Library Closed for Memorial Day

Orangeburg Library will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.
Regular hours will resume Tuesday, May 29.

Chair Yoga

Thursdays, May 31, June 7, 14, and 21

The Orangeburg Library hosts Colleen Briscoe and a 4-part series of Chair Yoga at 1:00 PM. Without leaving your chair, you will be able to strengthen muscles, improve balance and flexibility and learn to relax.
Please click here for registration.

FREE APPRAISALS OF YOUR COINS & ATTIC TREASURES

Sunday, June 03 @ 2:00 PM 

Auctioneer Marc Stolfe, will look over your art prints, collectibles, jewelry and other treasures from your household, and give you a fair estimated monetary value. And, on the same day, Michael Lord will evaluate and appraise up to 3 United States coins. If you wish to have an item appraised, please call (359-2244) the library as a timed appointment will be given to each participant.

Adult Programs at the Orangeburg Library

Throughout the Month of May
The Orangeburg Library displays the art of local artist, Thea Batsies at the Top-of-the-Stairs Gallery. Born in Greece, Thea allows her landscapes and still lifes to reflect her love of nature and her birthplace.


Tuesday, May 29
The Orangeburg Library’s Book & Bag Lunch Group meets at 12:00 noon to discuss “World’s End” by T.C. Boyle. All are welcome, and the library will be serving coffee and dessert.


Sunday, May 20
The Orangeburg Library hosts a Musical Tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford at 2:00 PM. Famed guitar maker, Tom Doyle who spent 40 years working with Les Paul, and his vocally-gifted wife, Sandy Cory, will be performing the Les Paul standards of old. In addition, the stories spun by Tom Doyle will captivate you along with the music. Please register online or call the library at 845-359-2244, Ext. 10.


Thursdays, May 31, June 7, 14, and 21
The Orangeburg Library hosts Colleen Briscoe and a 4-part series of Chair Yoga at 1:00 PM. Without leaving your chair, you will be able to strengthen muscles, improve balance and flexibility and learn to relax. Please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10.


Sunday, June 3 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM
The Orangeburg Library urges you to avail your self of not one, but two FREE appraisers. On Sunday, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM, both gentlemen will be at the Orangeburg. Auctioneer, Marc Stolfe, will appraise your collectibles and coin expert, Michael Lord, will tell you the value of your U.S. coins. You must call the library at 35-2244, Ext. 10 for a timed appointment with either or both of these experts.

Fleet Week at Intrepid

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - Monday, May 28, 2012

Celebrate Fleet Week at Intrepid, and tour other Military ships as they visit New York Harbor. Visit displays from various partners on Intrepid’s Pier 86, enjoy special performances, watch the military battle it out in the famous Tug of War and much more! Don’t forget to help kick off our summer movie series on the Flight Deck. Join us for the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Intrepid with an unfurling of the 100-foot-long American Flag. Free Pass to Intrpid is avaiable at the Orangeburg Library.

Musical Tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford

Sunday, May 20 at 2:00 PM
Remember the beautiful melodies of Les Paul and Mary Ford? You can hear them as they were meant to be heard at the Orangeburg Library’s Tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford. Tom Doyle, guitar designer and maker, and sound engineer for Les Paul for over 40 years, and his talented wife, Sandy Cory, are the opening act for at the Les Paul Room at the NYC Iridium. Straight from garnishing rave reviews at the Chet Atkins Convention in Nashville, Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory perform for you here at the Orangeburg. Be sure to register.
Please click here for registration.

Sensational Asian Salads

Monday, April 30 at 1:00 PM
The Orangeburg Library welcomes back Chef Norma Chang at 1:00 PM. “Sensational Asian Salads” will be prepared before your eyes with a variety of vegetables and noodles. And best of all, you get to sample the results. Registration is a must.
Please click here for registration.

Special Event: Boulders Baseball, Fireworks, Geek the Library!

 

SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012 at 7 pm: Please come out for a fun-filled evening of baseball and fireworks at a "Geek the Library" Rockland Boulders game on 7/7 at 7!  To purchase your tickets follow the link and use promo code: GeektheLibrary (no spaces).  A portion of the proceeds from these ticket sales will benefit participating Library Association of Rockland County (LARC) libraries.  Thank you for your support.

For information on Provident Bank Park seating, directions, parking, etc. visit http://www.rocklandboulders.com/

Tickets -

See you at the ballpark!

Adult Programs

Everything You Wanted to
See, Hear, Taste and Discuss This Spring
All at the Orangeburg Library during April and May

funny, funky, musical, yummy, healthy
....and FREE

Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 PM
M&M Productions presents their most outrageous and unforgettable play, “Almost, Maine.” Performed brilliantly by M&M Productions under the direction of Larry Schneider, love lost, and love found, is played out in the cold, remote setting of the North. If you’ve seen “Doubt” or “Three Tall Men,” you’ll know that you’re in for a treat! Seats fill quickly for this talented group, so please call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10 to register or register online, and arrive a little early.

Wednesday, April 18 at 1:00 PM
Most people have no idea what life in an Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox Jewish) community might be like. Come find out as the Orangeburg Library’s Book & Bag Lunch Group discusses “Sotah” by Naomi Regan. All are welcome, and the library will be serving coffee and dessert. It is not necessary to have read the book.

Monday, April 30 at 1:00 PM
Extraordinary Chef Norma Chang creates “Sensational Asian Salads” before your eyes with a variety of vegetables and noodles.They are easy-to-make, delicious and very healthy. And best of all, you get to sample the results. Registration is a must. Please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10.

Sunday, May 20 at 2:00 PM
Remember the beautiful melodies of Les Paul and Mary Ford? You can hear them as they were meant to be heard at the Orangeburg Library’s Tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford. Tom Doyle, guitar designer and maker, and sound engineer for Les Paul for over 40 years, and his talented wife, Sandy Cory, are the opening act for at the Les Paul Room at the NYC Iridium. Straight from garnishing rave reviews at the Chet Atkins Convention in Nashville, Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory perform for you here at the Orangeburg. Be sure to register.

Thursdays, May 31, June 7, 14 and 21 at 1:00 PM
Chair Yoga with Colleen Briscoe provides exercises in balance, flexibility, strengthening and relaxation. Please register for all 4 sessions.

LAST CHANCE:
Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18 from 1-4 PM
Register in-person for this 2-day, 6-hour AARP Defensive Driving course. Come to the library with a check payable to AARP for $17 per person if you are a member of AARP, or $19 if you are not. Please write your membership number on the check.

The Library will be closed Easter Sunday

The Library will be closed Easter Sunday

April 8, 2012

Regular Hours

Monday - Thursday 10AM - 9PM

Firday & Saturday 10AM - 5PM

Sunday 1PM - 5PM

BOOK & BAG LUNCH GROUP

Everyone is welcome to join the group. Bring your lunch and the library provides dessert. Books are available one month before the discussion.
Note the differences in days of the week and times.

Wednesday - April 18 at 1:00 PM -Sotah by Naomi Ragen
Wednesday - May 30 at 1:00 PM - World’s End by T. C. Boyle
Tuesday - June 19 at 12 Noon - The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

CHEF NORMA CHANG: “Sensational Salads: Satisfying and Healthy”

Monday, April 30 at 1:00 PM
The Orangeburg Library welcomes back Chef Norma Chang. “Sensational Asian Salads” will be prepared before your eyes with a variety of vegetables and noodles. And best of all, you get to sample the results. Registration is a MUST.

Please click here for registration.

Children’s Cookbooks

Do your children like to help in the kitchen?  Why not (with your help) let them cook the family dinner?  The library has a wide variety of children’s cookbooks with simple recipes.  Some of our books contain recipes from around the world. We also have literary cookbooks so you can make dinner to go along with reading.  For the truly brave, we have a Fear Factor Cookbook.  For you campers, we have Cooking on a Stick: Campfire Recipes for Kids. Stop in and check one out.  Let us know what you made.

These cookbooks are also great for the novice cook (like myself!)

Angela

Almost, Maine

Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 PM
The Orangeburg Library welcomes back M&M Productions performing perhaps their most outrageous and unforgettable play, “Almost, Maine" at 2:00 PM. Performed brilliantly by M&M Productions under the direction of Larry Schneider, love lost, and love found is played out in the cold, remote setting of the North.
Please click here for registration.

AARP Defensive Driving Course

Please note that you must register in person for this course. Please visit the library to sign up - The course fee is $17 for AARP members and $19 for non-members (all checks payable to AARP).

The course will be held beginning April 18, 2012.

Sign-up at the Circulation Desk.

Book & Bag Lunch Discussion Group

The group meets this Wednesday (March 28) at 1PM - this month's discussion book is No One Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

You're invited to bring your lunch - the library provides dessert and coffee, tea, and lively discussion.

New at the Library

Our new Lumina Lectern is ready for action! A gift of the Birnbaum Family in fond memory of long-time Orangeburg Library Trustee Harold Birnbaum, this handsome piece will add considerable style and panache to our programs.

The lectern will have its inaugural on Monday afternoon (March 26) at 1PM when Irene Wisoff steps behind it to present Acknowledging Great Women: The Art of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Many thanks to the Birnbaums!

Race to Nowhere: Sunday @ 4PM

Race to Nowhere is an award-winning documentray film that highlights the unintended consequences of our pressure-cooker culture and education system. The film is being shown this Sunday (4:00PM at the Dolce Palisades | IBM Center on 9W).

Tickets are $10 in advance (purchase online at http://rtnpalisadesny.eventbrite.com) or $15 at the door. Proceeds will help fund the Orangetown Libraries Summer Reading Programs.

Sponsored by the Blauvelt, Palisades, Piermont, Tappan, and Orangeburg Libraries.

Top–of-the–Stairs Gallery

March – Seventeen year-old Alexa Kastan of Montvale, NJ has been weaving since she was 13 having learned her craft at summer camp. Alexa displays her cotton woven works of art and knitted animals in a special exhibit of “Texture, Design and Aesthetic Expression.”

The Art of Georgia O’Keeffe

MONDAY, March 26 from 1:00 PM
The brilliant art historian from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Irene Wisoff, will be discussing one of the world’s great female artists, Georgia O’Keeffe. From her early landscapes of the West to her large images of stylized flowers, Ms. O’Keeffe created exotic paintings of animal bones, geological formations and adobe architecture. Find out about her life, her marriage to photographer Alfred Steiglitz, and how her personal and spiritual images became American icons.
Please click here for registration.