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Grafton Library Events

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Annual Plant Sale & Book Sale Saturday, June 6, 9 am to 1 pm 

It’s a multi-sale event! Get some great plants to get your garden started and support the Library in the process. Proceeds from the plant sale benefit the Lillis Bunce Memorial Award for Grafton high school seniors.We’ve had lots of book donations and there are some great bargains for adults and kids alike. Paperbacks are 50 cents, Hardcovers $1. We also have CDs and DVDs. The library will gladly welcome donations of labeled, non-invasive plants during the week the sale. Plants may be dropped off at the rear of the library. Call 269-9520 with any questions about plant donations.

Digital Content at Grafton Community Library Thursday, June 11 at 5:30 pm AND Friday, June 19 at 6:30 pm. Did you know that Grafton Community Library has over 20,000 ebooks, downloadable audiobooks, and streaming video available free from anywhere for anyone with a library card? We also have a new online public access library catalog with sophisticated search capabilities that allows you to find and request library materials both print and digital from any of the 29 libraries in the Upper Hudson Library System. Find out how to get the most from this new technology at either of these two free sessions with Library Director, Christian Collins.

Summer Reading Sign-Up Begins Monday, June 15. Stop by the library any time during open hours on or after June 15 to sign up for our 2015 Summer Reading Program. This year Grafton Community Library has an Adult Summer Reading program too, so young and old alike can sign up, log their reading and qualify for prizes. Summer Reading starts on Monday June 29 and runs until August 15.

Social Media for Job Seekers – Tuesday, June 16 at 4 pm

Learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to optimize your online presence, make connections, search for jobs, and land the one that’s right for you. Part of Grafton Community Library’s “Skills for Job Seekers” series, presented by professional employment counselors from Rensselaer County One Stop. Please sign up in advance.

Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making Workshop – Saturday, June 27, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. The latest in our Arts Grant funded programming, bringing high quality arts programs to Grafton at bargain rates. This class is an introduction to the centuries-old process of wrapping stones for ornamentation.

Learn basic wire wrapping techniques using sterling silver wire to create a wearable pendant. At least one pendant will be completed and ready to wear by the end of class. There is a $12 materials fee, payable at registration. Participants must register in advance.

Grafton Book Group: The Witch of Hebron by James Howard Kunstler Monday, June 29 at 7 pm.  Join the Grafton Book Group to kick off the Adult Summer Reading Program with a discussion of The Witch of Hebron by James Howard Kunstler. Set in a fictionalized version of Washington County, NY in a near future where the world has run out of oil and civilization has collapsed, Kunstler’s “World Made by Hand” series provides a gripping look at how residents of our region try to hold their world together when they are brutally thrust back into the pre-industrial age. Check out upcoming Book Group selections on the website graftoncommunitylibrary.org/bookclub.

Scrap Booking Teacher Needed

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The Everett Wagar Senior Center in Grafton, is in need of a volunteer who knows some basic Scrap Booking.   This volunteer would help guide a group of seniors with some basic scrap booking techniques at the senior center.   Thank you in advance for helping the seniors in our community.  Some supplies will be included for free, for more information please call Penny at 518-279-3413.    If you are a Rensselaer County senior 60 years of age or older and are interested in learning basic scrap booking come in and check our center.

Brunswick Library Events

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Story Hour: Thursday at 10:30 am and Saturday at 11

Crafternoon: Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm.

Ages 5-10 make a simple craft at the library to take home

Adult Yoga – Wednesdays, 2:30 to 3:30 pm

Join this friendly drop in yoga group!  Please bring your own mat. This is a free class with a suggested donation of $1 to $5 dollars

Garden Day Sale – June 6, 9 am to 1 pm

Come for a plethora of plants, local vendors, baked goods and raffles

T/ween Book Club – June 12 at 3 pm

Ages 11+ come to the library after school for a fun book discussion about all things John Green.  We will make fun key chains and DFTBA bracelets.  Did we mention there will be free pizza?

Red Cross Babysitting Course – June 13 at 10:30 am Ages 10+

Call the library for more information or to register your child

Monthly Cook-Off – June 22 at 6 pm

Make your favorite Summer Salad (potato, macaroni, pasta) and bring it to the library for our monthly cook off!

Summer Reading Kick Off – June 26, 4 to 6 pm

Register your kids for the library’s summer reading program and get a free ice cream sundae!  We will also be making superhero capes!

Second Annual Let’s Move Day: Healthy Outdoor Family Activities

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The Second Annual Let’s Move Day is June 27 at Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center.  This day of free activities is designed to let people try their hand at various outdoor activities and encourages everyone to get outside to try something fun or different.

This weekend coincides with New York State’s free fishing weekend. Trout Unlimited will be running a fly tying workshop, fly-casting demonstrations and a pond biodiversity assessment.  Kayaking, nature walks and geo-caching are some of the other activities led by guides.

Healthy, light snacks and refreshments will be available all day.  Let’s Move Day will take place in two different sessions, the first from 10:30 am to Noon, the second from 12:30 to 2 pm. Everything is free!  Pre-registration for Kayaking is available for those interested.  If you have any questions please e-mail us at dykenpond@fairpoint.net or call (518) 658-2055

Telling Tales: Native American Legends, Myths, And Folklore At Dyken Pond Center

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Join Gil Payette, a master storyteller of Native American legends and folklore at Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Sunday, June 14 at 1:30 pm.

Listen to Payette tell the ancient myths from people who lived close to the land. The event will take place in our beautiful, forested amphitheater, and will entertain all ages. Contact the Center for more information at dykenpond@fairpoint.net or 658-2055, or visit www.dykenpond.org.

The Center is located at 475 Dyken Pond Road in Croseyville, NY. They provide natural science education programs and services that promote stewardship of the environment and foster sound environmental decision making.

TVSC U19 Team Has Strong Outing In Weekend Tournament

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by Jen Burhans

The Taconic Valley Soccer Club has started its Spring program. This past month K-6th grade youngsters have been coming together at Berlin Elementary school twice a week to practice soccer in an instructional setting.  The club also has two older teams in the CDSYL Spring travel league that play and practice at BES.

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Free Gardening Workshop At The Grafton Community Library

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On Wednesday, June 3 at 7 pm, Grafton Community Library will present a free gardening workshop,”The Scourges of Your Vegetable Garden – What can go Wrong and how to Fix it.”

Taught by Certified Master Gardener Nancy Chase, this workshop will address common problems in vegetable gardens, including blights, septoria leaf spot, pH and more. Learn what these plant destroyers are, how to identify and test for them, how to take action and treat them, and where to go for additional help. Whatever your skill level in the garden, this workshop is the place to start. Bring all your questions about your garden. Participants are asked to sign up in advance at the at the library or by calling 279-0580.

Brunswick Library Events

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Story Hour: Thursday at 10:30 and Saturday at 11 am.

Crafternoon: Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm for ages 5-10. Make a simple craft at the library to take home.

Adult Yoga: Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30. Join this friendly drop-in yoga group. Please bring your own mat. This is a free class with a suggested donation of $1-$5.

Knitting Club: Thursdays from 1-2:30. Come to the library and knit with friends. We have needles and crochet hooks, but please bring your own yarn.

Book and Movie Discussion for Adults: Meets on the third and fourth Fridays of every month at 12:30 pm. The first time we discuss the book, the second we watch the movie. You are welcome to come for either, or both weeks. Come for the book and movie and enjoy the refreshments.

Popular Fiction Book Club:  Meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.  Join us for some light refreshments and great discussion.

Library Book Sale: May 30 from 10:30 to 2 pm.

Dr. Who Day: May 31 from 1 to 4 pm. Keep calm and get to the Tardis– it’s Dr. Who Day at the library.  Come in costume, watch some favorite episodes, play some Dr. Who Trivia, and eat some fish sticks and custard…if you can.

Garden Day Sale: June 6 starting at 9 am.

Library Book Sale: May 30 from 10:30 am to 2 pm.

Red Cross Babysitting Course: June 13 at 10:30 Ages 10 and up. Call the library for more information or to register your child.

VFW Post 7466 All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet

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Join us at the  Sullivan Jones VFW Post 7466 in Poestenkill  on June 14 from 8 to 11 am. Enjoy our regular buffet including scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries, pancakes, homemade French toast, Country Style Sausage Gravy-n-Biscuits,  fruit, juice, tea and coffee.  “Build your own Omelets with ham, bacon, sausage, cheeses, mushrooms,  peppers and onions.

Adults – regular buffet $8 with Omelet $10 Children 6 to 12 $4 and under 5 free.

GLSP Morning Bird Walk To Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

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Join local birder Mary Batcheller for a morning walk through the park’s forests on Saturday May 30, ending with spectacular views from the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower. The hike will meet at 7:30 am at the North Long Pond parking lot, accessible via the park’s winter entrance.

Mary Batcheller is an excellent guide for beginning birders, so feel free to look, listen and learn or to come share your own birding knowledge.  The hike will travel along 1.5 miles of the old Fire Tower Road, through Northern Hardwood and Beech-Maple forest communities.  Participants will have a chance to practice birding by ear thanks to the dense foliage along the trail, but binoculars are definitely recommended equipment.

Meet at North Long Pond parking lot within Grafton Lakes State Park. (Please do not park along Fire Tower Road as you will miss the group and there is no parking).  Pre-registration requested: 279-1155.

The Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park restored the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower over several years, with hours of volunteering and community donations. It provides views of the Taconics, Berkshires, and Adirondacks for those who climb its eighty sturdy steps.  Visitors are welcome to hike to the tower from the North Long Pond Road trailhead during state park hours 8 am until dusk.