The MidHudson Library System’s NetLibrary contract has ended, so your library card will no longer get you access to NetLibrary. A substitute vendor for downloadable material has been selected.  Staff will be trained in early February so we can offer you this product as soon as possible.

We will be offering a new assortment of downloadable audiobooks through OverDrive featuring:

v    Popular titles

v    Most compatibility with both i-pods and mp3 players

v    Easy-to-use interface

 Details coming soon.

 The HVAC (Heating, Venting and Air Conditioning) unit that controls the room temperature in the Library community room has failed and we are waiting for a new replacement unit which we hope will be lowered on to the roof and installed in mid-February. In the meantime, we will heat the room with space heaters when possible. Space heaters are not able to heat this large room when the outside temperature nears freezing so the decision to use the room for children’s programs and other meetings will be made on a day-to-day basis. Groups meeting in the room are advised to dress warmly (wear your coat?) as the space heaters merely reduce the chill but don’t actually provide heat.
We appreciate your patience during this time and will do everything we can to insure a speedy installation of a new HVAC unit.

If you are interested in being employed as a census taker this spring, there will be a number of opportunities to take the eligibility test at the Library during January.  You may show up to take the test in the Library’s community room at any of these times – Tuesday, January 12 at 10 a.m. , Thursday, January 21 at 6 p.m., or Monday, January 25 at 10 a.m.  As a community partner, we have  agreed to share the 2010 Census message and mobilize our constituents in support of the Census Bureau’s goal of achieving a complete count.  Visit http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs for more information.

The Library Calendar can now be viewed directly by scrolling down to the bottom of our home page.