Livingston Manor Branch:

Monday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday: 10am-5pm
Wednesday: 10am-5pm
Thursday: 10am-7pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday: Closed

(845) 439-5440

Roscoe Branch:

Monday: 10am-4pm
Tuesday: 10am-4pm 
Wednesday: 10am-4pm
Thursday: 10am-4pm
Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday: Closed

(607) 598-5574

Kids and their families are invited to listen to a story and stay for a craft.

Get in the groove with a musical story. Kids can sing, dance, and play instruments for an interactive storytime.

Children and their adults are invited to listen to a story and play in the children’s room with books and toys galore.

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Sam and celebrate this beloved holiday plant with a reading of Zetta Poinsettia and a vibrant craft featuring characters from the book.

Kids are invited to join Ms. Jess for hands-on fun with playdough! Squish, mold, and create with this colorful, timeless classic.

Young creators are invited to build, design, and play! A wide selection of LEGO’s will be provided.

Kids of all ages are invited to make the most of their winter break with a play date at the Library! Drop by for activities and toys galore.

Join Eddi Khaytman, founder and CEO of PromoAmbitions, for an an engaging and informative presentation that introduces attendees to the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Mr. Khaytman will address the most pressing AI questions being asked right now:

• how is AI being used in the real world?

• why are so many people concerned about AI?

• what exciting uses does AI have?

*Limited capacity of eight participants. Additional attendees are welcome and encouraged to watch the demonstration, but will not be able to go hands-on.

Join professional book conservator Cara Schlesinger to learn about book repair. Participants are invited to bring one lightly damaged hardcover or paperback book to this hands-on demo, where you will learn a range of repair techniques:

• bumped corners

• torn or detached pages

• spine partially detached

• loose joints

• torn inner hinges

*Please note that due to time constraints, we will not be able to address all damage, but each book will be examined and repair techniques discussed.

For those wishing to repair their book during the demo, an optional materials kit containing a sampling of commonly used book conservation materials (Japanese paper, linen thread, binder’s board, blotter, and other useful items) will be available for purchase from the instructor for $25. For all others, repair options will be discussed so participants may perform them at home with materials of their choice.

Join Terri Husson from Catalpa Creative for a hands-on project in which you’ll craft your own lantern out of repurposed books.

*$25 per person covers all materials and instruction.

RSVP to [email protected] 
by December 3rd.

Adults and teens are invited to join Sullivan County Poet Laureate Kevin Graham for an evening of verse. Poets and writers with all levels of experience are invited to share their work in an inspiring atmosphere. Those who prefer not to read are warmly encouraged to attend as audience members, offering support and appreciation for their fellow creatives.

Adults of all ages are invited to connect with friends and neighbors over a classic board game.

Teresa Tulipano will teach a 2-hour poetry writing workshop that uses a series of exercises to mine your sense of memory for details about important experiences from your lifetime.  She will give you the poetic frame to hang your memories on and help you shape a new free verse poem written in the personal narrative. This class is open to new and seasoned poetry writers alike.

*Application Required

To apply for one of the limited spots in this class, please send your name, phone number, and a poem (or excerpt) you have written that is 25 lines or fewer to [email protected] with the words, “Object Poetry Writing Class” in the title by December 7th.  Students will be notified by December 13th if they have been selected to participate in the class.

Join Town of Rockland Historian Dr. Joyce Conroy for a presentation about local winters of the past.

December’s book of the month is:
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
by Alexandra Fuller

Join in person at the Library or online via Zoom.

*Roscoe Book Club will not be meeting in December

December/January’s book is:
Happiness Falls
by Angie Kim

From a master of epic fiction comes a human story behind the mystery of Stonehenge. Seft, a gifted flint miner seeking escape from his brutal family, travels to the Midsummer Fair to trade stone and reunite with Neen, the girl he loves. His sister Joia, a young priestess with bold visions, dreams of a massive stone monument that could unite the Plain’s divided tribes. As drought deepens and tensions rise between herders, farmers, and woodlanders, Joia’s dream becomes Seft’s purpose, but growing mistrust and violent conflict threaten to destroy everything. Circle of Days reimagines how a great stone circle could come to define a civilization.

Cyril Cordouan is the beleaguered editor at Fulmen, a distinguished publishing house. Every day, he faces an avalanche of subpar manuscripts. Rejections are a routine part of his job, but aspiring authors don't take kindly to their works being dismissed. Between vengeful widows, surprise bestsellers, and a crippling crisis of conscience, Cyril's life is a hilarious disaster. This satirical look at the literary world offers thought-provoking commentary on the nature of literary ambition.

Wielding the power of alchemy, the hidden art of transformation, two rival crime syndicates sell a drug called Sand to the world’s wealthy elites, allowing them to transform into a more prefect version of themselves. Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, these two syndicates balance on a razor's edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. When two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city and the paths of their lives will be irrevocably transformed.

In the 1950s, conformity rules, and Lulu Mayfield has spent years shaping herself into the perfect housewife. But after her daughter’s birth, exhaustion and buried trauma shake her fragile stability. Drawn to her seemingly flawless neighbor Bitsy, Lulu senses something unsettling behind Bitsy’s polished façade. As her fixation deepens, long-suppressed memories resurface, forcing Lulu to face the possibility that she’s slipping into a far darker path. Set in a post-war world of rigid expectations, The Mad Wife blends a search for identity with gripping psychological tension.

In this historical narrative, complemented by 40 mouthwatering recipes, Anela Malik takes readers on an illuminating deep dive into the Black roots of American cuisine. Uncovering the rich, indelible, and often unrecognized contribution of Black culture in shaping the footprint of some of American’s most iconic food traditions, American Soul explores more than 300 years of culinary history, from enslavement to modern-day dining trends, with nuance and empathy.