February 10 at 2 pm, Daniel Spitzer presents: To the North Pole!!! (#*)
# = Geomagnetic
* = Almost…
A Photo and Video Adventure to Greenland and the High Arctic
This event is free and open to the public. Please join us.
Anna Veleva’s Rockland Holiday Concert
Soprano Anna Veleva will present a holiday concert at the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library on Sunday, December 16 at 2 pm.
Mrs. Veleva has received international acclaim as one of today’s most gifted and versatile opera stars. She has performed at major venues such as Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Sofia National Opera House, and the Plovdiv Opera in Bulgaria.
This event is free and open to all. No registration or tickets required. Please join us.
Program includes:
“O mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini
“Signore Ascolta” from Turandott by Puccini
“Musetta’s Waltz” from La Boheme by Puccini
“Habanera” by Bizet from Carmen
“Memory” by A. L. Webber from Cats
“Mi chiamano Mimi” from La Boheme by Puccini
”Juliet’s Waltz” from Romeo and Juliet by Gounod
“Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from The Land of Smiles by Lehar
“The toast song” from La Traviata by Verdi
“O Holly Night”
“Winter Wonderland”
“Ave Maria” by Schubert
“Silent night”
“Christmas tree”
“We wish you a merry Christmas”
A Gift of Art
Sunday, Dec. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. Join us for the library’s Annual Gift of Art Show & Sale: Postcards from Around the World. This is a group show of small works by renowned local artists. This event is a longstanding tradition, and a highlight of the holiday season in Piermont.
Refreshments generously provided by Sidewalk Bistro, Inserra Supermarkets, and the Library Board of Trustees.
A portion of the income is donated to the library by the artists. Donations support library programs in the following year.
A “Piermont Holiday Festival” Event
Hoopla
Introducing Hoopla: Instantly borrow digital movies and TV shows, music, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics with Hoopla Digital using your Piermont library card. 3 borrows per month per card. Visit Hoopla Digital or use the Hoopla mobile app.
ANNUAL LIBRARY TRUSTEE ELECTION
Click here to read 2018 Piermont Library upcoming election press release
On Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, Piermont voters will be asked to elect three trustees for the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library. The vote will take place at the Library, 25 Flywheel Park West. Polls will be open from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
At present there are three known candidates for three trustee positions:
- Mitchell Eiss, a retired financial services executive, who is seeking a first term.
- Len Hunt, a local building contractor, who is seeking a first term.
- Cara Stepanian, a lifelong educator, who is seeking a second term.
Any registered Piermont voter, however, may run for election as a trustee. Potential candidates are required to submit a petition signed by twenty-five eligible Piermont voters. Blank petitions are available at the Library and must be returned to the Library by November 20, 2018.
Among the candidates, Eiss has been a resident of Rockland County for 15 years and of Piermont for 2 years. He retired from the financial services industry after a thirty-year career. Hunt has been a Piermont resident for 48 years. He has owned Rockland County Home Improvement for 29 years. Stepanian has lived in Piermont for 10 years. She has taught literature and writing at both college and high school levels.
The library’s holdings include new releases of adult and children’s books, movies, and music as well as e-books, digital audiobooks and downloadable music.
The library also offers a wide range of programs for toddlers and older children, a monthly free film showing, monthly exhibits by local artists, book talks, game nights, local history exhibits and lectures, student art exhibitions, monthly book clubs, concerts, adult summer reading, and mah jongg.
Library Activity Statistics, 2017-2018
- 1,659 Piermont residents – approximately 66 percent – hold library cards
- 375 programs offered, with a total of 4,942 people attending and additional 269 people using our space for meetings
- 19,639 holdings circulated (17,693 physical items and 1,946 e-books, digital audiobooks and other digital content)
- 18,073 visitors to the library