Welcome to a special Montauk Library program: Dia de los Muertos! The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated in Mexico and elsewhere associated to the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Our wonderful Bilingual Storytime programmer, Mary Jane, has put together a fantastic program that includes a slideshow… Read more »
Welcome to PlayFit with Miss Rachel a special Halloween workout edition! Today, Miss Rachel will be reading Bo the Bat by Alma Hammond. Bo the Bat wants to trick-or-treat with the children but they are afraid of him. See how he wins them over, then do a workout with moves found in the story. For… Read more »
And now for little bit of Halloween fun … with spirit photography! This interior shot of the Shagwong Tavern from the Al Holden collection features a very happy threesome, one of whom is identified on the back of the photo as former Shagwong owner, Jimmy Hewitt. However, people who believe in ghost photography would claim… Read more »
Welcome to Montauk Library Sharing Music with Lori. Get ready to be entertained indoors for the next couple rainy days with some sing alongs and spooky dance moves!
Follow along as Mary Jane reads the Spanish version of Only You Can Be You: What Makes You Different, Makes You Great by Nathan and Sally Clarkson. This story celebrates being unique and celebrates the concept that everyone is different and that’s ok! For more info about the author, visit: https://sallyclarkson.com Follow along as Mary… Read more »
Today, Lonna will be reading John Pig’s Halloween by Jan L. Waldron. This story is about a little pig, John, who is terrified of dressing up and trick-or-treating. While all the other pigs are trick-or-treating, John stays home alone and is visited by a witch, who helps him overcome his fear by baking and… Read more »
Welcome to Montauk Library PlayFit with Miss Rachel. Today Miss Rachel will be reading, When the Clock Strikes on Halloween by Lisa Ferland. Then follow along with a Halloween time workout using some moves from the book! For more info about the author visit: https://lisaferland.com/about-me/
Welcome to Montauk Library Sharing Music with Lori. Get ready to enjoy this fall day with some sing alongs and dancing!
Joan Lycke conducted an oral history in 1995 with Elizabeth Job, a Montauker who, along with her husband, became a caretaker for the Carl Fisher estate after the war. Job spoke of Fisher’s brilliant mind, overflowing with ideas to bring wealthy vacationers to Montauk. The carriage with white horses that strode down to the Montauk… Read more »
Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Hometown Heroes Storytime. Lisa, a Montauk Library staff member will be reading, Happy Halloween, Witch’s Cat! by Harriet Muncaster. Lisa is an important part of all the library departments! She works in Archives, helps in Children’s and is a friendly face at the service desk. Her upbeat personality… Read more »