Middleburgh Library Notes for Thursday, June 4, 2020
On May 26, J.K. Rowling announced on Twitter that she will be releasing an unpublished manuscript online, chapter by chapter, every weekday from today through July 10. “The Ickabog” is a standalone fairy tale and has nothing to do with the Harry Potter universe, according to the bestselling author, Not only that, “The Ickabog” will be traditionally published in November, and Rowling is conducting an international competition for children to illustrate it “The best pictures in each publishing territory will be included in the books we intend to publish in November 2020,” she tweeted.
Royalties from the sold copies will go to organizations helping those impacted by the pandemic, she said. The website is www.theickabog.com.
Virtual Insight Meditation
Our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually. What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: HYPERLINK "https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq?fbclid=IwAR3xtDApoGng3gBOFA0V48Nrp4eaaHGihR..." \t "_blank" https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,
Stay at Home Storytime with Miss Terry.
This storytime is great for toddlers and preschoolers and their caregivers. Join us on Facebook, Tuesday's at 10:45 a.m.
Middleburgh Library Lego Club
Each week you will be given a challenge to complete. Some of these challenges may be crazy, watch out! Post a picture or two and a description of your creation. Go to Middleburgh Library Facebook page and join the group. Each challenge will be posted on Monday mornings. Good luck!
Memoirs From Quarantine
The library is collecting contributions in the form of memoirs, creative works and insights from our community, that articulate the challenges faced by our community, and how we are overcoming them, in this unprecedented time.
All ages are welcome and encouraged to submit work; content should be appropriate for a wide audience. Feel free to share thoughts, poetry, stories, recipes, pictures or any other printable contribution. Your stories will be compiled into a journal that will be kept in our local history room for everyone to view. Please send your submissions to or mail to The Middleburgh Library, 323 Main Street, PO Box 670, Middleburgh, NY 12122.