Community Book Read: A Passage to India with Stephanie Rogers / Online Program
Wednesday, September 29
6:30-8:00 pm
The Pawling Library is Celebrating its Centennial.
For this program we are not only commemorating our library’s anniversary but bringing people together through their passion for great literary works.
We have selected four classic novels, one for each season, that were popular in the 1920s when our library first came into being.
Our presenter, Stephanie Rogers, will be reading an excerpt from each novel and then lead a Q & A for our audience.
Stephanie Rogers is the author of The Horse I Belong To: How a Misused and Almost Forgotten Grade Mare Showed Me the Way.
The Pawling Library is proud to be partnering with our neighbors Pawling Recreation, the Book Cove, The Grand: Rehabilitation & Nursing and the Pawling Resource Center.
A Passage to India was written by E. M. Forster and published in 1924.
Thank you for growing with us throughout the years.
Last Summer: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Autumn: A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
Wednesday, September 8 / 6:30-8:00 pm
Winter: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Wednesday, December 8 / 6:30-8:00 pm
Spring: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 / 6:30-8:00 pm
HAUNTINGS OF THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY: An Investigative Journey / Online Program
On Wednesday, October 20th from 7-8 pm author Vincent T. Dacquino explored possible hauntings in our area.
About our presenter: Vincent T. Dacquino is the author of several books for children and adults. He has made numerous appearances at schools and historical sites based on his adult biography Sybil Ludington: The Call to Arms and Hauntings of the Hudson River Valley: An Investigative Journey. Dacquino has addressed teachers and historians at annual conferences at the local, county, state and national level. He has presented at the BOCES Young Adult conferences for over thirty years and has conducted a writers’ workshop for the Mahopac Library for over twenty years. Dacquino was a teacher in Westchester County and retired in 2007 to dedicate more time to his writing and family. He resides with his wife, June, in Mahopac, New York.
Poetry Workshop: The short poetic form in the last 100 years / Online Program
Wednesday, October 27
7-8 pm
7-8 pm
In honor of the Pawling Library’s centennial celebration, this poetry workshop examined the use of the short poetic form from the 1920’s to our present day. During the writing segment each participant created a poem.
About our presenter: Marian Grudko is the author of Lucinda Snowdrop and co-author of Claudine: A Fairy Tale for Exceptional Grownups, with T.A. Young. She is also a composer and storyteller, and her work can be seen on her new and evolving YouTube channel.
Theater and Film of the 1920’s and ’30’s As Seen By My Dad – NY theater illustrator and cartoonist Harold K. Simon / Online Program
At the turn of the 20th century, artist Harold K. Simon created a variety of works of art for Broadway and the famed Radio City Music Hall in the form of posters, playbills, and magazine illustrations. He was also a theatrical cartoonist, and his art appeared in publications such as the Daily News, and the New York Daily Mirror, just to name a few.
On the evening of Tuesday, November 16th actor, director, Roger Hendricks Simon presented a fascinating talk about the gifted career of his talented father, and how he interpreted theatre & film through his art during the 1920s and 30s.
About our presenter: A founding member of the Yale Repertory Company, Roger Hendricks Simon went on to direct and act for Joe Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival, London’s Royal Court Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, La Mama, Roundabout, Los Angeles Theatre Center, PBS, BBC-TV, National Public Radio and many more. Elected to Notable Names in American Theatre, Roger directed international premieres by Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, David Hare, Terrence McNally, Lanford Wilson, and William Saroyan. He has directed John Lithgow, John Travolta, James Earl Jones, and James Woods, to name but a few. Roger is the founding artistic director for The Simon Studio in New York City.
