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Red Cross Blood Drive

Help save a life, donate blood. Donors will also have the blood tested for COVID-19 antibodies and will be notified of the results.

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Annual Craft Fair

Items are handmade by local crafters, artisans and artists.
Find one of a kind items for you and your loved ones.

All proceeds go to the NorthEast-Millerton Library.

Face masks and physical distancing required.
This is a vendor free event, all items being sold are donated the the Library.

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Book Discussion Group

Join our Book Discussion Group as we discuss All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny.  This is an indoor program, that will meet in the Library Annex. Masks are required. Space is very limited. RSVP at info@nemillertonlibrary.org or 518-789-3340.

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Virtual Dungeons and Dragons

Join us on Zoom for Dungeons and Dragons!
DM Josh will lead us in a campaign in BX edition

Ages 16 and up
RSVP by emailing kmcclune@nemillertonlibrary.org

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Library Card Sign Up Month

Stop in during the month of September to sign up for your/your child’s first library card!

All children who get their first library card in the month of September will be entered to win a $20 gift card to Oblong Books and Music. There will be 2 winners.

Children aged newborn – 18 years may get their library cards!
Parental signature will be needed on application.

Library card applications can be picked up at the front desk anytime we’re open.
Please bring proof of local address with you.

You can also sign up for a library card online by clicking here

Only library cards issued to NorthEast-Millerton Library card holders   
will be eligible for the raffle.

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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Virtual Book Group

Our society is struggling to come to grips with and to resolve a long history of racial inequality and disparity. The shared reading of Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism and You  by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, is an effort to generate a brave space for open and honest discussion about where we have been as a society, we are today, and where we want to go. This book group, co-sponsored by the NorthEast-Millerton Library and the NorthEast Community Center, will begin on Wednesday, October 7th at 7pm, and will continue every Wednesday at 7pm for the month of October. Sessions 1-3 will be focused on consecutive sections of the book, and Session 4, on October 28th will be a recap of the entire book. Click through to RSVP.

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Ask The Right Questions: Coaching Techniques for Parents

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUudOmhrzMoGNGx0GmXAi5WTfbAJJc37…

Learn how to use professional coaching strategies to help your children develop focus, organization, and resilience in school – whatever your version of school looks like right now. This will be an introduction to coaching strategies, language, and some of the signs that your child may need your help. You’ll learn some of the key phrases like “executive function”, “powerful questions,” and “skill-building” and what they mean in this context. Learn how you can use these concepts to help your family deal with the changing dynamics of our educational system.

Pauline Saavedra is a professional coach, mother of two, and has 25 years of experience in higher education, advising and coaching graduating seniors. She has found that the strategies that worked for her college advisees also help her children through the difficulties of school.

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The Great Give Back 2020: Food Drive

Libraries across the state want to give their patrons a chance to give back to the community. This year, we will be collecting donations for the Millerton Presbyterian Church’s food pantry and for the Library’s Little Free Grocery Program.

The actual day of The Great Give Back is October 17th, but we will be collecting donations starting on October 1st and until October 31st.

We are accepting the following items:

Breakfast items: cereal, instant oatmeal, graham crackers, granola bars
Entrees: macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, jelly/jam, canned tuna fish, canned soup/stew
Juice boxes (100% juice)
Canned vegetables
Snack foods: microwaveable popcorn, individual packages of cookies, crackers and puddings.
Pet products (cat and dog food, cat litter)
Hygiene products (shampoo, body wash, soap, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products)
Toilet paper
Please be sure that all food items donated are not expired and that they are sealed. Expired or open containers will not be accepted.

Feel like shopping from home? Our Amazon Shopping List is up and running!

Donations CANNOT be used to pay fees for lost or damaged items or library fines.

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