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Sponsored by Community Bank Families can stomp on down to the Library this summer for fun, food, and five fantastic dinosaur films! Thanks to a generous grant from Community Bank in Valatie, our Dino-Bites Series will run for 5 consecutive weeks and provide free lunches and snacks for kids joining us for a movie matinee. All sessions will be held on a Wednesday at 12:00pm. Join us for the following movies: July 15th: The Good Dinosaur July 22nd: The Land Before Time July 29th: The Flintstones (1994) Aug. 5th: We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story Aug. 12th: Ice Age

Maria Ausherman presents three artists featured in her Absolutely Amazing American Artists children’s book series. Sarah Miriam Peale, one of America’s first woman artists, followed the example of her artistic family and painted national leaders. Whether hiking by the sea, in the woods, near a river, or in her backyard, Fidelia Bridges painted pictures of birds and flowers, many of which became the nation’s first greeting cards. Elise Forrest Harleston, South Carolina’s first African American woman photographer, was the first woman in the nation to co-own a portrait studio with her artist husband. Following the discussion, local artist Fontaine Dunne ... Read more