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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...

I'm so glad it finally snowed and not only feels like winter, but looks like winter, too. My husband and I went on a great winter hike this past weekend. There's nothing like hiking in the snow. We hiked for 5 hours and it was gruelling, and difficult,...

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...

Hi everyone, I have an amazing experience every day on my drive in to work. I have to drive through the Haverstraw Marina everyday and I get to enjoy the river. Every day it's different and it's always beautiful. It's just as amazing to watch on a stormy...

For cheesecake lovers, there was only one place to be today – the Suffern Library! We had our Cheesecake Baking Contest today and it was great fun. Eleven contestants entered and we announced 3 winners. Laura Stalter came in first place with her turtle...

Even though I work at a library and I’m surrounded by books all day, sometimes I can’t figure out what to read next. I rely mostly on recommendations from other staff members and the public. I don’t belong to a book discussion group so I often ask people...

Our art history presentations with Irene Wisoff are always very popular and we know that many people are looking forward to coming on Wednesday the 20th. Well, please DO NOT COME that day. That presentation has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 8th...

First of all, Happy New Year! We have gotten off to a great start this year with adult classes and events. One of our first events was the Great Reptiles. Many people thought this presentation was mostly for kids but the fact was that we promoted it amongst...

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...

I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year.  Please stop in to the children's room tommorrow or Wednesday and do some Arts & Crafts.  Today we were making pigeon hats and buckets of blueberries.  Tomorrow...

Hey guys, guess what? We have scheduled a bunch of wonderful events for you for January and we hope you take advantage of them and come. They are all FREE and FUN! The first event, which is a MUST SEE event is "The Great Reptiles" on January 10th at...

You should be getting your winter newsletter in the mail by the end of the month. If you would like to sign up to have it emailed directly to you, just follow this link. You'll be the first to know of all of our wonderful events. We have a great line-up...

Every time you come into the children's room in January you can put the title of a book you read (or one that someone read to you) on a snowflake.  You can then add it to the snow piling up on the windows.  Help snow us in. Miss Jennifer...

I just finished listening to a really good book called The Kind of Friends We Used To Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell.  This book is a wonderful read for anyone in or who will soon be going to Junior High School.  The story has two main characters,...

Take a break from your busy holiday shopping and planning and come visit the library. We have a lot of wonderful events going on in the month of December. Opera with Anne Tormela: December 10th at 1:30PM Anne Tormela has been here several times to...

Kate Feiffer's book "The Problem With The Puddles" is just what you need when you want to laugh and smile.  The Puddles have many problems but the main one is that the parents have agreed to disagree.  For example when Baby Puddle...

I’m sure I’ll be feeling stuffed next week after eating my Thanksgiving Day meal, but I recently enjoyed listening to “Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family” by Patricia Volk on my iPod as I commuted to the library.  Using the library’s digital...

When I was younger I used to enjoy waking up on Thanksgiving morning to the smell of the Turkey already in the oven. My brother, sister and I would watch the parade and then help mom with the preparations. Thanksgiving was always my mother's favorite...

This YA/Adult graphic novel is a finalist for the national Book Award.  David Small is a widely celebrated children’s book illustrator and is also a Caldecott winning artist.  He is also recognized for his work that regularly appears in the...

It is coming to the Suffern Library on November 20, make sure you register at the website, www.suffernfreelibrary.org.  Games, prizes and fun! DJ...