A magnificent painting by local artist George.
The original was displayed in the main library a few months ago and we had so many offers to buy it. The artist painted a second one for us to sell.
To make an offer you MUST call Doris, Sandy or Eddie at the Pine Bush Library Community Center 845-744-4265 ext.2
The highest bidder will be notified by phone on October 1st, 2023
What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities — breathing and movement — that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.
Sometimes, you just have to stop and smell the roses. So, on August 15, we celebrate National Relaxation Day. While you won’t make it far in life without putting your best foot forward, that American work ethic can be a double-edged sword. It’s hard to avoid burnout without kicking that foot up on an ottoman every now and then!
National Relaxation Day gives you a chance to just. say. no. No, you won’t be braiding Kim’s hair. No, you don’t feel like cooking Pennywhistle Pasta for the school bazaar. It’s your time to kick back and chill!
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Don’t forget to stop by the Pine Bush Library tomorrow anytime between 10 and 3 for FARM DAY!!!!!!!
Who remembers the card catalogue?
Mark your calendars… OC Mobile DMV will be here August 25!
Crawford Senior/Community Center
115 State Route 302
Pine Bush, NY 12566
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As censorship efforts in schools and state legislatures threaten free speech and inquiry in the classroom, Jonathan Friedman of PEN America remains a stalwart voice on behalf of teachers and students. His talk not only shows the alarming range of new laws and book bans, but inspires each of us to take up the challenge.
Jonathan Friedman, Ph.D., is the director of free expression and education programs at the literary and human rights nonprofit PEN America.
An interdisciplinary scholar, he oversees research, advocacy and public education related to the freedom to read, learn and teach in schools, colleges and universities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Come on down anytime between 10am and 3pm to see tractors, horses, goats pigs birds and many more animals. You can also take some time to check out some local business’ and community partners that are coming out to join us.
Stop by the Town of Crawford Gazebo tonight and enjoy a free concert.
The list is expanding with library champions conquering the RCLS Road Trip! 
For those who’ve reached the finish line, get ready for the ultimate prize: a custom Road Trip teeshirt, 
delivered to your home library. To those still exploring libraries, keep digging deep! We’re all cheering you on! 
Once you complete your travels, notify the library at your last stop. The staff will ask a few questions to ensure you receive the right size & color shirt.
I just discovered the book Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca. “Expanded for the 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing.” It’s a great picture book, in the non-fiction section of the Children’s Department. Find it in the Pine Bush Area Public library. It is written as if it were a poem. It has all the facts, but it’s poetic.
There’s a family, outside, looking up. There’s a meadow, and up in the sky, the moon, and the text reads, “High above/there is the Moon,/ cold and quiet,/ no air, no life,/but glowing in the sky.” The family appears several times, watching the moon landing on TV, leaning forward, anxious. When the landing is successful, Dad is leaning back, relieved. (Whew!) The book covers a lot. One of the end pages shows the different stages of the Saturn Five Rocket, and how it comes apart when it is supposed to do so. There’s the other thing, “docking,”
when the parts that need to fit together, do so. There’s the lunar landing, and the return to earth, all on the first two pages of the book.
Read the rest of it. “Here below/there are men and women/ plotting new paths and drawing new plans./ They are sewing suits, assembling ships,/ and writing codes for computers.” There are pictures of some of the people who worked on this mission. There is Katherine Johnson, the brilliant mathematician, working at her calculator. (She wrote her autobiography for Middle School readers. Find Reaching for the Moon in the Junior Biography section.) There are the astronauts. “Then Armstrong, Collins, Aldrin/…They go rushing into darkness,/flying toward the Moon,/far away,/ cold and quiet,/ no air, no life,/ but glowing in the sky.” They get there, they land, and Armstrong looks up, and what does he see? “…high above,/there is the Earth/ rushing oceans, racing clouds,/…family, friends and strangers,/…the good and lonely Earth,/ glowing in the sky.” (The picture is remarkable. Brian Floca can both write AND draw.)
“Back to family, /back to friends,/…Back from the Moon,/ they land with a SPLASH!” (Great picture! You have to see this book.) “To warmth, /to light,/ to home at last.” And there’s that family, with the Dad running with his kids, and the moon above them. Terrific book. You’ve got to read Moonshot. It will take you far away, and then bring you back home.
Pine Bush Area Public Library 
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