The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead by Donna M. Jackson
It’s said that “dead men tell no tales” yet their bones and other body parts help identify missing people, solve crimes and uncover mysteries. Forensic anthropologists or “bone detectives” can “read” or study a body to uncover interesting [...]
Saturday, March 13, 10:30 to Noon Third Annual LEGO Build-a-thon
WANTED: All junior engineers and LEGO fans, ages 5 to 14, to participate in our annual LEGO build-a-thon! ALL JUNIOR ENGINEERS MUST BRING THEIR OWN LEGOS OR DUPLOS TO PARTICIPATE. Construction starts promptly at 10:30 a.m. and ends at 11:15 a.m. All designs should [...]
Tuesday, February 16, 2:00 P.M. Folksinger & Storyteller Tim Van Egmond
Come listen to tales, tunes and songs – from the rib-tickling to the spine-tingling to the heartwarming, accompanied by the hammered dulcimer, conga drum and limberjack. Tim Van Egmond has been captivating audiences throughout America for over 25 years. Renowned author & storyteller, Jane Yolen, [...]
Tis the season to get sick! Of course, we are all trying to stay well and to educate our children about how to avoid getting sick by washing their hands, coughing into their sleeve, etc. Perhaps you are looking for a book to read with your child that would reinforce this or would comfort them [...]
We have two great events this weekend that we are sure your family will love!
Friday NOVEMBER 6th 6:00-7:00PM
Birds of Prey Family Night at the Lenox Library
Come meet and learn about many North American birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, falcons and owls on Friday, November 6, 2009 in the Lenox Library reading room from [...]
One of the nation’s finest puppet troupes, The Catskill Puppet Theater, will perform Hiawatha at the Lenox Library Association on Saturday, October 17 at 1:30 p.m. Seating is on a first come first served basis and is limited to the room’s capacity. Exquisitely crafted puppets, full sets and Native American music combine to create this [...]
Two Reading with the Girls discussion groups are continuing this fall in our youth department. Join the fun! Share the experience! It’s a night out with the girls and there is always dessert. Girls in 4th-5th and 6th-8th grades and a “girl” adult of their choice – mother, aunt, grandmother – [...]
Thanks for the stellar summer, Starship Adventurers! You’ve lit up our library with your enthusiasm, enabling our reading rocket to reach the moon with a record number of reading hours. One hundred and eighty four of you signed up to participate and you logged in a combined total of 1670 reading hours! Through your reading, [...]
It’s not too late to sign up for the summer reading program! Starship Adventurers, visit our library weekly and:
Stamp a star on your captain’s log and earn a raffle ticket for each hour that you read. Complete your captain’s log by just reading 30 minutes on average a day, earn stellar prizes and we’ll even [...]
NASA invites you to submit your name to be included on a microchip that will be sent to Mars as part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch in 2011. Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or still is, an environment able to support microbial life.
The [...]