I hope you have come in and signed up for summer reading at your library.  Last count has us at over 700 children participating (and sign up continues through this month).  We blew up over 1100 balloons over the first two weeks and that got...

Don't forget to sign up to take our very own ribbit reader on vacation with you.  Each child can take him home or away with them for a week.  Just stop at the children's reference desk to reserve your spot. Miss Jennifer...

I have a moth problem, they are eating clothes.  So, now I have to go to the store and get some cedar chips for my drawers.  Of course, I looked up a book on why they are eating my clothes. "Clothes moth larvae feed on wool and nibble holes...

Do Spiders Have Ears? "No. But spiders have every good hearing.  They pick up sound viberations with tiny hairs on their legs and other parts of their bodies". from Do All Spiders Spin Webs? by Melvin and Gilda Berger Did you know? "An insect...

If not HURRY, spots are filling up and Vivian will be back for a two hour session on making American Girl Doll Clothes...Vivian has been with us many times before but this is the FIRST time she is taking on this program. You won't want to miss it.......

Just so you don't feel left out there is quite an array of Teen programs planned, make sure you register early as they are filling up quickly... July 8, 10AM-2PM Practice SAT (Princeton Review)  July 17, 7PM SAT Scores Back Session  September...

Hello all...we have quite a few really exciting summer tween programs on the schedule.  Make sure you check the website and register early, they are filling up fast.... Tween Events July 9, 11AM Cookie Lollipop Decorating, limited enrollment...

This Monday is SUMMER READING REGISTRATION!!!!!!!!! (of course you can register anytime between Monday, June 16 and July 31st) All you need is your Suffern or Sloatsburg library card and a smile.  Come into the library and get your bag of supplies...

Hurry Hurry!!! There are still a few spots for children in our summer storytimes.  Just go to the calendar of events and register today.  You must have a suffern or a sloatsburg library card to register. Questions call the children's reference...

Last night as I watched the passing thunderstorms, from inside my house, I wondered what is thunder.  I thought it was the sound of the lightning but I was not sure.  My husband wasn't sure either, so I came to work and found two great books...

Hi!  I hope you all stayed cool this weekend.  Did we all jump in a pool or read a book in the air conditioning or catch a good movie at the local theater?  I heard that the new Kung Fu Panda movie was cool.  Did anyone else see a...

It's going to be hot this weekend, so let's pretend it is summer and do some summer activities.  Need some ideas try the following ideas: 1. Make homemade ice pops with juice and ice cube trays. 2. Get out the chalk and play hopscotch. 3. Make...

Hi! I just got back from Chicago and if you are ever visiting this great city, don't miss the Lincoln Park Zoo.  It is free and you can see so many different types of animals it would take to long too list them all, but here are a few:  I...

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.  I had a great time with parades and barbecues and trips to the lake, but now I am itchy. The bugs are out and I am full of bites, so I decided to find out why they itch.  I went to...

Do you have a favorite (or two) that you have read recently and that you think would be great fun reads for your friends and neighbors? I just finished a first novel that I liked a lot. It is MUDBOUND byHillary Jordan and it is my current favorite to...

Did you know we have many books that you can sing instead of read?  They are in the 782.42 section of the nonfiction.  Titles include "How much is the Doggie in the Window", "The Little White Duck", "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "Yankee...

Well, I am back from my vacation.  I laid on the beach in the Bahamas and read books, then I went to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and explored this decisive battle of the Civil War.  If you are interested in the Civil War, I highly recommend visiting...

Several people requested an extended loan period on tv series. The library is happy to change that time period so that more people can consider borrowing the long series....

It is May and I am finally back to the library after a long recovery period.  OK I am still recovering and if you see me these days I am accompanied by a very fancy cane, hopefully for not too long! I want to thank everyone who attended all the...

Did you know the library has lots of books that can give you ideas about what to do on a rainy day?  Come in and pick one up this week. Also, check out our new game computer.  It is over by the internet computers and there is no sign up, just...

We have been getting in some great new books.  Check them out next time you are in the library. Picture books 1. Monkey & Me by Gravett  2. A day with No Crayons by Rusch 3. Imagine Harry by Klise Chapter books 1. Many new titles...

Let's see if anyone had read a good book lately.  I just finished rereading Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Moss.   I really enjoyed finding out what the meaning of life was and now I can't stop collecting old keys. The Just For...

It is Friday and some new books have arrived in the library.  The new Sara Pennypacker book "Clementine's Letter" and the new Birdsall book "The Penderwicks on Gardam Steet". Also, don't forget next week is National Library Week.  Come in and...

I have been waiting for someone to try and stump me.  Come on give it your best shot. Do you have a question you have always wondered about?  Comment here with your question and see if you can stump me!! Miss Jennifer...

Can you believe it, another month has finished and we are that much closer to Spring.  I hope you have been checking the website's event calendar and are taking note of the great programs we have coming up this Spring.   A lot of them require...