MEETING NOTICES:
Pursuant to the N. Y. Public Meeting Notice Laws [Public Officers
Law Section 104 5.] please take notice that the
next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hawn Memorial Library will be
at the Library at 220 John St., Clayton NY, as follows:
Tuesday
September 21st, at 4:00 PM.
News
for August 19, 2010
Hawn
Memorial Library welcomed 20 authors to its 2nd annual Meet
the Authors event Thursday, August 12.
Covering genres as diverse as children’s literature and young
adult sci-fi/ fantasy to the history, homes and nature of the 1000 Islands
region and the ghosts who dwell around upstate New York, the authors
entertained dozens of patrons who came to chat with the writers and peruse
their stories. Thanks to Elizabeth O’Brian and Debbie Allen this event
was wonderful and enjoyed by all. There was a delicious spread of food
that was prepared by Jeff Garnsey. Thanks to everyone who volunteered
their time to assist with this night. We hope to see you again next year.
Our
artist of the month is (Margaret) Elaine Engel. Elaine has been coming to
“The River” for the past seventeen years and living on a sailboat in
Clayton, with her husband, Ted. A retired school teacher from
Pennsylvania, she has been painting for about seven years, working mostly
with oil. Elaine has studied with Sharon Bowar and Jean Adams from
Pennsylvania and Carol Hill and Marge Grothier from New York. She is a
member of the River Arts Alliance. She has sold paintings in Pennsylvania,
New York, Maryland, Virginia and Ontario.
Tricia
Bannister from the Alzheimer’s Association of Central New York hosted
her first class on Alzheimer’s Disease in the library on July 29th.
There were 6 people in attendance. It was a very informative class on this
confusing disease. The second class, “Basics of Alzheimer’s
Disease”, will be held on August 25th from 6-7 p.m. If you
are interested in this topic, please come into the library on August 25th
for the most current information on this disease.
The
summer reading program finished with a bang on Tuesday, August 10th.
“Captain HurriCain’s Seaside Magic Show” was educational and
entertaining for all ages. Melina Kilpatrick was out front doing face
painting prior to and even after the show. We would like to thank her for
volunteering her time and materials to make sure everyone got a beautiful
temporary tattoo. We would also like to thank Nancy Van Deusen for
volunteering her time to ensure that the summer reading program was a
success this year. Without her, there would not have been a program this
summer.
Maureen
Bovier will start up the American Girl Series again in September. This
year she plans on 2 programs. The American Girl Series will be on Kristen
and will begin on September 25th. The other program is the Dear
America Series and will begin on October 16th. The series will
be on the “Journal of Augustus Pelletier” and is for children that
have graduated from the American Girl Series to chapter books. Both
programs will run one time per month and will continue through April.
There are sign-up sheets in the library, so please pre-register for these
classes.
By
Julie Garnsey, Acting Director
Photo 1: Anne Houppert volunteers to allow
Capt HurriCain to put a sword through her throat during the magic show.
Photo 2: The Oliver girls, Ryse, Kate, Elle,
show off their beautiful face paintings that were done by Melina
Kilpatrick prior to the magic show.
Photo 3: Judyann Grant, Cheryl Potts
and Roxanne Ferguson present their books during introductions at this
year’s “Meet the Authors” night, August 12, 2010.
