Computer help is available the first Saturday of the month. Do you have questions? Maybe you have a problem or just want to know some basic computer skills. Do you want to get started with eMagazines or audio books? (Your library card and sign-on are required.) Bring your device if needed and please know your password.
Thursday Afternoon Movie – 1:00 pm
May 3 – The Post – Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers – and their very freedom – to help bring long-buried truths to light.
Rated PG 13
May 10 – The Greatest Showman – Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Rated PG 1 hour 45 minutes
May 17 – Goodbye Christopher Robin – gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne, and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?
Rated PG 1 hour 47 minutes
May 24 – Aida’s Secrets – In this moving documentary, the discovery of records from WWII sparks a family’s quest for answers as two brothers separated as babies reunite with each other and their elderly mother, who hid more from them than just each other. Izak Szewelwicz was born in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in 1945 and sent for adoption in Israel. Though Izak was able to form a relationship with his birth mother, his life was turned upside down years later when he located not only his birth certificate, but also another of a brother he never knew existed.
Not Rated No time
May 31 – Killing For Love – March 30, 1985: Derek and Nancy Haysom are discovered brutally murdered at their home in Lynchburg, Virginia. The arrest and conviction of the couple’s daughter Elizabeth, a scholarship student at the University of Virginia, and her boyfriend Jens Söring, the brilliant son of a German diplomat, set off a media frenzy, becoming the first trial of its kind to be nationally televised. But what if the justice system got it all wrong? The gripping true crime tale untangles the web of romantic obsession and betrayal that may have led an innocent man to make the ultimate sacrifice for love: take the fall for a murder he didn’t commit.
Not Rated 2 hours 4 minutes
Library Elf at our Library!
Sign up for the new Library Elf and keep track of what’s due, overdue, and ready for pickup. You can keep track of one or more library cards in one place and receive reminders via text or email. Reminders are sent when you want them – up to seven days advance notice. This is great for anyone who’d like reminders before an item is due. Click here or on the Library Elf logo on the right to create an account for this service. All you need is your email address.
Consumer Reports is Now Available Online
Consumer Reports is now available to all member libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System. The online version is more organized than the monthly magazine. It is better organized for searching and browsing, and is updated more frequently. Click here or on the Consumer Reports logo on the right. All you need is your library card number.
Teen Program
Thursday, May 26 at 6:30 pm
Join us for an evening of Graphology (the study of handwriting). To be presented by Graphologist Joe Licitra.
Joe will speak from many years of experience about the intricacies of graphology. He will share some of his antics and also take time to analyze everyone’s hand writing.
Middle and High School Students Welcome
Please call the library to register 845-868-1341