Woodstock Public Library NEWS

Friday, May 22, 2009

Saturday, May 23rd

The Library will be closed tomorrow, (Saturday, May 23rd), for Memorial Day weekend BUT we will open at 5:oopm for the Library Forum, "The Creation of the Bronx Parks System" a talk by Peter Derrick, from the Bronx Historical Society.

The Forum is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Free. Light Refreshments.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Volunteer Party this Saturday

SAVE THE DATE FOR A PARTY
Saturday, May 16th at 5 PM
At the Woodstock Library

Your Presence is cordially requested at a party

To honor all past, present and future volunteers
Whose work contributes so much to the Woodstock Library.

Please join the Friends of the Library in celebrating the special contributions made to the Library over the years by Esther Ratner, former President of The Friends Of The Library and artist Barry Miller, Library Board member and entertainment chairman for the Library Fair.
Hear the latest news about the work of the Friends, the Library Forum series, and the upcoming 79th Annual Woodstock Library Fair – Woodstock’s oldest and largest celebration for the entire family.


Come meet your old friends and make new ones. Delicious food and entertainment will follow. Live At The Library (free acoustic music series) will start at 7 PM and feature Journey Blue Heaven, John Wirtz, Jeff Entin, and Paul Maloney.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Forum this Saturday

This Saturday, May 9th at 5:00pm the The Woodstock Library Forum presents "Our Schools, Our Taxes, and Our Community," a discussion with School Board Members and other guests moderated by Thurman Greco.

The Library Forum is sponsored by Friends of the Library. Free Admission. Refreshments.

Friday, May 01, 2009

Book Sale

Tomorrow, Saturday May 2nd, is the first Book Sale of the season from 10am-3pm in the barn.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Special Board Meeting Tonight

SPECIAL LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH AT 6 PM
FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING A
REPORT FROM COMMUNICATION SERVICES.
THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING

Friday, April 24, 2009

Library Forum Saturday, April 25th

Please join us on Saturday, April 25th at 5:00pm for the Library Forum. Marjorie Price will be reading from her book, A Gift From Brittany: A Memoir of Love & Loss in the French Countryside. Malachy McCourt said about this book, "This book is indeed a gift....A child, a dog, a new country, another language, a snake, a man: all tumble about in glorious chaos in this soul-felt memoir so beautifully written. It's lively and lovely and funny, too."


Free admission. Little refreshments.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Programs this Saturday, APRIL 18th

At 5:00pm the Friends of the Woodsock Library will present the Library Forum - Robert Burke Warren in concert. Free Admission.

Warren has written songs with Roseanne Cash, played bass with the Fleshtones and played the lead in the London production of "Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story." Warren cautions that this is a show for adults and that he will not show up in his alter ego of Uncle Rock. He says he will perform songs from his CDs and some new material, plus reading some essays about his life in music. He asks that "the little kids" not come because, "if you're unfamiliar with my non-Uncle Rock material-both poetry and music-then please know that it contains, as they say in the movie ratings, 'adult themes and language.'"



At 7:00pm Live at the Library, an acoustic music series, will present Peggy Atwood, Bruce Ackerman and Mighty Xee. Free Admission.


Veteran folk-rocker/singer-songwriter PEGGY ATWOOD plays frequently in theHudson Valley where she resides, and is well-known for her passionate andenergizing performances. Raised the daughter of a military diplomat, PeggyAtwood traveled the world from the day she was born, experiencing manycultures and being exposed to many styles of music. These experiences arereflected in the international, environmental and multidimensional imagesthat abound in her unique and personal style of writing, which blendsfolk/world/rock/new age influences. Her most recent CD, “Renegade of theLight Brigade” lies somewhere in the shadows of lost love and a lion waitingfor the cool of the evening.


BRUCE ACKERMAN needs no introduction in this Community. He's a truerenaissance man - a visual artist who also handcrafts guitars and plays withawesome finger-picking style.


MIGHTY XEE has been writing songs for 46 years; music straight from theheart, for the soul. Her sound is a blend of influences, informed by rock,blues, traditional folk and world music. She has played in venues fromstreet singing in Paris (with her baby daughter on her back), to BobSherman's Show on WQXR Radio Station of the New York Times and CAMNET'sSouthwestern Cable TV and numerous local clubs.


This will be another wonderful evening of music so come out if you can!
Thank you for supporting live music and our wonderful Woodstock Library!