Event Type : Talks and Lectures

Zain Darwish will teach students a general idea of Arabic and Arab culture, its beauty and history, as well as study the writing and pronunciation of the Arabic alphabet, with the goal of having a simple conversation in Arabic.  Classes are two days a week, for four weeks from 4:30 to 5:30pm.  Contact Miles at the Wayne County Public Library for more information and registration.

A Book Folding Workshop takes place  on Thursday, September 28th at 4:00pm at the Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonville Branch. Patterns will be pre-chosen and books and materials will be provided. This hands-on workshop will focus on the basic measure, mark, and fold method.

For more information and more information, wsplonline.org

The Catskills Rainbow Readers Book Club will meet Thursday, September 28th at 5pm at the Delaware Free Branch to discuss The Humble Lover by Edmund White. “As ever, White is a master of social comedy and wry observations

For more information, wsplonline.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall. Beginning on Thursday October 5 from 9:30 – 11:30 AM they offer an interactive six session series filled with resources about child development, parental coaching, and powerful parenting tools that support caregivers on their parenting journey. There will be ample time for questions and group discussions that support parental confidence and wellbeing.

Topics include: What is discipline? Why do kids misbehave?, understanding your parenting style, ways to co-regulate with your child, parental self-care, child and brain development 101, understanding the value of empathy and self-esteem, temperament, Protective Factors framework, communication strategies, how to build connection with your children, and 5 important techniques for your parenting tool box.

For more information visit http://www.cceorange.org

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

The Equinunk PA Historical Society hosts two FREE Open House sessions at the water-powered, Civil-War-Era Joel Hill Sawmill on Saturday, October 7, at 10 am & 1 pm.  Tre volunteer crew welcome visitors for demonstrations & tours of the sawmill and the Cleveland Museum, which houses late 19^th Century vintage tools and industrial machinery and show how lumber was manufactured “back in the day!”  The mill and museum are located off PA Route 191 at 736 Duck Harbor Road, Equinunk,.

For more information, equinunkhistory.com.

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John Conway, the Sullivan County historian presents a new lecture on local Famous Murder Trials. This program is on Wednesday, May 10th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at our Jeffersonville Branch.

Two of these trials took place in Jeffersonville, and the others in different places throughout the county.

For information go to https://www.wsplonline.org/

The Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith presents a Woodsmen’s Exploration Day on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m-4 p.m.

This museum event will celebrate wood products and highlight the importance of trees and forests as economic resources.

Exhibitors will showcase various ways they work with wood, and activities especially for kids will be offered.

For information: hanfordmills.org

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

Writers in the Mountains presents Travel Writing 101, a six-week long workshop with Rachel Dickinson, October 25 – November 29, 2023. The class will be held online on Wednesdays, from 6 to 8 pm

To register online, visit writersinthemountains.org. Class is limited to ten students and the registration deadline is October 18.

On Thursday, October 19, 7-8 pm, the Historic Society of Newburgh Bay hosts “Collections and Cocktails at Crawford House” with Diane Lapis and Erika Gallagher.  Diane Lapis, former Beacon Historical Society President and co-author of Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s together with Volunteer Erika Gallagher give a talk on the Crawford House collection of postcards maintained in our archive.

More information at https://www.newburghhistoricalsociety.com/

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

The Writers in the Mountains nonprofit group will hold its 2023 Literary Retreat in the Catskills from Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.

The event includes a variety of workshops in Andes, NY.

For information:  writersinthemountains.org

John Conway, the Sullivan County historian presents a new lecture on local Famous Murder Trials. This program is on Wednesday, May 10th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at our Jeffersonville Branch.

Two of these trials took place in Jeffersonville, and the others in different places throughout the county.

For information go to https://www.wsplonline.org/

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall.  On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 7-8:30pm they offer “Building Your Community Connection”.

Topics covered include:

• What is social connection?
• How does it benefit us?
• What are factors that impact our connections?
• Why is belonging so important to adults, youth, and teens?
• How can we build a community to help our families?

For more information visit http://www.cceorange.org

John Conway, the Sullivan County historian presents a new lecture on local Famous Murder Trials. This program is on Wednesday, May 10th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at our Jeffersonville Branch.

Two of these trials took place in Jeffersonville, and the others in different places throughout the county.

For information go to https://www.wsplonline.org/

John Conway, the Sullivan County historian presents a new lecture on local Famous Murder Trials. This program is on Wednesday, May 10th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at our Jeffersonville Branch.

Two of these trials took place in Jeffersonville, and the others in different places throughout the county.

For information go to https://www.wsplonline.org/