Tonight at the New Lebanon Library – Women’s Clothing Exchange
Bring a bag of gently used, clean women’s clothing and accessories to the Library, along with an additional empty bag. After the swap, you’ll leave with a bag of “new to you” items. Any leftover items will be donated to Goodwill.
WHEN: Monday 3/26
TIME: 6:30 pm
WHERE: New Lebanon Library (550 State Route 20, New Lebanon)
Phone: 518-794-8844
Email: leb@taconic.net
This Thursday (March 22, 2012) the New Lebanon Library will host WRITE YOUR STORY!, a Free Memoir Writing Workshop.
“This workshop will focus on writing from personal experience, for writers of all levels. Participants will be given examples of short memoir pieces, and then work on writing exercises in response to the instructor’s prompts. Bring your own paper and pens, and be ready to share your stories!
Instructor Vivian Dorsel, editor and publisher of the literary journal Upstreet, holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from VermontCollege of Fine Arts. She has coordinated and taught writing workshops in the Berkshires for a wide range of people, from secondary-school students to senior citizens, in venues such asWord Street, Taconic High School, and the Norman RockwellMuseum, and for the first four community reading projects inPittsfield, Massachusetts.”
WHEN: Thursday 3/22
TIME: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
WHERE: New Lebanon Library.
Enrollment is limited to 15 participants – please call 518-794-8844 or email leb@taconic.net to sign up.
Community Film Night at New Lebanon Library presents “THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS”
The Economics of Happiness describes a world where communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization. This will resonate with the thinking of the Lebanon Valley’s growing local food initiative. This film makes important points, some of which are controversial and will make for lively discussion. Light, locally produced refreshments to follow. This program is cosponsored by the Lebanon Valley Business Association.
Here is the trailer:
The Economics of Happiness – Official Trailer from The Economics of Happiness on Vimeo.
WHEN: Wednesday 3/21
TIME: 6:30 pm
WHERE: New Lebanon Library
For more information, call 518-794-8844. Learn more about the movie here, http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/
Tonight at New Lebanon Library, Join Vince Teachout, foodie and green living enthusiast, and learn to make your own living foods! Living foods are uncooked, unprocessed, organic, and sometimes fermented foods which contain natural living enzymes. Participants will learn about the benefits of living foods and also how to produce their own living foods, such as sprouts, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, sprouts, beer, and more.
WHEN: Thursday 2/23
TIME: 7:00 PM
WHERE: New Lebanon Library.
Join filmmakers Isaak van der Meulen and Kelt Wilska for a screening of their award-winning documentary short about the New Lebanon farmer’s market. After the film, farmers and others interested in sustainable agriculture, agritourism and local food sourcing are invited to participate in a discussion led by market manager Cynthia Creech. New Lebanon made a big jump forward with the start of the farmer’s market. What should be next for the local economy?
Free and open to the public. Discussion to follow. Showing cosponsored by the Lebanon Valley Business Association.
WHEN: Thursday, January 12
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: New Lebanon Library
For more information, call 518-794-8844.
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