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Scoville Memorial Library News - March 1, 2023
Schools and Libraries
March 2, 2023
From: Scoville Memorial LibraryIn like a lion and out like a lamb as the saying goes, though this month seems more like a smooth and steady transition into Spring as we wrap up winter offerings and make way for new beginnings. The last of our popular Stitches for stories
program for the season will occur on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month,
Springing into story time on Wednesday's @10:30am starts a fresh March 15th, and look out for our new Middle Grade Book Club, meeting for the first time on Saturday the 18th. We'll wrap up the month with another Bookbinding for families program on March 25th. Please see our website or click on the links for program details. Look forward to seeing you here at the library! RAAAHHRRRR!
Resumes Wednesday,
March 15th @ 10:30am
A whole new season with books to explore together, songs to sing, rhymes to learn and games to play. After reading stories, we explore our surroundings & engage in a craft or activity. Story time is geared toward pre-school aged children, but all ages are welcome! With warmer weather coming, be prepared to gather outside around Buttons!
A surprise Danny Sings About Everything!
this Thursday, March 2nd @9:30am
This bi-weekly music enrichment show with Danny Tieger is brought into classrooms and living rooms across the northwest corner (& reports of die-hard fans from 1000's of miles away!) "Danny Sings About Everything" is a 35-minute musical romp with singing, dancing, and a whole lot of great ideas from the viewers. Students review developmentally appropriate themes with improvised songs and a cannon of loved music. Join
This programming is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Scoville Memorial Library & Elyse Harney Real Estate. Thank you!
Saturdays the 4th &18th @11am, Ages 5+
Join local crochet enthusiast, Sharon Johnson, for the art of crochet for children and their families. We'll review the basics of different stitches and techniques and begin working on crocheted bookmarks, pom poms and story time mats.
Sharon is a Salisbury resident who learned to crochet at the age of six from her mother and grandmother. Over the years, she's learned to make hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters, blankets among many other great items. Crocheting is a fun and relaxing hobby. All materials will be provided. Registration requested.
Every 3rd Saturday of the month
March 18 through June 3rd
2 to 3:30PM, Ages 11-14
Together with a middle school patron, we've created a book club for middle grade students to explore literary genres. We'll meet monthly to talk about the stylistic differences between the "classics," historical fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels on our reading list. We will deepen our discussion of the books with movies, games, and other activities designed to enrich the experience. Titles will be available for check out from the library three weeks in advance of our meeting date. Registration is required. We're kicking off the club with Judy Blume's Iggie's House!
Scoville Memorial & Pine Plains Free Library (Hybrid) Teen Writing Club! Fridays from 4:30 to 6:00PM
IN PERSON at the Pine Plains Library and ONLINE for writers further afield, of any genre. Teens in 6th-12th grade are welcome. Registration is required. To register and for additional information, please email Abbey at [email protected].
Local writer and poet, Abbey Gallagher, is continuing our adolescent writing workshop series ONLINE using written prompts, physical objects, images, and much more to spark curiosity and imagination in new or regular writers.
Designed to help younger children practice reading, Reading Buddies is a program that pairs emerging readers with another, older "kid." The idea and hope is that connecting with another, older "kid," is a treat in itself, and that reading aloud to a "kid" is low-pressure. At the same time, the student volunteer (age 12-18) serves as a reading mentor, demonstrating how to stay calm while reading and how to conquer reading difficulties. The buddy will ask questions about the text and have a basic understanding of assessing and helping with reading comprehension. For more information and to register click here.
School age students
Could you benefit from extra help with certain subjects at school? SML in collaboration with The Hotchkiss School is offering a tutoring program that pairs older and younger students according to their strengths and needs. Tutoring sessions will be facilitated via Zoom. Register here.
The library has passes to several area cultural institutions available for check out for up to 48 hours! Click here for a complete list and link to place a hold, or stop by the library to check out your passes today!
Support The Library!
Drop your LaBonne's shopping receipts off at the library, and they will send us a donation based on a percentage of the total. Easy as that and we greatly appreciate it!
Winter is still here!
Here is a quick reminder of library opening and closing policies due to weather conditions: If Region #1 schools are closed, the library is also closed. If Region #1 schools are delayed, the library will likely open at the usual time. Patrons on our mailing list will receive an email update and information will be posted to our website and Instagram.