Tommorrow is the absolutely last day to pick up your summer materials.  If you were away all summer and are only getting back after Sept. 4th, please see me.  I am usually in the library Mondays 1-9 and 9-5 Tuesday-Friday. Miss Jennifer...

Have you ever found it frustrating to figure out which book comes first in a series?  For example does Little House on the Prarie come before or after Little House in the Big Woods.  You know longer have to struggle just check out this great...

Out of My Mind  by Sharon Draper Melody Brooks, an 11 year old with cerebral palsy, has never spoken a word... In first person narrative, we come to understand her struggles and frustrations as we see how the ignorance of many of those around...

Adults-there's still time to sign up for the library's first ever summer reading club, Water Your Mind, open to Suffern and Sloatsburg library cardholders. Once registered, you can turn in short, easy book reviews as well as join our two book cafes and...

Come in and check out the great thank you the kids created for Mario (our volunteer fish tank caretaker).  We all want to say Thank you for taking care of our fish.   Miss Jennifer...

We've decided to have the adults join the summer fun here at the library. For the first time we're hosting an Adult Summer Reading Program. Registration is open to Suffern and Sloatsburg cardholders. In person registration takes place June 14-August...

There are alot of great databases you can access with your Suffern Library Card at our website: http://www.suffernfreelibrary.org/kids_homework_stuff.aspx Just go to homework stuff and click on the second link to view a wide variety of databases. ...

Well it took awhile bt the Dance O Rama video is finally up on the website: http://www.suffernfreelibrary.org/kids.aspx Check out the kids and myself as we do the chicken dance. Enjoy Miss Jennifer...

  This is a thoughtful and contemplative historical novel that chronicles Hitler’s rise to power in 1932 Berlin.  Gabby Schramm, an intelligent 13-year old narrator, is the daughter of a privileged family.  Her father is a professor at the University...

You got the DVD home from the library and it is not working.  When you take a look at it you see numerous scratches.  What do you do? Bring it back to us and tell the people at the front desk.  They will not blame you.  It happens...

First, let me start by saying today is Monday (and since you have to get up early for school or work Mondays are not the best days of the week). Second, let me tell you why you should never bring a jar of pickles with you for lunch (or dinner if you...

by Judy Sierra Mary Had A Vampire Bat Mary had a vampire bat. His fur was black as night. He followed her to school one day And promised not to bite. She brought him out for show-and-tell; The teacher screamed and ran. And school was canceled...

Have you checked out your own groceries?  Do you want to skip that long line at the checkout desk?  Would you like to check out your own books? Then move on over to the self-check out station at the Suffern Free Library. ...

There are lots of programs coming up in the Children's Room at the Suffern Free Library in the next two weeks.  Check them out!!  All programs are limited to residents of the Ramapo Central School District. This Wednesday from 4:30-5:15 there...

So, this weekend as I watched the rain come down and the lake I live on come up I thought of how much worse it might be.  I saw the Ramapo river on both sides of houses instead of just flowing behind them and saw a car with water up to its windows...

Just a friendly reminder (or a "new" database if you haven't seen it) to check out Bookflix. Just go to student databases on the Library's website http://www.rcls.org/db/suf/maggen.htm#student and click on the link for bookflix from your home. ...

What do the following people have in common? Laura Ingalls Wilder, Betsy Ross, Christa Mcauliffe, Rosa Parks, Jackie Mitchell, Helen Keller, Cleopatra and Beverly Cleary.   Do you give up? What if I told you I could add your grandmother...

Here are some local resources if you're interested in starting or expanding a small business: www.rocklandscore.org - Rockland SCORE - Get help starting or expanding your own small business via individual private counseling sessions, find links to business...

MARCH 20th is the first day of Spring and I am already seeing signs of its arrival.  Even though most of my yard is still buried under snow (I'm in Orange County), the daffodils are coming up along the house where the snow has melted. Then, last...

Come meet Author/Illustrator Sergio Ruzzier at the Suffern Free Library.  Wednesday, March 3 from 4:30-6:00 Grades K & up Sergio Ruzzier is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Amandina, The Room of Wonders, The Little...

Yay! We finally have enough snow to play in.  I hope everyone is building snowmen, sleigh riding and make forts.  One fun thing to do is to paint the snow.  All you do is fill an old dish soap bottle with water and food color so...

6 more weeks of winter, Aagghh!  Well, why not stay warm and come into the Suffern Free Library.  We have lots of programs going on.  Here is a brief summary (for more information click on Calendar of Events on the website.  Remember...

Trying to stay warm this January?  Why not come into the Suffern Free Library Children's Room and add the name of your favorite book to our snowflake windows or make a snow scene on Monday, January 18 during our walk in craft.  Check out the...

I would highly recommend “Rooftops Of Tehran” by Mahbod Seraji.  I quickly became engrossed in the story of Pasha and Ahmed, two teenage boys caught up in typical teenage angst, during the 1970’s under the reign of the shah of Iran.  Pasha pines...

This is an engaging baseball story with eigth-grader Molly as the heroine.  The story is a crisply written novel that balances sports action with her internal struggles.  Molly is coping with the recent loss of her father in a car accident and her emotionally...