Library Holiday Hours

The library will be closed on Tuesdays December 25 and January 1. Materials returned on those day will be checked in the following day but will be backdated. The library will be open on its regular schedule during the rest of the holiday week. The library will be closed on Tuesdays December 25 and January 1. Materials returned on those day will be checked in the following day but will be backdated. The library will be open on its regular schedule during the rest of the holiday week.

Book Clubs at the Library
Fiction or Non-Fiction, We've Got You Covered!

The Readers Circle will meet on Monday, December 10 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss the book Atonement by Ian McEwan. In this rich novel by the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Amsterdam, a young girl unwittingly tells a tale that turns her family upside down. Brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class, Atonement is at its center a profound--and profoundly moving--exploration of shame and forgiveness, of atonement and the difficulty of absolution.

The Circle will read The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble for the next meeting on January 14.

The Next Page Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the book The Awakening by Kate Chopin. An American classic of sexual expression that paved the way for the modern novel, The Awakening is both a remarkable novel in its own right and a startling reminder of how far women in this century have come. The story of a married woman who pursues love outside a stuffy, middle-class marriage, the novel portrays the mind of a woman seeking fulfillment of her essential nature.Next Pagers will be reading My Antonia! by Willa Cather for their next meeting on Wednesday, January 9.

The Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Monday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the book Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben. In this manifesto, McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy. For the first time in human history, he observes, "more" is no longer synonymous with "better" - indeed, for many of us, they have become almost opposites. McKibben puts forward a new way to think about the things we buy, the food we eat, the energy we use, and the money that pays for it all.The club will be reading How Doctors Think by Jerome Grooopman for their next meeting on January 21.

Afternoon Discoveries: Holiday Flower Arranging
Wednesday, December 19 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and join one of our most popular programs! People of all ages are welcome to register for our next Discoveries program when we will explore the art of holiday flower arranging. The program, which will meet on Wednesday, December 19 at 5:30 p.m., will be led by Garden Club of Kinderhook members Anne Schomaker, Pamela Strousse, and Barbara Irvine.

During the program we will talk about how to put together festive holiday arrangements. At the conclusion of this hands-on program each participant will have created an arrangement of their own. Participants are asked to bring a pair of sturdy scissors or clippers and plastic shopping bag of evergreen branches such as silver pine or holly to this program. Other supplies will be provided.

All adults and children are encouraged to register. Space is limited to 15 participants. Please register for this event at the library or by calling 758-6192.

Candlelight Night
Friday, December 7 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

While you're busy chatting with Santa and visiting the shops in Kinderhook during Candlelight Night on Friday, December 7, don't forget to visit the library! The Columbia County String Quartet will grace the library with holiday music while we enjoy refreshments by the fire. This local string quartet includes violinists Hugh Ferguson and Elizabeth Moran, violist Michael Dunnell, and cellist Barbara Cottrell.

Our youth services librarian, Alanna Almstead, and Boy Scout Troop 113, will be hosting a teen game night above Village Hall from 5:30-8:00 p.m. See below for more details!

Friends of the Kinderhook Memorial Library (FOKML) will host another library-related event just down the street from the library at the Feed and Grain building (24 Hudson Street). Enjoy refreshments from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and peruse high quality new, slightly used, and collectible books for sale at special prices. Friends of the library receive a 25% discount and can preview the books from 4:30-5:30. Poet Barbara Ungar (The Origin of the Milky Way) and local author Jennifer Griffin (Humpty Who? Crib Sheets for the Nursery for Clueless Moms and Dads) will be signing copies of their books.

Not a Friend? Don't worry! Membership information will be available so you can join and receive your discount right away! Proceeds benefit the library through ongoing support of our collection and programs.

Family Film: The Ghost Goes West
Saturday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Dan Schoonover continues his ever-popular family film series on Saturday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. with the movie The Ghost Goes West (USA, 1935).

An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick where it will be put it back together. The castle, though, is not the only part of the deal--with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it.--Ken Yousten

Subsequent movies in the series will be A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) on February 2, La Strada (Italy, 1954) on March 1, and My Sister Eileen (1955) on April 5.

The films are drawn from the collection of the late Raymond Schoonover of New York City. Screenings are free of charge and refreshments will be served. For more information call 758-7244.

Help Wanted
Work with us at the Kinderhook Library!
We're looking for an energetic, flexible and punctual person to fill an hourly library assistant position for roughly four hours a week. The schedule includes Wednesday afternoons and one weekend a month. Salary is between $8.75 and $9.50 per hour, dependent on experience. Position starts in January 2008. Work involves basic support services and services to patrons and a responsibility for routine circulation, shelf maintenance and clerical functions using an automated circulation system. Duties include charging books in and out, shelving library materials, data entry, and answering the telephone. The work requires computer proficiency and that the employee have some knowledge, skill and ability in library clerical functions.

Please send resumes and three references to: Julie H. Johnson, Director, Kinderhook Memorial Library, PO Box 293, Kinderhook, NY 12106; or oklibrary@berk.com. Deadline for applications is December 14, 2007.