At the libraries

The following is a list of events from Oct. 15-22 being held in conjunction with the Orange Library Association’s The Big Read 2010: Orange Reads Poe. Admission to all events is free unless noted otherwise. For additional information, go online to www.orangereads.org. Through Oct. 22 Student Art Show. A student art show with works based on themes related to Poe works will be exhibited during library hours through Oct. 22 at Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St., Newburgh. Call 563-3646 for more information. Through Oct. 29 Countywide Art Exhibit. A countywide art show featuring works based on the themes of Edgar Allan Poe will be on view through Oct. 29 at the Orange County Government Center, Main Street. Goshen. For more information, call 563-3646. Through Oct. 31 “Dark Art” Student Exhibit. Student art inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works will be on display during library hours through Oct. 31 at Greenwood Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Call 477-8377 for information. Oct. 15 “The Big Bleed for The Big Read: Give a Pint for Poe.” Community Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from 2-6 p.m. at Florida Public Library, 4 Cohen Circle, Florida. Call 651-7659 for more information. Coffee House of Usher Open Mic. Teens will participate in a program of poetry reading and some “horror” storytelling at 5:30 p.m. at Monroe Free Library, 44 Millpond Parkway, Monroe. Registration required. Call 783-4411 for information. “Murder by Poe.” Annmarie Paoli directs Jeffery Hatcher’s play, which weaves together four Edgar Allan Poe tales into a tapestry of revenge, suicide, obsession and murder, at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, 60 Sussex St., Port Jervis. Material is suitable for ages 10 and older. For more information, call 986-1047. Oct. 16 “Encrypting and Secret Codes.” Children in grades 3-6 will learn encoding and how to make and use invisible ink to tie in with the book The Gold Bug of Farrow Point at 10:30 a.m. at Greenwood Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Presented by Mad-Science of the Mid-Hudson. Registration required. Call 477-8377, Ext. 19 for more information. “Words to Pictures: Video Interpretations of Poe’s Poetry.” Tweens and teens in grades 7-12 will pick a work by Edgar Allan Poe and create a video interpretation with a Flip camera. The videos will be shown to an audience open to all patrons in the same age group at 1 p.m. at Greenwood Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Registration required. Call 477-8377, Ext 19 for more information. Movie Matinee with Edgar Allan Poe. One of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe on film will be shown at 1 p.m. at Highland Falls Library, 298 Main St., Highland Falls. Registration not required. For more information, call 446-3113. Radio program. WTBQ-AM 1110 and WTBQ-FM 99.1 will broadcast a program of Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry with commentary by retired SUNY Orange professor Chris Godwin at 3 p.m. Call 986-1047 for more information. Silent film: “The Phantom of the Opera.” A screening of the silent film version of “The Phantom of the Opera” will be shown at 2:30 p.m. at Port Jervis Free Library, 138 Pike St., Port Jervis. Call 856-7313 for more information. “Murder by Poe.” Annmarie Paoli directs Jeffery Hatcher’s play, which weaves together four Edgar Allan Poe tales into a tapestry of revenge, suicide, obsession and murder, at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, 60 Sussex St., Port Jervis. Material is suitable for ages 10 and older. For more information, call 986-1047. Oct. 17 Book Discussion. Wendy Dembeck will lead discussion on The Cask of the Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Purloined Letter as well as a reading of “The Raven” at noon at Greenwood Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Call 477-8377, Ext. 18 for more information. Oct. 18 “The Big Bleed for The Big Read: Give a Pint for Poe.” Community Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from 4-7 p.m. at Albert Wisner Public Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick. Call 986-1047 for information. Poe T-shirt Silk Screening. Silk screen your own Poe themed T-shirt at 6 p.m. at Albert Wisner Public Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick. Call 986-1047 for more information. Ghost Detective. Echoing Poe’s themes on death and dying, author and ghost detective Michael Worden looks at the present-day activities of both the living and the dead at 7 p.m. at Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St., Newburgh. Registration suggested. Call 563-3618 for more information. Oct. 19 Book Discussion. A book discussion on several short stories of Edgar Allan Poe is planned at 7 p.m. at Cornwall Public Library, 395 Hudson St., Cornwall. Registration suggested. Call 534-8282 for information. Poe Stories. Local actor Greg Giblin will read Edgar Allan Poe stories at 7 p.m. at Port Jervis Free Library, 138 Pike St., Port Jervis. For more information, call 856-7313. Oct. 20 Book Discussion. Join the library’s Teacher’s Book Club to discuss some of Poe’s poems and short stories at 10:30 a.m. at Pine Bush Area Library, 227 Maple Ave., Pine Bush. Call 744-3375 for more information. Book Discussion. The Mystery and Suspense Book Discussion Group will read and discuss several of Poe’s mystery stories at 7:30 p.m. at Moffat Library of Washingtonville, 6 West Main St., Washingtonville. Registration required. For more information, call 496-5483. Oct. 21 Make Your Own Tombstone Craft. A craft program on building a tombstone will be held at 6 p.m. at Goshen Public Library & Historical Society, 203 Main St., Goshen. Call 294-6606 for more information. “Close Encounters with Birds of Prey.” Participants will find out about the fascinating world of raptors at 6:30 p.m. at Greenwood Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. For more information, call 477-8377. Edgar Allan Poe’s Detective Stories Discussion. Local scholar Mary Makofske will lead a discussion on three of Poe’s most famous detective stories at 6:30 p.m. at Albert Wisner Public Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick. Call 986-1047 for more information. Scary Reader’s Theater. Children in grades 2-5 will rehearse and perform spooky tales at 6:45 p.m. at Albert Wisner Public Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick. For more information, call 986-1047. “Theremin Ghosts! The Haunting of Moffat.” Robert Milby will perform “creepy readings” using a theremin, an instrument used in 1950s and 1960s horror and sci-fi films, in a program sponsored by the Friends of Moffat Library at 7:30 p.m. at Moffat Library of Washingtonville, 6 West Main St., Washingtonville. Call 496-5483 for more information. Oct. 22 Poetry Readings. Community members will offer staged readings of a number of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and short stories at 8 p.m. at Cornwall Public Library, 395 Hudson St., Cornwall. Join us for a midnight reading of “The Raven.” For more information, call 534-8282.