At the libraries

Woodbury Free Library The Woodbury Public Library’s program, “Woodbury Reads! 2007,” features the book, “North Star Conspiracy,” by Miriam Grace Monfredo. Set in Seneca Falls in 1854, this mystery tells the story of a mid-19th century librarian and her efforts to help a young fugitive slave escape on the Underground Railroad. Programs will be held at the library’s Highland Mills branch: • Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m. “Let’s talk.” An adult book discussion of “North Star Conspiracy.” • Friday, March 9, 7 p.m. Local history night will include a discussion of the Underground Railroad in the area. • Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m. “Woodbury Reads! 2007” finale will feature historical Interpreter Trish Chambers as she shows a Freedom Quilt and discusses quilts as a method of communications. Copies of “North Star Conspiracy” are now available. Registration is required for the programs and can be done at either branch: Central Valley: 928-2114; Highland Mills: 928-6162. The library is online at www.rcls.org/wpl. Monroe Free Library Adult Programs • March 19, 7:30 p.m. Book Discussion: “Middle Passage” by Charles Johnson. The book is described this way: A newly freed slave stows away on a vessel and discovers it’s a slave ship. • March 19, 7:30- 9 p.m. Home-Based Business Accounting. Learn more about the tax advantages of a home-based business. Registration is underway now. Library Adventures • Bus trip to the “Mighty M” Casino, April 4. Take a chance on a fun day of gambling and a buffet lunch at the “racino” in Monticello. Price: $12.. • Bus Trip to Cape May, N.J. March 21-22.. Visit Victorian Cape May, attend dinner theater, shop at Smithville, visit and dine at the Renault winery. Prices: $194/double occupancy, $234/single occupancy. • Bus Trip: King Tut Exhibit, May 2. The splendors of ancient Egypt at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Tickets on sale now at the reference desk.Call 783 4411 or go to: www.monroelibrary.org for morel information.