While the primary goal of the Summer Reading Program is to instill a lifelong love of reading in children and give them a safe place to interact and enjoy quality programming, adults should do the same!

This summer there’s an extra incentive for those 18 and over to attend programming – you get a ticket for the adult raffle bags and baskets each time you do!

Some of the programming the library offers grownups includes:

• A monthly Fiction Club (this month the group is reading Anne Tyler’s Clock Dance)
• Two weekly mahjong groups (Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m.)
• A crafting group (meets on Thursdays at 2 p.m.)
• A coloring club (which meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays)
• Felting and other workshops!

You can also get a raffle ticket when you read or listen to a book or magazine! Don’t let the kids have all the fun – sign up for one of our programs today!

Olana State Historic Site is one of the destinations included in the library’s museum pass program, and this season they have some special programming available for their visitors!

This summer visitors can participate in:

• Lessons from the Land – landscape walks and workshops beginning Aug. 26
• Apertures on Olana – photography-based programs focused on Olana’s summer exhibition
• Panorama Summer Youth Program – for ages 7-11, running through Aug. 4.

Other museum passes available at the library or on our website include:

• The New York State Empire Pass
• Mohonk Preserve
• Opus 40 Sculpture Park
• And many more!



Check out our website for more information!

The adult Fiction Club will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. July 18 to discuss Anne Tyler’s Clock Dance.

Clock Dance is a 2019 novel that features a female protagonist who makes a spur-of-the-moment decision that winds up changing her life.

The Fiction Club meets at the library – all are welcome to attend the meetings!

Patrons piled into the community room to take a stab at felted TACOS! Fun and Puns were spilling out of us as we pounded the brown into ground beef, cut the (felt) cheese, tossed two-toned tomatoes, and finger blended lettuce. 

We took the fun indoors for a crazy character scavenger hunt, enjoyed cupcakes and sang the birthday song to our favorite sponge. 

There was a SpongeBob magnet craft and limbo rounded out the day!

Wednesday, July 19 at 6 PM

Are you the Queen of Summer Sweets or the Kink of Cool Confections? Join us at the NO BAKE Recipe & Dessert Swap!

Dust off your favorite NO BAKE Dessert recipe for this delicious summer swap! Pops, bars, cookies... any NO BAKE dessert you would love to share is suitable. Bring the recipe ready for copying and the dessert ready to sample.

Ages 10+, teens and adults welcome! Registration required.

Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 6 p.m. the library hosts our Mahjong Clubs. If you’re a player or just interested in learning, join us! We supply the games and (a limited number of) 2023 mahjong cards. Just drop in, no registration required.

Forgot your card? Check one out at the circulation desk to use during the game!

Coloring pages are no longer just for children! Join us for this creative and relaxing hobby. Just drop in, registration not required. Bring your own materials or use ours.

Coloring Club meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:00-8:00 PM. No registration is required.

Grab a project and come enjoy the craft of your choice, whether it's knitting, crocheting, diamond painting, coloring, embroidery, or cross stitch!

Adult Crafting meets on Thursday afternoons between 2:00-5:00 PM. No registration is required.

If you haven’t grabbed a reading challenge packet, there is still plenty of time to join in on the fun! We have physical copies at the library, or you can print copies directly from our website. All participants receive a prize and the more you read, the more chances you have to win our grand prize - four tickets to LegoLand!

We are in full swing with our summer programming - check out our calendar for amazing daily programs and special events! 

At our special Wednesday afternoon events over the last two weeks, we were delighted by fantastical tales from Karen Pillsworth, Storyteller Laureate and we became swashbuckling students at David Engel’s Pirate School!

This upcoming Wednesday, we welcome back Susan Clark's MogaWorks - a summer-themed program of yoga, music, movement…and most of all, fun! This program is currently full but no worries - Ms. Susan will return sometime after the summer!

We have many new amazing books on our shelves - check them out… and maybe check off some spots on your challenge charts!

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• Our doors are open for library services including browsing for library materials, making copies, sending faxes, and using the public access computers.
• Our bookdrop is open for contact-free and after-hours returns of library materials. Be sure to secure DVD and BCD cases with rubber bands.
• Curbside delivery of pre-ordered items is available by request. Call the circulation desk at 845-895-3707 to make a pick-up appointment.
• Fine-free returns on everything, except museum/park passes.
• Inter-library loans are available between all RCLS libraries.
• Online programming, with materials necessary for crafts available for pickup at the library.
• In-person programming, with appropriate social distancing.
• Museum passes are available to Wallkill Public Library patrons for Boscobel House and Gardens, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, Empire Pass, Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Hudson River Maritime Museum, Mohonk Preserve, Museum Village, and Storm King Art Center. Plus, more print-at-home museum passes available through the Ulster County InfoPortal on the library’s website.
• We are not accepting any donations of books or DVDs at this time.