Library Announcements

* 2021 Library Trustee Vote:  this year, the Library will hold a Trustee vote concurrently with the WVCSD school budget vote on Tuesday, May 18.  No additional tax support for the Library will be requested for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.  Read here for full details.

* AWPL Hiring:  the Library has an opening for a part-time Circulation Clerk:  Saturdays 11:30am-4pm; Sundays (beginning this fall) 11:30am-4pm; weekdays as needed.  High School diploma required.  Starting hourly wage $12.50.  Duties include checking in and checking out materials; shelving; issuing new library cards; assisting patrons/general customer service.  Here is the application to download and fill out.  Please email it to Lenore Paulik (lpaulik@rcls.org) or bring it to the Library front desk.  For more information, please call (845) 986-1047, ext. 2.  

* AWPL Opening Hours:  beginning Saturday, May 22, AWPL will be open from 10:00am to 5:00pm.  Also, the 2-hour visit limit per person, per day, will no longer be enforced as of Monday, May 17.  A 2-hour limit is still recommended, however, and masks and physical distancing remain mandatory. 

* First Jewish Americans:  on Thursday, May 13 from 6:30pm-7:30pm on Zoom, please join us to learn the story of the first Jewish people to arrive in the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries, told with archival documents, objects, and portraits.  Presented by the New-York Historical Society's Curator of Decorative Arts, Debra Schmidt Bach.  Please register here in order to receive the Zoom link in advance of the program. 

* AWPL Seed Library:  The AWPL Seed Library is open!  The way it works is simple:  local gardeners “borrow” seeds from the library at planting time, and later "donate" seeds after harvesting to replenish the Seed Library.  We are now encouraging patrons to "check out" seeds to take home and plant, as well as accepting seeds of all types to continue stocking the library.  Find the Seed Library on the shelf outside the Wisner Room.  Seed donations may be dropped off at the Help Desk in a sealed container labelled with the name of the seed and any other details available - including whether the seeds are organic. For more information, please call the Library's Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3.