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Join us to discuss George Takei's graphic novel memoir, They Called Us Enemy via GoToMeeting on Friday, August 7 at 3pm. Participants may join through the video conference or by phone. Please register to get invitation.
This book can be read digitally on Hoopla, Libby, and Overdrive. Several copies will be available to check out at the library. Please call to reserve: 518-765-2791.
Graphic Novel Book Club: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Fri, Aug 7, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
Join the Locked OUT of the Library Teen Book Club discussion of the new Hunger Games prequel: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. There will be games, activities and trivia too! The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the Read It Forward title for this summer, so if you get a copy, keep passing it along! It is also available on Overdrive, Libby & Sora. In addition the audiobook can be downloaded through Hoopla. This meeting is for teens entering grades 9 and up in the fall. Please register to get the meeting link emailed to you!
Each class will be held via a ZOOM live session with Mrs. Hawkins and Mrs. Brown. The participation link will be sent to those who register prior to each class session. The class will be recorded to view later to watch again or for those who could not attend at 10:00.
For ages 4-7. Registration required. Register on the July 21st date for ALL 4 sessions, which will run weekly on Tuesday mornings, 7/21-8/11. We strongly encourage your child to virtually attend and/or watch the 4 weeks of lessons as each lesson and activities build on each other.
Children who participate will receive a Bug Badge & Bag at the end of the 4 weeks! These can be picked up at the library during operating hours.
Each class will be held via a ZOOM live session with Mrs. Hawkins and Mrs. Brown. The participation link will be sent to those who register prior to each class session. The class will be recorded to view later to watch again or for those who could not attend at 11:00.
For ages 8-12. Registration required. Register on the July 22nd date for ALL 4 sessions, which will run weekly on Wednesday mornings, 7/22-8/12. We strongly encourage your child to virtually attend and/or watch the 4 weeks of lessons as each lesson and activities build on each other.
Children who participate will receive a Bird Badge & Bag at the end of the 4 weeks! These can be picked up at the library during operating hours.
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
Plan an outdoor adventure with our Nature Diary kit. Take a walk outside in your neighborhood or go for a hike. Write down your thoughts or draw pictures of the various flowers and animals you may see. Be creative.
Each kit includes: notebook, embellishments and nature quotes, pencil/sharpener, eraser, glue stick and a set of colored pencils.
Limited quantities available, please register. Registrants will receive an email regarding pick up of the Nature Diary Journal Kit, to begin on August 17.
Families are welcome to request one kit.
The Fiction Book Discussion will meet virtually via Go To Meeting. We will be discussing Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten (St. Martin's Press, 10/13/20). There is a limited number of books from the publisher. If you are intersted in reading and discussing the book please register and you will be notified on a time to pick up your book. Thank you.
Participate via internet or phone. Registrants will be sent a go to meeting link the day before the discussion. Email for more information. Join the Facebook: Voorpl Book Groups to discuss all things books!
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
Join us to discuss George Takei's graphic novel memoir, They Called Us Enemy via GoToMeeting on Friday, August 28 at 7pm. Participants may join through the video conference or by phone. Please register to get invitation. This discussion is considered for adults.
This book can be read digitally on Hoopla, Libby, and Overdrive. Copies will be available to check out at the library. Please call to reserve: 518-765-2791.
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
Contact: Julie-Ann Fortran 765-2837 julieannfortran@gmail.com
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Voorheesville Village Quilters. Please contact Julie-Ann Fortran if there are any questions.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
They're polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.
Until one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
HUD
1963 1h 52m
Honest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas
Nonfiction Book Discussion
The nonfiction book discussion group meets at 1pm and 7pm, the second Monday, every other month, to discuss a thought-provoking nonfiction book about history, politics, contemporary issues, etc.
Date / Time:
Monday Sep 14, 2020
1:00 PM OR 7:00 PM
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
A remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming--yet wholly sinister--Goebbels, In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror. Please register at the Information Desk.
Contact the library to set up Curbside Pickup. A limited number of free copies are available courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Library copies will also be available for checkout and all titles are available on our Book Discussion Kindle and Overdrive.
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
They're polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.
Until one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
The Beading Workshop is back, but with a grab-n-go format. The Tassel Necklace kit includes directions, tools and supplies to create a necklace with wooden beads, cording and a tassel. Please register and schedule a time to grab your kit at the curbside pickup station. 
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 1h 39m
A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.
Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield
This is a writing group in which you will record your family, personal or non-fiction story. The sessions offer the opportunity for you to share what you are writing with the group and receive a helpful critique of your work. The program will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Limited seats available so please contact the group leader.
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
Mildred Pierce
1945 1h 51m
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson
Calling all Foodies! This month, we will talk and taste our way through The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! by Ree Drummond. Get the book, try out the recipes, and join the online meeting to talk about it on discussion night. A limited number of free copies is available or you can request a library copy. Call the library to schedule a time for curbside pickup. Registration required to receive the meeting link.
"The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! includes more than 120 of my best solutions for tasty, wholesome meals (with minimal fuss!) for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks." ~ Ree Drummond
Thanks to the Friends of the Library for subsidizing book purchases for this program.
Parent Book Discussion and Workshop with nationally recognized parent educator, teacher, and author,Julie King. More details to follow.
Meet up to listen to and talk about your favorite albums! This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Curtis Mayfield's debut album Curtis, which features the classic Move on Up.
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Held every Wednesday afternoon, from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. For more information contact, Dianne Luci 518 765-4536
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 1h 39m
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy
Contact: Julie-Ann Fortran 765-2837 julieannfortran@gmail.com
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Voorheesville Village Quilters. Please contact Julie-Ann Fortran if there are any questions.
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
The Natural
1984 2h 18m
An unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.
Robert Redford, Robert Duvall
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
War Horse
2011 2h 26m
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson
This is a writing group in which you will record your family, personal or non-fiction story. The sessions offer the opportunity for you to share what you are writing with the group and receive a helpful critique of your work. The program will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Limited seats available so please contact the group leader.
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
While You Were Sleeping
1995 1h 43m
A hopeless romantic Chicago Transit Authority token collector is mistaken for the fiancée of a coma patient.
Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman
Virtual Prfeschool Storytimes with Take & Make Bags. Details to follow.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Travels With My Aunt
1972 1h 48m
At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure
Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen
We will walk the village and learn the haunted history of Voorheesville. Bring a flashlight. Ages 16+
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
The Notebook
2004 2h 3m
A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences.
Gena Rowlands, Games Garner
Contact: Julie-Ann Fortran 765-2837 julieannfortran@gmail.com
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Voorheesville Village Quilters. Please contact Julie-Ann Fortran if there are any questions.
Nonfiction Book Discussion
The nonfiction book discussion group meets at 1pm and 7pm, the second Monday, every other month, to discuss a thought-provoking nonfiction book about history, politics, contemporary issues, etc.
Date / Time:
Monday Nov 9, 2020
1:00 PM OR 7:00 PM
The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen
Albert Hicks was a feared, shadowy figure of the New York underworld in the mid-1800s. Handsome and charismatic, he was known to frequent the dive bars and gin joints of the Five Points, the most dangerous neighborhood in maritime Manhattan. For years, he operated out of the public eye, rambling from crime to crime, working on the water, in ships, sleeping in the nickel-a-night flops, drinking in barrooms where rat-baiting and bear-baiting were great entertainments.
Long fascinated by gangster legends, Rich Cohen tells the story of this notorious underworld figure for the first time, from his humble origins to his incarnation as a demon who terrorized the Five Points and became the gangster most feared by other gangsters, at a time when pirates anchored off of 14th street. Please register at the Information Desk.
Books will be available for purchase ($5). Library copies will also be available for checkout and all titles are available on our Book Discussion Kindle and Overdrive.
Nonfiction Book Discussion
The nonfiction book discussion group meets at 1pm and 7pm, the second Monday, every other month, to discuss a thought-provoking nonfiction book about history, politics, contemporary issues, etc.
Date / Time:
Monday Nov 9, 2020
1:00 PM OR 7:00 PM
The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen
Albert Hicks was a feared, shadowy figure of the New York underworld in the mid-1800s. Handsome and charismatic, he was known to frequent the dive bars and gin joints of the Five Points, the most dangerous neighborhood in maritime Manhattan. For years, he operated out of the public eye, rambling from crime to crime, working on the water, in ships, sleeping in the nickel-a-night flops, drinking in barrooms where rat-baiting and bear-baiting were great entertainments.
Long fascinated by gangster legends, Rich Cohen tells the story of this notorious underworld figure for the first time, from his humble origins to his incarnation as a demon who terrorized the Five Points and became the gangster most feared by other gangsters, at a time when pirates anchored off of 14th street. Please register at the Information Desk.
Books will be available for purchase ($5). Library copies will also be available for checkout and all titles are available on our Book Discussion Kindle and Overdrive.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 1h 50m
In 1943, when 5 captured Allied one-star generals cannot agree on an escape plan, the HQ promotes an escape-savvy private to 2-star general and sends him to coordinate the captive VIPs.
Paul Newman, Sylvia Koscina
This is a writing group in which you will record your family, personal or non-fiction story. The sessions offer the opportunity for you to share what you are writing with the group and receive a helpful critique of your work. The program will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Limited seats available so please contact the group leader.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Good Will Hunting
1997 2h 6m
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
Robin Williams, Matt Damon
Meet up to listen to and talk about your favorite albums! This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Derek and the Dominoes' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, an album many critics consider to be Eric Clapton's greatest work.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Union Pacific
1939 2h 15m
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea
Contact: Julie-Ann Fortran 765-2837 julieannfortran@gmail.com
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Voorheesville Village Quilters. Please contact Julie-Ann Fortran if there are any questions.
more information to come.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
The Pride of The Yankees
1942 2h 8m
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright
Make your own Ugly Holiday Sweater just in time for the Ugly Sweater Party (Dec. 19)! Glue, pom poms and other acessories provided. Just bring a plain sweater and your imagination! All ages welcome.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
The Song of Bernadette
1943 2h 36m
In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it is the Virgin Mary.
Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford
This is a writing group in which you will record your family, personal or non-fiction story. The sessions offer the opportunity for you to share what you are writing with the group and receive a helpful critique of your work. The program will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Limited seats available so please contact the group leader.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Bring your projects, socialize, and connect with other crafters. Share your own special talents or learn a new knitting, crocheting, embroidery or quilting skill. All crafters are welcome to join the group.
Test your taste buds with the candy cane challenge. Can you identify that candy cane flavor?
PEO International meeting
Topic: Library Trends
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March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a time to educate our communities on the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and reflect on the progress made toward improving quality of life for them. Let's celebrate the ability in disability!
Reserved for a musical perfromance by Flame the Band. More details to follow.
