Tuesday, May 12, 10:15 Great Decisons

Wednesday, May 13, 9:30 Family U Book Group,
discussing the book Siblings Without Rivalry,
by Faber and Mazlish. Books are available in
the Children's Room.
RSVP to diane.weingarten@klfamilyuniversity.org

Wednesday, May 13, 8pm Book Discussion Group
Open to all
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Saturday, May 16, 10-2pm Spring Fling Book Sale
at the plaza in front of the library


Monday, May 18, 1-3 pm Great Books Discussion,

Second Epilogue to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy


Thursday, May 21, 6:30 pm CrossTalk

The Katonah Museum of Art and
The Katonah Village Library
present...
CROSSTALK
Toons and Doom
Roz Chast/Andy Revkin
New Yorker Cartoonist/NYT Reporter

($20 in advance, $25 at the door.)
Limited seating. Paid reservations only: 914-232-9555 ext.0
Proceeds benefit the KVL and the KMA Children's Programs


Sunday, May 24 Libray Closed for Memorial Day
Monday, May 25 Libray Closed


Thursday, May 28, 2-5 pm Movie in the Afternoon
Lawrence of Arabia


Young Adult Programs

Friday, May 15 7:30 - 9:30 Anime Movie
My Neighbors the Yamadas

Wednesday, May 27, 7-9 pm SAT Math Review
call the library to register : 914 232-3508

ELECTRICITY USAGE MONITOR

Bedford’s three libraries are each recipients of a “Kill-A-Watt EZ”, an Electricity Usage Monitor. Katonah Village, Bedford Hills and Bedford Village Libraries were presented with these monitors by the Town of Bedford Energy Advisory Panel as part of the town’s “Twenty by 2020” campaign to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions via lower energy consumption.

The ‘Kill-A-Watt” device, once plugged into an appliance, can accurately measure the currant levels and tabulate consumed wattage totals. The “Kill-A-Watt” identifies which appliances are major contributors to monthly electric bills. The monitors are also capable of pinpointing “phantom” energy users: appliances that continue to use power even when they are switched “off”. They will help identify which appliances are actually worth keeping plugged in and those that might be considered for replacement.

Armed with a better understanding of electricity usage, consumers will be able to make necessary changes, thereby reducing the emission of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere as well as reducing costs.

These devices are now available for checkout at all three Bedford libraries to current Westchester Library card holders.

WALK TALL

The Katonah Village Library is pleased to present a free seminar on the benefits of converting your home to a solar electric system on Monday, May 4th at 7 PM.

Would you like to protect the environment AND stabilize your energy costs?
Would you like to learn about solar electric for your home?

The Ross Solar Group will conduct a free public service seminar about the benefits of residential solar in New York.
Topics covered include: Stabilizing the monthly cost of your electric bill, placement and size of a system on your rooftop and how converting to solar electric power can help the environment.



Q & A will follow.

This seminar is free and open to the public. No registration required.

SOLAR ELECTRIC FOR YOUR HOME

The Katonah Village Library is pleased to present a free seminar on the benefits of converting your home to a solar electric system on Monday, May 4th at 7 PM.

Would you like to protect the environment AND stabilize your energy costs?
Would you like to learn about solar electric for your home?

The Ross Solar Group will conduct a free public service seminar about the benefits of residential solar in New York.
Topics covered include: Stabilizing the monthly cost of your electric bill, placement and size of a system on your rooftop and how converting to solar electric power can help the environment.



Q & A will follow.

This seminar is free and open to the public. No registration required.

MEET AUTHORS MARY KELLOGG AND JON KATZ

The Katonah Village Library is pleased to host a Meet the Author series on Sunday May 3rd at 2PM. Poet Mary Kellogg will read from her collection My Place on Earth. Photographer/author Jon Katz contributed the photos and will join her.

Former Katonah resident Mary Kellogg has been writing poems for more than half a century and has only recently decided to share her powerful and poignant work. Her poems have been described as written with an elegance and clarity that is uncommon today. They trace the personal path of finding her place on Earth. The collection is accompanied by the photographs of Jon Katz.

New York Times best selling author Mr. Katz is a journalist and photographer who is known for his books on dogs. Living in the northeastern corner of New York on his farm called Bedlam, Mr. Katz draws inspiration from his animals that grace many of his books. Real life hospice dog Izzy, who is a central character in several of his novels will be attending this event as well.


This program is free and open to the public. No registration required.

MEET THE AUTHOR

The Katonah Village Library is pleased to have John Jay descendent and author Eve Pell read from her autobiography We Used to Own the Bronx: Memoirs of a Former Debutante as part of our Meet the Author Series. This event will be held on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 pm.

Born into privilege, Ms Pell’s Depression-era, Old Money family from New York, expected her to follow the traditional role of the women in her family by participating in foxhunts and house parties. However, after leaving that secure world and venturing to San Francisco in the 60’s, her eyes were opened to vastly new ideas. Among her experiences, were engaging as an activist and working with the leftist revolutionaries, the Soledad Brothers. She will share with us her self discovery and the influence of the feminist movement in her memoirs.


“Eve Pell gives us a fascinating glimpse into a secret world of wealth and privilege,” writes Jane Fonda. “Hers is an unexpected and ultimately hopeful journey of rebellion and reconciliation.”


This program is free and open to the public. There is no registration.

For further information, please contact the library at 914-232-3508.

CHILDREN'S CONCERT

The Katonah Village Library is pleased to present "Musical Stories from the Oboe, the Bassoon, and the Grand Piano," a children’s concert, on Sunday, April 26, at 4 p.m.

This concert, part of the "Off Main Street" Katonah Library Series, is presented by the New York Chamber Players which consists of artistic director and pianist Gena Raps, oboist Gregory Weissman, bassoonist Lauren Rasor, and pianist Mitra-Alice Tham.
Each character will be played by a different instrument. The duck will be played by the oboe, the grandfather clock by the bassoon and beauty and the beast played by the piano.

Tickets for this program are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets are available now in the Children’s Room.

For further information, please contact the Children’s Room at 914-232-1233.

KVL CLOSED WED., FEB. 25 AND WK OF MAR. 2 THROUGH MAR. 8

The Katonah Village Library will be closed on Wednesday, February 25, for electrical renovation work. The library will then close again starting Monday, March 2, and remain closed for the week as the newly renovated library is refurnished for re-opening on Monday, March 9.

"We appreciate the community's patience throughout the renovation process and look forward to serving the public in our newly enhanced facility,” said Ms. Van Kozelka, the library’s Director. These renovations were done in response to input from the community in a recent survey and are made possible by the generous support of our community. They include a new ceiling, improved lighting, carpeting and downstairs bathrooms.

For more information, visit www.katonahlibrary.org or call the library at 914-232-3508.

KVIS & KVL ANNUAL MEETING FEATURING KATONAH AUTHOR JUDE BLUNDELL

The annual meeting of the Katonah Village Improvement Society (KVIS) and the Katonah Village Library (KVL) will hold its annual meeting on Monday, January 26, at the Katonah Memorial House.
Katonah author Jude Blundell will be our guest speaker. Ms. Blundell was awarded the 2008 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for her novel What I Saw and How I Lied. She has written books for middle grade, young adult and adult readers under several pseudonyms. Under the pen name Jude Watson, she is the author of several New York Times bestselling and award- winning series and media tie-in novels. Her novel, Premonitions, was an ALA Reluctant Readers Best Picks and was chosen by the New York Public Library as a 2004 Best Book for the Teen Age. Among her forthcoming projects is Book #4 in the New York Times bestselling series, The 39 Clues.
Refreshments will be served at 7:00 and the meeting will begin at 7:30 with the annual meeting of KVIS including the election of KVIS officers and Executive Committee members. Members, who include all contributors to the library, are entitled to vote on nominees for KVIS officers and Executive Committee members. That will be followed by the annual meeting of the KVL Corporation and the election of library officers and trustees.

Please note the change in venue as the KVL is undergoing renovations. The Katonah Memorial
House is located at 71 Bedford Road, adjacent to the Katonah Fire Department. Parking is permitted only on the Katonah Memorial House side of the driveway, not on the fire house
side for public safety reasons.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the library at 914-232-3508.

Closures for Holidays and Renovations

Due to renovations, the Katonah Village Library will be closed to the public on Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30. The library will also be closed for the holidays on December 24 and 25 and January 1. On Wednesday, December 31, the hours are 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The hours we will be OPEN for the next two weeks are as follows:

Friday, December 26, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, December 28, 1 – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday, January 2, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 3, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, January 4, 1 – 5 p.m.

We are sorry for any inconvenience and appreciate the public’s patience during this renovation.

KATONAH VILLAGE LIBRARY OPENS ON LOWER LEVEL

The Katonah Village Library has reopened in our new temporary location, the lower level of the library, as of December 1, 2008. Please enter the library through the lower doors as there is no access from the upper library while construction is going on. During this interim period all 2008 fiction and non-fiction books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and many reference books (including medical and college guides) are available. If we do not have what you are looking for, it may be ordered through Westchester Library System inter-library loan. Internet computers are still available for public use. In addition, the Children's Room will be open, and all regularly scheduled programs will continue. However, there are no public bathrooms available until the renovations are completed.

We hope to return to our newly renovated main floor by the end of February.

These renovations are being done in response to input from the community in a recent survey and are made possible by the generous support of our community. “These renovations will greatly enhance the facility,” said Ms. Kozelka. They will also include a new ceiling, improved lighting, carpeting and downstairs bathrooms.

Progress reports on the renovation, including updates on the library's planned re-opening date, will be available on the library website. For more information, visit www.katonahlibrary.org or call the library at 914-232-3508.

"We appreciate the community's patience as we complete the renovations project and look forward to reopening the full library in early 2009," said Ms. Kozelka.