October 2025 Newsletter

Livingston Manor-Roscoe Library

Table of Contents

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

*Both branches will be closed on Monday, October 13th
for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Board Meeting (Open to the Public): Wednesday, October 15th at 5:30pm
at the Roscoe Branch

Library News

A New Logo

The library is excited to unveil its new official logo! A heartfelt thank-you is extended to Carolyn Bivins for her creativity, dedication, and hard work in designing a logo that beautifully represents the newly merged library.

Silent Auction

The library’s Silent Auction is underway, and the bids are flowing in! You can browse and bid on a wide variety of items generously donated by local artists, businesses, and services through Monday, October 27th. All proceeds benefit the library.

The Great Give Back

Book Sale on Saturday, September 27th

Upcoming Events for Kids & Teens

Storytime with Ms. Jess

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

Every Tuesday Morning

11:00-11:30am

at the Livingston Manor Branch

ages 0-5

Musical Storytime

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

Every Friday Morning

11:00-11:30am

at the Livingston Manor Branch

ages 0-5

Storytime with Ms. Sam

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

Wednesday, October 1st

(first Wednesday of every month)

11:00am

at the Roscoe Branch

ages 0-5

Teen Fright Night Movie

Teens are invited for a showing of Five Nights at Freddy's (rated PG-13; 110-minute runtime). Snacks will be provided! 

Friday, October 3rd

5:00-7:00pm

at the Roscoe Branch

ages 13+

Story & Craft:
Eat Your Veggies Before They Eat You!

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Sam for a story and a spooky seasonal craft.

Saturday, October 11th

1:00pm

at the Roscoe Branch

ages 4+

Roscoe Branch
Open House

Children and their families are invited to the Roscoe Branch for an open house. Kids will quickly discover what a special place the library is with door prizes, crafts, games, and a scavenger hunt. Residents of Roscoe and Livingston Manor are encouraged to stop by, get to know their library, and enjoy some refreshments.

Friday, October 17th

3:00-6:00pm

at the Roscoe Branch

Pokémon Club

Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Join the Club and connect with fellow fans, trade cards, and learn how to battle.

Saturday, October 18th

11:30am

at the Livingston Manor Branch

all ages

Rubik’s Cube Club

Kids of all ages are invited to join friends and trade secrets for solving this classic puzzle toy. New players are welcome!

Saturday, October 18th

12:30pm

at the Livingston Manor Branch

all ages

LEGO Club

Kids are invited to discover their inner engineer and build to their hearts' content. A large assortment of LEGOs will be provided.

Wednesday, October 22nd

3:00pm

at the Roscoe Branch

ages 4+

Pumpkin Painting for Kids

Kids of all ages are invited to celebrate the season and paint pumpkins.

Friday, October 24th

3:30pm

at the Roscoe Branch

all ages

Supplies are limited; registration required.

Introduction to 4-H

Children and their families are invited to learn about the 4-H Program offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension. This “hands-on” youth development program provides informal education opportunities that enable youth to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Friday, October 24th

4:30pm

at the Roscoe Branch

all ages

Family Movie & Popcorn

Join the library for a viewing of The Nightmare Before Christmas (rated PG; 108-minute runtime). Popcorn will be provided!

Saturday, October 25th

12:00pm

at the Roscoe Branch

all ages

Upcoming Events for Adults

Stones & Stories

Join Town of Rockland Historian Dr. Joyce Conroy and learn how to decipher the weathered details written on tombstones and discover the thrill of connecting with local and family history.

Friday, October 10th

4:00pm

at the Roscoe Branch

Saturday Gaming:
Scrabble for Adults

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

Saturday, October 25th

11:00am

at the Livingston Manor Branch

Upcoming Events for All Ages

Repair Café

Bring your broken but beloved items to get repaired. Chat with your neighbors and enjoy home-baked goodies while you wait!

In addition to a host of repairers for numerous items such as textiles, small appliances, and more, this Repair Café will feature a jewelry repair person, capable of restringing, fixing clasps, replacing earring backs and hooks, and making other creative fixes, excluding soldering.

If you are aware of any specific parts or items that are needed for the repair, please bring them.

Saturday, October 18th

11:00am-2:00pm

at the LM Presbyterian Church

568 Old Route 17, Livingston Manor

Book Clubs

Livingston Manor
Book Club

October’s book of the month is:
Those We Thought We Knew
by David Joy

Join in person at the library or online via Zoom.

Tuesday, October 21st

12:30pm

at the Livingston Manor Branch

Call (845) 439-5440 to join the Club!

Roscoe
Book Club

October’s book of the month is yet to be chosen. Please contact the library for more details.

Monday, October 27th

1:30pm

at the Roscoe Branch

Call (607) 498-5574 to join the Club!

Just in at the Library

13 Months Haunted: A Novel

Jimmy Juliano

available in print, ebook, and audiobook

Quiet library clerk Piper Lowery befriends a peculiar new eighth grader and her overprotective mother, soon discovering unsettling rumors that hint at a dark and dangerous secret looming within the young girl.

To the Moon and Back

Eliana Ramage

available in print, ebook, and audiobook

One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most, raising questions about ambition, belonging, and family.

A Flyfisher's Revelations

Ed Van Put

available in print only

Ed Van Put has been a passionate and highly successful fly-fisherman and conservationist for more than half a century. Now, drawing on decades of carefully kept diaries and journals, his book is both the chronicle of a life devoted to fly-fishing and a unique sharing of detailed tips, tactics, strategies, and personal anecdotes that reveal why he has earned the reputation for unparalleled successes. He also offers insight into the beauty, humility, and quiet rewards of a life spent in the embrace of nature and the pursuit of wild trout. This book is an essential read for all fly-fishers, novice and advanced.

Here Comes the Sun

Bill McKibben

available in print and ebook

The acclaimed environmentalist presents a compelling call to embrace solar energy as a transformative force, highlighting its potential to combat climate change, challenge entrenched power structures, and to reshape our economic, political, and environmental future.

The Shawnees and the

War for America

Colin G. Calloway

available in print only

An account of early American settler efforts to claim Shawnee territories in Ohio, Kentucky, and other states traces how the Shawnee Tribe and its allies temporarily met American forces on equal terms before being forced to fight in order to salvage their cultural and political independence.

RCLS Bestsellers List

Library Resources

Online

  • Consumer Reports
    (now available for all Livingston Manor-Roscoe Library Card Holders)

  • Libby
    (mobile app giving access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines)

  • ComicsPlus
    (mobile app giving access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and manga)

  • RCLS Catalog
    (search all 47 libraries in the Ramapo Catskill Library System and place holds on titles from the comfort of home)

  • RCLS Go
    (mobile app to manage your account and browse the RCLS catalog)

  • RCLS Research Databases
    (Peer-reviewed articles, newspaper articles, trade publications, magazine articles, and more for scholarly and everyday research)

  • Mango Languages
    (online lessons in over 50 languages)

  • VetNow
    (live online assistance for veterans)

  • JobNow
    (live online career assistance)

In-Person

available at both branches unless stated otherwise

  • print/copy/scan

  • fax (free to Sullivan County Division of Health and Human Services)

  • public computers

  • inter-library loans

  • museum passes

  • library of things

  • local history book collection

  • community table for collaboration and projects

  • naloxone emergency overdose kits (Livingston Manor Branch)

  • braille and audio materials for the visually impaired

  • translation device for secure written and verbal communication in over 200 languages and dialects

  • Chromebooks (Livingston Manor Branch)

  • notary service (Livingston Manor Branch; Tuesdays from 10am-2pm or by appointment)

Tech Assistance

The library offers one-on-one Tech Assistance for any tech problems you may encounter. Topics include, but are not limited to, phones, tablets, computers, email, apps, social media, online forms, and basic internet security.

Livingston Manor Branch

Mondays:

2:00-4:00pm

Thursdays:

10:00am-12:00pm

5:00pm-7:00pm

Roscoe Branch

1st Tuesday of the Month:

10:00am-4:00pm

Manor Ink

Manor Ink is seeking student reporters! Working with our local award-winning youth-led newspaper is not only a great way for students to spend their summer hours, but it offers a unique and invaluable experience for aspiring writers, photographers, journalists, and the like.

Teens ages 12 to 17 are invited to engage with the community, share their voice, and earn financial rewards for their writing and art along the way. Manor Ink meets every Wednesday at 3:00pm. Adult mentors are encouraged to join as well.

For more details, please contact Amy Hines at [email protected].

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