All About College Admissions

Date: 
Tue, 03/15/2016 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Contact: 
Contact the Help Desk at (845) 986-1047 ext. 3
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Demystify the daunting college admissions process and gain insight to this complex and stressful experience. Some of the topics covered: College Search and the importance of finding the right fit, the application process, managing deadlines, and more! Presented by Elizabeth Levine from Signature College Counseling of Central Valley, NY.

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Jasper Cropsey at Warwick

Date: 
Sun, 03/06/2016 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Contact: 
Help Desk 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Anthony Speiser, Director of the Newington-Cropsey Foundation Gallery of Art, will give an illustrated talk on the life and works of Hudson River School artist Jasper Cropsey, with special emphasis on Cropsey's artworks showing Warwick and nearby areas which were created while he made his home here.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "The Secret Life of Pets"

Date: 
Mon, 01/02/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
Age Group: 
Adult

(2016) Featuring the voice talents of Eric Stonestreet and Louis C.K. What do your pets do when you're not home? When their owners leave for the day, pets from the building gossip with their friends, satisfy their “sweet tooth” and throw outrageous parties. But when a pampered terrier and his unruly new "roommate" from the pound get lost in the urban jungle of New York City, they must put aside their differences to survive the epic journey back home. Rated PG; 87 min.

 

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Non-Fiction Book Club discusses "Engineers of Victory" by Paul Kennedy

Date: 
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 9:00am to 10:00am
Age Group: 
Adult

Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders’ grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders’ visions of success.

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Wolves of America

Date: 
Thu, 01/28/2016 - 6:00pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
Contact the Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3.
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Join educator Russell Brust for a multi-media presentation which explores the habitat of wolves of America: their social structure, eating habits, interaction with humans and other interesting facts.

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Celebrate the Picture Book

Date: 
Sat, 03/05/2016 - 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Contact: 
Children's Desk: 986-1047, ext. 4 or warkids@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Children

Celebrate the Picture Book - learn about these illustrators and their books through hands-on art projects. Grades K-5. Our first author/illustrator will be Chris Van Allsburg, of Jumanji fame. Register beginning Dec. 12.

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