Bilingual Mother Goose for Kids and Parents

Grades K and up. (Well-behaved siblings welcome!)

Alternate Mondays from 4:30-5:15pm

January 13 & 27

February 10 & 24

Listen to fairy tales in English and Spanish!

Registration Required.

For the month of February, the Library presents, Shakira Chin: Waters Along the LoHud.  A reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, February 9th, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.  All are welcome!
Introducing Artist Shakira ChinAs a fine art oil painter, Shakira specializes in sunrises/ sunsets, waterscapes, and silhouettes- it is hard not to find inspiration from the Lower Hudson Valley…. LoHud.  
Shakira fell in Love with Rockland County and the Wonderful Community of Nyack years ago, elated by its proximitiy to numerous parks, outdoor activities, incredible sunrises and sunsets, and many bodies of water.  These inspire, enable, and allow her to exemplify her mission through oil paint renditions, to capture the glorious “Indelible Moments in Time” Mother Nature offers us.  
Intertwining her love of getting her hands dirty with her art, she uses reclaimed wood, upon request, to assemble the perfect frame for each of her Works of Art.     
Shakira is involved in many art advocacy groups, volunteers widely, and donates part proceeds to www.projectaware.org, a Marine Conservation Community.  
For More Works/ Inquiries/Commissions/Personalized Renditions…….. Please visit www.shakirachinart.comhttps://instagram.com/shakirachinart

Sunday, January 12th, 6:00 p.m. Join host Chris X. Carroll for our monthly series Second Sunday Cinema! No registration needed, all are welcome!  Galaxy Quest (1999) PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi. The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.

For the month of January, the Library presents Il Classico Duo: Pencil Drawings by Remo Barone and Pen & Ink Drawings by John Kingston.  An opening reception will be held on Sunday, January 5th, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.  All are welcome.
Artist statement from John Kingston

I’ve been drawing all my life, but while the tools I use have changed, the desire to explore and see has not. Growing up in New England gave me an unlimited source of inspiration…from the people, to the landscape, to the architecture.

After attending art and photography school in Boston in the early 70s, I moved to Pearl River in 1979. My career began at Russ Berrie & Co. designing toys and gifts, then a short time in advertising for a major newspaper. I retired in 2012 from Pearson Education where I designed textbooks for grades 6-12.

Most of the drawings exhibited here were completed in the 70s. The photographs in the National Geographic magazine influenced many of my portraits.

Why pen & ink? Simple, it’s all in the details; the textures, the patterns, the character in those faces, the sharp contrasts of light and shadow, but most importantly…it’s in the eyes. I always render the eyes first, for if they are not perfect, I go no further, for the eyes are the entrance to the soul.

—John Kingston

Artist Statement from Remo Barone 

I was born in Italy in a small town about an hour from Rome, where my father was an ornamental ironworker. Our family came to America in 1955 when I was 18, and there I joined my father at the Florentine Craftsmen, a well-known wrought iron design company in Manhattan.

I was never formally trained in the arts, although I was able to take some classes here and there.

My art is the only way I can express my true feelings, I cannot express myself better than through my work. I am never more at peace than when I am creating, whether its pencil on paper or sculpting with copper. At times I may work on a piece undisturbed for weeks and then not touch it again for months.

Few understand that if the feeling is not right at that moment, the piece will never have the beauty that it deserves. What keeps me going is looking forward to future inspirations.

—Remo Barone

Presented by Kristen Nora Ossmann, Horticulture Educator at Cornell University, Cooperative Extension Rockland County, and Master Gardener Kit Meenan

Composting is an effective way to manage organic waste at home. It enriches your soil, conserves moisture, and reduces the amount of yard and food scraps that head to the landfill.

Curious about how to get started or troubleshoot issues like rotten smells or rodents? Join us at the Piermont Library on November 14 at 6:30pm for a talk by Kristen Nora Ossman and Kit Meenan of the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE).

In this class—the first in a series of Sustainability Workshops organized by Sustainable Piermont—CCE’s experts will introduce easy backyard composting using kitchen scraps and other materials found in and around the home. You’ll learn how composting can save money while keeping your garden and the environment green.

Compost bins will be available for purchase at cost, so bring cash or checks!