Upcoming Events

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time; stars  Naomi Ackie as Houston; Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis, Houston’s manager and music producer; and  Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown, her husband; the film tracks her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom, and to her tragic downfall. Rated PG-13: 2 hours  24 minutes.

Come and meet new friends and join in on a game that is played all over the world.  Mahjong enthusiasts of all skill levels are invited to play every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm. The sessions are open-ended and participants can play as many or as few games as they wish.  Players with mahjong sets are encouraged to bring them, as the Library has only a limited number to loan. This program is free, ongoing and open to players from all communities.

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Sustainable World Book Group meets on Zoom each month. For more information, contact the Help Desk at (845)986-1047 ext.3

November 14th - Fire Weather: a True Story from a Hotter World by John Vailant

December 12th - The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

January 9th - The Parrot and the Igloo by David Lipski

February 13th - Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

March 12th - Summer by Ali Smith

April 9th - An Immense World by Ed Yong

The Kemyndable Flute Trio, Deborah Proulx, Amy Klein, and Kenneth Korn, return to the Library for an evening of music celebrating birds and their songs. The woods and wetlands directly behind the library are home to many birds, and the perimeter of the property is lined with birdhouses.  The flute has a particular affinity to emulate bird songs.  While the flute can play high and fast, it still is lyrical and melodic.  Not surprisingly many composers have written works inspired by birdsong specifically for the Flute.  The Kemyndable Trio will be performing some of the most successful works that capture the lyrical and flowing nature of birdsong.  The following works will be performed: 

• Trio in D for 3 Flutes F.A. Hoffmeister
• The Bird Fancyer’s Delight John Walsh
• Dance of the Hummingbirds Halpner
• The Cuckoo in the Forest (From Carnival of the Animals) Saint-Saens
• On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Frederick Delius
• The Cuckoo and the Nightingale Gustav Mahler
• Birds Herman Beeftink

Funded by a generous gift to the AWPL Foundation by Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes

This program has been rescheduled for 9/23/23.

How do we know what we know about history? Many times it all comes down to the documents. How do others know us, and our family history? For Constitution Day weekend, join us as we look at how handwritten words have communicated so much of what shapes our identity, and our daily lives-- then do some hands-on experience with writing tools of the past. Explore the sensory and thoughtful art of cursive. What does your signature say?

Join us for an afternoon of vintage hot jazz, blues and ragtime music from 1900-1929. Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes source their tunes from dusty old 78rpm records and antique sheet music and give new life to songs created over 100 years ago!

Funded by a generous gift to the AWPL Foundation by Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes

AWPL Classic Monday - Chinatown (1974) Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.  Roman Polanski’s neo-noir thriller film stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston. Los Angeles 1937: Jake 'J.J.' Gittes, a private detective, is hired to expose an adulterer, but finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. With exquisite period sets and costumes, and exceptional dialogue (Robert Towne would win Best Screenplay Oscar for his brilliant filmic writing), Chinatown is a 70’s masterpiece.  Rated R: 2 hours  10 minutes.

Nurturing Resilience and Self-regulation During Early Childhood
Discover the ways in which contemporary neuroscience, brain research, and the wisdom of Waldorf early childhood education align and support healthy social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Explore the critical connections between self-directed play and the capacity to walk in the world as resilient young adults, with self-knowledge, self-control, self-compassion, and self-respect.

Presented by Lisa Miccio, Founder/Director of The Berry Basket Early Childhood & Family Programs, Warwick. Lisa has years of experience teaching at several Waldorf Schools and is both a faculty member and board trustee at Sunbridge Institute, a Waldorf teacher education institution in Rockland County and on the faculty of Sophia’s Hearth in Keene, NH. She holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post, Long Island University, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College.