Board of Trustees
Mary Ellen Ledwith, President
Charles Shimel, Vice President
Dr. Carol Stewart, Secretary
Sharon Schmetterer
Nicholas Seaver
Kathryn Shattuck
Gerry Miras
David Shire
Susan Nemesdy

Beatrice Agnew, Director

Spring Fling May 12
10:00 AM. at the Palisades Community Center.
Plants, baked goods, crafts and games for the children, lunch smorgasbord. Watch for our flyer.

Sunday Symposia May 20th at 3:30.
Do You See What I See? The artists Grace Knowlton and Joan Hooker try to understand each other’s perspectives. To be held at the Esplanade, 640 Oak Tree Road, Palisades. Stop by or call the library to register. The suggested donation is $10 to benefit the library.

Traveling this Summer? Brush up your language skills with Rosetta Stone. So easy. So cheap. In fact, it’s FREE! Log on at Palisades Free Library home page, click databases, students tab and Bob’s your uncle (learn idioms too).

Can’t Travel this Summer? Use our family museum passes to the Whitney, Guggenheim, Natural History and Cooper Hewitt. These free passes check out for 2 days and may be reserved for a specific date.

CHILDREN'S SPRING ACTIVITIES
Celebrate Your Mom!
Wednesday, May 9, 4:30 PM. Hear some mom stories and make a card and goodie for mom or grandma. Ages 5 and up.

T-Shirt Stenciling & Decorating
Thursday, May 17, 4:30 PM. Bring a t-shirt and learn how to stencil. Embellish with beads and ribbon. Many stencils to choose from — animals, sports, letters, flowers and more. Ages 8 and up.

Pajama Party
Tuesday, June 5, 4:30 PM. Preschoolers are welcome to come in their jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Sleep tight! Ages 2 to 4.

Patriotic Picnic
Wednesday, June 13, 4:30 PM. Hurray for the red, white and blue! Listen to tales of America and make a flag craft to celebrate flag day and the 4th of July. Ages 5 and up.

CHILDREN'S SUMMER ACTIVITIES
The theme for this year’s summer reading program is “Get a Clue at Your Library.” Join us for all our programs, check out and read books, collect stickers and win prizes.

Sylvia Markson and Her Magic Trunk
Monday, June 25, at 7:00 PM The summer reading program begins with this shared performance at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church Hall. Tickets will be available at the library in June. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is located at 120 Kings Highway, Tappan.

Daring Detective Deeds
Wednesday, June 27, 4:15 PM. Get a clue by reading! Have some mystery fun and make a detective kit. Find out about the Summer Reading Program. Ages 5 and up.

Can You Guess?
Tuesday, July 10, 4:15 PM. What is it? Who is it? Guess and solve some story mysteries. Make a detective hat and notebook. Ages 2 to 4.

Circus Craziness
Wednesday, July 11, 4:15 PM. Step right up to the big top and clown around with books and crafts about the circus. Ages 5 and up.

Celebrate Your Birthday
Wednesday, July 18, 4:15 PM. It’s your birthday party. Enjoy party stories and games. Create a gift just for you! Ages 5 and up.

Jewelry Making & Flip-Flop Decorating
Thursday, July 19, 4:15 PM. Get adorned from head to toe! Make some jewelry and a box to keep it in. Bring a pair of your flip-flops to decorate with beads and other trims.

Superhero Special
Wednesday, July 25, 4:15 PM. Who’s your favorite superhero? Batman, Superman? Would you like to be a superhero? Find out some hero history and create your own hero. Ages 5 and up.

Jeffrey Freidberg and The Bossy Frog Band
Monday, July 30, 7:00 PM. The summer reading program will close with the Bossy Frog Band, back by popular demand, performing at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church Hall, 120 Kings Highway, Tappan. Don’t miss this wonderful performance!

Under the Sea
Wednesday, August 1, 4:15 PM. What’s at the bottom of the ocean? Make an underwater ocean scene and hear some sea faring tales.

Please call or come into the library to register for programs.

NEW ADULT NONFICTION
Allen, Woody – Mere Anarchy
Chopra, Deepak – Buddha
Dallek, Robert – Nixon and Kissinger
Dershowitz, Alan – Blasphemy
Gawande, Atol – Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance
Gore, Al – The Assault on Reason
Lee, Hermione – Edith Wharton
Nemat, Marina – Prisoner of Tehran
Smith, Jean E. – FDR
Waugh, Alexander – Fathers & Sons

NEW ADULT FICTION
Caldwell, Wayne – Cataloochee
DeLillo, Don – Falling Man
Dillard, Annie – The May Trees
Drabble, Margaret – The Sea Lady
Gaige, Amity – The Folded World
Hosseini, Khaled – A Thousand Splendid Suns
Henning, Mankell – Depths
Murakami, Haruki – After Dark
Onadaatje, Michael – Divisadero
Palahniuk, Chuck – Rant
Vreeland, Susan – Luncheon of the Boating Party

and Mysteries by Buchanan, Chabon, Clark, Connelly, Evanovich, Maupin, McCarry, Mcfadyen, Parker, Sandford etc.

DVDs Army of Shadows, The Italian, Avenue Montaigne, The Last King of Scotland, Copying Beethoven, Miss Potter, Days of Glory, Notes on a Scandal, Dead Girl, Old Joy, Deliver us from Evil, Painted Veil, The Good German, The Queen, Breaking and Entering, Venus