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Remarkable Reads Book Discussion

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at 3 PM

in our 2nd floor Community Room at Thrall

Hosted by Matt Pfisterer

About the Book

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour:

• FICTION. From the publisher’s description: "An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. But Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building, hanging out with his girlfriend, Soraya, and eating his mother's home-cooked meals. All that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of Sumwun, NYC's hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team on the thirty-sixth floor. After enduring a 'hell week' of training, Darren, the only Black person in the company, reimagines himself as "Buck," a ruthless salesman unrecognizable to his friends and family. But when things turn tragic at home and Buck feels he's hit rock bottom, he begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America's sales force, setting off a chain of events that forever changes the game. Black Buck is a hilarious, razor-sharp skewering of America's workforce; it is a propulsive, crackling debut that explores ambition and race, and makes way for a necessary new vision of the American dream.."

Available copies of this book can be borrowed from or reserved at Middletown Thrall Library.

About the Presenter: Matt Pfisterer is the Director of Thrall Library. Matt earned a Master's Degree in Library Science from the State University of New York at Albany. He is the moderator of the Remarkable Reads book discussion group at Thrall Library, and he has moderated numerous book discussions covering both fiction and nonfiction titles from popular authors.

Masks recommended but not required.

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African Dance & Drumming
A Live Performance + Workshop

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 10:30-11:30 AM (event)
12-1 PM (drumming workshop)

in our 2nd floor Community Room

Please join us for African dancing and drumming activities and a jembe drumming workshop in celebration of Black History Month!

Chiku Awali African Dance, Arts, and Culture will perform African dancing to live drumming!

Enjoy audience participation and an optional jembe drumming workshop for up to ten participants!

"Zumba Gold" Classes

Starting January 19, 2023 - March 2, 2023,
Thursdays, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

in our 2nd floor Community Room

Every level. FREE.

Come dance, have fun, and meet people in your community!

"All Abilities" Zumba Classes

January 17, 2023 - March 7, 2023,
Tuesdays, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

in our 2nd floor Community Room

FREE.

Come dance, sweat, meet people in your community, and have fun!

ESL

A partir del 6 de Febrero, la biblioteca de Thrall ofrecerá classes de ESL, lunes de 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. en la sala comunitaria del Segundo piso. Solo para adultos (18 años y mayors). Para obtener más información, llame la sección de referencia para adultos en la biblioteca Thrall (845) 341 5461.

en-THRALL-ed in Crafts introduces:

The Stich Inn

Every Friday, 2 to 4 PM

in our 2nd floor Community Room


Whatever your stitching passion, all stitchers are welcomed.

Bring your hooks and needles and learn how to crochet or knit. Or, just come and sit and stitch.

If you have a sewing machine you cannot operate, bring it in to the Stitch Inn and learn.

Black History Month Film Festival

Each Tuesday in the Month of February, we will show a movie about a famous Black American in the 2nd floor Community Room from 2 to 4 PM on these dates:

• February 7, 2023: Tubman
• February 14, 2023: 42
• February 21, 2023: Selma
• February 28, 2023: The Green Book

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en-THRALL-ed in Crafts Open House

January 14, 2023

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Join us for an afternoon of fun exploring crafts which will be offered this coming year at Thrall. You will have an opportunity to see samples of crafts we have done, and what adventure lies ahead. There will be demonstrations throughout the afternoon. Join us in the community room as we continue our en-THRALL-ing exploration into crafts in 2023. You will have an opportunity to sign up early for classes.

To register, please call: 845-341-5461

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en-THRALL-ing craft

January's en-THRALL-ing craft is punch needle embroidery.

WHEN: Thursdays beginning January 12, 2023 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room, Second Floor

To register, please call: 845-341-5461