Featured Events
Please scroll down this page to explore our featured events for the public.
For our complete list of crafts programs and upcoming events, please
visit our online calendar.
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Blood Drive
with New York Blood Center (NYBC)
at Middletown Thrall Library
11-19 Depot Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
12 pm - 6 pm
To make an appointment,
please follow this link.
Other links:
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Folk Dancing
with Livia Kohn
Starting February 18, 12:15 - 1:15 pm
in our 2nd floor Community Room
Additional Dates
(12:15 pm – 1:15 pm)
Folk dancing is a communal form of dancing done to various tunes and popular songs. Dances come from many different cultures and are specially choreographed to match a given song.
Most dances are done in circles, with or without holding hands, but some also are line dances. Folk dancing is easy to learn, great exercise, and a lot of fun!
About the Presenter: Livia Kohn started folk dancing in 1982, and she has taught Celtic varieties since 2011.
Questions? Please call Autumn at 1-845-341-5454, ext. 110.
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The Friends of Middletown Thrall Library, Inc. Present
Repair Café 2025
Clothes, furniture, electrical / mechanical, toys, sharpening, etc.
Event dates:
10 AM to 1 PM in the 2nd floor Community Room at Middletown Thrall Library on:
- March 25, 2025
- June 21, 2025
- September 20, 2025
- December 20, 2025
What do you do with
- A lamp that no longer lights?
- A vacuum that can't suck it up?
- A scissors that can't cut it?
Toss it away? No way!
Repair Café is
- repairing broken items together
- professional advice
- encounters and inspiration
Costs? A voluntary contribution.
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Chair Yoga
January to March 2025 (dates below)
in the 2nd floor Community Room at Thrall
Please join us on select Tuesdays for twenty minutes of seated stretches to activate the different joints and muscle of the body, followed by twenty minutes of standing yoga postures while holding on to the chair, plus some slow whole-body movements and deep relaxation.
Class dates (all classes run 11:10 am to 12:10 pm):
- January 14, 2025
- January 21, 2025
- January 28, 2025
- February 11, 2025
- February 18, 2025
- March 4, 2025
- March 18, 2025
Classes run 11:10 am to 12:10 pm and are held in our 2nd floor Community Room.
Registration required.
Please call 1-845-341-5454, ext. 110
or visit
our online calendar to register online.
About the Presenter: Livia Kohn is a retired Asian Studies professor and Kripalu-certified yoga instructor with many years of chair-yoga experience.
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Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables
Starting February 4, 2025
Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables is a SNAP-Ed program aimed to help adults enhance their nutrition and knowledge in a fun and affordable way.
Every time you attend a class, you will get free produce, a cooking gadget, and a food demo with samples to taste.
Each class will include a different lesson and recipe to try!
When: from 4 pm - 5 pm in our Community Room on...
- Tuesday, February 4 and February 18
- Tuesday, March 4 and March 18
- Tuesday, April 1 and April 15
Registration is required. Register for the whole series through
thrall.org/ecal.
Presenter: Lily Magnotta is a nutrition educator from Regional Food Bank.
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Know Your Rights!
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6 pm - 7 pm
in our 2nd Floor Community Room
Have you just arrived in the United States and are confused about your options?
Do you or a family member need advice on immigration matters?
We invite you to bring your questions.
Join our Workshop to learn more and start receiving the assistance you deserve.
Our Attorneys are experts and are ready to answer your questions.
This presentation will be in English and Spanish.
NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY.
(in Spanish)
!Conozca Sus Derechos!
Miércoles, Enero 15, 2025, 6 pm – 7 pm
en nuestro Salon Comunitario (2 do piso)
¿Acaba de llegar a los Estados Unidos y está confundido acerca
de sus opciones?¿Usted o un Familiar necesitan Asesoría sobre
asuntos de inmigración? Les Invitamos a traer sus preguntas.
Unase a nuestro Taller para obtener más información y
comenzar a recibir la asistencia que merece. Nuestro
Abogado / a son expertos y están listos /as para responder a sus preguntas.
La presentación será en inglés y en español.
NO ES NECESARIO REGISTRARSE.
This FREE event is made possible by Catholic Charities and New York State Government, Office for New Americans.
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Folk Dancing
with Livia Kohn
Starting December 3, 2024, 12:15 - 1:15 pm
in our 2nd floor Community Room
Additional Dates
(12:15 pm – 1:15 pm)
- December 17th
- January 7th
- January 21st
Folk dancing is a communal form of dancing done to various tunes and popular songs. Dances come from many different cultures and are specially choreographed to match a given song.
Most dances are done in circles, with or without holding hands, but some also are line dances. Folk dancing is easy to learn, great exercise, and a lot of fun!
About the Presenter: Livia Kohn started folk dancing in 1982, and she has taught Celtic varieties since 2011.
Questions? Please call Autumn at 1-845-341-5454, ext. 110.
