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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 43s

We'll be working on the windows (including study room windows) on a rolling basis until completion. Thank you for your patience while we continue to improve our space! Learn more: newcitylibrary.org/construction-notice-windows

Window Construction

Beginning Monday, October 5, some areas of the library will be closed as windows are replaced.
This project will better insulate the building and protect local birds.
Thank you for your patience!

Learn more: newcitylibrary.org/construction-notice-windows

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Kate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 6h

It's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely.

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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning, Monday. Let people read. 📚

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JohnnyTheFoxes @johnnythefoxes.bsky.social · 5h

Poem by W.B. Yeats.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 6h

books unite, bans divide

Mychal smiles and stands in front of NYPL

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 04/10/2026

It's Fire Prevention Week in New York City. Learn more about fire safety at fdnysmart.org.

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 22h

Join us and Christine Toth of the Rockland Cty Audubon Society for 🌾Marshes & Wetlands🦆 Wed., 10/7 @ 7 PM Explore the remarkable world of wetlands and learn why they are among the Earth's most valuable ecosystems. In person. Register: buff.ly/Wjqs3Tk

Marshes & Wetlands
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 PM
Explore the remarkable world of wetlands through two short films and a discussion with Christine Toth of the Rockland County Audubon Society. Learn why these habitats are among the Earth's most valuable ecosystems.
This program is presented in person at the library.
(images: a cove of Rockland Lake with cattails, water lilies, and arrowhead plants growing in the shallows in Valley Cottage, NY; a great blue heron standing in a marsh full of pink water lilies and sedge grass in the Hudson Valley, NY)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join us for Family Storytime Sat., 10/10 @ 10:30 AM Ages: 3 & Up Stories, music, & fun with the Children's librarians! Register: newcitylibrary.org/event/family...

Family Storytime
Saturdays Oct. 10 & Nov. 14, 10:30 AM
Ages: 3 & Up
Stories, music, and fun!
Register one week before each session.
(image: a blue bear in glasses reads a book entitled "Forest Tale" to two blue young bears, a spotted brown dog, a pink rabbit, and a yellow chick)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🪩BABY RAVE!🧑‍🎤 Fri., 10/9, 10:30 AM Ages: 1 - 5 Join your Children's Room hosts for a lively party complete with glow sticks, party lights, and (kid-friendly) EDM/techno songs! Register: newcitylibrary.org/event/baby-r...

BABY RAVE!
Friday, Oct. 9, 10:30 AM
Ages: 1 - 5

Music! Dance! Lights!
Get ready for a lively party complete with glow sticks, party lights, and (kid-friendly) EDM/techno songs.
Ravewear, sequins and neon are welcome! Register online.
(image: An AI-generated image of a toddler in sunglasses and overalls wearing a headband with metal ears dancing near another toddler in a long-sleeved shirt wearing a black helmet with glowing blue lights. Anthropomorphic animals dance in a background of fairy lights and glowing green strip lights.)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

STEM City: SNAP CIRCUITS Thurs., 10/8 @ 4 PM Ages 8 - 12 Learn about electronics and how circuit boards work by exploring these easy-to-use snap kits! Register: buff.ly/etdwdQT

STEM City
SNAP CIRCUITS
Friday, Sept. 18, 4 PM
Thursdays, Oct. 8 & Nov. 12, 4 PM
Ages: 8 - 12

Explore engineering, electronics, and circuitry concepts by using building components with snaps!
Register online for each session.
newcitylibrary.org/events

(image: An Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 electronics exploration kit, featuring a plastic circuit board with regular hexagonal holes and snap-in circuit components with colorful labels illustrating their functions.)

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Libby App @libbyapp.com · 30/09/2026

Your TBR has enough books. It needs something to listen to, too. 🎧📚 Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! Check out you newest #bookish obsession. #Booksky #LibbyApp bit.ly/4hAKgQK

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Your Next Favorite Book Might Start With a Podcast: Meet the Show Made for Readers | LibbyLife.com

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you see this post a vampire that isn't Dracula

Cover art of Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe, depicting a red-tinged painting of a fanged, red-eyed white rabbit with batwing-like black markings on its back and a looming rabbit shadow in the background. The tagline reads, "Today vegetables... tomorrow the world!"

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Steve Senski's Watching @stevensenski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy 58th anniversary to George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, released at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh OTD in 1968. Horror movies (and zombies) would never be the same. Made at a cost of approximately $125,000, it would go on to gross over $30 million.

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CatDad™️ Zombie 🇨🇦🎃🇫🇮👻🏳️‍🌈 @finnhoya.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How my September ends vs. How my October starts 😜🍁🎃

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2026

'Autumn' entered English in the 1300s. "The fall of the leaves" was shortened to 'fall' in the 1600s.

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us TOMORROW 10/2 @ 11 AM for 📚COMMUNITY BOOK BUZZ 🐝 Grab a bite and talk about your latest favorite read! No registration required. buff.ly/PQ6cI62

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy October and #NationalPoetryDay!🍂🍁

Always there is sky after sky waiting to fall.
A million brilliant ambers twisting into
the thinning October sun, flooding my eyes
in a curtain of color. My yard is their landing strip.

- January Gill O'Neil, from "The Blower of Leaves"

(image: a maple tree in fiery shades of orange, amber and gold against a blue sky, courtesy of S.K. Zhao on Unsplash)

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Nicole Adams SideEye-Photography @blathin384.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good Morning ☀️ AB says, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White #ECK #photography #birds #ClassicMono #BnW-Photography #reflection

Black and white Photo of a Snowy Egret in shallow water. The surface is so extremely smooth, the bird's reflection is a perfect mirror image

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

a short poem name like when we meet a bovine and we say 'hi coo' #NationalPoetryDay #Haiku

A black and white archive photograph of a cow standing beside a track leading down to a mill. The cow is looking at the camera.

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

LEGO Builders Wed., 10/7 @ 4 PM Ages: 6 - 12 Ready to test your skills? We've got the bricks. Bring your imagination to our monthly LEGO challenge! Register: newcitylibrary.org/event/lego-b...

LEGO Builders
Ages: 6 - 12
Wednesdays, 4 PM
Sept. 16, Oct. 7, & Nov. 18

We supply the bricks and a new challenge!
(image: a house made of multicolored LEGO bricks; a LEGO person in a green shirt and blue shorts with a red backpack)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Never Stop Moving 365! Wed., 10/7 @ 10:30 AM Ages: 3 - 5 ONLY (no younger) Make exercise FUN for kids and help them develop muscles, coordination, and listening skills! Register: buff.ly/14ToCRv

Never Stop Moving 365!
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM
Sept. 9 - Oct. 28
Ages: 3 - 5 ONLY (no younger)
Combining exercise with fun activities, Never Stop Moving 365 helps develop children's muscles, coordination, and listening abilities in an active, fun class. Register online.

(image: two young girls and a boy stand with their arms over their heads, smiling, in a playroom constructed from colorful padded tube supports and green netting)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join us tomorrow (10/1) at 2 pm for our FREE weekly 📽️Thursday Afternoon at the Movies!🍿 The theme for October is "Love to Hate Them: Great Villains of Cinema." 😈💣💰🐍 newcitylibrary.org/thursday-fil...

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

STEM Jr. Tues., 10/6 @ 4 PM Ages 5 - 7 Kids, join us to create and explore (and build up those science, tech, engineering, and math skills)! Register: newcitylibrary.org/event/stem-j...

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2nd Annual LARC in the Park 5K Run / Walk Rockland Lake / Valley Cottage, NY Sun., 10/18 - Reg. 9am, Kids race @ 9:30am, 5K @ 10am Get ready to run, walk, & have a great time supporting Rockland's libraries! 👟 🐦Early bird rate to 9/30 🐦 🏅 Race swag & age group awards 🎟️ Register: buff.ly/uwnkxnd

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎼FREE CONCERT!🎸 Carlos Colina & the Grind Sun. 10/4 @ 2 PM Join us in High Tor for some bona fide American music: Blues, swing, funk, boogie, N'awlins, and more. Register: buff.ly/C1EhZpD

FREE CONCERT
Carlos Colina & the Grind
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 PM

Carlos Colina & The Grind is working hard to bring you some bona fide American music.
Join us in the High Tor meeting room for an afternoon of blues, swing, funk, boogie, N'awlins, and more.

Register at newcitylibrary.org/events

(image: photo of Carlos Colina & The Grind performing at an outdoor venue in front of an industrial building)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Slime+ Saturday Oct. 3, 10:30 AM Ages: 8-12 Calling all slime lovers! Learn how to make your very own slime-- this month, it's Green Eyeball Ectoplasm! Register: buff.ly/aHNI4oq

Slime+ Saturday
Oct. 3, 10:30 AM
Ages: 8-12

Calling all slime lovers!
Connect with Miss Cathy and other kids who love slime. Make and play with your own special goo! Register online.

This month's slime: Green Eyeball Ectoplasm

(image: a photo of Green Eyeball Ectoplasm slime (which is green and slimy and has multiple googly eyes in it)

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌒 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 28/09/2026

I have handed out some minor edits today. I hope everyone’s okay 😆

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Libby App @libbyapp.com · 28/09/2026

☕️ Your coffee order says a lot about you. Espresso minimalist? Cold brew devotee? Pumpkin spice loyalist? Take our quiz to find your signature coffee shop order and your next great read on Libby. 📚 bit.ly/4jsoOQr #Bookish #LibbyApp #NationalCoffeeDay #LibraryLove #Booksky

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QUIZ: Order Up! Your Coffee Order + Book Pairings | LibbyLife.com

From espresso to matcha, discover a coffee (or tea) and book pairing for National Coffee Day.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy 479th Birthday to Miguel Cervantes who was born #onthisday in 1547 🎂 In his most famous work Don Quixote, the title character charges at windmills, mistaking them for monstrous giants with swords, so in tribute we're all going up Burgar Hill in #Orkney to tilt at the wind turbines. 🎉

The cover of the Penguin edition of Don Quixote

A painting of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza at a windmill

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

👩‍💻Library Tech Help Sessions👩‍💻 Check out all of our upcoming tech programs for October 2026! Registration opens two weeks before each class. Register: newcitylibrary.org/events Need help with your device? Our Digital Navigators are here every Friday 11 am - 1 pm!

Library Technology Help Sessions: October
Register online starting two weeks prior to class.

eBooks & Digital Audiobooks - Monday, Oct. 5, 11 AM
Find, borrow, and read eBooks and listen to digital audiobooks via Libby and Hoopla Digital.

Introduction to Coding - Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2 PM
Start here for an overview of computer programming and resources.

Vinyl Cutting 101 - Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2 PM
Learn how to design for the vinyl cutter and make a sticker print.

Introduction to HTML/CSS - Thursday, Oct. 22, 11 AM
A brief introduction to what HTML and CSS are and how they can be used to create websites.

Digital Navigators Drop-In Sessions - Fridays, 11 AM - 1 PM
Get help with your smartphone, laptop, or tablet. Learn about eBooks and digital audiobooks.

Makerspace Open Hours - Fridays, 2-4 PM
Use the 3D printer and the vinyl cutter.

Connected Generations - Mondays, Oct. & Nov., 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Attend a beginner level course in technological literacy for those 50 and above, run by Clarkstown North's 8-Bit RAMs team.

(image: a laptop on a desk displaying bookshelves on the screen, in front of bookshelves)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join us Fri., 10/2 for 2 great kids' programs! At 11:15 AM, play, imagine, and learn with Bendy Bookworm Yoga Storytime (Ages 18 mo - 5 yrs w/caregiver) Register: buff.ly/fsQLYcG Then at 5:30 PM, paint a scene together at Family Fun Night: Sip 'n' Drip (Ages 5 & up) Register: buff.ly/HvtqI9j

Family Fun Night: Sip 'n' Drip
Friday, Oct. 2, 5:30 - 7 PM
Ages: 5 & up

Spend a creative night painting together with a filmed instructor. There will be snacks! Wear old clothes in case our young painters get too energetic! To ensure that we have enough supplies, each person who wants to paint needs to be registered.
There will be no admittance after 5:45 PM. Limited registration begins Sept. 25.

(image: a mother and daughter laughing and mock-fighting with paintbrushes, while the mother holds a paint palette; inset, a painting of a pumpkin)

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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This poem by Pádraig Ó Tuama asks us to re-orient how we think about loss, memory, and closure That loss is not always final or absolute Remembering is not always a good thing, forgetting can be an act of self-care The ending of a book is the nature of stories #poetry #poemoftheday

Poem by Pádraig Ó Tuama - Not everything that's lost is lost

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🪡Embroidery Club for Teens🧵 FRIDAYS @ 4:30 PM TEENS! Join us for FREE embroidery lessons! Attend one or all of the classes. Materials provided. (Ages 12-18) 10/2 - FILL STITCHES: newcitylibrary.org/event/embroi... Learn French knots and the fishbone stitch. NO SEWING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

Embroidery Basics & Beyond for Teens
Fridays, 4:30 - 6 PM
Attend one or all of the classes!

Oct. 2 - Registration starts Sept. 28
Find out how to do French knots and the fishbone stitch.

Oct. 16 - Registration starts Oct. 12
Learn how to transfer designs and get a tote bag and materials to take home to finish.

(image: close-up photo of a linen embroidery sampler with a variety of stitches in different colors)

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Libby App @libbyapp.com · 25/09/2026

Today is #DollyPartonDay! Celebrate 9/25 by doing what Dolly loved, reading! Check out our #DollyParton reading recs here: 🦋 bit.ly/4xnBqwD #Bookish #LibbyApp #LibraryLove #Booksky

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mandolin mama @mandolinmama.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

. i remember when that happened to me... 💙📚🕊 #reading #books #albertomanguel

"at one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book- that string of confused, alien ciphers- shivered into meaning. words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. you became, irrevocably, a reader."
-alberto manguel,
a history of reading

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Kanopy @kanopy.com · 25/09/2026

Our #CultFilmsonKanopy collection will have you howling for more. See films like THE HOWL (1970), a surrealist cult classic, filled with eye-shattering imagery, visual jokes, impossible characters, riotous comedy, and punk rock music. Stream now: bit.ly/4ArzC7s. Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦|🇦🇺|🇬🇧

Promotional poster for "The Howl (L'Urlo)," a film by Tinto Brass. It features two individuals in formal attire in front of a natural backdrop. The poster highlights the text "Cult Films on Kanopy" and promotes a screening on "September 25th.

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join Local History Librarian Joe Barbieri & GSRC for: 🗽New York City Historical Record Collections🏛️ Tues., 9/29 @ 2 PM Learn about NYC Municipal Archives' online vital records and how you can access them for FREE! In-person/Zoom. Register for Zoom: newcitylibrary.org/event/gsrc-m...

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌕️ 🐇 Full moon, full stomach, full happiness! 🥮 🎑 Wishing good fortune and joy to all who are celebrating! 추석 잘 보내세요, 당신의 추석이 보름달처럼 마음이 가득하길 바랍니다! 中秋节快乐, 心想事成!

Happy Chuseok
Mid-Autumn Festival
Moon Festival
추석 (in Korean, "Chuseok")
中秋节 (in Chinese, "Zhōngqiū Jié" (Mid-Autumn Festival))
(image: A deep blue night sky over a stylized mountainous landscape with a large, yellow full moon, light clouds, and stars. Tucked inside the curve of the moon, a white rabbit sleeps under an overhanging branch of ripe pomegranates. Beneath the greeting is a plate with three moon cakes and a spray of yellow flowers.)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Remembering the late great JIM HENSON — born 90yrs ago today. WILKINS COFFEE (1957-69) #WilkinsAndWontkins

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Muppet Pictures @muppetpictures.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today is Jim Henson's birthday! Born this day in 1936. Why not celebrate by hanging out with your weirdest, funniest and most creative friends?

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy 130th Birthday to F. Scott Fitzgerald who was born #onthisday in 1896. This is also your reminder that if editor Maxwell Perkins had not convinced Fitzgerald to change the title, The Great Gatsby was going to be called 'Trimalchio in West Egg.' Which really isn't as good.

The original cover of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A black and white photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald

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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s official. Cardigan season is back at the library. 🍂 (ig: @dcpubliclibrary)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join us tomorrow (9/24) at 2 pm for our FREE weekly 📽️Thursday Afternoon at the Movies!🍿 The theme for September is "Stage to Screen." 🎭🎬📽️ newcitylibrary.org/thursday-fil...

Thursday Afternoon at the Movies - 2 PM
Sept. 2026: Stage to Screen
(image: showing on screen in a classic movie theater with red velvet seats and curtains: a spotlight focused on gold-trimmed red velvet stage curtains. Yes, it's very meta.)

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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎨TEEN PROGRAM🍂 Paint Party: Autumn Trees Saturday, Sept. 26, 1 PM Blow off some steam with a paint party! Learn to create this fall scene, or paint your own idea. Wear old clothes, as acrylics can stain! Painting materials and snacks supplied. (Ages 12-18) Register: buff.ly/vWSQup7

TEEN PROGRAM
Paint Party
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1 PM

Follow along to paint this colorful fall scene or create an original!
All materials will be supplied. Wear old clothes!
Program lasts 2 - 3 hours. There will be a snack break.
(image: a painting of autumn trees by water.)

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