FRIENDSHIP CALENDAR
Vol. 24 No. 4
DECEMBER 2015
Library Hours:
Tuesday 10:30am–5:30pm Thursday 1:30–5:30pm
Friday 2:30–5:30pm Saturday 10:30am–4:30pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, Wednesday
New Arrivals
Dec 6
CFL Board Meeting
Library 8:45am
Dec 8
Jennifer Roselli
Dec 9
Stephen Hollinshead
Christine Mayer Polk 1869-1950
Dec 11
Amanda Dawson
Joy Weber
Dec 12
Cookie Walk & Holiday Sale
Library 9am–3pm
Tree Lighting & Holiday Party
Post Office & Firehouse 5pm
Martine Kreiger
Dec 13
Dec 16
Gary Roselli In Memoriam
Vera Jelinek
Dec 17
David Jelinek
Lucy Muller
Dan Roselli
Precy Roselli
Dec 20
ADULT FICTION
Dark Corners
Ruth Rendell
A Little Bit Country/Blackberry Summer
Macomber/Thayne
Hotels of North America
Rick Moody
The Lake House
Kate Morton
Donated by Bob Shulman:
The Crossing
Michael Connelly
Donated by Mary Ann Maurer:
A Wild Swan and Other Tales
Michael Cunningham
American Blood
Ben Sanders
ADULT NONFICTION
Dear Mr. You
Mary-Louise Parker
Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and
Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way
Lars Mytting
How to Study in College
Walter Pauk
Donated by Jeff & Melvin:
Ruins
Peter Kuper, Illus. by author
Donated by Martine & John Kreiger:
Boys in the Trees
Carly Simon
Donated by Trisha Sayad:
Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent John Reader
LARGE PRINT
Childrens’ Holiday Reading and Crafts
Library 11am
Cross Justice
Precious Gifts
The Guilty
Jeffrey Rock
Barbie Stone Wende
CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT
Dec 19
Lessons & Carols
Stone Church 5pm
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Eleanor G Oakes
New Globe of the World (an actual globe)
National Geographic Kids Atlases:
United States Atlas
World Atlas
Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas: Games, Activities and
More for Buckets of Fun
DVDs
Dec 28
Bob & Linda Rogers
Dec 31
New Year’s Eve
Save the date
Jan 9
“Thank you” Party
Library 7pm
James Patterson
Danielle Steel
David Baldacci
Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy DVD
Masterpiece: Arthur & George
Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Moonstruck (Deluxe Edition)
Max
From the President
Where did the year go? 2015 was a difficult year.
Cragsmoor mourned as we lost some beloved members of
our community, and we rejoiced as new ones were
born or celebrated momentous changes to their lives.
The end of the year is also time to take stock of what we
value most. We, the Board of Trustees, hope you value the
part that the Library has played in your own life and that of
your community. We hope that you signify the importance
of that value with your tax-deductible contribution to the
Library before the end of the year.
Happy holidays and a joyful new year!
-Richard Hartz
From the Director
Here we are going into the last month of the year! It is a
fun- and beauty-filled one. We start out the month’s fun
with ONZE on December 5, at 71 Old Inn Road, 7 pm.
The 12th brings the Cookie Walk at the Library from 9 am
to 3 pm. Bakers, please bring your favorites to sell, then
check out the tasty talents of others. We’ll also have crafts,
poinsettias and premium amaryllis kits for sale, as well as
a small Fancy Flea. The Library will be decked out in its
holiday finery! At 5 pm it’s the Tree Lighting at the Post
Office, then the Annual Holiday Party at the festively
decorated Firehouse, a great event for the whole family
that combines food, fun, caroling and libations.
On Saturday, December 19, we’ll have Holiday Crafts for
Kids at 11 am. Call or just come, it’s always fun…and a bit
messy. At 5:00 that afternoon, you’re invited to Lessons &
Carols at the Stone Church, followed by Gregg Shults’
evocative rendition of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. What a
magical holiday season!
Book-wise, favorite authors return and a new name or two
appear. Dark Corners, which may be the last new Ruth
Rendell title (she died this past May), should prove to be
the thrilling read that all her fans wait for. Debbie
Macomber, very popular with our readers, returns in a
tandem volume with RaeAnne Thayne — romance reigns!
Rick Moody, Kate Morton, Michael Connelly and the large
print authors are returning to our shelves. Of particular
interest in this chilly climate is Norwegian Wood, not the
song, but the variety of methods of stacking and drying
wood a la Scandinavian methods. The reviews for MaryLouise Parker’s Dear Mr. You are raves, and Carly
Simon’s Boys in Trees promises to be a riveting read. For
kids we’ve got educational items — a very colorful new
globe (as current as possible) and a variety of new atlases.
And, for the heading-to-college set, How to Study in
College, a reference to help students make the most of
their education. Don’t forget, if you have a request, let us
know!
An end-of-year THANK YOU to all who help by donating
books, funding, time, ideas and talents. (I plan to have
more children’s programming in the coming year(s) and
help with ideas and implementation would be most
welcome.) And, especially, thank you to all who come to
the Library to use it, enjoy it, support it, experience it and
participate in its life as a community center!
-Hattie Grifo
Important Phone Numbers
Fire/Ambulance
(Emergencies Only)
Sheriff
State Police
Ellenville Regional Hospital
Ellenville School Closings
Ellenville Elementary School
Ellenville Middle School
Ellenville High School
Central Transportation
Town of Wawarsing
Poison Control
Drug/Alcohol Help
AIDS Hot Line
Cragsmoor Post Office
Cragsmoor Free Library
Stone Church Information
Historical Society Information
Sam’s Point Preserve
Shortline Bus
Metro-North Railroad
911
626-2233
626-2800
647-6400
647-0121
647-0131
647-0126
647-0123
647-2833
647-6570
800-336-6997
794-0761
800-541-AIDS
647-8282
647-4611
647-4716
647-2362
647-7989
800-631-8405
212-532-4900
PO Box 410 Cragsmoor, NY 12420
FRIENDSHIP CALENDAR
DECEMBER 2015