Story Time programs

Preschoolers, join the fun each Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m., starting Sept. 15, in the Elinor B. Preis Children’s Room. The programs will include stories, poems, songs, fun with other children, and occasionally special activities, projects and holiday parties. Many talented readers donate their time and talents to presenting the series.

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Fiction Book Group

The Fiction Book Group will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m. to discuss “The Last Runaway” by Tracy Chevalier.

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Science Book Group

The Science Book Group, meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, will talk about “Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel” by Carl Safina.

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Adult Coloring

All are welcome to join the Adult Coloring Group to relax and create an object of beauty at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26.

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“Race: The Power of Illusion”

“Birth of a Nation,” the 1915 silent-film epic, directed by D.W. Griffith, in two parts, will be shown on Sept. 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. The film, considered a cinematic masterpiece, is a highly controversial depiction of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Great Films

“Citizen Kane,” one of the world’s greatest films, written, directed and starring Orson Welles, will be shown Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m.

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Adirondack Research Room news

Curator Michele Tucker reports that the following items have recently been added to the collection: “Adirondack Audacity” (L. R. Smolarek), “The Border Warfare of New York During the Revolutions or The Annals of Tryon County,” a reprint of the 1849 edition, (William W. Campbell), “Transitions: Notes on a Proud Past with Attention to Future Annals” (William C. Frenette) and “The Burrows Camp at Lake Placid” (Christopher Buerkett).

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Come to the Fair Huge Success

The 61st annual Come to the Fair with its theme “Read! Recycle! Refresh!” was a huge success, realizing over $13,000 for the library, surpassing the 2015 amount. The Adirondack Crafts section offered a wide variety of items made by outstanding local craftspeople, while the Unique Boutique sold scarves, jewelry, purses and other attractive items. The Bakery Cafe sold a wide selection of goods baked by many of our best local bakers. Book sales in both the adult and children’s sections were brisk.

Thank you to all the volunteers who sorted, priced, cashiered and cleaned up, and to those who contributed items, baked their specialties, created craft items and came to the fair.

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Fair Volunteers

The fair volunteers, coordinated by Gloria Drucker, were led by Holly Huber, cashiers; Peter and Trish Lukens, treasurers.

Also, Wendy Brayshaw, Liz Johnson, Siobhan Crary and Linda Jackson, Bakery Cafe; Barbara Plumadore, Chris Bettner and Judy Kratts, Unique Boutique and Adirondack Crafts; Merle Smith, Jean Baltzly and Karen Smith, mass market paperbacks; Janet Lorenzo, Mary and Jim Abendroth, Marty Rowley, Bobbie Leamer and Don Morgan, Community Room books; Donna Fulkerson, young adult and children’s books; Joy Harvey, special books; Emily Warner, CDs and DVDs.

Others were Diane Peterson, poster distribution; Merle Smith, Community Room posters; Adam Brayshaw, Members Night, and many others.

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Book Sale Donations

We are now accepting book donations during regular library hours until Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, for the Winter Book Sale. Books should be in clean, saleable condition.

We do not accept textbooks (published before 2007), National Geographic hardcovers, Reader’s Digest condensed books, computer software manuals, encyclopedias, records, outdated medical (before 2009), Time/Life series, paperback

romance, magazines, VHS tapes and cassette tapes.

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Have You Seen?

Enjoy the display “Teddy Bears Reading,” courtesy of Margaret Worden, in the Children’s Room Case

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Holiday

The library will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, for Columbus Day.

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In appreciation

Thank you to Stevie Summers and Ken Wiley for garden and lawn care throughout the summer, and to Roger and Kathy Steinbrueck of Scott’s Florist and Greenhouse for their donation of annuals for the garden.

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Acquisition highlights

Fiction: “The Paris Architect” (Belfoure), “Curious Minds” (Evanovich), “Damaged” (Scottoline)

Nonfiction: “Real Food, Fake Food” (Olmstead), “A Rare Romance in Medicine: The Life and Legacy of Edward Livingston Trudeau” (Hotaling), “Under the Stars: How America Fell In Love With Camping” (White)

Large print: “Seinfeldia” (Armstrong), “Sunday Kind of Love” (Garlock), “A Killing in Amish Country” (Olsen)

Picture books: “The Sound of Silence” (Goldsainto), “Frank and Lucky Get Schooled” (Perkins), “Plants Can’t Sit Still” (Hirsch)

CDs: “Guilty Minds” (Finder), “Whitefire” (Michaels), “The Last One” (Oliva).