Stephentown Library News

Pinwheels For Peace
The Stephentown Memorial Library will participate with groups and individuals around the world, celebrating International Peace Day on September 21. The Library will host dozens of pinwheels spinning on the lawn in the name of tolerance, unity and cooperation. Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two Art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, who teach at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, FL, as a way for their students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives.  The project was quickly embraced by their students and the entire school community and by millions of art teachers, teachers, parents, children and adults who desire peace in the  world. The first Pinwheels for Peace were installed on September 21, 2005. Since then, the movement has  grown from 500,000 pinwheels planted the first year, to three million pinwheels in 2009.   If you would like to make a pinwheel for peace, stop by the Library for materials and instructions. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a 2010 Pinwheels for Peace patch.
Huge Shrub And Plant Sale
The Library will be selling a large assortment of beautiful and very affordable shrubs on Saturday, September 25, from 9 am to 1 pm on the Library lawn.  Thanks to the generosity of Alice and Burt Swersey of Shadowbrook Nursery, 50% of each plant’s purchase price will become a donation to the Library.
Stop by and shop for your fall planting needs, enjoy a cup of delicious coffee from Roaster’s Whim and buy homemade cookies provided by SML’s “band of bakers.”  Beautify your property and support the Library at the same time!
For advance information about plants and prices, stop by the Library or call Linda Smith at 733-6926.
Upcoming Events
• Tween Night – Come join us for our monthly Tween Night for 10-14 year olds.  This month will feature Guitar Hero, board games, pizza and refreshments.  Bring your friends on Friday, September 17, at 6:30 pm.
• Parenting Class – Bruce Weiner, head of Psychological services for the Berlin School District and experienced parent educator, will be offering a parenting class at the Library on five consecutive Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm beginning September 23. The only cost will be $15 for course workbooks, and this can be waived for those with financial need. The course will consist of the basics tenets of Parent Effectiveness Training, the positive character education focus on problem solving with children and other issues brought up by parents during the course.  Space is limited; please reserve a space by calling the Library at 518-733-5750.
All events are open to the public.  Events will be at the Stephentown Memorial Library, 472 State Route 43, Stephentown.  For more information, call the Library at 518-733-5750 or check our website at www.stephentownlibrary.org.