Calendar
Events in July 2020
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Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 1, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Virtual Musical StorytimeVirtual Musical Storytime
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July 1, 2020Ms. Kelley will offer weekly, virtual musical storytimes for children ages birth- 5 years on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. These will be pre-recorded and posted to the Town of Ulster Public Library Children’s Facebook page. This early literacy storytime will include stories, fairy tales, nursery rhymes and fables. She will play her guitar, have a sing along, and share an idea for a craft to make at home related to the theme.
7/1 - Fairy Tales
7/8 - Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
7/15 - Author Visit- Iza Trapani
7/22 - Fables
7/29 - Kings, Queens and Princesses
8/5 - Fairies, Elves and Garden CreaturesDown the Rabbit HoleDown the Rabbit Hole
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July 1, 2020Attention adults 16 and older! You have a very important date to keep with your imagination this summer. Get ready to enter a wonderland of books and activities that would even meet the Queen of Hearts approval. Read a book featuring a cheeky cat or get lost in a nonsensical classic to earn badges or prizes with your summer reading bingo card. On Wednesdays join Kerry down the virtual rabbit hole for some nonsensical fun! Get your thinking caps on like Tweedledee and Tweedledum for a trivia night. Create a paint and sip style masterpiece. Play some “Mad” libs for adults. Attend the Queen’s coloring night where you can color those white roses red. Become the Hatter as you craft a whimsical hat. Be sure to wear it to the end of summer car parade at the library where you can dress up as a character or imagine your own wonderland identity. Don’t miss a special virtual Friday Happy Hour and learn to make some great eats and drinks. Get ready to take a trip through the looking glass this summer with the Town of Ulster Public Library.
All events are via Zoom. Email Kerry at programs@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive your weekly link.
7/1 - Trivia night: Nobody’s losing their head here!
7/8 - Paint (and sip) at home: Sunflower
7/15 - We’re all “Mad” Libs: kick those imaginations into gear and have a few laughs
7/22 - The Queen’s coloring night: participants can have pre-chosen sheets emailed to them or color what they like.
7/29 - Become the Hatter: design your own unique whimsical headpiece
8/5 - Zoom Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Thursday Tech Call
Thursday Tech Call
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July 2, 2020Do you need help navigating Overdrive, Libby, or another website? Email Josh at tech@townofulsterlibary.org for answers to basic tech questions. Responses will be given a Zoom meeting call.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 2, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
T(w)een Labs - Time Travelers EditionT(w)een Labs - Time Travelers Edition
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July 2, 2020Pack your bags and get ready to travel through time this summer! Imagine your story while time hopping to the past, present and future. Design your own time machine, create mythical beasts of the past, share urban legends around a virtual campfire and retell a favorite legend, current event or sci-fi story with your own stop motion video! Join us for our weekly travel projects, movies, games and more without traveling anywhere- all from the comfort of your own home via Zoom! Don’t forget to check out the suggested reading list featuring Time Travel favorites and log your Summer reading for a sweet summer reward! See you somewhere in time and watch out for those wormholes! Ages 9-13 welcome.
Email: Amy (Time Travel Agent) : teen@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly hangout Zoom links.
7/2 - Build Your Time Machine with Tinkercad7/9 - Mythical Beast Draw Along7/16 - The Reboot: Stop Motion Movie Makers Lab - Retell a legend, current event or sci-fi story7/23 - The Premiere: Stop Motion Viewing Party7/30 - Virtual Campfire: Share urban legends & spooky stories around our virtual campfire8/6 - ZOOM Time Travel Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Library Closed
Library Closed
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July 3, 2020Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 3, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Virtual Happy Hour with HollyVirtual Happy Hour with Holly
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July 3, 2020Healthy libations and tasty bites with a favorite local nutrition coach, Holly Shelowitz!
Email Kerry at programs@townofulsterlibrary.org to register.
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Library Closed - Independence Day
Library Closed - Independence Day
N/A
July 4, 2020 -
DnD Play
DnD Play
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July 6, 2020You’ve got an invite to play Dungeons and Dragons with your library over the summer break! This is a unique opportunity to imagine your story by weaving the legend of your own hero through the gameplay of DnD. All you need to do is join our Monday meetings on Zoom and make an account on roll20.net, a free site for virtual tabletop gaming. Besides our weekly DnD sessions, you can join in the fun by participating in a video contest in which you answer questions about your personal heroes (whether they be real or fictional). And, naturally, there will be some book bingo to be played, with prizes to sweeten the deal! Journey to the peaks of your imagination… and back again. Ages 14-18 welcome.
Email: Josh (DM): tech@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly Zoom hangout links.
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Tutor Tuesday
Tutor Tuesday
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July 7, 2020Introducing Tutor Tuesday! If you or a student you know needs help with Social Studies or English homework send your questions in an e-mail to Josh at tech@townofulsterlibrary.org. When articulating your questions, please try to be as specific as possible and refrain from sending any links or files. Once you have asked your question, a grade 7-12 certified Social Studies teacher will respond to your queries via e-mail. These responses will take place every Tuesday from 12-2 PM until the library is re-opened.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 7, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
School's OutSchool's Out
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July 7, 2020The School’s Out Program for ages 5-12 years will meet on Zoom on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Some of the fun activities will include: 1) build your own imaginary world or home using blocks, LEGOS, or recycled materials that you have at home 2) make a dragon craft 3) movie matinee 4) write our own fun fairy tales using Mad Libs 5) write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary). If you like, you can share it with the group in the last session.
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive the meeting link.
6/30 - Build an imaginary world or home with blocks, Legos or recycled materials
7/7 - Mad Libs- Fairy Tales and other fun topics
7/14 - Movie matinee- Fairy Tales from Kanopy Kids
7/21 - Make a dragon craft
7/28 - Write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary)
8/4 - Finish your own story and share with group -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 8, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Virtual Musical StorytimeVirtual Musical Storytime
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July 8, 2020Ms. Kelley will offer weekly, virtual musical storytimes for children ages birth- 5 years on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. These will be pre-recorded and posted to the Town of Ulster Public Library Children’s Facebook page. This early literacy storytime will include stories, fairy tales, nursery rhymes and fables. She will play her guitar, have a sing along, and share an idea for a craft to make at home related to the theme.
7/1 - Fairy Tales
7/8 - Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
7/15 - Author Visit- Iza Trapani
7/22 - Fables
7/29 - Kings, Queens and Princesses
8/5 - Fairies, Elves and Garden CreaturesDown the Rabbit HoleDown the Rabbit Hole
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July 8, 2020Attention adults 16 and older! You have a very important date to keep with your imagination this summer. Get ready to enter a wonderland of books and activities that would even meet the Queen of Hearts approval. Read a book featuring a cheeky cat or get lost in a nonsensical classic to earn badges or prizes with your summer reading bingo card. On Wednesdays join Kerry down the virtual rabbit hole for some nonsensical fun! Get your thinking caps on like Tweedledee and Tweedledum for a trivia night. Create a paint and sip style masterpiece. Play some “Mad” libs for adults. Attend the Queen’s coloring night where you can color those white roses red. Become the Hatter as you craft a whimsical hat. Be sure to wear it to the end of summer car parade at the library where you can dress up as a character or imagine your own wonderland identity. Don’t miss a special virtual Friday Happy Hour and learn to make some great eats and drinks. Get ready to take a trip through the looking glass this summer with the Town of Ulster Public Library.
All events are via Zoom. Email Kerry at programs@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive your weekly link.
7/1 - Trivia night: Nobody’s losing their head here!
7/8 - Paint (and sip) at home: Sunflower
7/15 - We’re all “Mad” Libs: kick those imaginations into gear and have a few laughs
7/22 - The Queen’s coloring night: participants can have pre-chosen sheets emailed to them or color what they like.
7/29 - Become the Hatter: design your own unique whimsical headpiece
8/5 - Zoom Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Thursday Tech Call
Thursday Tech Call
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July 9, 2020Do you need help navigating Overdrive, Libby, or another website? Email Josh at tech@townofulsterlibary.org for answers to basic tech questions. Responses will be given a Zoom meeting call.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 9, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
T(w)een Labs - Time Travelers EditionT(w)een Labs - Time Travelers Edition
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July 9, 2020Pack your bags and get ready to travel through time this summer! Imagine your story while time hopping to the past, present and future. Design your own time machine, create mythical beasts of the past, share urban legends around a virtual campfire and retell a favorite legend, current event or sci-fi story with your own stop motion video! Join us for our weekly travel projects, movies, games and more without traveling anywhere- all from the comfort of your own home via Zoom! Don’t forget to check out the suggested reading list featuring Time Travel favorites and log your Summer reading for a sweet summer reward! See you somewhere in time and watch out for those wormholes! Ages 9-13 welcome.
Email: Amy (Time Travel Agent) : teen@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly hangout Zoom links.
7/2 - Build Your Time Machine with Tinkercad7/9 - Mythical Beast Draw Along7/16 - The Reboot: Stop Motion Movie Makers Lab - Retell a legend, current event or sci-fi story7/23 - The Premiere: Stop Motion Viewing Party7/30 - Virtual Campfire: Share urban legends & spooky stories around our virtual campfire8/6 - ZOOM Time Travel Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 10, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
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Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 11, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
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DnD Play
DnD Play
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July 13, 2020You’ve got an invite to play Dungeons and Dragons with your library over the summer break! This is a unique opportunity to imagine your story by weaving the legend of your own hero through the gameplay of DnD. All you need to do is join our Monday meetings on Zoom and make an account on roll20.net, a free site for virtual tabletop gaming. Besides our weekly DnD sessions, you can join in the fun by participating in a video contest in which you answer questions about your personal heroes (whether they be real or fictional). And, naturally, there will be some book bingo to be played, with prizes to sweeten the deal! Journey to the peaks of your imagination… and back again. Ages 14-18 welcome.
Email: Josh (DM): tech@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly Zoom hangout links.
Imagine Your Adventure StoryImagine Your Adventure Story
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July 13, 2020Kids at home will join Page Turner and Kenny on an Indiana Jones-style adventure as they search for the elusive purple wish lion. On our craft day, they’ll make their own paper-plate wish lions, and toilet tube binoculars. While older kids will travel to Easter Island where they’ll make megaliths from laundry detergent bottles and masking tape, and tanzuku wishes in honor of Japan’s Tanabata Festival.
Our guest writer, Donna Gephart is the winner of the Sid Fleishman Humor award and the author of seven middle grade novels, including her latest adventure…THE PARIS PROJECT. We’ll also talk to Kelly Milner Halls, author of dozens of non-fiction books for kids. We’ll find out if the purple wish lion appears in her latest book, CRYPTID CREATURES: A FIELD GUIDE. Instead of a guest performer this week, we’ll go on a virtual field trip to the zoo AND visit the workshop of Lion King puppet master, Jim Hammond.
Monday 7/13 - Virtual Comedy Story Theater Show
Tuesday 7/14 - Project Day
Wednesday 7/15 - Authors - Donna Gephart & Kelly Milner Halls
Thursday 7/16 - Tween Day
Friday 7/17 - Virtual trip to zoo & visit Lion King workshop of puppet master, Jim HammondA link to these videos will be posted on our website when the program premieres. You will have access to this prerecorded program anytime during the summer.
Read to ZoeyRead to Zoey
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July 13, 2020Debbie, owner of Zoey, a certified reading therapy dog, will be scheduling some virtual visits with children through the library in a Zoom meeting. Woof!
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to register.
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Tutor Tuesday
Tutor Tuesday
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July 14, 2020Introducing Tutor Tuesday! If you or a student you know needs help with Social Studies or English homework send your questions in an e-mail to Josh at tech@townofulsterlibrary.org. When articulating your questions, please try to be as specific as possible and refrain from sending any links or files. Once you have asked your question, a grade 7-12 certified Social Studies teacher will respond to your queries via e-mail. These responses will take place every Tuesday from 12-2 PM until the library is re-opened.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 14, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Imagine Your Adventure StoryImagine Your Adventure Story
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July 14, 2020Kids at home will join Page Turner and Kenny on an Indiana Jones-style adventure as they search for the elusive purple wish lion. On our craft day, they’ll make their own paper-plate wish lions, and toilet tube binoculars. While older kids will travel to Easter Island where they’ll make megaliths from laundry detergent bottles and masking tape, and tanzuku wishes in honor of Japan’s Tanabata Festival.
Our guest writer, Donna Gephart is the winner of the Sid Fleishman Humor award and the author of seven middle grade novels, including her latest adventure…THE PARIS PROJECT. We’ll also talk to Kelly Milner Halls, author of dozens of non-fiction books for kids. We’ll find out if the purple wish lion appears in her latest book, CRYPTID CREATURES: A FIELD GUIDE. Instead of a guest performer this week, we’ll go on a virtual field trip to the zoo AND visit the workshop of Lion King puppet master, Jim Hammond.
Monday 7/13 - Virtual Comedy Story Theater Show
Tuesday 7/14 - Project Day
Wednesday 7/15 - Authors - Donna Gephart & Kelly Milner Halls
Thursday 7/16 - Tween Day
Friday 7/17 - Virtual trip to zoo & visit Lion King workshop of puppet master, Jim HammondA link to these videos will be posted on our website when the program premieres. You will have access to this prerecorded program anytime during the summer.
School's OutSchool's Out
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July 14, 2020The School’s Out Program for ages 5-12 years will meet on Zoom on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Some of the fun activities will include: 1) build your own imaginary world or home using blocks, LEGOS, or recycled materials that you have at home 2) make a dragon craft 3) movie matinee 4) write our own fun fairy tales using Mad Libs 5) write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary). If you like, you can share it with the group in the last session.
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive the meeting link.
6/30 - Build an imaginary world or home with blocks, Legos or recycled materials
7/7 - Mad Libs- Fairy Tales and other fun topics
7/14 - Movie matinee- Fairy Tales from Kanopy Kids
7/21 - Make a dragon craft
7/28 - Write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary)
8/4 - Finish your own story and share with group -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 15, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Visiting Author Iza TrapaniVisiting Author Iza Trapani
July 15, 2020Author and illustrator of over twenty children’s books, including The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive the meeting link.
Imagine Your Adventure StoryImagine Your Adventure Story
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July 15, 2020Kids at home will join Page Turner and Kenny on an Indiana Jones-style adventure as they search for the elusive purple wish lion. On our craft day, they’ll make their own paper-plate wish lions, and toilet tube binoculars. While older kids will travel to Easter Island where they’ll make megaliths from laundry detergent bottles and masking tape, and tanzuku wishes in honor of Japan’s Tanabata Festival.
Our guest writer, Donna Gephart is the winner of the Sid Fleishman Humor award and the author of seven middle grade novels, including her latest adventure…THE PARIS PROJECT. We’ll also talk to Kelly Milner Halls, author of dozens of non-fiction books for kids. We’ll find out if the purple wish lion appears in her latest book, CRYPTID CREATURES: A FIELD GUIDE. Instead of a guest performer this week, we’ll go on a virtual field trip to the zoo AND visit the workshop of Lion King puppet master, Jim Hammond.
Monday 7/13 - Virtual Comedy Story Theater Show
Tuesday 7/14 - Project Day
Wednesday 7/15 - Authors - Donna Gephart & Kelly Milner Halls
Thursday 7/16 - Tween Day
Friday 7/17 - Virtual trip to zoo & visit Lion King workshop of puppet master, Jim HammondA link to these videos will be posted on our website when the program premieres. You will have access to this prerecorded program anytime during the summer.
Down the Rabbit HoleDown the Rabbit Hole
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July 15, 2020Attention adults 16 and older! You have a very important date to keep with your imagination this summer. Get ready to enter a wonderland of books and activities that would even meet the Queen of Hearts approval. Read a book featuring a cheeky cat or get lost in a nonsensical classic to earn badges or prizes with your summer reading bingo card. On Wednesdays join Kerry down the virtual rabbit hole for some nonsensical fun! Get your thinking caps on like Tweedledee and Tweedledum for a trivia night. Create a paint and sip style masterpiece. Play some “Mad” libs for adults. Attend the Queen’s coloring night where you can color those white roses red. Become the Hatter as you craft a whimsical hat. Be sure to wear it to the end of summer car parade at the library where you can dress up as a character or imagine your own wonderland identity. Don’t miss a special virtual Friday Happy Hour and learn to make some great eats and drinks. Get ready to take a trip through the looking glass this summer with the Town of Ulster Public Library.
All events are via Zoom. Email Kerry at programs@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive your weekly link.
7/1 - Trivia night: Nobody’s losing their head here!
7/8 - Paint (and sip) at home: Sunflower
7/15 - We’re all “Mad” Libs: kick those imaginations into gear and have a few laughs
7/22 - The Queen’s coloring night: participants can have pre-chosen sheets emailed to them or color what they like.
7/29 - Become the Hatter: design your own unique whimsical headpiece
8/5 - Zoom Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Thursday Tech Call
Thursday Tech Call
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July 16, 2020Do you need help navigating Overdrive, Libby, or another website? Email Josh at tech@townofulsterlibary.org for answers to basic tech questions. Responses will be given a Zoom meeting call.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 16, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Imagine Your Adventure StoryImagine Your Adventure Story
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July 16, 2020Kids at home will join Page Turner and Kenny on an Indiana Jones-style adventure as they search for the elusive purple wish lion. On our craft day, they’ll make their own paper-plate wish lions, and toilet tube binoculars. While older kids will travel to Easter Island where they’ll make megaliths from laundry detergent bottles and masking tape, and tanzuku wishes in honor of Japan’s Tanabata Festival.
Our guest writer, Donna Gephart is the winner of the Sid Fleishman Humor award and the author of seven middle grade novels, including her latest adventure…THE PARIS PROJECT. We’ll also talk to Kelly Milner Halls, author of dozens of non-fiction books for kids. We’ll find out if the purple wish lion appears in her latest book, CRYPTID CREATURES: A FIELD GUIDE. Instead of a guest performer this week, we’ll go on a virtual field trip to the zoo AND visit the workshop of Lion King puppet master, Jim Hammond.
Monday 7/13 - Virtual Comedy Story Theater Show
Tuesday 7/14 - Project Day
Wednesday 7/15 - Authors - Donna Gephart & Kelly Milner Halls
Thursday 7/16 - Tween Day
Friday 7/17 - Virtual trip to zoo & visit Lion King workshop of puppet master, Jim HammondA link to these videos will be posted on our website when the program premieres. You will have access to this prerecorded program anytime during the summer.
T(w)een Labs - Time Travelers EditionT(w)een Labs - Time Travelers Edition
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July 16, 2020Pack your bags and get ready to travel through time this summer! Imagine your story while time hopping to the past, present and future. Design your own time machine, create mythical beasts of the past, share urban legends around a virtual campfire and retell a favorite legend, current event or sci-fi story with your own stop motion video! Join us for our weekly travel projects, movies, games and more without traveling anywhere- all from the comfort of your own home via Zoom! Don’t forget to check out the suggested reading list featuring Time Travel favorites and log your Summer reading for a sweet summer reward! See you somewhere in time and watch out for those wormholes! Ages 9-13 welcome.
Email: Amy (Time Travel Agent) : teen@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly hangout Zoom links.
7/2 - Build Your Time Machine with Tinkercad7/9 - Mythical Beast Draw Along7/16 - The Reboot: Stop Motion Movie Makers Lab - Retell a legend, current event or sci-fi story7/23 - The Premiere: Stop Motion Viewing Party7/30 - Virtual Campfire: Share urban legends & spooky stories around our virtual campfire8/6 - ZOOM Time Travel Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 17, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Imagine Your Adventure StoryImagine Your Adventure Story
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July 17, 2020Kids at home will join Page Turner and Kenny on an Indiana Jones-style adventure as they search for the elusive purple wish lion. On our craft day, they’ll make their own paper-plate wish lions, and toilet tube binoculars. While older kids will travel to Easter Island where they’ll make megaliths from laundry detergent bottles and masking tape, and tanzuku wishes in honor of Japan’s Tanabata Festival.
Our guest writer, Donna Gephart is the winner of the Sid Fleishman Humor award and the author of seven middle grade novels, including her latest adventure…THE PARIS PROJECT. We’ll also talk to Kelly Milner Halls, author of dozens of non-fiction books for kids. We’ll find out if the purple wish lion appears in her latest book, CRYPTID CREATURES: A FIELD GUIDE. Instead of a guest performer this week, we’ll go on a virtual field trip to the zoo AND visit the workshop of Lion King puppet master, Jim Hammond.
Monday 7/13 - Virtual Comedy Story Theater Show
Tuesday 7/14 - Project Day
Wednesday 7/15 - Authors - Donna Gephart & Kelly Milner Halls
Thursday 7/16 - Tween Day
Friday 7/17 - Virtual trip to zoo & visit Lion King workshop of puppet master, Jim HammondA link to these videos will be posted on our website when the program premieres. You will have access to this prerecorded program anytime during the summer.
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Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 18, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
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DnD Play
DnD Play
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July 20, 2020You’ve got an invite to play Dungeons and Dragons with your library over the summer break! This is a unique opportunity to imagine your story by weaving the legend of your own hero through the gameplay of DnD. All you need to do is join our Monday meetings on Zoom and make an account on roll20.net, a free site for virtual tabletop gaming. Besides our weekly DnD sessions, you can join in the fun by participating in a video contest in which you answer questions about your personal heroes (whether they be real or fictional). And, naturally, there will be some book bingo to be played, with prizes to sweeten the deal! Journey to the peaks of your imagination… and back again. Ages 14-18 welcome.
Email: Josh (DM): tech@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly Zoom hangout links.
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Tutor Tuesday
Tutor Tuesday
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July 21, 2020Introducing Tutor Tuesday! If you or a student you know needs help with Social Studies or English homework send your questions in an e-mail to Josh at tech@townofulsterlibrary.org. When articulating your questions, please try to be as specific as possible and refrain from sending any links or files. Once you have asked your question, a grade 7-12 certified Social Studies teacher will respond to your queries via e-mail. These responses will take place every Tuesday from 12-2 PM until the library is re-opened.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 21, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
School's OutSchool's Out
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July 21, 2020The School’s Out Program for ages 5-12 years will meet on Zoom on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Some of the fun activities will include: 1) build your own imaginary world or home using blocks, LEGOS, or recycled materials that you have at home 2) make a dragon craft 3) movie matinee 4) write our own fun fairy tales using Mad Libs 5) write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary). If you like, you can share it with the group in the last session.
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive the meeting link.
6/30 - Build an imaginary world or home with blocks, Legos or recycled materials
7/7 - Mad Libs- Fairy Tales and other fun topics
7/14 - Movie matinee- Fairy Tales from Kanopy Kids
7/21 - Make a dragon craft
7/28 - Write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary)
8/4 - Finish your own story and share with group -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 22, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Virtual Musical StorytimeVirtual Musical Storytime
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July 22, 2020Ms. Kelley will offer weekly, virtual musical storytimes for children ages birth- 5 years on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. These will be pre-recorded and posted to the Town of Ulster Public Library Children’s Facebook page. This early literacy storytime will include stories, fairy tales, nursery rhymes and fables. She will play her guitar, have a sing along, and share an idea for a craft to make at home related to the theme.
7/1 - Fairy Tales
7/8 - Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
7/15 - Author Visit- Iza Trapani
7/22 - Fables
7/29 - Kings, Queens and Princesses
8/5 - Fairies, Elves and Garden CreaturesDown the Rabbit HoleDown the Rabbit Hole
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July 22, 2020Attention adults 16 and older! You have a very important date to keep with your imagination this summer. Get ready to enter a wonderland of books and activities that would even meet the Queen of Hearts approval. Read a book featuring a cheeky cat or get lost in a nonsensical classic to earn badges or prizes with your summer reading bingo card. On Wednesdays join Kerry down the virtual rabbit hole for some nonsensical fun! Get your thinking caps on like Tweedledee and Tweedledum for a trivia night. Create a paint and sip style masterpiece. Play some “Mad” libs for adults. Attend the Queen’s coloring night where you can color those white roses red. Become the Hatter as you craft a whimsical hat. Be sure to wear it to the end of summer car parade at the library where you can dress up as a character or imagine your own wonderland identity. Don’t miss a special virtual Friday Happy Hour and learn to make some great eats and drinks. Get ready to take a trip through the looking glass this summer with the Town of Ulster Public Library.
All events are via Zoom. Email Kerry at programs@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive your weekly link.
7/1 - Trivia night: Nobody’s losing their head here!
7/8 - Paint (and sip) at home: Sunflower
7/15 - We’re all “Mad” Libs: kick those imaginations into gear and have a few laughs
7/22 - The Queen’s coloring night: participants can have pre-chosen sheets emailed to them or color what they like.
7/29 - Become the Hatter: design your own unique whimsical headpiece
8/5 - Zoom Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Thursday Tech Call
Thursday Tech Call
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July 23, 2020Do you need help navigating Overdrive, Libby, or another website? Email Josh at tech@townofulsterlibary.org for answers to basic tech questions. Responses will be given a Zoom meeting call.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 23, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
T(w)een Labs - Time Travelers EditionT(w)een Labs - Time Travelers Edition
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July 23, 2020Pack your bags and get ready to travel through time this summer! Imagine your story while time hopping to the past, present and future. Design your own time machine, create mythical beasts of the past, share urban legends around a virtual campfire and retell a favorite legend, current event or sci-fi story with your own stop motion video! Join us for our weekly travel projects, movies, games and more without traveling anywhere- all from the comfort of your own home via Zoom! Don’t forget to check out the suggested reading list featuring Time Travel favorites and log your Summer reading for a sweet summer reward! See you somewhere in time and watch out for those wormholes! Ages 9-13 welcome.
Email: Amy (Time Travel Agent) : teen@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly hangout Zoom links.
7/2 - Build Your Time Machine with Tinkercad7/9 - Mythical Beast Draw Along7/16 - The Reboot: Stop Motion Movie Makers Lab - Retell a legend, current event or sci-fi story7/23 - The Premiere: Stop Motion Viewing Party7/30 - Virtual Campfire: Share urban legends & spooky stories around our virtual campfire8/6 - ZOOM Time Travel Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 24, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
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Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 25, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Aliens: Escape From EarthAliens: Escape From Earth
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July 25, 2020During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky — but it’s not a shooting star. Two curious kids investigate and find themselves mixed up with visitors from another planet! Pursued by a wacky space scientist, they must get the aliens back to their spaceship — before it’s too late! An exciting, out-of-this world adventure! Grades K-5. Length: 35 minutes.
A link to this video will be posted on our website when the program premieres. You will have access to this prerecorded program anytime during the summer.
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DnD Play
DnD Play
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July 27, 2020You’ve got an invite to play Dungeons and Dragons with your library over the summer break! This is a unique opportunity to imagine your story by weaving the legend of your own hero through the gameplay of DnD. All you need to do is join our Monday meetings on Zoom and make an account on roll20.net, a free site for virtual tabletop gaming. Besides our weekly DnD sessions, you can join in the fun by participating in a video contest in which you answer questions about your personal heroes (whether they be real or fictional). And, naturally, there will be some book bingo to be played, with prizes to sweeten the deal! Journey to the peaks of your imagination… and back again. Ages 14-18 welcome.
Email: Josh (DM): tech@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly Zoom hangout links.
Read to ZoeyRead to Zoey
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July 27, 2020Debbie, owner of Zoey, a certified reading therapy dog, will be scheduling some virtual visits with children through the library in a Zoom meeting. Woof!
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to register.
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Tutor Tuesday
Tutor Tuesday
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July 28, 2020Introducing Tutor Tuesday! If you or a student you know needs help with Social Studies or English homework send your questions in an e-mail to Josh at tech@townofulsterlibrary.org. When articulating your questions, please try to be as specific as possible and refrain from sending any links or files. Once you have asked your question, a grade 7-12 certified Social Studies teacher will respond to your queries via e-mail. These responses will take place every Tuesday from 12-2 PM until the library is re-opened.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 28, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
School's OutSchool's Out
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July 28, 2020The School’s Out Program for ages 5-12 years will meet on Zoom on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Some of the fun activities will include: 1) build your own imaginary world or home using blocks, LEGOS, or recycled materials that you have at home 2) make a dragon craft 3) movie matinee 4) write our own fun fairy tales using Mad Libs 5) write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary). If you like, you can share it with the group in the last session.
Email Kelley at children@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive the meeting link.
6/30 - Build an imaginary world or home with blocks, Legos or recycled materials
7/7 - Mad Libs- Fairy Tales and other fun topics
7/14 - Movie matinee- Fairy Tales from Kanopy Kids
7/21 - Make a dragon craft
7/28 - Write and/or illustrate your own story (memoir or imaginary)
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Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 29, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Virtual Musical StorytimeVirtual Musical Storytime
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July 29, 2020Ms. Kelley will offer weekly, virtual musical storytimes for children ages birth- 5 years on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. These will be pre-recorded and posted to the Town of Ulster Public Library Children’s Facebook page. This early literacy storytime will include stories, fairy tales, nursery rhymes and fables. She will play her guitar, have a sing along, and share an idea for a craft to make at home related to the theme.
7/1 - Fairy Tales
7/8 - Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
7/15 - Author Visit- Iza Trapani
7/22 - Fables
7/29 - Kings, Queens and Princesses
8/5 - Fairies, Elves and Garden CreaturesDown the Rabbit HoleDown the Rabbit Hole
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July 29, 2020Attention adults 16 and older! You have a very important date to keep with your imagination this summer. Get ready to enter a wonderland of books and activities that would even meet the Queen of Hearts approval. Read a book featuring a cheeky cat or get lost in a nonsensical classic to earn badges or prizes with your summer reading bingo card. On Wednesdays join Kerry down the virtual rabbit hole for some nonsensical fun! Get your thinking caps on like Tweedledee and Tweedledum for a trivia night. Create a paint and sip style masterpiece. Play some “Mad” libs for adults. Attend the Queen’s coloring night where you can color those white roses red. Become the Hatter as you craft a whimsical hat. Be sure to wear it to the end of summer car parade at the library where you can dress up as a character or imagine your own wonderland identity. Don’t miss a special virtual Friday Happy Hour and learn to make some great eats and drinks. Get ready to take a trip through the looking glass this summer with the Town of Ulster Public Library.
All events are via Zoom. Email Kerry at programs@townofulsterlibrary.org to receive your weekly link.
7/1 - Trivia night: Nobody’s losing their head here!
7/8 - Paint (and sip) at home: Sunflower
7/15 - We’re all “Mad” Libs: kick those imaginations into gear and have a few laughs
7/22 - The Queen’s coloring night: participants can have pre-chosen sheets emailed to them or color what they like.
7/29 - Become the Hatter: design your own unique whimsical headpiece
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Thursday Tech Call
Thursday Tech Call
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July 30, 2020Do you need help navigating Overdrive, Libby, or another website? Email Josh at tech@townofulsterlibary.org for answers to basic tech questions. Responses will be given a Zoom meeting call.
Curbside PickupCurbside Pickup
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July 30, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
T(w)een Labs - Time Travelers EditionT(w)een Labs - Time Travelers Edition
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July 30, 2020Pack your bags and get ready to travel through time this summer! Imagine your story while time hopping to the past, present and future. Design your own time machine, create mythical beasts of the past, share urban legends around a virtual campfire and retell a favorite legend, current event or sci-fi story with your own stop motion video! Join us for our weekly travel projects, movies, games and more without traveling anywhere- all from the comfort of your own home via Zoom! Don’t forget to check out the suggested reading list featuring Time Travel favorites and log your Summer reading for a sweet summer reward! See you somewhere in time and watch out for those wormholes! Ages 9-13 welcome.
Email: Amy (Time Travel Agent) : teen@townofulsterlibrary.org for information and the weekly hangout Zoom links.
7/2 - Build Your Time Machine with Tinkercad7/9 - Mythical Beast Draw Along7/16 - The Reboot: Stop Motion Movie Makers Lab - Retell a legend, current event or sci-fi story7/23 - The Premiere: Stop Motion Viewing Party7/30 - Virtual Campfire: Share urban legends & spooky stories around our virtual campfire8/6 - ZOOM Time Travel Movie Night (Movie TBA) -
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup
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July 31, 2020Please read this post for more information about our curbside holds pickup service.
Three of a Kind Book Club (Middle School)Three of a Kind Book Club (Middle School)
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July 31, 2020The Town of Esopus Library, Kingston Library, and the Town of Ulster Library are joining forces to provide middle- and high-school-age students with a virtual book club this summer.
We will hold two online meetings during the summer for middle school students entering grades 5 through 8 in the fall of 2020. We will also hold two virtual meetings for high school students entering grades 9 through 12 in the fall of 2020.
All meetings will be held through Zoom, so registration is required.
Register for Middle School Chapter at bit.ly/3ofakind-MS
Register for High School Chapter at bit.ly/3ofakind-HS
Our first meetings will take place on Friday, July 31, from 2 to 3 p.m. for middle school students and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for high school students. There is no book selected for these meetings. Participants will share their favorite book or books that they’ve read so far this summer. At the end of these meetings, we will select titles to be discussed at the next meeting. Our second meetings will take place on Friday, Aug. 14, from 2 to 3 p.m. for middle school students and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for high school students.
Three of a Kind Book Club (High School)Three of a Kind Book Club (High School)
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July 31, 2020The Town of Esopus Library, Kingston Library, and the Town of Ulster Library are joining forces to provide middle- and high-school-age students with a virtual book club this summer.
We will hold two online meetings during the summer for middle school students entering grades 5 through 8 in the fall of 2020. We will also hold two virtual meetings for high school students entering grades 9 through 12 in the fall of 2020.
All meetings will be held through Zoom, so registration is required.
Register for Middle School Chapter at bit.ly/3ofakind-MS
Register for High School Chapter at bit.ly/3ofakind-HS
Our first meetings will take place on Friday, July 31, from 2 to 3 p.m. for middle school students and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for high school students. There is no book selected for these meetings. Participants will share their favorite book or books that they’ve read so far this summer. At the end of these meetings, we will select titles to be discussed at the next meeting. Our second meetings will take place on Friday, Aug. 14, from 2 to 3 p.m. for middle school students and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for high school students.
We offer story times and other activities for children, teens, and adults, including a book discussion group. Check our program calendar or call the library at 845-338-7881.
