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 10:30 am,Tales for Tots Story Hour -
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Story hour for tots up to age 4. Story times include stories, crafts, movement activities, and songs.
12:00 pm,Hug-A-Bye Babies Story Hour -
12:00 pm
Stories, songs, and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. For ages 0-18 months.
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11:00 am,Bright Beginnings Storytime and Play Group -
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Meet other parents and care providers while your child hears a story, then socializes with other children in an unstructured, educational setting. Free and open to everyone who cares for children ages 0-5. Hope to see you there!
6:30 pm,The Problem We All Live With: Norman Rockwell and the Civil Rights Paintings -
6:30 pm
Explore Norman Rockwell’s powerful visual commentary on the subject of civil rights in our nation through iconic works that continue to resonate, with Curator of Education Tom Daly. Images will include "Problem We All Live With" and the "Golden Rule" as well as images from different eras of Rockwell's career. Hear how the paintings were created and some of the stories behind them. This 45 minute long program will entertain and inform you about America's favorite illustrator.
Thomas Daly is the Curator of Education for The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge. The programs he has created have served tens of thousands of visitors. He has traveled to many parts of the country to lecture about Mr. Rockwell’s work. During his 14 plus years with the Norman Rockwell Museum he has taken on a number of different roles, all of them adding to his knowledge of the work of America’s favorite illustrator. From Thomas’s desk in Stockbridge he has written many articles about Norman Rockwell and his work.
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6:00 pm,Coffee House Night with Linda Worster -
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for an evening of wonderful music with Berkshire singer/songwriter Linda Worster. Light refreshments provided.
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11:00 am,New Lebanon Book Group : "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett -
11:00 am
"A pharmacologist travels into the Amazonian heart of darkness in this spellbinder from bestselling author Patchett.Marina Singh is dispatched from the Vogel pharmaceutical company to Brazil to find out what happened to her colleague Anders Eckman, whose death was announced in a curt letter from Annick Swenson. Anders had been sent to check on Dr. Swenson’s top-secret research project among the Lakashi tribe, whose women continue to bear children into their 60s and 70s. If a fertility drug can be derived from whatever these women are ingesting, the potential rewards are so enormous that Swenson has been pursuing her work for years with scant oversight from Vogel; the company doesn’t even know exactly where she is in the Amazon. Marina, who went into pharmacology after making a disastrous mistake as an obstetrics resident under Dr. Swenson’s supervision, really doesn’t want to see this intimidating woman again, but she feels an obligation to her friend Anders and his grief-stricken wife. So she goes to Manaus, seeking clues to Dr. Swenson’s location in the jungle. By the time the doctor turns up unexpectedly, Patchett has skillfully crafted a portrait from Marina’s memories and subordinates’ comments that gives Swenson the dark eminence of Joseph Conrad’s Mr. Kurtz. Engaged like Kurtz in godlike pursuits among the natives, Swenson is performing some highly unorthodox experiments, the ramifications of which have even more possibilities than Vogel imagines. Indeed, the multiple and highly dramatic developments that ensue once Marina gets to the Lakashi village might seem ridiculous, if Patchett had not created such credible characters and a dreamlike milieu in which anything seems possible. Nail-biting action scenes include a young boy’s near-mortal crushing by a 15-foot anaconda, whose head Marina lops off with a machete; they’re balanced by contemplative moments that give this gripping novel spiritual and metaphysical depth, right down to the final startling plot twist.
Thrilling, disturbing and moving in equal measures—even better than Patchett’s breakthrough Bel Canto." - Kirkus Reviews
Newcomers welcome!
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10:30 am,Tales for Tots Story Hour -
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Story hour for tots up to age 4. Story times include stories, crafts, movement activities, and songs.
12:00 pm,Hug-A-Bye Babies Story Hour -
12:00 pm
Stories, songs, and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. For ages 0-18 months.
6:30 pm,Seed Starting Workshop: Start Your Garden Early! -
6:30 pm
START YOUR GARDEN NOW! Learn the basics of seed starting with Jennifer Austin, local resident, biologist and experienced gardener. Start planning now for your best garden ever and save money in the long run too! Gardening topics discussed will be those best suited for our northeast climate and include: the benefits and rewards of starting your own plants from seed, when is the right time, which plants do best in our area, equipment required, soil and light requirements, which plants you should start from seed and where to go from there.
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11:00 am,Bright Beginnings Storytime and Play Group -
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Meet other parents and care providers while your child hears a story, then socializes with other children in an unstructured, educational setting. Free and open to everyone who cares for children ages 0-5. Hope to see you there!
6:30 pm,Family Craft Night -
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Valentine's Day is coming - join us and make an adorable clay dough heart for your mom, dad, or sweetheart! All materials provided. For ages 5 and up, although younger siblings are welcome, too.
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7:00 pm,Cellist Paul De Jong -
7:00 pm
The acclaimed cellist of The Books performs solo. Paul’s performance will include classical and traditional pieces for cello alone, as well as his own arrangements and compositions, all accompanied by a collage of found video.
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10:30 am,Tales for Tots Story Hour -
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Story hour for tots up to age 4. Story times include stories, crafts, movement activities, and songs.
12:00 pm,Hug-A-Bye Babies Story Hour -
12:00 pm
Stories, songs, and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. For ages 0-18 months.
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11:00 am,Bright Beginnings Storytime and Play Group -
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Meet other parents and care providers while your child hears a story, then socializes with other children in an unstructured, educational setting. Free and open to everyone who cares for children ages 0-5. Hope to see you there!
7:00 pm,The Rev Tor Solo Show -
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Berkshire musician Tor Krautter performs his Rev Tor solo show! With the use of a looping unit, Rev Tor creates tasty yet infectious grooves and performs a large repertoire of well crafted original tunes and classic rock/folk covers.
Krautter (aka Rev Tor) is best known as front man for the popular Rev Tor Band. Since the early 90’s he has been a powerful presence on the east coast club and festival circuit, performing in venues from Maine to Florida. Rev Tor has worked with members of The Grateful Dead, Phish, The Allman Brothers, and New Riders Of The Purple Sage and has performed at concerts with The Jerry Garcia Band, Los Lobos, and Leon Russell, and has toured regularly with Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten. Free and open to the public - donations for the performer are appreciated.
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6:30 pm,Community Film Night: "Project Nim" followed by discussion with author Elizabeth Hess -
6:30 pm
From the Oscar -winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans trusted with his well-being fail to protect him, PROJECT NIM uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society. Join us for a screening of this outstanding documentary, to be followed by discussion and Q&A with Elizabeth Hess, author of NIM CHIMPSKY: THE CHIMP WHO WOULD BE HUMAN.
Elizabeth Hess writes about animals. In addition to 'Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would be Human,' she is the author of 'Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter.' She is currently writing a social history of the American Pit Bull Terrier.
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N/A,Closed, President's Day -
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1:00 pm,Office of the Aging Open Hours -
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
A representative from the Columbia County Office for the Aging will be at the library to answer questions or provide help with Medicare, Medicaid, Meals on Wheels, food stamps, heating assistance and more.
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10:30 am,Tales for Tots Story Hour -
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Story hour for tots up to age 4. Story times include stories, crafts, movement activities, and songs.
12:00 pm,Hug-A-Bye Babies Story Hour -
12:00 pm
Stories, songs, and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. For ages 0-18 months.
2:00 pm,Bingo for Kids -
2:00 pm
Bingo, prizes, and fun for kids aged 5-12!
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11:00 am,Bright Beginnings Storytime and Play Group -
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Meet other parents and care providers while your child hears a story, then socializes with other children in an unstructured, educational setting. Free and open to everyone who cares for children ages 0-5. Hope to see you there!
7:00 pm,Make Your Own Living Foods -
7:00 pm
Living foods are uncooked, unprocessed, organic, and sometimes fermented foods which contain natural living enzymes. Join foodie and Green Living enthusiast Vince Teachout about the benefits of living foods and also how to produce their own living foods, such as sprouts, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, sprouts, beer, and more.
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9:00 am,Paws to Read -
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Therapy dogs come to the Library and children read to their furry friends. And, of course, the dogs listen! Advance registration preferred - 518-794-8844.
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6:30 pm,Swap Not Shop! Jewelry Exchange -
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Don't toss out those ugly earrings you received for Christmas! For someone else, they will be a treasure! Bring your gently used jewelry to the Library and an additional empty bag. After the swap, you'll leave with a bag of “new to you” necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Any leftover items will be donated to Goodwill. This event is intended for adults and kids.
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6:30 pm,Community Film Night: "Explore Your Options: Doulas, Birth Centers and C-Sections" -
6:30 pm
This provocative and entertaining documentary is part of the More Business of Being Born film series, an exploration of the modern maternity care system produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. Explore Your Options offers birth-planning guidance around key topics such as the role of doulas (labor support specialists,) the advantages of birth centers and the alarming escalation of cesarean sections in the United States and Brazil. Discussion and Q&A by midwife Michelle Doyle will follow the screenings.
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10:30 am,Tales for Tots Story Hour -
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Story hour for tots up to age 4. Story times include stories, crafts, movement activities, and songs.
12:00 pm,Hug-A-Bye Babies Story Hour -
12:00 pm
Stories, songs, and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers. For ages 0-18 months.
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11:00 am,Bright Beginnings Storytime and Play Group -
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Meet other parents and care providers while your child hears a story, then socializes with other children in an unstructured, educational setting. Free and open to everyone who cares for children ages 0-5. Hope to see you there!
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6:00 pm,Coffee House Night with Linda Worster -
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for an evening of wonderful music with Berkshire singer/songwriter Linda Worster. Light refreshments provided.
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