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
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.
October 16, 3:15 pm
Stan Burdick, Learn to Cartoon. Learn to draw your own cartoons.
November 13, 3:15 pm
"Space: The Final Frontier" with the Mad Science Club. Learn about the Planets and Comets.Make a kitchen comet during the program. Make a Roto Rocket to take home.
December 13, 10am & 11:30am (two sessions)
"Gingerbread Workshop" with Valerie Donley. 10 AM and 11:30 AM workshops. Limit 10 families per session. Sign-up required. $5.00 material fee. If you want to decorate a second house, please bring assembled. Decorations provided. Presented in conjuction with The Chestertown Rotary Club Santa Claus. For more information please call 494-5384.
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.
August 21, 5:00-7:00 pm
Town of Chester Library Cocktail Party - at the Dunham Studios (dunhamstudios.com)
Hosted by Clarke and Barbara Dunham. Enjoy cocktails with friends and a tour of the Dunham's model railroad studio. $50 per person ($100 if you can). Please RSVP to the library at 494-5384 by August 14.
November 8, 10am
The Friends of the Chester Library present historical mystery writer, Rosemary Miner speaking about her historical cozies set in the 19th century Adirondacks. To be held in the Board Meeting Room #101 in the Municipal Center.
November 12, 7:00pm
Public Reiki Share - Learn about this relaxing healing practice that reduces stress and supports our immune system. This is an opportunity to both learn about Reiki Healing and to experience a Reiki session. The evening will include a question and answer period. For more information please call 494-5384.
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: The Upper Hudson Miniature Watercolor Society
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: A sea voyage of the Southern Atlantic Ocean, sailing north along the Atlantic Ridge through the Tropics and into the Northern Temperate climes. Photos by Robert McDermott.
Display Case: Chip carvings by Barbara & Dennis Wilson
October,
all month
Ruplin Gallery: Adirondack Photos by Chris Flugmacher
Display Case: Watercolors and Drawings by Sierra Liebelt
November,
all month
Ruplin Gallery: The Upper Hudson Watercolor Society.
Display Case: Barb Delczeg's Collection of Mineral Rocks
December,
all month
Ruplin Gallery: The Upper Hudson Watercolor Society.
Display Case: TBA
Ongoing
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Programs
for Children Programs
for General Audiences Exhibits