Schuylerville Winter Gala

01/29/2024

Our fantastic harpist for the evening! Thank you Erika Lieberman, Celtic Harpist for an amazing evening!

Friends of Schuylerville Library Winter Gala! Fun night!

01/29/2024

01/17/2024

Today we leave you with a bit of a mystery - who is Jack? Found in many stories over the years but is it the same person?

Tell us what you think below - is he the same guy or are these all different stories about people who happen to have the same name?

https://fairytalez.com/blog/you-dont-know-jack-dissecting-one-of-the-most-popular-figures-in-fairy-tales/

01/15/2024

An odd story to be sure but one that has many fascinating iterations. If you are looking for a more twisted fairy tale - Jon Scieszka's "Frog Prince, Continued" can be found at your local library. This tale also incorporates some other well known stories and see's how their "Happily Ever After" is going.

01/11/2024

The lessons found in "Emperor's New Groove" are parallel to that of "Emperor's New Clothes"; but Disney has found many ways to draw from older stories and turn them into something new for our generation.

Do you have a favorite movie that has a great moral lesson but isn't based on a Fairy tale? A favorite from one of our Gala members, is "How to Train your Dragon", based on the book by Cressida Cowell.

01/09/2024

This year we decided on live music - but who would you have play at a "Fables and Fairytales" themed Gala?

The incredible Erika Lieberman, Celtic Harpist.

Coming to us from Westchester County; Erika Lieberman has worked as a musician and composer for over twenty years. Her experience as a solo harpist, a member of various ensembles and folk bands, and her graduate studies in Film Scoring and Music Technology at New York University give her a diverse and rich musical background. Erika has worked as a music director for various theatre companies and festivals in NY and NJ, and is a seasoned renaissance faire and folk festival performer.

Erika plays a variety of musical styles, but specializes in Celtic folk music, Renaissance/early music, and New Age/ambient music. Her original compositions pull from all these styles, along with her own unique touch that has been described as "otherworldly. Erika strives to portray the human experience through music in a way that is authentic, raw, and emotive. She infuses her music with her love of storytelling, and can often be seen performing at themed events such as Renaissance Festivals, Victorian Circuses, Faerie Gardens, Dickens Fairs, and more.

For so much more about Erika, or to check out her music more - visit her website www.erikatheharpist.com to get a taste of just how amazing our evening is going to be.

01/09/2024

Our amazing musician for the evening! Tickets are still available at the library for $35

A couple of chances to come out and hear some live harp music this month! Looking forward to playing a program of Scottish favorites at the 15th Annual Hudson Valley Robbie Burns Supper, and some enchanting fairy tale music at the Friends of Schuylerville Library “Fables and Fairytales” Winter Gala! Hope to see some familiar faces! 💖🎶💖.

12/30/2023

Visit the library today and pick up your raffle tickets!

12/28/2023

Just 30 days to the Gala on January 27th. Are you ready?

12/25/2023

None of this, quite literally, is possible without our community. We thank you for your support, kindness, and compassion. From your friends, the Advocates for the Schuylerville Public Library

12/22/2023

While the film came out in 2013, Walt Disney actually proposed an adaptation of the story as early as 1940. Shelved in 1942 due to World War II, it wasn't until the late 1990's that Disney tried to do another adaptation. A few more false starts later, we finally have the now beloved (by some) "Frozen". Aren't you glad they didn't, 'let it go'?

12/15/2023

Fairytales have been known to change over time. While Joseph Jacobs may have popularized some well known stories; authors today have given them yet another twist. Which have you read?

"True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" by Lane Smith
"Jacklyn and the Twisted Beanstalk" by Callie Thomas
"Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs" by Mo Willems