Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Aspiring writers in grades four and up are welcome to attend an evening with author Leslie Connor, on Friday, March 20, at 4:15 p.m., at the Voorheesville Public Library.
Connor will lead young writing enthusiasts through a fun and creativity-based one-hour session. The author’s workshops are all about nurturing the writer within. She will run a few mind-loosening exercises, often using props to kick the imagination into gear.
The process will not focus on producing finished works, but rather the participants will look for spark and note how a story, poem, or lyric can grow from one small idea. Please register.
This author event is funded through a special legislative project from the New York State Education Department.
Tween/teen
creativity lab
Kids in grades four and up are invited to join Mrs. Sternklar on Sunday, March 22, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. You will learn about ecosystems as you create your own tiny landscape inside a container. All supplies will be provided for you to make a terrarium to take home. Please register.
LEGOs
Come in on this half-day of school to make, tinker, build, and explore at the library. Parents and caregivers will join their kindergartener through second grade student on March 25 in this creative journey meant to foster creativity and encourage storytelling. This program will begin at 2 p.m. Please register.
The Right College
at the Right Price
Stop by on March 31, at 6:30 p.m., to hear Dr. Dean Skarlis of The College Advisor of New York. Dr. Skarlis holds a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He attended the Harvard University Institute on College Admissions and he has worked as a college administrator and an American College Testing consultant. Dr. Skarlis will outline the steps needed to find the right college for you. Some of the topics he will cover are: The top five factors colleges look for in applicants; strategies to reduce college costs; understanding why “fit” is critical; SAT and ACT strategies; how to make the most of your college visits and how to write the essay. The information and handouts you will take home from this presentation will help you begin your college search. There will be time for questions.
Centennial poets
In honor of the VPL’s first hundred years of life, a new poetry group is forming at the library. We will discuss individual poems authored by either the member or someone in whom the member has interest. Members may bring poems, brief articles, memoirs, or quotes concerning poetry. Members may come empty-handed, but with a head full of perspectives and ideas. The group will be as informal as possible, as long as the subject for discussion is connected to poetry. Meeting times are the second and fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Anything is possible, as Yentl and Avigdor said. For more information, call Larry at 765-2247.
Aspiring writers in grades four and up are welcome to attend an evening with author Leslie Connor, on Friday, March 20, at 4:15 p.m., at the Voorheesville Public Library.
Connor will lead young writing enthusiasts through a fun and creativity-based one-hour session. The author’s workshops are all about nurturing the writer within. She will run a few mind-loosening exercises, often using props to kick the imagination into gear.
The process will not focus on producing finished works, but rather the participants will look for spark and note how a story, poem, or lyric can grow from one small idea. Please register.
This author event is funded through a special legislative project from the New York State Education Department.
Tween/teen
creativity lab
Kids in grades four and up are invited to join Mrs. Sternklar on Sunday, March 22, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. You will learn about ecosystems as you create your own tiny landscape inside a container. All supplies will be provided for you to make a terrarium to take home. Please register.
LEGOs
Come in on this half-day of school to make, tinker, build, and explore at the library. Parents and caregivers will join their kindergartener through second grade student on March 25 in this creative journey meant to foster creativity and encourage storytelling. This program will begin at 2 p.m. Please register.
The Right College
at the Right Price
Stop by on March 31, at 6:30 p.m., to hear Dr. Dean Skarlis of The College Advisor of New York. Dr. Skarlis holds a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He attended the Harvard University Institute on College Admissions and he has worked as a college administrator and an American College Testing consultant. Dr. Skarlis will outline the steps needed to find the right college for you. Some of the topics he will cover are: The top five factors colleges look for in applicants; strategies to reduce college costs; understanding why “fit” is critical; SAT and ACT strategies; how to make the most of your college visits and how to write the essay. The information and handouts you will take home from this presentation will help you begin your college search. There will be time for questions.
Centennial poets
In honor of the VPL’s first hundred years of life, a new poetry group is forming at the library. We will discuss individual poems authored by either the member or someone in whom the member has interest. Members may bring poems, brief articles, memoirs, or quotes concerning poetry. Members may come empty-handed, but with a head full of perspectives and ideas. The group will be as informal as possible, as long as the subject for discussion is connected to poetry. Meeting times are the second and fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Anything is possible, as Yentl and Avigdor said. For more information, call Larry at 765-2247.