The Marlboro Faculty Association in an effort to raise money for cancer teamed up for their fifth annual kick-off fundraiser at Mary Jane’s Dairy Bar in Middlehope this past week.
Meg Gallo, the owner of Mary Jane’s, as well as her amazing staff, made pinkalicious sundaes for the event. One hundred percent of the proceeds were donated to the cause.
At the event, baked goods, lollipops, Dukes Wear Pink bags, cupholders, HOPE & BELIEVE ornaments, pens, and tattoos were sold. Face painting was also a big hit Wednesday night, as well as a silent auction for a PINK HOPE wreath. By the end of the evening with donations included, a grand total of $2,010.00 was raised. Money from this event will be donated to families in our community going through cancer related illnesses. The MFA’s fundraising efforts will continue to November.
The Marlboro Central School District Dress Down Wear Pink Day will take place on Monday, Oct. 21. A special thank you to the Marlboro Community for their continued generosity and support in coming out to kick off our fundraising efforts, as well as Girl Scout troop leader, Jolene Gaer and her amazing girls, Captain Supply in Marlboro who is organizing our DUKES FIGHT TOGETHER spirit-wear on-line orders, Kathy Keane, Monica Taddeo, Cathy Alfonso, and Barbara Rounds who helped make our event a HUGE success.
As Mattie Stepanek once said, “Unity Is Stength...when there Is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”

College information seminar
Attention parents and college bound students! The college admissions and financial aid process doesn’t have to be daunting. Come to the Marlboro Free Library on Wednesday October 16 at 7 p.m. for a presentation with Elizabeth Levine from Signature College Counseling of Central Valley.
Elizabeth will provide an educational seminar covering all the details of the college application and financial aid process. Come prepared to ask any questions that have been weighing on you.
Registration is not required, but is strongly preferred. RSVP online at marlborolibrary.org.

Medicare Consultations at the Marlboro Library
On select dates this fall, a representative from the Ulster County Office for the Aging will be at the library to help those interested sign up for Medicare and choose a plan that best fits their lifestyles during open enrollment. Receive personalized counseling and help understanding the different plans available.
Please call the Office for the Aging at (845) 340-3456 to make an appointment. When booking your appointment, please specify that you would like to meet with Peggy at the Marlboro Free Library.
Appointments will be available on Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 8 and Nov. 22.

Great Community Give Back
On Saturday, October 19 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., join in celebrating the Great Community Give Back, a day of participating in meaningful, service-oriented experiences!
Bring a non-perishable food item to the Marlboro Free Library on Saturday, October 19 during library hours, to be donated to the local food pantry at St. Mary’s in time for the Holidays.

“Dark Side Of Marlboro” Walking Tour
Drownings, jailbreaks, murders, a spiritualist conman? It didn’t happen in Marlboro! …Or did it?

Join us on either Sunday, October 20 or 27 for a spooky walking tour through the village of Marlboro. Gather in the Marlboro Library side parking lot and begin your walk-through town, where guides will take you to various historical sites and relate long forgotten tales unearthed in our Local History collection and old newspapers.
Finish off your tour with seasonal refreshments provided by the Friends of the Marlboro Library, vote for a scarecrow contest winner and enter to win a raffle!
There will be a 6:30 p.m. tour on October 20 and a 4:30 as well as a 6:30 p.m. tour on October 27. Ticketholders will meet at the side entrance to the Library. The tour is approximately an hour and a half long. In-person registration for this event is required. Spaces are limited. Tickets are $8 each and are available at the circulation desk. This tour is for ages 18 and up, ages 12 and up permitted if supervised by an adult. Sneakers or comfortable footwear is recommended as we will walk about 1.5 miles at a brisk pace. Rain dates: Monday, October 21 or 28, respectively.

Friends Of Marlboro invite you to the annual Halloween Party
The Friends of the Marlboro Library are pleased to invite families to their third annual fun-filled Halloween party on Friday, October 25 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. All are encouraged to come in costume! Enjoy some old-fashioned Halloween games, music and activities. Get your fortune told, dance to the monster mash, play games, make a craft, bob for donuts and much more! Delicious refreshments will be provided by the Friends along with treat bags for each child.

Registration for this spooktacular party is required, and spaces are limited, so sign up soon! Tickets are $10 per family (2 adults and all children from one household), and are available for sale at the circulation desk until October 18. All proceeds will go towards future Library children’s programs.

Book Club selects ‘Girl at War’
All are welcome to join the Book Club! On Wednesday, October 30, Girl at War by Sara Novic will be discussed.
Copies have been ordered and are available at the circulation desk for check-out for those who may wish to join us in the library community room at 7 p.m.

Milton Train Station Open House

The Milton Train Station will be participating in the NYS Path Through History weekend. Join us for an open house, Oct. 12 and 13, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the historic station located on the shore of the Hudson River at the end of Dock Road.
Learn about the restoration of the station built in 1883 for the New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad. Displays will highlight the role of both the river and the railroad in bringing produce from local farms to markets in NYC and beyond and will tell the story of The Hudson Valley Fruit Exchange. Farm Trail Maps will be available so that you can then visit the town’s historic farms and wineries and pick some fall fruit.
Watch the trains go by! Bring a picnic to enjoy at the adjacent Milton Landing Park.

Celebrate Library Volunteers at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library
All are invited to an open house with delicious desserts and good conversation in honor of a pillar of the community, Linda M. LaPolla, on Wednesday, October 23 at 7 p.m.

The event commemorates National Friends of Libraries Week (October 20 to 26), and this year especially honors Linda LaPolla for her many years of contribution to the library. The Milton Library has selected Linda LaPolla to receive the 2019 Patricia K. Russo Award, in order to spotlight Linda’s many achievements in promoting education, literacy and the library.
Linda LaPolla is a well-loved retired educator from the Marlboro Central School District, one of the founders of the 1,000 Book Project, and a longtime volunteer and trustee of the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library. She was president of the library board for many years, and even for a time, acting director. Join the board and staff of the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library for an evening celebrating library volunteer’s past, present and future.

Warm Hands, Warm Head, Warm Heart Winter Accessory Drive
The Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library joins forces with libraries across New York for The Great Give Back. On Saturday, October 19, the Milton Library launches a drive to warm up winter for those in need.
Please donate new (only) hats, and clean and new/gently-used gloves and scarves. The donations will be given to a local Ulster County organization for distribution. For those patrons interested in learning to crochet or knit caps, the library hosts a class with local library fan, Sarah Cohen.

Dates to Remember
October. 21 - Dress Down Wear Pink Day. Marlboro Central School District
October 12 & 13 - Milton Train Station Open House. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
October 16 - College Information Seminar Marlboro Free Library, 7 p.m.
October 17 & 31 - Medicare consultation Marlboro free library by Appt.

October 19 - Warm Winter Accessory Drive. Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
October 19 - Food Drive Marlboro Free Library -11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 20 - Dark side of Marlboro Walking Tours. 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Parking Lot Library.
October 23 - Celebration of Volunteers Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library 7pm
October 25 - Halloween Part Marlboro Free library. 6 - 7:30 p.m.
October 27 - Dark side of Marlboro Walking Tours. 6:30 p.m. Parking Lot Library.
October 30 - Book Club Marlboro Free Library 7 p.m.

Happy Birthday to: Kevin Berean, Irene Stevens, Maria Lorino, Sara Luongo, Janette Felicello, Nicole Dziedzic, Danielle D’Elia, Heather Sukunda, Elizabeth Mezynski, Ann Marie Casey, Daniel Prillo, Erica Coppola
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