The side parking lot to the north of the Library building will be closed to vehicles Mondays through Fridays through July 24 so the space can be utilized during the children’s summer camps.  The lot will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at which time the traffic barriers will be removed for afternoon parking.  The main parking lot on Rt. 9W will also be available. Thank you for your understanding.

Libraries discussed on the Today Show

I didn’t have a chance to thank everyone who voted to pass the Library budget in June before I went on vacation. Thanks to local support, with help from the Ulster County legislature who maintain the InfoPortal, we are not forseeing any cuts in services or reductions in hours. We will have to see what State cuts will bring.   For now, we are hoping to offer more programming and we are on a push to weed out our older books which should improve the attractiveness of our shelves by letting the newer books shine. We will be replacing our aging (six years old) and failing computers with new machines over the summer and will continue to make cosmetic changes that will keep the Library a pleasant place for people to visit. Thank you for your continued support and let me take this opportunity to also thank my efficient and dedicated library staff for all that they do.

Jim Cosgrove, Director

The last mystery novel chosen as the summer read for the Book Club is Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell which will be discussed on the club’s next meeting on September 30. Publisher’s Weekly said of the book that “academic skills to decode letters and other historical artifacts will appeal to Da Vinci Code fans, the fast- paced globe-trotting action to Robert Ludlum readers, and the exploration of the Shakespeare mysteries to English majors everywhere.”

The club will decide on a new theme, author, or genre for 2009-2010 also in the fall.  Last year’s genre was the mystery novel. Any adult is welcome to join the Book Club which meets at 7 p.m.on the last Wednesday of the month in the Library community room.  Please join us.

The Library commences summer hours on Father’s Day, June 21 which means there will be no Sunday hours until September 13,  the Sunday following Labor Day. The Board and Staff of the Library wish you all a safe and restful summer.

The Quadricentennial Celebration kicked off over the weekend with River Day. Yesterday, the ships departed Newburgh and came past our historic late 19th century Milton Train Station and into Poughkeepsie. The end clip shows the Half Moon docked at the Marist boathouse. Emily and JoAnn have also posted some photos of past centennials on the local history blog. 

Reminder! Miss Susan’s summer camps will be Quadricentennial themed and they will be taking a ride on the Clearwater as well as reconstructing the river in the library. Please visit our blog in July to view photos and video from the camps.

(Thanks to Ryan for the boat ride – Sue)

Children’s Summer Camp registration will be Wednesday, June 10th at 7 pm.

For details on summer camps and other events going on at the library, please see our latest newsletter for Summer.

Check out the new blog section of the website. Our local historian Emily Amodeo will be updating the local history blog every week. We will be posting video and pictures of the Children’s Hudson River Quadricentennial events at the library this summer and we will be embarking on a scary stories project for middle-schoolers that we hope will be ready by Halloween. As usual, gaming events will be posted in the Gaming blog. Last but not least,  Jim will be posting his thoughts about all things library related on his Director’s blog.

It’s not flashy, but there is a button on the web site that belies it’s quiet exterior and contains links to some amazing resources. Head over to the Links/Questions part of the website and click on 

  and then ‘Find a Job’

The library has also increased our collection of Civil Service study guides, resume books and various other materials to support demand. 

Single Father Online
Meet The Browns The Show
Meet The Fockers Wallpaper
Jewish Dating Company
Black Dating Site
Christian Dating Online
Free Online Dating Service Canada
Meet Local People
Adult Man Dating
Free Dating Advice

We had a great time watching ‘Boys Over Flowers’ Saturday. Our die hard anime fans stayed all 6 hours! For lunch we enjoyed Lemongrass ramen, Korean vegetables, Japanese seaweed snacks, seaweed salad, iced green tea and Daifuku for dessert.

Sue & Sue