Holidays:
Closed December 24, 25, 26 for Christmas
Open December 31 from 11 to 3 pm.
Closed January 1 & 2 for New Year’s

Director Maria Gagliardi
Board of Trustees: William Saum, President; Charles Shimel, Treasurer; Gerry Miras, Secretary; Sabelle Frasca; Lisette George; Mary Ellen Ledwith; Susan Nemesdy; Holly Seeger; Kathryn Shattuck; David Shire; Dr. Lynn Sykes

SAVE THE DATE
Journalism Today: What Can We Trust?
Sunday Symposium
January 23, 2011, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
At the Esplanade at Palisades, 640 Oak Tree Road
$10 ($5 for students) suggested donation to benefit the Library. Panelists will discuss different news outlets, their methods for gathering and producing information, and which ones adhere to the standards and ideals that traditional journalists learned to honor through their training and their organizations. Joan Konner will moderate.

Joan Konner is a Palisades resident and Professor Emerita and Dean Emerita of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is an awardwinning television producer, television executive, writer and editor.

Marvin Kitman is a former longtime television columnist for Newsday, and the author, most recently, of a book on Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly.

Victor Navasky is the former publisher and editor of The Nation, an author, a professor of journalism at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and chairman of the Columbia Journalism Review.

Mort Rosenblum is a foreign correspondent, an author and a professor of journalism at the University of Arizona.

Study Buddies Resumes
Once again we are offering elementary and middle school students an opportunity to work with a study buddy. If you need help with homework, reviewing material for a test, or sharpening your subject skills, call or come into the library and sign up for this program. We are also looking for high school or college students who would be interested in working with younger students for one hour a week at the library. If you need public service credit for school or church programs, this program will be helpful to you.

The program begins as each study buddy pair is matched. Call Lillian at 359-0136 or stop in and fill out an information form.

Children’s Programs
All programs are free and held at the library. Registration is required. There are 4 ways to register: in person at the library, by phone 359-0136, email pal@rcls.org or use our online calendar www.palisadeslibrary.org and get an automatic email reminder.

Gingerbread House Building
Wednesday, December 8, 4:30 pm.
Bring a box of graham crackers and construct an edible house with candy and other trimmings. Ages 5+

Holiday Gifts in a Can
Thursday, December 9, 4:30 pm
Bring some empty containers and lids such as chips, powdered drink mixes, oatmeal boxes; anything plastic, tin or cardboard. Cover and create a gift can and fill with reindeer feed trail mix (we will make) and pretzel rods. Make gift tags to match for your yummy gift. Ages 8+

Holiday Season Fun
Tuesday, December 14, 4:30 pm
Stories, crafts and games about holidays in December with reindeer, candy canes and gingerbread men. Ages 2½-5

Tween Movie Night
Despicable Me (2010) Rated PG
Thursday, December 16, 7:00 pm, Ages 9 - 13