Pine Bush Area Public Library

National Cookie Day on December 4th serves up a sweet treat. Bakers across the country warm up the ovens for holiday baking, and we enjoy giving tins of cookies to friends and family all season long.

Don’t forget to visit your local bakery and enjoy a delicious cookie.

If the last few author talks we had are any indication, this event will fill up QUICKLY so reserve your spot as soon as possible by calling 845-744-4265 ext. 2.

Come by the Pine Bush Library Community Center and browse our Holiday Boutique. We have jewelry, decorations, glassware, antiques, gifts, and so much more!!!

New items are being added DAILY, if you looked before and didn’t find your next treasure or the perfect gift, then come on back and see the new arrivals.

As always all money raised goes to the Pine Bush Library.

The name of the Christmas carol is God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. Meaning, let you be merry, you gentlemen. Let nothing you dismay. The name of the book for this Christmas season is God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen. It is a murder mystery set in December 1935 at the Royal Estate of Sandringham in England. Lady Georgiana is at it, again. The gentlemen may not be merry, but some of them are definitely Royal. And Queen Mary is dismayed.

I have been reading the large print edition of this, from the Pine Bush Area Public Library. It is the latest Rhys Bowen book in the Royal Spyness series. When last we saw our Heroine, Lady Georgiana, she was newly married to the delectable Darcy O’Mara, the son of an impoverished Irish lord. They were planning a Christmas party at home when Queen Mary insisted they come to Sandringham for Christmas.

The Queen wants someone to keep an eye on the awful Mrs. Wallis Simpson who is trying to muscle into Christmas With The Royals, at their private estate. Mrs. Simpson wants to marry the man who will eventually be King Edward the Eighth. She wants to be Queen Wally.

Lady Georgiana and Darcy are expected to run interference, and also find out who is killing the prince’s superior servants. People go out for horse rides, and are dropping like flies. Every one of them is either a confirmed adulterer or is suspected of being one. Someone around them is the killer, so Georgiana is supposed to say a few words like, “I just don’t know if I can trust you out of my sight, Darcy,” Instead of the woman being set up as the target, this time, it is the man.

Can Georgiana save her beloved from a terrible death? Can she discover what fiend in human form is killing off the unfaithful husbands? Can she keep the Prince of Wales away from the awful Mrs. Simpson? (Woops. Well, two out of three aren’t bad.) Tune in for the next suspenseful episode of— oops, sorry. These are books, not an early series of cliffhangers in the movies. But you do have to keep reading these books. They are addictive. Each episode builds on the last, and even if you read history and know how 1935 ends, there’s still Rhys Bowen’s version of 1936 to come. God Rest Ye, Merry Readers, let nothing you dismay.

Here is a short list of the charitable initiatives we are currently a part of: 

Bullville Methodist Church Food Pantry

We are collecting any and all food items as well as cleaning supplies, PPE, hygiene products, baby products, etc. Donations can be dropped off at either the main library or community center.

Jewish Family Service

At Jewish Family Service of Orange County, we are dedicated to welcoming all members of the entire Orange County community connecting them to resources and services that can provide support and comfort.

Lions Club International Recycle For Sight

You can drop off your gently used eye glasses in the collection box at the community center. 

The desire to look and feel younger is what drives people to buy expensive skin care products, have plastic surgery and/or lie about their age. Aging Gracefully is a process that begins from the inside out .In this program, we will present an overview on how simple lifestyle changes can help you look and feel younger: diet, attitude, friends, exercise, the importance of saying YES and when to say NO, deep breathing, resilience and more.

The latest edition of our newsletter has been published!!!

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Why do we celebrate national espresso day?

Of course, there was coffee for many years prior to this, but this innovation made it possible to extract the fullest possible potential from the humble coffee bean.

A quick and easy recipe for homemade cranberry sauce.

We sampled it, it’s delicious.