Adult Programs

Tuesday, September 24 from 7 - 8:30 PM

The Orangeburg Library presents Steve Samtur who will take you down Memory Lane with a program, “Back in the Bronx” at 7:00 PM. Revisit the places of your childhood: City Island, the Fordham Skating Rink and the Paradise Movie Theatre. Please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10

Sunday, September 29 from 2:00 - 3:45 PM

The Orangeburg Library presents the Capitol Heights Lyric Opera with Baritone Richard Cassell and Soprano Rebecca Stone at 2:00 PM. They will be singing highlights from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" and Bizet's "Carmen." Please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10

Saturday, October 19 from 2:30 - 4:15 PM (note time change)

The Orangeburg Library hosts M&M Productions of the Broadway hit, of "Time Stands Still" at 2:30 PM. Note the change in time. Please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10

Monday, October 21 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM

The Orangeburg Library presents Louis Alexander in a workshop entitled "Learn How to Write Your Own Memoir" at 1:00 PM. No prior writing experience is required. Please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10

Sunday, November 3 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM

The Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives and the Orangeburg Library present “Shanks for the Memories: The Children of Shanks Village” at the Museum at 196 Chief Bill Harris Way, Orangeburg from 1:00 -3:00 PM. The program offers an opportunity to learn about this unique social experiment from first person reminiscences. If you wish to share your story of living in Orangeburg in the 50s, please contact the Museum at 398-1302.

Sunday, December 8 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

The Orangeburg Library presents its Gala 1913 Year End Concert with the fabulous Pete and Maura Kennedy at 2:00 PM. Come to hear some of the best voices and music you have heard this year. This event will fill up quickly so please register online or call the library at 359-2244, Ext. 10.

JOIN OUR BOARD

There are presently two seats open on the Orangeburg Library Board of Trustees.

The Orangeburg Library Board of Trustees is seeking qualified candidates to stand for election to the library board. Term of office is three years, January 1, 2014 ~ December 31, 2016.

Candidates must be 18 years of age or older, reside in Orangeburg, and possess an Orangeburg Library Card. If you are interested in learning more about the position, please contact Bill Langham, Library Director 845-359-2244 ext.11 or email a brief letter describing your background and interest in the position to Bill Langham (blangham@rcls.org). Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2013.

Resources for seniors

AARP www.aarp.org
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org
Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
Meals on Wheels www.mowaa.org
Medicare www.medicare.gov
National Council on the Aging www.ncoa.org
Senior Living Map www.seniorlivingmap.org
SeniorNet www.seniornet.org

DIG IN SONG and LYRICS

Please click http://www.orangeburg-library.org/song2.mp3  to hear the song, DIG IN and READ , which is the result of a collaboration between Alice Leon- Singer/Songwriter and a group of our wonderful children. The so...ng was written and recorded during a workshop. This exciting interactive program combined creative song writing, poetry, music and performance.
Please click http://orangeburg-library.org/song.pdf for the LYRICS

New York Health Benefit Exchange

If you do not have health insurance or your health insurance costs too much, you can enroll in health coverage through the New York Health Benefit Exchange starting October 1, 2013.
http://healthbenefitexchange.ny.gov/

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Portions of the Affordable Care Act are scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2013. Please click here to get official resources. 

http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/get-official-resources.html

Summer Hours

Monday - Thursday -- 10AM - 9PM
Friday & Saturday -- 10AM - 5PM
CLOSED SUNDAYS starting June 23rd
Reopen September 8

Summer Reading lists from the South Orangetown Central School District

Summer Reading lists
http://guides.rcls.org/content.php?pid=349135&sid=2856128

Sign Up for e-Newsletter

Would you like our new e-Newsletter emailed to you? Please click here for sign up form. It will contain live links to our registration calendar. We'll keep you up-to-date on library happenings on a monthly basis.

HOOKED on BOOKS Song!

Please click here to hear the song, HOOKED on BOOKS, which is the result of a collaboration between Alice Leon- Singer/Songwriter and a group of our wonderful children. The song was written and recorded during a workshop. This exciting interactive program combined creative song writing, poetry, music and performance. There are many amazing children’s programs at the Orangeburg Library. Please click here for schedules

Sunday, May 19

All access to the library will be blocked from Rt. 303.
Please use Highview Ave.
A police barrier will be up there also, but they are allowing access to the library.
The library will be open 1-5.

The Library is accessible 24/7 on the web:

The Library is accessible 24/7 on the web:

http://www.orangeburg-library.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orangeburg-NY/Orangeburg-Library/87965926586

eBooks Update!

OverDrive, our library system’s eBooks provider, updated its eBooks service (at efiles.rcls.org) to improve access to electronic books.


This update includes:

-simple One-Step Checkout: log in and borrow books quickly.

-Ove...rDrive Read books instantly viewable in Web browsers (online or off)

-Synced reading across devices (e.g. start reading on a PC, continue on an iPad)

-A new and improved catalog for computer and mobile device users.

-Advanced searching, personalized suggestions, and more.

For more details, please click the link below.http://efiles.rcls.org/9C574732-662A-4EE5-9E0F-01C7B1599894/10/50/en/NextGen.htm

GOD OF CARNAGE

On Sunday, March 3, at 2:00 PMThe Orangeburg Library is proud to present M&M Productions “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, who also wrote the hit “Art.”
Be forewarned: you will laugh uproariously, squirm uncomfortably and perhaps, see yourself cast in this Broadway-quality theatrical presentation. Enjoy this hilarious play where a playground altercation between 11-year-old boys brings together the two sets of semingly civilized parents to resolve the matter. Instead, the rum flows and the gloves come off. Please click here for registration

The library will delay opening until 1PM today (Saturday February 9).

The Library will be closed today due to the storm and hazardous travel conditions. There will be no fines charged on items due today.Depending on accumulations, the library may delay opening tomorrow.

Library Facebook

Due to the impending storm, the library may close early tomorrow (Friday February 8). Please watch this page for news and information. You may also visit us on Facebook.

Library Facebook

A fascinating lecture on "China in the 21st Century"

Sunday, February 24 @ 2:00 PM
CHINA IN THE 21st CENTURY with Editor, Teacher and Radio Commentator, ARTHUR R. ALDRICH who brings to his subject 45 years of journalism and more than 50 Road Scholar and Elderhostel courses. February is the Chinese New Year of the Snake. Mr. Aldrich will explore: What does the awakening of this 'sleeping giant' mean for the United States? Is China a Friend, an Ally, a Trading Partner or a Dangerous Rival? With a multi-media format, Mr. Aldrich addresses China's phenomenal growth and its serious challenges in a political structure that tries to combine Marxism with capitalism.  Please click  here to register.

BOOK & BAG LUNCH GROUP

The group which is open to all, meets on Wednesdays at 12 Noon.

January 23 at 12 Noon - The Confessor by Daniel Silva
February 27 at 12:00 Noon - Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Books are available three weeks before at the circulation desk. Feel free to bring your lunch and the library provides coffee and dessert.
Answering the question, "What makes a book good literature?" these two books are at opposite ends of the literary spectrum.

Kim and Reggie Harris in Songs of Hope & Freedom

Saturday, January 26 @ 2:00 PM

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH with "Songs of Hope and Freedom: A Musical Celebration of the Civil Rights Movement" starring KIM & REGGIE HARRIS, superbly talented and engaging performers whose captivating stage presence has inspired audiences for over 25 years. Children, adults, families and seniors will catch the Harris' infectious spirit, sparkling wit, and laughter as they celebrate history, civil rights and freedom. Please click here to register.