More August Events At The New Lebanon Library

Community Drum Circle
Musician and educator Allen Livermore leads a Community Drum Circle on Monday, August 8, at 6:30 pm at the New Lebanon Library. The free program, which offers participants the opportunity to play as part of drum circle, improvise and have fun, is open to all ages and all levels of prior experience. Participants can bring their own drums, shakers, cowbells and other percussion instruments or borrow ours.
Livermore is a certified music teacher who has taught pre-school through college. As a saxophonist and drummer, he has performed at clubs, restaurants, resorts, colleges and arts spaces throughout New England and New York.
Author Reading And Signing
On Thursday, August 11, at 7 pm, Berkshire author Glendyne Wergland will read from her new book, Sisters in the Faith: Shaker Women and Equality of the Sexes, at the New Lebanon Library. The reading will be followed by Q & A and discussion, after which Wergland will sign copies of her book.
Wergland believes that few historians have examined the full range of historical sources and that most apply androcentric twentieth-century standards to their assessments of nineteenth century Shaker equality. Referring to a wider range of historical sources, including Shaker women’s diaries and account books, Wergland sheds new light on Shaker equality.
Glendyne Wergland attended Mount Holyoke College as a Frances Perkins scholar. In 2001, she received her Ph.D. in American history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is also the author of One Shaker Life: Isaac Newton Youngs, 1793-1865, Visiting the Shakers, 1778-1849, and Visiting the Shakers, 1850-1899.
Flow Circus
Flow Circus will perform Friday, August 19, at 1 pm at the New Lebanon Library. The program, which incorporates, juggling, magic, stories and vaudeville-style comedy, concludes the Library’s Summer Reading Program and will be followed by an Ice Cream Social.
Flow Circus features self-taught juggler and performance artist Paul Miller. Miller tells the story of how a trip to the circus inspired him to visit his library to learn more about juggling which led to balloons, magic and the history of the circus. This highly interactive program is great for all ages and is sure to keep everyone engaged from beginning to end.
Lecture On The Poetry Of Heroism
Dr. Irene “Judy” Saks will deliver a lecture on poetry on Thursday, August 25, at 7 pm at the New Lebanon Library. The topic of the lecture is “Poetry of Heroism” and will focus on poems written from the 8th Century B.C. to the 20th Century AD.
Saks is a native of New York City. She was educated at Barnard College, Columbia University and the University of the City of New York, where she received her Ph.D. in 19th Century English Literature. This program is free and open to the public.
Other Events
• August 10, 17, 24, 31 – Tales for Tots Story Hour – 10:30 am. Story hour includes crafts, songs and movement activities.
• August 10, 17, 24, 31 – Hug-A-Bye Babies – noon. Age appropriate stories, songs and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers.
• August 12 – Family Movie Night – 6:30 pm. Showing of a current film suitable for the whole family. Call 518-794-8844 for title. Snacks will be provided.
For further information on these free events, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 Rt. 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.