Saturday Storytime

Storycrafters: The Snow Queen

Join the Storycrafters for a performance of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, a fairy tale classic, and the basis for Disney's Frozen. The Storycrafters have always loved the tale, and some years ago adapted and retold the tale. Their retelling has won great acc......More

Join the Storycrafters for a performance of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, a fairy tale classic, and the basis for Disney's Frozen. The Storycrafters have always loved the tale, and some years ago adapted and retold the tale. Their retelling has won great acclaim, and awards. This performance of The Snow Queen is appropriate for families with school-aged children. It's a wild adventure story, filled with great fun characters, beautiful music, and rich theming. It's a wonderful way to spend a cold winter's afternoon. Barry Marshall, and Jeri Burns, PhD have been working together as The Storycrafters since 1991. They are the 2018 recipients of the National Storytelling Network's "Circle of Excellence" Award. The Storycrafters have produced twelve award-winning CD recordings. Their 2018 book, "Storytwisting", published by Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, was the winner of the 2019 'Storytelling World' Award.

Author Talk: David Nasaw: The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II

In its duration, geographical reach, and ferocity, World War II was unprecedented, and the effects on those who fought it and their loved ones at home, immeasurable. The heroism of the men and women who won the war may be well documented, but we know too little about th......More

In its duration, geographical reach, and ferocity, World War II was unprecedented, and the effects on those who fought it and their loved ones at home, immeasurable. The heroism of the men and women who won the war may be well documented, but we know too little about the pain and hardships veterans endured upon their return home. Drawing from veterans’ memoirs, oral histories, and government documents, acclaimed historian David Nasaw illuminates a hidden chapter of American history—one of trauma, resilience, and a country in transition in THE WOUNDED GENERATION: Coming Home After World War II. Nearly 16.4 million Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II. This book “is an account of the aftereffects that lived on in the bodies, hearts, and minds of those who fought, those who awaited their return, and the nation that had won the war but had now to readjust to peace.” As Nasaw makes evident, the veterans who returned to America were not the same people as those who had left for war, and the nation to which they came back was not the one they left behind. Contrary to the prevailing narratives of triumph, here are the largely unacknowledged realities the veterans—and the nation—faced, radically reshaping our understanding of this era as a bridge to today, as we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Nasaw presents a complicated portrait of those who brought the war home with them, among whom were the period’s most influential political and cultural leaders, including John F. Kennedy, Robert Dole, and Henry Kissinger; J. D. Salinger and Kurt Vonnegut; Harry Belafonte and Jimmy Stewart.  In The Wounded Generation, Nasaw illustrates the indelible stories of veterans and their loved ones as they confronted the aftershocks of World War II. David Nasaw is a historian, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and bestselling author of The Last Million, named a best book of the year by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and History Today; The Patriarch, a New York Times Five Best Non-Fiction Books of the Year; Andrew Carnegie, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and the winner of the American History Book Prize; and The Chief, winner of the Bancroft Prize. He was the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center and the president of the Society of American Historians. In 2023, he was honored by the New York Public Library as a “Library Lion.” Nasaw’s father served in the Army Medical Corps in Eritrea during World War II. He lives in New York City and Taghkanic.

Library Closed on Monday

Budget meeting

Playtime Wednesday

Parents and caretakers are invited to enjoy the children’s room Wednesday mornings for a weekly playtime! Read stories, play with toys, make a craft, and spend time with other local families.

Adventure Wednesday at the Library

Join us for Adventure Wednesday at the Library with Taconic State Park Educator Haley. We’ll be chatting and learning about skulls and furs! Get a close look at what a beaver and coyote fur (and others) look like and learn about what adaptations make them and other loca......More

Join us for Adventure Wednesday at the Library with Taconic State Park Educator Haley. We’ll be chatting and learning about skulls and furs! Get a close look at what a beaver and coyote fur (and others) look like and learn about what adaptations make them and other local animals successful or unsuccessful during winter. Draw your own winter creature with us at the end with what you’ve learned.

Digital Navigator Office Hours

If you can’t connect to the internet easily, it can be hard to find a job, housing, pay your bills, schedule appointments, and more. Library staff member, Kate, a certified Digital Navigator of the Hudson Valley, holds open office hours for general tech help and digita......More

If you can’t connect to the internet easily, it can be hard to find a job, housing, pay your bills, schedule appointments, and more. Library staff member, Kate, a certified Digital Navigator of the Hudson Valley, holds open office hours for general tech help and digital guidance every week at the library. Walk-ins welcome, appointments appreciated. Email [email protected] or call the Library at 518-325-4101 to reserve a time with Kate.

Lego Club

Build, create, and explore with LEGOs! Open to kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade, Bricks provided—just bring your imagination!

Read On Fiction Book Club

Qigong and Tai Chi at the Library

Qigong and Tai Chi are approaches to movement that have been practiced for hundreds of years and are particularly helpful for dealing with stress, limited ability to move, those wishing to developing better balance and flexibility and can be practiced by nearly everyone......More

Qigong and Tai Chi are approaches to movement that have been practiced for hundreds of years and are particularly helpful for dealing with stress, limited ability to move, those wishing to developing better balance and flexibility and can be practiced by nearly everyone young and old. Although Tai Chi is generally practiced standing, Qigong can be modified to allow participants to be seated.This weekly drop-in class, open to all, will be taught by David Haines, who has been a practitioner of Qigong, Tai Chi, and mindful movement for 50 years, a teacher for 40 years, and a certified Trager Movement practitioner for 35 years. Since moving into the area in 2006 he has taught at Omega Institute, Simon's Rock college, Columbia-Greene Community College, as well as various libraries, senior centers, and school district community education classes. Classes will be in the Roe Jan Library Community Room or outdoors, weather permitting. Wear comfortable clothes.This project has been supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Friends meeting

Literacy Voyage: The Snowy Day

Join us for a story and a STEAM activity with Literacy Voyage! In December, we will read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. We will discuss sequencing events. Then, we will make our own fake snow!

Friends Holiday Soup, Books, & Cookie Sale

Music Storytime: The Story of Pop

Join Xondra for a rockin' musical storytime! Read The Story of Pop by Lindsey Sager, play along with instruments, and move to the beat in this fun, hands-on music program!

Saturday Storytime

Friends Holiday Soup, Books, & Cookie Sale

Friends Holiday Soup, Books, & Cookie Sale

Library Closed on Monday