of capital. Topics will include: money management, the stock market, investing, debt management, savings, current finance news, and more. Q & A encouraged. Eric Plump, has spent 30 years on Wall Street as a Registered Representative where he was a broker in commodities, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. He graduated from Columbia University with a A.B in Economics in 1961. For adults. Free. No need to sign up, just come by. Happens in the East Room. (Please note: This is a not an investment advisory session.) More details... • •	21 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 21, 2019 - 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 10:00am-2:00pm! $1.00 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. Bring a snack to share. Happens in the East Room. (*Will not occur: 07/04/19 and 11/28/19.) More details... PageTurners Book Club: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly PageTurners Book Club: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: February 21, 2019 - 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! The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly New York Times bestselling author John Connolly's unique imagination takes readers through the end of innocence into adulthood and beyond in this dark and triumphantly creative novel of grief and loss, loyalty and love, and the redemptive power of stories. Mourning the loss of his mother, David finds comfort in the books she left behind. But soon the make-believe world of the books melds with David's reality, and the figments of his imagination become startlingly real. Suddenly, he finds himself in a brutal land populated by trolls, harpies, and werewolf-like creatures. His only hope is to find the king, whose Book of Lost Things could show David the way home. For adults. Contact the library to reserve a copy of each month’s book. Happens in the library. More details... • •	22	23 I Heart Reading I Heart Reading Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: February 23, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: Hendrick Hudson Masonic Lodge, 9 Graves St, Red Hook, NY 12571, USA Description: The Red Hook Public Library and Tivoli Free Library have teamed up for a grand celebration of reading and children’s books! Come dressed up as your favorite character from a children’s book. Some of the activities include: Meet Jennifer Castle, the author of the books about Blaire, the 2019 American Girl doll. Talk with Barbara Slate comic, artist and writer for DC and Marvel as well as author of You Can Do a Graphic Novel. Ask questions of local illustrators. Children can add their words and drawings to a community graphic novel, get tips from artists, and have their books signed too. Stop by the Mad Hatter’s tea party for a little flamingo croquet and test your mettle with riddles, puzzles, mazes, and games from favorite fantasy series: Harry Potter, Rick Riordan’s mythologies, and the Amulet books. Meet the new Blaire doll and sign up to borrow her with your library card. Oblong Books will be offering a 20% discount to all attendees. Megabrain Comics will have special deals on comics and graphic novels. Comic book artist Andy MacDonald, who has worked with DC Comics and Marvel, will be joining in! Red Hook Public Library has been serving the community of Red Hook and its need for lifelong learning since 1898. It has been designated a five-star library by Library Journal each year since 2013. The library was chosen as a finalist for the Best Small Library in America award, given by Library Journal and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2015. The Tivoli Free Library provides quality programs and materials to the people of Tivoli and surrounding communities. Situated in the historic Watts dePeyster Fireman’s Hall at 86 Broadway, in the heart of the village, the library is just west of the shops and restaurants. The building is also home to the Village offices and court. All ages, perfect for children. This event is free and open to the public. Happening at the Hendrick Hudson Masonic Lodge at 9 Graves St, Red Hook, NY 12571. More details... •
24	25 LEGO Lounge/Colour Club LEGO Lounge/Colour Club Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 25, 2019 - 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: 01/21/19 and 02/18/19.) More details... •	26 Preschool Storytime with Miss Penny Preschool Storytime with Miss Penny Starts: 10:30 am Ends: February 26, 2019 - 11:30 am Description: Join Miss Penny for reading, singing, and crafting fun! (*Will not occur on 02/19/19.) For preschoolers. Happens in the library and the East Room. More details... •	27 Homework Club with the Bard CCE Homework Club with the Bard CCE Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 27, 2019 - 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 and Manny Williams. Emma is studying literature at Bard College. In her free time she likes to draw and read. She loves working with kids. Manny is a double Studio Arts and Psychology Major at Bard College who enjoys drawing and theatre. Drop-in or sign up at the desk. All ages. Happens in the East Room. (*Will not occur: 03/20/19 and 04/17/19. Series ends on: 05/08/19.) Special thanks to the Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). More details... Money: Avoiding Pitfalls and Preserving Wealth, A Weekly Discussion Money: Avoiding Pitfalls and Preserving Wealth, A Weekly Discussion Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: February 27, 2019 - 6:30 pm Location: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, USA Description: Do you know the difference between a stock and a bond? Or what do NYSE, NASDAQ, and DOW mean? Need help learning about finance? Then, come join host Eric Plump for a weekly seminar and discussion group about the preservation of capital. Topics will include: money management, the stock market, investing, debt management, savings, current finance news, and more. Q & A encouraged. Eric Plump, has spent 30 years on Wall Street as a Registered Representative where he was a broker in commodities, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. He graduated from Columbia University with a A.B in Economics in 1961. For adults. Free. No need to sign up, just come by. Happens in the East Room. (Please note: This is a not an investment advisory session.) More details... Bill Robinson's Birds of Prey Wildlife Show Bill Robinson's Birds of Prey Wildlife Show Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: February 27, 2019 - 7:00 pm Location: Red Hook Commuinty Center, 59 Fisk St, Red Hook, NY 12571, USA Description: Owls, hawks and falcons, Oh My! Kids and adults alike are invited to enjoy Bill Robinson’s Birds of Prey Wildlife Show. Onlookers will be treated to an awe-inspiring up-close look at a variety of amazing birds of prey presented by nationally recognized wildlife expert Bill Robinson. Learn how these amazing creatures make their way in the wild, some of them right here in the Hudson Valley. See an owl devour a mouse, a turkey vulture show off it’s incredible wingspan, and a raptor fly just overhead! Bring a camera, as there will be many photo opportunities. About Bill Robinson's Wild World of Animals: Established in 1968, Wildlife Lectures offers the highest quality wildlife programs that are both educational and entertaining. Bill and Brian Robinson are permanently certified teachers in the state of New York. With the use of live wildlife, they discuss the animals' adaptations for survival and the importance of all wildlife in the balance of nature. Bill is a wildlife educator, photographer, filmmaker, and writer who has appeared on shows such as Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. He has taught ornithology and biology at SUNY New Paltz for over ten years. All ages. Free, but, tickets will need to obtained prior to the event! You can pick up tickets at the Red Hook Library, 7444 S Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571, or at the Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli NY 12583. Tickets are limited! Red Hook Public Library has been serving the community of Red Hook and its need for lifelong learning since 1898. It has been designated a five-star library by Library Journal each year since 2013. The library was chosen as a finalist for the Best Small Library in America award, given by Library Journal and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2015. The Tivoli Free Library provides quality programs and materials to the people of Tivoli and surrounding communities. Situated in the historic Watts dePeyster Fireman’s Hall at 86 Broadway, in the heart of the village, the library is just west of the shops and restaurants. The building is also home to the Village offices and court Doors open at 5:30pm for pre-show fun. Happening at the Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk Street, Red Hook NY, 12571. More details... Board Meeting Board Meeting Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: February 27, 2019 - 7:30 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... • • • •	28 Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Starts: 10:00 am Ends: February 28, 2019 - 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 10:00am-2:00pm! $1.00 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. Bring a snack to share. Happens in the East Room. (*Will not occur: 07/04/19 and 11/28/19.) More details... Tarot Club Tarot Club Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: February 28, 2019 - 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 01/03/19). 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. Newcomers are welcome at every meeting! All ages! Happens in the East Room. More details... • •