Ongoing Programs Programs for Children Programs for General Audiences Exhibits

Ongoing Programs:

Chess Club
Bring your chess set and play chess at the Library from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays
All ages welcome. FREE LESSONS!

Story Hour and Sing-along
Friday at 11am with Wendy Joy

Creative Writing Workshop
Thursday evenings from 6-7pm
Jessica Kane will lead this series of workshops.Participants will work
on short pieces based on true experiences they've had.
At the end of 3 months, we will publish our pieces as
a collection and have it bound and available for
people to check-out of the library. Each workshop will
be 10 dollars. Begins March 29th. Please register
by March 13th. Call 494-5384.

 

Programs for Children - 2008:

April 24, 3:15 pm
The Mad Science Club - Taste Buds

May 22, 3:15 pm
The Mad Science Club - Heat: Cotton Candy

July 10, 3:00 pm
Magical Manipulations - with Pete

July 17, 3:00 pm
Aunt Helen's Closet
Dress-up from around the world for boys and girls!

July 24, 3:00 pm
In Your Backyard- with Bemie
What North American species of animals can you find crossing YOUR backyard? Live Animals.

August 1, 3:00 pm
Bugs and Moose on the Loose - music with Tom Seiling
Humorous songs about our natural world.

August 7, 3:00 pm
Exotic Animals - with Joe Biss III
Live Animals.

August 14, 3:00 pm
The High Peaks Juggler - with Eric Geoffrey Belcher
Live Animals.

 

Programs for General Audiences - 2008:

February 1, 7:00 pm
Winter Film Festival- Music Makers
What's Love Got To Do With It, the life of Tina Turner starring Angela Bassett, Rae 'Ven Larrymore Kelly, and Laurence Fishburne. 1999

February 8, 7:00 pm
Winter Film Festival - Music Makers
Amadeus, the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, and Roy Dotrice. 1997

February 15, 7:00 pm
Winter Film Festival- Music Makers
Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash story, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Robert Patrick. 2005

February 22, 7:00 pm
Winter Film Festival- Music Makers
The Rose, starring Bette Midler, Jonathan Banks, and Alan Bates in a film about a Janis Joplin-like character. 2003

February 29, 7:00 pm
Winter Film Festival- Music Makers
De-Lovely, starring Kevin Kline as Cole Porter, with Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, and Kevin McNally. 2004

February 22 & 23 -Friday and Saturday, 9:00am to 4pm
The Friends of the Library Winter Book Sale

March 8, 10:00 am
Paul Gibaldi, Adirondack guide and inspirational speaker, will present a slide show about his latest publication, Spirit of the Adirondacks, in the Municipal Center Theater. A Friends of the Library meeting will follow at 11 am.

April 27, 1:00-4:00 pm
Friends of the Library Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, at the Friends Lake Inn.
Sample delicious wines and bid on donated items in the silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Town of Chester Library.
$25.00 per person. Please make reservations at the library by April 15.

July 2, 7:00 pm
Stan Burdick, Tall Tales and Riotous Rhymes. Stories by the renouned political cartoonist.

July 9, 7:00 pm
Kate Dudding, Irving Berlin: The Man behind the Songs.
(This Program made possible by the Southern Adirondack Library System (SALS) and the Story Circle of the Capital District.)

July 16, 7:00 pm
Ruth Lamb, At the End of the Road: Reflections on Life in an Adirondack Valley, with Author Ruth Lamb. Reading and book signing.

July 18 & 19 -Friday and Saturday, 9:00am to 5pm
The Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale

July 17, 3:00 pm
Aunt Helen's Closet, Dress-up from around the world for boys and girls.

July 23, 7:00 pm
Nancy Corliss, S.O.S.: Sneakers on Students. Talk about India and Refuge Children.

August 6, 7:00 pm
Frank Lombardo, Dances for Universal Peace with Frank Lombardo.

August 13, 8:00 pm
Louise Wieck, Winter Throughout the Adirondacks, a photo documentary of the Adirondacks by Louise Wieck. Featuring poet Virginia Hosley. In the Municipal Center Auditorium.

August 20, 7:00 pm
Greg Gross, Southeast Asian Theater and Dance, video and slide presentation featuring shadow puppets. With Greg Gross.

 

Exhibits - 2008:

January , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Gretchen McHugh- photo exhibit entitled Harnessing the Hudson
Display Case: Sandra Iden and Kimberly Iden Marino - pen and ink cards and drawings

February , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Art work from Head Start
Display Case: Sandra Iden and Kimberly Iden Marino - pen and ink cards and drawings

March , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Stan Burdick - editorial cartoons
Display Case: TBA

April , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Art work from the North Warren Elementary School
Display Case: TBA

May , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Photographs from the Historical Society
Display Case: TBA

June , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Paintings by Mark Walp
Display Case: TBA

July , all month
Ruplin Gallery: Donald Nieradka's photographic journal of travels and people from China and Tibet
Display Case: Embroidered Greeting Cards by Sister Francis Gilchrist from the Priory Retreat House

August, all month
Ruplin Gallery: TBA
Display Case: Bookbindings from the Book Arts Collection. An exhibit of various styles of bookbindings selected from the libraries book arts collection as well as pieces on loan to the library. The exhibit will include models of bindings from the 2nd to the 21st centuries.

September, all month
Ruplin Gallery: TBA
Display Case: Wood carvings by Barbara & Dennis Wilson

October, all month
Ruplin Gallery: TBA
Display Case: TBA

December, all month
Ruplin Gallery: TBA
Display Case: TBA

 

 

 

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