ADULT PROGRAMS
SUMMER 2010
SUMMER 2010
WATER YOUR MIND - READ!!
A Summer Reading Program for Adults
July 6 - August 7, 2010
XERISCAPING: Creating a Low-Maintenance, Water-Wise LandscapeTuesday, July 6th @ 7 PM
Want your garden to thrive in spite of summer drought and the ravages of a dry, windy winter? Take a look at some tough and hardy perennials. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners. Open to Adults. Please register by calling 496-5483. This program is funded from proceeds of the Friends of Moffat Library’s Authors Luncheon.
TUESDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Tuesday, July 13th @ 7 PM
Under the direction of our resident crafter Betty Cox, the club meets to help beginning knitters get started and guide more advanced knitters through works in progress. Beginning knitters should bring a set of No. 9 knitting needles and one skein of worsted weight knitting yarn. Advanced knitters can bring a program to work on. Registration limited to 15 participants. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 496-5483 to register.
“The Madwoman in the Attic”: Victorian Feminist Literature
Wednesday, July 7th @ 7 PM
Join retired literature SUNY Orange professor Joan Siegel as she examines Victorian literature from a feminist perspective in the last meeting of this three-part series. Find out who the madwoman is and how she ended up there. Discussion on Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 496-5483 for more information.
This Adult Book Discussion Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Books are available one month before the discussion.
“People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks
Wednesday, July 14th @ 7:30 PM
Offered a coveted job to analyze and conserve a priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, Australian rare-book expert Hanna Heath discovers a series of tiny artifacts in the volume's ancient binding that reveal its historically significant origins. Register and pick up your copy now! Books available NOW @ the library. Stop by today.
Back by popular demand is our successful mystery book club! Each month we will discuss a contemporary work of mystery or suspense. The group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Copies of the book are available one month before the discussion.
“Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet” by M. C. Beaton
Tuesday, July 20th @ 7:30 PM
Living in the England Cotswolds and ready for some romance and excitement in her life, amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin gets more than she had bargained for when the charming yet sinister new veterinarian is murdered. Books available NOW @ the library. Stop by today.
PHOTO EDITING WORKSHOP
Wednesday, July 21st @ 7 p.m.
Adjust the quality and enhance the color of your digital photos. Ken Herbig will show participants how to edit digital photos in this unique presentation. Bring your questions and be part of this program! Registration limited to 20 participants. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 496-5483 to register. *This program is funded from proceeds of the Friends of Moffat Library’s Authors Luncheon.*
SUMMER STAMPING CRAFT w/ Cathie GaspardTuesday, July 27th @ 7 PM
Cathie Gaspard of Stampin’ Up will help participants create some unique summer projects using rubber stamping techniques during this fun class. Registration limited to 15 participants. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 496-5483 to register. *This program is funded from proceeds of the Friends of Moffat Library’s Authors Luncheon.*
HERB GARDENING
Tuesday, August 3rd @ 7 p.m.
Learn the basics of gardening with herbs from Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners. Discover which herbs to plant for aesthetics, which are treasured as culinary delights and in folklore tales for hundreds of years. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 496-5483 to register. *This program is funded from proceeds of the Friends of Moffat Library’s Authors Luncheon.*
ICE CREAM SOCIALWednesday, August 4th @ 2 PM
Join us for some cool and yummy treats! Open to anyone registered for the 2010 Summer Reading Program. Registration required. Call 496-5483 to register. *This program is funded from proceeds of the Friends of Moffat Library’s Authors Luncheon.*
BOOK CAFE AND BOOK SWAPWednesday, August 4th @ 7 PM
Hot Summer Reads and Cool Concoctions: There’s no assigned reading for this night of book discussion! Come chat about favorite summer reads and authors. Bring in a gently used work of fiction and take home another in our summer book swap. Tasty desserts and ice cold beverages will be served. Registration required. Call 496-5483 to register.
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE TRIVIA CONTEST
Friday, July 9 - Friday, August 6, 2010
Use Library reference and database resources to answer our 20-question trivia quiz. The first 25 entry sheets with all the correct answers will win a prize. Pick up your quiz sheet now! Winners can pick up prizes by Friday, August 13. Call 496-5483 to register.
H2O PHOTO CONTEST AND EXHIBIT
Starts Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Entries are due Monday, July 26, 2010.
Awards ceremony and reception Sunday, August 8 @ 2 p.m.
Photographers and other creative geniuses: Get out your cameras and create works of life imitating art. Photographers and other creative geniuses of all ages: Get out your cameras and take photos of water and water activities in bathtubs or pools, and in lakes, ponds and rivers, or at water parks. Pose your family, your friends, your pets or anything you want in photographs in or on the water. Judging will take place Wednesday, July 28. People’s Choice voting will take place Wednesday, July 28-Saturday, July 31. Prizes will be awarded in these categories: most creative, most unusual, People’s Choice, best in show. Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, August 8 at 2 p.m. Photos will remain on display until Wednesday, August 11, and must be picked up by Sunday, August 15. Open to all ages.
Photography Contest Rules
- Limit of two entries per person. Entries must be received by Monday, July 26.
- Entries must be taken by the person submitting the photo(s).
- Each photo must have name, phone number and painting information on back, and must be accompanied by a signed entry form.
- Photos by may black and white or color.
- Photos may not be larger than 8 x 10; glossy prints preferred.
- Each photo must have a title and caption.
- Photos will be judged on subject, creativity and composition.
- Photos should not be in bad taste.
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