The Reed Memorial Library

Location:  Junction of Rtes 6 and 52 in the Hamlet of Carmel.
Phone/fax number is 914 225-2439
Email is carmel@sebridge.org.

The library hours are:

SPRING 2000 PROGRAM
Annual Book Sale: May 20, 21
Shakespeare Festival: April 25
Harry Potter: April 18

WINTER 2000 CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

The Reed Library offers the latest in fiction, non-fiction, children's books and reference material.  We have over 1,000 books-on-tape for commuting or vacation (and are always looking for donations of these to augment our collection!), videocassettes for adult and children, and popular magazines for borrowing.

Anyone with a valid Mid-Hudson Library System Fastcard may borrow material from this library.  Need a library card?  Bring identification with your name and current address (no PO boxes, please), and we'll give you one.  Don't see what you want?  We can get it for you on Interlibrary Loan from libraries across the Hudson Valley and New York State.

The Reed Library offers free Internet access, and subscribes to several databases for up-to-the minute health information, full-text articles from over 2,000 scholarly journals, newpapers and magazines, and literary criticism.  Computers for wordprocessing and a public access typewriter are also available.  The workstation in the Children's Room
has several educational programs on it.

The Reed Library offers a full complement of Children's Programs for infants through school age. 

Spooky Time Halloween Stories and More! Are you ready for Halloween tricks or treats?  Come to our special Spooky Time Program and enjly some shivery stories and spooky treats!  Preschoolers: Tuesday, October 26th at 4:30 PM, Grades K-2, Thursday, October 28th at 4:30 PM. Registration will take place beginning Tuesday, October 19th. Programs will be limited to 14 children in each session.

Registration for the next session of Toddler and Preschool Story time Sessions begins on Tuesday, October 26th.

Read to your Baby! and sing to her too!  The first Friday of every month at 10 AM is Mother Goose Time, a special program for moms, dads, grandparents and babies ages 3 months to one year. Songs and games and language development activities are presented in a format that is sure to make your little one giggle!  Activity handouts included.  There is no registration necessary for this program. All are welcome.  Dates for 1999 are November 5th and December 3rd.

The Reed Library's Annual Fund Drive will be starting soon.  Watch for your letter in the mail.  Your generosity keeps your library green and growing. Your suggestions and participation are welcome.  The library is always seeking new trustees interested in seeing library service grow and prosper in Carmel.  Please contact the library at 225-2439 or email at carmel@sebridge.org for further information.

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