Children entering grades 1 - 6 who reside within the South Orangetown Central School District and have a valid library card are invited to participate in Piermont Public Library's Summer Reading Program, Make a Splash @ your library.

Over the course of six weeks from June 28 - August 6, participants will:

• track the time they've spent reading with their online reading log
• earn prizes
• and attend fun events like the "Seven Seas Treasure Hunt" on July 16th!
  
• Online registration opens June 21st. Begin tracking your reading June 28th.

Go to the Make a Splash @ your library website to register »

Weekly: Monday mornings (except on holidays).

Books and crafts, ages 6 months to 5 years, with Piermont's own Agnes Caniza.

Children's Art Class with Alexis Starke

Weekly: every Monday afternoon, starting Monday July 12th

The Library is offering a series of free Summer Art Classes for children entering grades 2 and up, taught by Alexis Starke. All materials will be provided. Smocks are provided as well, or children can bring their own.

Class size is limited to 10 students. Please call 359-4595 or send an email to alexis@piermontlibrary.org to register.

Students will create imaginative art projects with a variety of themes. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, crafts and mixed media using a variety of materials and techniques suited to the age group. Students will be introduced to various artists from art history. Creativity is emphasized in a relaxed setting.

About the Teacher:

Molder Frank Filliger carefully ladling hot lead on copper shell to make rigid backing for printing plate.

For many years, the Robert Gair plant in Piermont (located on the present site of the library and Piermont Landing development) was the biggest employer for miles around, with as many as 1,300 people working at one point. A process invented in 1879 by the company's founder Robert Gair revolutionized the paper box industry, and his Piermont plant made boxes for well known products such as New Blue Cheer, Tide, and Wheaties. In this exhibit you can see prints of some professional photographs of Gair workers doing the wide variety of jobs that led to a finished box. The photographs were originally published in the October/November 1949 issue of the Gair house organ, Gair News.

Please see the History section for additional photos and information about Piermont's rich history.

Weekly: every Wednesday afternoon, starting Wednesday, July 7th

The Library is offering a series of free Summer Art Classes for children entering grades 4 and up, taught by Alexis Starke. All materials will be provided. Smocks are provided as well, or children can bring their own.

Class size is limited to 10 students. Please call 359-4595 or send an email to alexis@piermontlibrary.org to register.

Students will create imaginative art projects with a variety of themes. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, crafts and mixed media using a variety of materials and techniques suited to the age group. Students will be introduced to various artists from art history. Creativity is emphasized in a relaxed setting.

About the Teacher:

Weekly: every Thursday evening!

• All ages
• All genders
• All skills levels

Guidance and instructions are available.

And we're not just knitting--all hand crafts welcome.

Monthly: 1st Friday of every month

Free and open to public.

August: The First Friday Film Series will present David Lynch's 1986 masterpiece Blue Velvet–one of the most disturbing, yet most heralded, films ever made. Brilliant, visceral and at times psychologically terrifying–an effect that few directors other than Hitchcock could achieve–Blue Velvet explores the unspeakable darkness that lives beneath ordinary life in an ordinary small American town. It's a surrealistic, creepy, funny, frequently shocking trip to the underworld that, as strange as it seems, also appears strangely familiar. Thus, Blue Velvet is a beautiful dream and a nightmare all in one–in other words, unforgettable.

The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini (who nearly lost her modeling contract with Lancôme over this role), Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern and Dean Stockwell. (The recently departed Hopper turned in the performance of his life as Frank Booth, an almost unfathomably monstrous screen villain who is also unfailingly entertaining to watch.) Parental discretion is advised.

About the Film Series

First Friday Film Series: On the 1st Friday of every month, series producer Marc Farre shows a free film at the Piermont Library–sometimes featuring a special guest–and hosts a short discussion afterward. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming movies, just send an email to: piermontfilms@gmail.com.

Weekly: Monday mornings (except on holidays).

Books and crafts, ages 6 months to 5 years, with Piermont's own Agnes Caniza.

Children's Art Class with Alexis Starke

Weekly: every Monday afternoon, starting Monday July 12th

The Library is offering a series of free Summer Art Classes for children entering grades 2 and up, taught by Alexis Starke. All materials will be provided. Smocks are provided as well, or children can bring their own.

Class size is limited to 10 students. Please call 359-4595 or send an email to alexis@piermontlibrary.org to register.

Students will create imaginative art projects with a variety of themes. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, crafts and mixed media using a variety of materials and techniques suited to the age group. Students will be introduced to various artists from art history. Creativity is emphasized in a relaxed setting.

About the Teacher:

CLOSING SHOW:

Sylvia and the Magic Trunk puppet show

Monday, August 9th 7pm at TZ High School Auditorium
(pick up your free tickets at the circulation desk)

Weekly: every Wednesday afternoon, starting Wednesday, July 7th

The Library is offering a series of free Summer Art Classes for children entering grades 4 and up, taught by Alexis Starke. All materials will be provided. Smocks are provided as well, or children can bring their own.

Class size is limited to 10 students. Please call 359-4595 or send an email to alexis@piermontlibrary.org to register.

Students will create imaginative art projects with a variety of themes. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, crafts and mixed media using a variety of materials and techniques suited to the age group. Students will be introduced to various artists from art history. Creativity is emphasized in a relaxed setting.

About the Teacher:

Weekly: every Thursday evening!

• All ages
• All genders
• All skills levels

Guidance and instructions are available.

And we're not just knitting--all hand crafts welcome.

Weekly: Monday mornings (except on holidays).

Books and crafts, ages 6 months to 5 years, with Piermont's own Agnes Caniza.

Children's Art Class with Alexis Starke

Weekly: every Monday afternoon, starting Monday July 12th

The Library is offering a series of free Summer Art Classes for children entering grades 2 and up, taught by Alexis Starke. All materials will be provided. Smocks are provided as well, or children can bring their own.

Class size is limited to 10 students. Please call 359-4595 or send an email to alexis@piermontlibrary.org to register.

Students will create imaginative art projects with a variety of themes. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, crafts and mixed media using a variety of materials and techniques suited to the age group. Students will be introduced to various artists from art history. Creativity is emphasized in a relaxed setting.

About the Teacher:

Monthly: meets 3rd Wednesday of each month.

FREE children's music classes held in the Library's Children's Room. Presented by Moon River Music Together with Catherine Rubin, the class will explore how the early childhood program of Music Together® teaches music through play.

Young children are given the opportunity to develop basic competence in music by providing them with a rich musical experience in a relaxed and playful environment. Catherine believes that every child is musical and that each child needs a stimulating, supportive music environment to enjoy the wonderful human capacity for music-making. Join us to see how much fun music classes can be!