SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — The branches of the Western Sullivan Library have created a variety of programming to keep you busy during January. You can get started with the following programs.

Learn how to make epoxy necklaces

Join library adult programmer Ciera at the Tusten-Cochecton branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library in Narrowsburg to learn a new skill of making jewelry and hair clips with epoxy resin. Proper care will be taken when using epoxy. This program will be held on Monday, January 13 at 5 p.m. Recommended for ages 18-plus, and registration is required. 

Join a book club

Looking to join a book club? Do you like reading a specific genre that includes romance and fantasy? 

The Jeffersonville Book Club will meet Friday, January 10 at 4 p.m. at the Jeffersonville branch to discuss “The Paper Palace.” by Miranda Cowley Heller. “Doubly blessed when it comes to descriptive powers, Heller is as good on nature as she is on interiors.”—The New York Times 

The Callicoon Book Club will meet Tuesday, January 21 at 5 p.m. at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon. It will discuss “The Invisible Man,” by Ralph Ellison. “NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story from the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be.”—Amazon 

The Narrowsburg Book Club meets Wednesday, January 22 at 11 a.m. at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch in Narrowsburg to discuss “Let us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward. “Imaginative... Combining magical realism with historical fiction, two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward’s fourth novel tells the story of Annis, an enslaved girl in  the antebellum South... To survive, she must tap into the mystical in this heart- wrenching narrative of the American South in the age of slavery.”—Time 

Borrow the books from the library or the ebook or audiobook online via the Libby app. 

For more information about these and other programs and to register, visit the library’s calendar at www.WSPLonline.org or contact wsplprograms@rcls.org.