Summer Reading Club for Grown-ups!
You Can Join All Summer Long!First, sign-up in the library or online. Then, just read a book & submit your review either online or in the box displayed near the Reference Desk.
All reviews will count as entries in prize drawings every week.
We’ll have fantastic prizes throughout the summer, ending with a Grand Prize awarded at our Book Talk Café on Sept. 13th.
There is no limit to the number of entries!
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| Book Talk Cafe
September 13 at 7pmSummer Reading Club Finale and Grand Prize Drawing!
We'll wrap up the summer with delicious desserts and refreshments while discussion the books we've read this summer.
We'll have the grand prize drawing but no one leaves empty handed. There are more prizes and a list of "must-reads" from reviews of club members.
Please REGISTER any time this summer, starting July 1st.
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| Sailing on the Clearwater Sloop
Sept. 28th from 1-4pm Join us at the Piermont Pier to embark upon a three-hour river trip aboard the beautiful Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a 106-foot wooden sailing vessel designed after 18th & 19th century Dutch sailing sloops. This is an educational sail that teaches history, biology, environmental science and navigation along the Hudson River.
Cost is $40 per person.
Space is limited so register now in person or online. Please pay by cash or check made payable to Valley Cottage Library.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Cosponsored with the New City Library.
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| Nyack Senior Center Information Table
September 29 from 10am - 12pmRonnie Haynes from the Nyack Senior Center will be in our gallery to give out information and answer questions. This center, sponsored by Meals on Wheels of Rockland County, Inc., is a local gathering place with opportunities for friendship, day trips, recreation, health screening, nutrition, and support services.
Next date: Nov. 3
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| Instant Classics? Fall Book Discussion Series
October 7 at 7pmThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages.
Books will be available approximately one month before discussion.
Discussion led by Dr. Vara Neverow
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| Lose To Win Weight Loss Program
Starts Monday, Oct. 11 at 7pmYou can live a longer, healthier and better life! This 8-week program for adults is based on current reliable methods that have been proven to work. It incorporates nutrition, activity and behavioral modification methods.
Cost: $10
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Registration:
Nyack School residents - starts now!
General public - starts Sept. 13
Class size is limited.
This program was developed by staff from Nyack Hospital and made possible by a grant from the Rockland County Department of Health Steps to a Healthier NY.
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| Real Reads! Nonfiction Book Discussion
October 26 at 7pmAmerican Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
Newsweek editor and bestselling author Meacham (Franklin and Winston) offers a lively take on the seventh president's White House years.
Books will be available approximately one month before discussion.
Discussion led by John Speight.
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| Introduction to Bead Weaving
Nov. 2 at 7pmIf you're interested in taking up beadwork but don't know where to start, this class is for you! Learn to make stunning, intricate jewelry with only seed beads, a needle, and thread! We will focus on flat even Peyote Stitch, one of the most versatile beading stitches.
No experience is necessary.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Class size is limited.
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| Instant Classics? Fall Book Discussion Series
November 11 at 7pmOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Thirteen linked tales present a heart-wrenching, penetrating portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers living lives of quiet grief intermingled with flashes of human connection.
Books will be available approximately one month before discussion.
Discussion led by Dr. June Dunn
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| Meditation - the Pathway to Peace
Nov. 16 at 7pmMeditation is a pathway to the peace and love that lies within. Our inner spirit and our everyday lives are enriched by its practice.
This workshop shows how to approach meditation. There will be an actual meditation practice to begin our inner journey.
Join Dr. Frank Pawlowski, a practitioner of meditation since 1972. He has been giving workshops on the benefits of meditation for the past 6 years.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Class size is limited.
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| Scrapbooking Your Holiday
Dec. 1 at 7pmHolidays are important to all families! But what to do with all the photos taken?
It would be best to preserve them in such a way that they can easily be passed down from one generation to the next.
Learn how simply it can be done. Bring your best photos and we'll supply the rest.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Class size is limited.
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| Instant Classics? Fall Book Discussion Series
December 9 at 7pmLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in this intricate portrait of a city and its people.
Books will be available approximately one month before discussion.
Refreshments served.
Discussion led by Dr. David Turk
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