Louise Shaffer is Coming by!!

October 13th at 1pm
Come on by and visit with Louise and hear all about her life and her new book.
Louise Shaffer, former Emmy-winning Ryan’s Hope star and the author of The Three Miss Margarets and The Ladies of Garrison Gardens, returns to her theatrical roots with FAMILY ACTS, the story of a regional playhouse and a legendary family struggling to survive in late 19th and 20th century America.
Registration is required as space is limited. Please register ASAP 845-832-6605

Murder Author Takes A Stab At Our Book Group

“Chocolate Syrup & Stories” welcomed Alison Gaylin, local author of “Hide Your Eyes” and “You Kill Me” to it’s August book group meeting. Alison let us in on her thought process and also let us know that there will be another in the series. If you like a murder mystery with great characters then you should give Alison’s books a try. Check out her web page www.alisongaylin.com or order them from the library here

Actor Stops by Chocolate Syrup & Stories

One of our book groups met yesterday to discuss “The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank” by Ellen Feldman. We were already expecting a special guest, Author Louise Shaffer (friend of Ellen Feldman) Boy were we surprised when we received a call from Steve Press, Professor of Theatre & Speech at Dutchess Community College. He played the part of Peter Van Daan on Broadway for over 800 perfomances. He actually was the boy who loved Anne Frank! He came to the book discussion and donated a script, with his notes in the margins, to our library!! Our thanks to both Louise and Steve for coming to visit.