If you are going to be enrolling in Medicare anytime in the next year and have questions or concerns about the process or coverage then this video is for you.

We are already up to 112 pounds of plastic collected and over 20% towards our goal of another bench!!!

Thank you to everyone who continues to drop off their plastic. With your help we are confident we can keep 1000 pounds of plastic out of the ocean in 2022.

If you haven’t come by to check out our first bench, we encourage you to swing by. It’s right outside the main entrance to the community center.

                November 2022.

This November marks the 100^th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.  On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter opened the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.  

Pine Bush Area Public Library has a lot of non-fiction books about Ancient Egypt in the Children’s Department. The one I like the best is Ghosts of the Nile by Cheryl Harness. The fictional part of the story is simple enough. Zachary, and his Mom and Dad, are taking Great Aunt Allie to see the Egyptian Exhibit, (complete with mummies) at the museum.  When Great Aunt Allie was much younger, she had visited Egypt often.  She has a scarab jewel which she always wears.  She says, “If only I could see Egypt as it once was! That would be my fondest wish come true!”

With a set-up like that, you know what will happen.  Aunt Allie sneaks into the Staff Only office and finds the mummy of a cat, which is magically tied to the scarab jewel, an amulet, which Aunt Allie has worn for years.  Zachary thinks he must follow her, and they are both transported to Ancient Egypt.  A talking cat named Khi leads him from place to place, and then they meet up with Aunt Allie, who is sailing on the River Nile in a boat. Zachary had seen the priests working on a mummy.  Aunt Allie says, “Come aboard, dear boy. Enough of dried-up death! Come see the river of life.” They see village life, they see a school for scribes, and then it is nearly nighttime. Will our two fearless travelers get home?  Or will Great Aunt Allie stay in Ancient Egypt forever, because she loves it so?

What makes this book better than all the others, in my view, is all the information with pictures that are alongside the main action. This is why it is in the non-fiction area. How to build a pyramid in twelve easy steps.  Stone columns covered with pictures of the Egyptian gods. Pictures of mummies, including animal mummies, dedicated to certain gods.  There is a time line along the bottom of pages and pages of the book. The different dynasties and kingdoms are all listed, with a few pictures of the pharaohs and their queens.  At the end, Zachary and his great aunt see Cleopatra the Seventh, who is the Queen of the Nile that we all know.  

 The last pages cover Egyptian medicine, the calendar that they invented, and how modern people discovered Ancient Egypt’s temples and tombs. Howard Carter finding King Tut’s tomb is there at the end of this terrific book, Ghosts of the Nile. Read it, and be transported back to Ancient Egypt.  You’ll feel as if you’ve really been there.

The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink and celebration. A blend of Mesoamerican ritual, European religion and Spanish culture, the holiday is celebrated each year from October 31-November 2. While October 31 is Halloween, November 2 is All Souls Day or the Day of the Dead. According to tradition, the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31 and the spirits of children can rejoin their families for 24 hours. The spirits of adults can do the same on November 2

The Pine Bush Library would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween.

Nothing goes better with a good book than a cat in your lap.

Getting a good amount of sleep is incredibly important for your health. A good night’s sleep helps your body and brain function properly and can help improve learning, memory, decision-making and creativity. What’s more, a lack of sleep has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Despite this, sleep quality and quantity are at an all-time low, with more and more people experiencing poor sleep. Keep in mind that good sleep often starts with good sleep practices and habits. In this program, you’ll learn some good sleep practices and healthy habits to help you get the best night’s sleep

Here’s a picture of Dewy sitting on the new bench made out of all the recycled plastic you have generously donated.

We like our new bench so much that we are going to collect another 500 pounds so we can get another. So far we are up to 80 pounds, keep the donations coming and help the Pine Bush Library prevent ANOTHER 500 POUNDS of plastic from ending up in the ocean.

Don’t forget the Pine Bush Library’s 3rd annual Pet Costume Parade is one week from today.

The parade has been expanded and we will now be walking down Main Street (on the sidewalk) as part of the parade.

Make sure you bring anything you need to clean up after your pet.

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

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Come by tomorrow, enjoy the great fall weather and watch Nate the Dog Man’s demonstration of tricks and obedience.

Thanks to all our patrons and community partners we have have hit our goal of keeping 500 POUNDS of plastic out of our landfills and oceans.

Your response to our efforts have gone so far beyond out wildest expectations that we are going to try to collect another 500 pounds before the first week in January 2023. Keep saving up all your plastic, don’t forget those Amazon packages, and bring them by the Pine Bush Library Community Center. Lets keep another 500 pounds of plastic out of the environment!!!!!!