Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library
479 Broadway Monticello, NY 12701 - (845)794-4660
Bring your ongoing projects and supplies from home or learn a new hobby with guidance from experienced stitcher Ginny Schouten. There will be yarn available to start a project and also some crochet hooks and/or knitting needles for sale.
Join us for Bingo at EBCPL! The winner of each round will receive a prize. We plan to have approx. 5 bingo rounds.
*Each attendee will get one (1) free bingo card to use. Additional cards will be sold for a $2.00 donation (all proceeds will go toward future bingo programs)
First come, first served. Registration is recommended.
In the Robert D. Norris Community Room
From the mid-century metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota people, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools, A Council of Dolls is the story of three women, told in part through the stories of the dolls they carried....
Sissy, born 1961: Sissy’s relationship with her beautiful and volatile mother is difficult, even dangerous, but her life is also filled with beautiful things, including a new Christmas present, a doll called Ethel. Ethel whispers advice and kindness in Sissy’s ear, and in one especially terrifying moment, maybe even saves Sissy’s life.
Lillian, born 1925: Born in her ancestral lands in a time of terrible change, Lillian clings to her sister, Blanche, and her doll, Mae. When the sisters are forced to attend an “Indian school” far from their home, Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school’s abusive nuns. But when tragedy strikes the sisters, the doll Mae finds her way to defend the girls.
Cora, born 1888: Though she was born into the brutal legacy of the “Indian Wars,” Cora isn’t afraid of the white men who remove her to a school across the country to be “civilized.” When teachers burn her beloved buckskin and beaded doll Winona, Cora discovers that the spirit of Winona may not be entirely lost...
A modern masterpiece, A Council of Dolls is gorgeous, quietly devastating, and ultimately hopeful, shining a light on the echoing damage wrought by Indian boarding schools, and the historical massacres of Indigenous people. Mona Susan Power weaves a spell of love and healing that comes alive on the page. Register now to join the conversation!
About the Author: Mona Susan Power is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Her novel, A Council of Dolls, was longlisted for the National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She is the author of three previously published works of fiction, The Grass Dancer, which won the Pen/Hemingway Prize, Sacred Wilderness, and Roofwalker. Her short stories have been published by The Atlantic Monthly, The Paris Review, The Best American Short Stories, and more. Mona is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Generously Supported by the Friends of the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood.
She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.
But she kept a secret more shocking than her heritage or her marriage: she was a scientist. And she knew a few secrets about the enemy. She had an idea that might help the country fight the Nazis…if anyone would listen to her.
A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication, The Only Woman in the Room is a masterpiece.
Email langclouse@rcls.org for Zoom details.
If you are an aspiring writer seeking to work together with others to hone your craft plan on attending their bi-monthly meetings on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month.
This meeting of The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library Board of Trustees will be held on ZOOM and In-Person.
The public is invited to attend in-person or remotely.
Email langclouse@rcls.org for ZOOM meeting invitation
The Library will be closing at 1:00PM on Wednesday, November 27th and will be Closed for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 28th.
Hours will resume as normal on Friday, November 29th.
You may have seen Ethelbert’s (Bert’s) paintings on display throughout our library, well now you can join us to learn to how to paint beautiful scenic paintings just like his, with the help of Bob Ross.
We will be painting along with an episode of Bob Ross’s series, “The Joy of Painting.”
All supplies will be provide for this free class.
Great for beginners & all levels are welcome!
Registration is required, as spaces are limited.
*Monday, December 2nd, 1:30pm—3:30pm
*Snow Date: Monday Decmber 9th, 2:30-4:30
in the Robert D. Norris Community Room
This meeting of The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library Board of Trustees will be held on ZOOM and In-Person.
The public is invited to attend in-person or remotely.
Email langclouse@rcls.org for ZOOM meeting invitation
The Library will be closing at 1:00PM on Tuesday, December 24th and will be Closed for Christmas Day on Wednesday, December 25th.
Hours will resume as normal on Thursday, December 26th.
The CEJ meeting will be canceled this month but will continue as scheduled next month.
We’re living in a world that is rapidly changing, some of it to our liking, and some not. With all that is going on, how do we maintain and strengthen our sense of community?
It's time to listen and share and gain a better understanding of how we can build a vibrant community together.
JOIN US FOR A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
At nine years old, all Javier can imagine is rushing into his parents’ arms, snuggling in bed between them, and living under the same roof again. He cannot foresee the perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions that await him; nor can he know that those two weeks will expand into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
Solito provides an immediate and intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments. Solito is Javier Zamora’s story, but it’s also the story of millions of others who had no choice but to leave home. Register today to learn more about this gripping and moving story!
About the Author: Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador in 1990. His father fled the country when he was one, and his mother when he was about to turn five. Both parents’ migrations were caused by the U.S.-funded Salvadoran Civil War. When he was nine Javier migrated through Guatemala, Mexico, and the Sonoran Desert. His debut poetry collection, Unaccompanied, explores the impact of the war and immigration on his family. Zamora has been a Stegner Fellow at Stanford and a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard and holds fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Do you know a few Yiddish words or more?
Enjoy discussions on language and culture.
Hear from Sages, writers, and humorists about topics such as:
¨ Customs ¨ History & Folklore ¨ Traditions ¨ Ethics ¨ Language Arts ¨ Poetry
¨ Folk Sayings ¨ And More!
Kim tzuzamen un leren.
Come together and learn.
Spend your Friday afternoons at the library with other adults (21+) playing a game with friends, or make new friends while playing cards, Scrabble or other board games.* If you’d like to play something else, bring a game from home to play with others.
*Those interested in playing Mahjong please bring your own sets of tiles.
In the Robert D. Norris Community Room
~Maximum Capacity 15. Please social distance.~
The Library will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day.
Sintoniza una conversación especial con el autor más vendido del New York Times Javier Zamora mientras conversa con nosotros sobre su fascinante historia de supervivencia y perseverancia, tal como se cuenta en sus memorias premiadas Solito.
La aventura de Javier es una travesía de tres mil millas desde su pequeño pueblo en El Salvador, a través de Guatemala y México, hacia la frontera de Estados Unidos. Dejará atrás a sus queridos abuelos y su tía para reunirse con una madre que se fue cuatro años atrás y con un padre al que prácticamente no recuerda. Al viajar solo, a excepción de un grupo de extraños y un coyote contratado para guiarlos a salvo, Javier debía tardar solo dos semanas en llegar.
A los nueve años, todo lo que Javier puede imaginar es correr a los brazos de sus padres, acurrucarse en la cama entre ellos y vivir bajo el mismo techo otra vez. No puede prever los peligrosos trayectos en bote, las interminables caminatas por el desierto, las armas apuntándole, los arrestos y los engaños que le esperan. Tampoco sabe que esas dos semanas se alargarán hasta dos meses y le cambiarán la vida, junto a un grupo de extraños que acabará por cobijarlo como una familia improvisada.
Solito no solo nos ofrece un recuento íntimo e inmediato de un viaje sinuoso y casi imposible, sino la milagrosa bondad y el amor que se entrega en los momentos más inesperados. Solito es la historia de Javier, pero es también la historia de millones más que no tuvieron otra opción más que irse de casa.
¡Regístrese hoy para obtener más información sobre esta apasionante y conmovedora historia!
Sobre el autor: Javier Zamora nació en El Salvador en 1990. Su padre huyó del país cuando él tenía un año y su madre cuando él estaba por cumplir cinco. Las migraciones de ambos padres fueron causadas por la Guerra Civil Salvadoreña financiada por Estados Unidos. Cuando tenía nueve años, Javier emigró por Guatemala, México y el desierto de Sonora. Su primera colección de poesía, Unaccompanied, explora el impacto de la guerra y la inmigración en su familia. Zamora ha sido Stegner Fellow en Stanford y Radcliffe Fellow en Harvard y posee becas del National Endowment for the Arts y la Fundación de Poesía.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
You are welcome to join us in conversation with Navajo Ranger, Stanley Milford, Jr. as he chats about the chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal and the unexplained in Navajoland.
As a Native American with parents of both Navajo and Cherokee descent, Stanley Milford, Jr. grew up in a world where the supernatural was both expected and taboo, where shapeshifters roamed, witchcraft was a thing to be feared, and children were taught not to whistle at night. In his youth, Milford never went looking for the paranormal, but it always seemed to find him. When he joined the fabled Navajo Rangers—a law enforcement branch of the Navajo Nation who are equal parts police officers, archeological conservationists, and historians—the paranormal became part of his job. Alongside addressing the mundane duties of overseeing the massive 27,000-square-mile reservation, Milford was assigned to utterly bizarre and shockingly frequent cases involving mysterious livestock mutilations, skinwalker and Bigfoot sightings, UFOs, and malicious hauntings.
In The Paranormal Ranger, Milford recounts the stories of these cases from the clinical and deductive perspective of a law enforcement officer. Milford’s Native American worldview and investigative training collide to provide an eerie account of what logic dictates should not be possible. Register now to expand your own worldview and be ready for a chill to run down your spine!
About the Author: Stanley Milford, Jr., graduated from the United States Indian Police Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico, and worked continuously as a sworn law enforcement officer for over twenty-three years. He served as the delegated Chief Navajo Ranger for over two years through March of 2019. While with the Navajo Rangers, Stan oversaw a section called the Special Projects Unit (SPU), whose responsibilities included the investigation of cases that did not fit within everyday parameters of law enforcement or criminal investigation, many of which involved reports of the paranormal or supernatural. After leaving the Navajo Rangers, Stan served as the senior investigator for the Navajo Nation’s White Collar Crime Unit.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Presented by The Music Institute of Sullivan & Ulster Counties
The musical duo, Duo Solitude, is comprised of Anastasia Solberg on viola, and David Fiedler on violin. They will perform selections from Schubert's Winterreise interleaved with works from the classical and contemporary eras for violin and viola.
Since forming their duet, they have gone on to win multiple competitions and are now excited to present the varied programs they’ve prepared for the public.
Generously Supported by the Friends of the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Anastacia Solberg has ties to Sullivan County that go way back, around 25 years. After teaching as an adjunct professor of violin and viola at various institutions of higher learning and running her own private studio, Anastasia decided that she could best assist those around her by opening a music school. In 2001, she founded the Music Institute of Sullivan and Ulster Counties (MISU).
David Fiedler, lived in Monticello for many years. His first violin teacher was his father, an artist by profession, who was also an amateur violinist and devoted music lover. David attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City, and Juilliard Pre-College and College, where he was a student of Ivan Galamian. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree, he joined the South Dakota Symphony as concertmaster, and the Dakota String Quartet as first violinist.
Join local artist Chris Parrow to create a floral still life for the Season.
Learn about brushwork, composition, color mixing, and the loose and spontaneous nature of watercolor paint.
No experience is necessary; all levels are welcome.
Come have fun and jump-start your painting practice.
Phone (845-794-4660 x 2) or in-person registration is required.
Space is limited with preference given to those that live within the library service area (the towns of Bethel, Forestburgh & Thompson within the Monticello Central School District). Supply fee (cash only) of $5 is due at registration.
Snow Date: Thursday, December 14th.
The Library has begun hosting art exhibits in the Robert D. Norris
Community Room featuring a rotation of talented local artists.
This month’s exhibit...
"Expressions in Watercolor"
by Rachel Gordon
Watercolor conveys emotion. It can be detailed and realistic or free and impressionist or somewhere in between.
Rachel Gordon has been a Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, a television news producer, and a Regional Director of NY State Parks. These positions and others have each allowed for creativity, but painting is different. It's less cerebral, less conversational, less deliberate. For Rachel, that is. Living in Sullivan County full-time has also affected her creative vision of the world around her. Trees, rocks, water, animals, the open sky, are all reflected in Rachel's paintings. All art is personal. Not only does it reflect the world as seen by the artist, it reveals the artist, herself.
The Opening Reception will be held Saturday, November 2nd,
10:30am — 12:00pm
Please join us as we welcome Rachel and her beautiful artwork.
Refreshments will be provided.
Exhibit Viewing from Saturday, November 2nd — Saturday, November 30th.
For viewing availability, please call the front desk before planning your visit.
If you are an aspiring writer seeking to work together with others to hone your craft plan on attending their bi-monthly meetings on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month.
When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.
Email langclouse@rcls.org for Zoom details.
Every year, nearly 30 million Americans sit on a therapist’s couch—and some of these patients are therapists. In her remarkable book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb tells us that despite her license and rigorous training, her most significant credential is that she’s a card-carrying member of the human race. “I know what it’s like to be a person,” she writes, as a crisis causes her world to come crashing down.
Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but. In her book, Lori explores the inner chambers of her patients’ lives—a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can’t stop hooking up with the wrong guys (even one from the waiting room)—she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.
With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb reveals our blind spots, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is revolutionary in its candor, offering a deeply personal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds and providing the rarest of gifts: a boldly revealing portrait of what it means to be human, and a disarmingly funny and illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.
We invite you to join us as Gottlieb shares her wisdom on examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves to help us breakthrough what is holding us back and getting in the way of living the life we desire. Register now to start your journey!
About the Author: Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which has sold over two million copies and is currently being adapted as a television series starring Kristen Bell. In addition to her clinical practice, she co-hosts the popular “Dear Therapists” podcast produced by Katie Couric and writes The Atlantic’s “Dear Therapist” advice column. She is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air” and her TED Talk was one of the Top 10 Most Watched of the Year. She is the creator of the Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Workbook: A Toolkit for Editing Your Story and Changing Your Life and the Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Journal: 52 Weekly Sessions to Transform Your Life. Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com or by following her on Instagram @lorigottlieb_author and X @LoriGottlieb1.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Registration Required. Register Here
Come shop for new-to-you clothes and costumes for your kids (babies to teens) during our 4th Annual Clothing Swap!
You do not need to have donated clothes to shop the swap. We strongly recommend you bring your own bags to fill.
Sullivan County Recycling Coordinator, Kassie Thelman, will teach us about recycling and composting in Sullivan County. She will go over the benefits of composting and provide an update on the County’s Food Scrap Recycling Program.
At this informative program you will also learn about the county’s new paint collection program and other recycling initiatives.
Political polarization in America has a long history. President Lincoln’s words, policies, and actions can act as a guide as we look toward consequential elections in November. While his political strategies evolved, Lincoln’s core values and beliefs provide Americans today with context, direction, insights, and the wisdom needed to preserve our democracy in the face of authoritarian threats. This talk will show citizens how to prepare for the upcoming vote, identify the key themes and motivations behind each candidate and party, and understand that following a civic roadmap developed by our 16th President can still be an invaluable tool for decision-making in November.
In the Robert D. Norris Community Room
This presentation will be recorded and posted on the Library’s YouTube channel.
We’re living in a world that is rapidly changing, some of it to our liking, and some not. With all that is going on, how do we maintain and strengthen our sense of community?
It's time to listen and share and gain a better understanding of how we can build a vibrant community together.
JOIN US FOR A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Registration is Encouraged.
Refreshments will be provided.
You’re invited to free your mind with the highly acclaimed Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several novels including Mexican Gothic, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Gods of Jade and Shadow, and many more!
Moreno-Garcia’s most recent novel, The Seventh Veil of Salome, is set in 1950s Hollywood. Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingénue, has just won a star-making role in a big budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times–Salome. Vera quickly becomes the talk of the town and an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, an actress whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves.
About the Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels, including Gods of Jade and Shadow (Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Ignyte Award), Mexican Gothic (Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, Pacific Northwest Book Award, Aurora Award, Goodreads Award), Velvet Was the Night (finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Macavity Award), The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, and The Seventh Veil of Salome. She writes in a variety of genres including fantasy, horror, noir and historical.
Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination. Cachanilla and Canuck, originally from Baja California, she now resides in Vancouver. She has an MA in Science and Technology Studies from the University of British Columbia.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Generously Supported by the Friends of the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Place your vote for the 2025 Library Budget Vote & Trustee Election; Wednesday, October 9th, 3:00pm - 8:00pm
At the Library in the Robert D. Norris Community Room
Voting will take place at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in Monticello. All registered voters of the library district in the Towns of Thompson, Bethel, and Forestburgh residing within the Monticello Central School District are eligible to vote in this election.
Absentee ballots are available to eligible voters by calling the election clerk at (845)794-4660 x6 to request an application. For Further Details, CLICK HERE.
The 2025 library budget will be $1,736,439 – which includes $351,163 previously approved capital debt service repayment. The 2025 budget represents a 9.36% increase over the 2024 budget. The 2025 budget will result in a 5.92% increase in the tax levy, which is 1.83% above the allowable Tax Cap for the Library. The increase in the tax levy was offset by unallocated funds.
Click the button above or visit the front desk at the library for to view the proposed budget details.
Six seats on the library board are up for election. Incumbent trustee Lisa Clark (3yr) will not be running for re-election to the seat she currently fills. Richard Arnold, Lois Berkowitz, Jane Rosenzweig, and Lynne Albuquerque have submitted petitions to fill a 3 year term, two 2-year terms, and a 1-year term, respectively.
Frederick Douglass was one of the few men present at the pioneer woman’s rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848. His support of women’s rights never wavered although in 1869 he publicly disagreed with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony who called for women’s suffrage simultaneously with voting rights for black men, arguing that prejudice and violence against black men made their need for the franchise more pressing. Nonetheless, Douglass remained a constant champion of the right of women to vote.
In April 1888, in a speech before the International Council of Women, in Washington, D.C., Douglass recalls his role at the Seneca Falls convention although he insists that women rather than men should be the primary spokespersons for the movement.
Link to source for the above and the full speech can be found here.
Oliver King will portray Fredeick Douglass and deliver the speech Douglass delivered back in 1888.
In the Robert D. Norris Community Room
Chair Yoga
Connect, Move, Breathe, Focus, Relax, Be Empowered
~ These sessions are to be enjoyed scent-free ~
Invigorate and Restore with the versatile and wonderful Chair as a prop to help you move better in your body. This practice will help to encourage and restore lost flexibility, stamina, balance, and ease. Guided by Susan Mendoza from The Chi Hive.
Benefits may include:
· improved lung function
· Improved circulation
· improved mental and emotional health
· lower stress
· expand loving awareness toward self and others
A desire to nurture a healthy mindset and healthy body can change how we experience the world we live in.
Registration is required; space is limited.
Take part in the Global Audience Vote for Best Short Film, You Be the Judge! Film lovers world-wide have been uniting in over 500 locations since Sept 26th for one reason...to view and vote on the ten Finalists Films in the 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. Join in on one of the last screens of this event! Vote on the Best Film and Best Actor! By virtue of their selection by MANHATTAN SHORT, each short film is automatically Oscar-qualified.
The Final Ten MANHATTAN SHORT finalists hail from nine countries with films from Australia, The Netherlands, Italy, France, Croatia, Ireland, Ukraine and United Kingdom alongside two films from the USA.
The MANHATTAN SHORT 2024 Finalists are:
The Talent (UK), I'm Not a Robot (The Netherlands), Mother (Ukraine), Dovecote (Italy), Pathological (USA), Alarms (France), Favourites (Australia), The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia), Room Taken (Ireland), Jane Austen's Period Drama (USA).
Light refreshments will be served for this theatrical event.
In the Robert D. Norris Community Room
For more details go to: https://www.manhattanshort.com
Learn how to play mah jongg in 4 classes. Each builds upon the last so it is highly recommended that you plan to attend all 4. If you have your own Mah Jongg Set (American not Chinese) as well as your own National Mah Jongg League Card** please bring it to participate.
Class size is limited and pre-registration is required.***
*** Priority will be given to residents of the library service area and those who have not
taken these classes prior.
Call (845)794-4660 x 2 or stop in to register.
**Some current Mah Jongg League Cards will be available for those without them for $10.00.
* Upcoming evening classes in September*
Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats!
About the Presenters
Dr. Rachel A. Page is a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, where she leads the Smithsonian Bat Lab (www.noseleaf.org). She is broadly interested in animal behavior, but her focus is understanding the sensory and cognitive tools bats use to navigate their worlds and interact with each other. After completing a BA at Columbia University and a PhD at the University of Texas at Austin, Page conducted postdoctoral research as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany. Page has studied bats on Barro Colorado Island and the surrounding areas for over two decades. She has a passion for understanding rich, tropical ecosystems and the myriad species interactions they encompass. In addition to conducting her own research, Page mentors a large group of students. Page lives at the edge of the rainforest in Gamboa, Panama.
Dr. Dina K. N. Dechmann is a group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (www.ab.mpg.de/dechmann) and a research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. An evolutionary ecologist by training, her main research interest is how animals adapt to fluctuations in the resources upon which they depend. She is fascinated by how tiny mammals with fast metabolisms, such as bats and shrews, adapt their morphology, physiology, and behavior to deal with the bottlenecks created by changes in the food landscape. She works in ecosystems across the world, but since her first visit to BCI in 2000, she has been struck by the diversity of the tropical bat community, which remains a cornerstone of her research. She received her master’s degree at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich followed by a PhD at the University of Zurich and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin. Since she was hired by Max Planck in 2009, she has had the good fortune to supervise a group of brilliant young minds, several of whom now run their own projects in Panama. Dechmann lives in the medieval town of Stein am Rhein in Switzerland.
Dr. M. Teague O’Mara is the Director of Conservation Evidence at Bat Conservation International, where he works on data-driven strategies for the conservation of global bat populations. O’Mara has studied animal behavior, movement, and physiology across the globe, with an emphasis on bats in Panama. He is a research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, and an adjunct professor at Southeastern Louisiana University. He received his PhD from Arizona State University studying lemur development and social behavior, and then switched to research with bats during postdoctoral work at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the University of Konstanz, and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Generously Supported by the Friends of the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library.
Do you know a few Yiddish words or more?
Enjoy discussions on language and culture.
Hear from Sages, writers, and humorists about topics such as:
¨ Customs ¨ History & Folklore ¨ Traditions ¨ Ethics ¨ Language Arts ¨ Poetry
¨ Folk Sayings ¨ And More!
Kim tzuzamen un leren.
Come together and learn.
Learn how to play mah jongg in 4 classes. Each builds upon the last so it is highly recommended that you plan to attend all 4. If you have your own Mah Jongg Set (American not Chinese) as well as your own National Mah Jongg League Card** please bring it to participate.
Class size is limited and pre-registration is required.***
*** Priority will be given to residents of the library service area and those who have not
taken these classes prior.
Call (845)794-4660 x 2 or stop in to register.
**Some current Mah Jongg League Cards will be available for those without them for $10.00.
* Upcoming evening classes in September*
Spend your Friday afternoons at the library with other adults (21+) playing a game with friends, or make new friends while playing cards, Scrabble or other board games.* If you’d like to play something else, bring a game from home to play with others.
*Those interested in playing Mahjong please bring your own sets of tiles.
In the Robert D. Norris Community Room
~Maximum Capacity 15. Please social distance.~
