We at the Wallkill Public Library want to encourage you to come by the library and vote on September 16th!

Here’s what’s on the ballot:

• We are proposing a budget with a Tax Levy of $399,387 for the 2025 Library Fiscal Year.
• A vote to fill three open Trustee seats. Incumbents Larissa Burke & Merrie Witkin are running for another term, and Lisa Palmer is running to fulfill the remainder of a vacated Trustee term.

Already have a library card?

Share the benefits of your library card that you’ve already discovered with a friend! This month, you can refer a friend! In September, take a referral card and fill it out with your information. Give the card to a friend who needs a library card. When your friend applies for a library card, you will both be entered into a prize drawing! Win! WIN!

Stop by Wallkill Public Library or visit us online at www.wallkillpubliclibrary.org to sign up for your card today. Because with a library card, the possibilities are truly endless.

In support of the Wallkill Public Library's sponsored Lego Build at the Weekend of Wallkill event at 5pm on Friday, September 19 and our ongoing Lego Build Club starting on Saturday September 27 at 10:45am the Friends of the Wallkill Public Library have donated 3 new Lego kits to the library! We're humbled by the good work of the Friends and their continued support of our mission.

To learn more about how you can volunteer with the Friends, or take part in their planned events you can follow them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577302923973) or contact them at FriendsoftheWPL7@gmail.com

The Hawk Watch is back!

Wallkill Public Library will once again be marking the annual autumn hawk migration by encouraging our patrons to report their hawk sightings! Swing by the library during our regular operating hours from September 2 through October 31 to log your raptor sightings in our hawk watch book. We're eager to learn about all of the amazing raptors you'll spot.

Library hours can be found here: https://www.wallkillpubliclibrary.org/pages/index/225512/hours-directions

Our next Wings Over Wallkill birdwatching walk is on September 13 at 8am. As usual it will be led by Director Dan at the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge located at 902 Hoagerburgh Road Wallkill, NY 12589. Dan will be the one in the black "The Birdwatcher" T-Shirt.

Register for future walks below:

September 13 registration link -https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14266114

October 11 registration link -https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14266115

Tuesday September 23, 4 to 6pm

Town Hall Community Room

In honor of the annual Fall hawk migration, the Wallkill Public Library will be hosting Brian Robinson from "Robinson Wildlife" as he shows off their amazing menagerie of raptors, owls and vultures as we learn more about these amazing creatures. The experience will be exciting and educational!

Brian Robinson has been providing wildlife education programs to schools, libraries and museums since 1993. His animals have been featured on many national television shows such as Regis and Kelly and The Today Show. He has a Masters of Science degree in Education with a concentration in biology. He also has New York State teaching certification, and in addition to doing wildlife lectures, he teaches biology at Saugerties High School.

Please register for the program to secure your spot here: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15148239

Registration is REQUIRED. There is a registration fee of $5 for this program. Please register each person separately.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

NEW! Mold Making with Nick Trimby

This is a two-part program where patrons will be able to learn how to create and use box/ cup molds for toys, candy and candles! Part 1 will be on Friday, September 26 from 3:30 to 5pm, and part 2 will be on the following Monday, September 29 from 3:30 to 5pm. The program will be held in the Children’s Room of the Library, but anyone 10 and up is invited. Patrons will need to attend both programs to receive their finished mold.

You can find out more and register here: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15209699

NEW! Pinochle

Mondays, 3-5 PM

Interested in playing pinochle in the Wallkill Public Library Reading Room on Mondays from 3-5 PM? If you're a novice player, we'll have some more experienced players to teach you the rules and how to play 4-handed pinochle. Please sign up and identify whether you are already a player or want to learn how to play.

Click the button below or use this link to register: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15334618

NEW! Beyond the Book (Club)

Friday, October 3 at 4 PM

Join us on Friday, October 3 at 4pm for our first Beyond the Book (Club) meetup. We will discuss the "I Survived..." book series by Lauren Tarshis, enjoy some pizza, and put together survival kits to take home! Recommended ages 8-12. Registration is required.

Click the button below or use this link to register:

https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15151279

NEW! Home School Art Program

Friday, October 10 at 2 PM

Home school art offers a variety of projects geared to home schooled children.

This month: ARTIST TRADING CARDS! An ATC is an original, miniature work of art created and exchanged between artists. Learn how they were created, the guidelines for creation, and rules for exchange. We will make cards with the possibility of trading with other home school groups, artists or libraries! The theme of these cards will be PUMPKINS!

Click the button below or use this link to register:

https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15285514

Congratulations to all our winners!

Over 118 individuals participated in our adult Summer Reading program this year. Not that we have to incentivize reading for our grown-ups, still, it is nice to be rewarded for doing something you enjoy! 722 books, magazines were read and programs attended by these dedicated patrons this summer. Well done!

We'd like to recognize our top reader, Carina G. who read a whopping 44 books!

Fall is a great time for a road trip!

The RCLS Road Trip continues until September 30! So, swing by the library if you're interested in picking up a Road Trip Travel Log! There is still time to explore libraries, complete fun challenges, collect stamps, and earn chances to win great prizes.

Thanks to legislative sponsors, RCLS is able to offer more bonus prizes! When a patron earns a bonus prize ticket (every 5 libraries) they will now have the chance to win:

• 3-Year New York State Empire Pass - TWO AVAILABLE
• $250 gift certificate to The Kartrite Resort and Indoor Waterpark - TWO AVAILABLE

The Friends of the WPL are selling beautiful, sturdy canvas bags printed with our logo to continue our fundraising efforts.

One bag costs $15, with two bags for $25. You can purchase one (or two!) at the library circulation desk. Thank you for helping us do more for our library.

October 17 -- Common Sage

Registrants will receive a common sage seed packet in their kit on October 17. Registration is required. 

Register here: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14830794

Coming soon...

The annual Weekend of Wallkill (WOW), presented by Vision of Wallkill is next weekend! Come celebrate our amazing community on September 19 & 20 for two days of family fun, creativity, and local pride. Admission is free and open to everyone—family, friends and neighbors near and far. Events take place on or near the Wallkill Public Library lawn and the Shawangunk Town Hall.

Kick off the weekend on Friday, September 19 at 5 pm with Lego Sculpture Building & Story Time (sponsored by Wallkill Public Library), a Fall Egg Hunt for children and the Photography and Art Show, open for viewing & voting.

Calling All Artists & Artisans! There’s still time to showcase your creativity! Submit your original work by September 15. Accepted media include paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, and other media.

Saturday, September 20, 10 AM to 3 PM will feature exhibits, contests, games, and community fun for everyone: Rogue the Magician, Scavenger Hunt, Touch-A-Truck, Pony Rides & Petting Zoo, Billy Goat Bingo, Dive Tank Experience, Science Corner, learn the history of our Hamlet, Contests: Dog Costume, Potato Peeling and Remote-Control Car Race, Food & Vendors featuring Hudson Valley favorites on the library lawn.

End the evening with a Steak Dinner al fresco at Popp Memorial Park, hosted by Wallkill Lions Club. Contact a Lions member for tickets.

Mark your calendars and don’t miss this chance to connect, create, and celebrate in the Hamlet of Wallkill! Additional information on Vision of Wallkill’s Facebook, Instagram and www.visionofwallkill.com.

Mums the Word!

The Friends of the Wallkill Public Library are having their annual Mum Sale at the Weekend of Wallkill on September 20th starting at 8am! Pick up some of these beautiful flowers while they last! All proceeds go to supporting the library!

Special thanks to Tiana from the Wallkill Greenhouse at 2878 NY-208, Walden, NY 12586 for donating the mums! We really appreciate her continued support!

The Wallkill Public Library is sponsoring a Lego Build for the Weekend of Wallkill. Join Miss Sarah on Friday, September 19 from 5pm to 7pm in the Town Hall Community Room to express your creativity through Legos! You can bring your own or borrow some from the library! Kids and adults are welcome!

For those of you who are feeling competitive, the Vision of Wallkill will also be holding a Lego Contest on Saturday, September 20 from 10am until 3pm. Come join the fun!

October's Adult Fiction selection

The Adult Fiction Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 3:45pm to discuss Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.

-- Goodreads

The Saturday Morning Book Club will hold their next meeting on Saturday, September 27 at 10:30 a.m. They'll be discussing The Wedding People by Alison Espach.

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.

In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.

-- from Goodreads

October's Saturday Book Club pick is...

"The Unmaking of June Farrow" by Adrienne Young. We'll be discussing it on Saturday, October 18 at 10:30 AM.

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line...

With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.

-- from Goodreads

2025 Reading Challenge

Join the year-long 2025 Reading Challenge at the Wallkill Public Library! Ask for your challenge card at the Circulation Desk. Read a book for each month as outlined on our challenge card and earn one raffle ticket for every completed month. Complete three challenges, and you’ll receive a special incentive prize plus an extra ticket for the final prize drawing.

The grand prize will be announced later, and the drawing will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026. Don’t miss out on the fun and the chance to win fantastic prizes while expanding your reading horizons!

Expanded Tech Support

10:00-4:00 PM weekdays

Technology doesn't just give you headaches on Thursdays. So, the Wallkill Public Library will be offering Tech Support from 10-4 on weekdays from now on, rather than just on Thursdays from 2pm until 4pm. So, if you're having issues with your cellphone, tablet, or other technology please stop by the front desk of the library. We'll be happy to lend a hand if we can.

Textile Tuesdays

The Wallkill Quilter's Circle is sponsored by the Wallkill Public Library. The Circle meets for Textile Tuesdays in the Community Room at the Shawangunk Town Hall on Tuesdays from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Bring your present project and your lunch and join us! No registration necessary.

Mahjong Meet-ups

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

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

Lend-A-Pole Program

Thanks to the Federated Sportsmen’s Clubs of Ulster County (FSCUC), patrons are able to borrow fishing poles from the library!

The FSCUC donated a Lend-A-Pole cabinet filled with poles, tackle boxes, and informational pamphlets to the library. Patrons can check fishing poles out just as they would a museum pass or book. Borrowers also get to take out – and keep! - a tackle box, as the FSCUC will replenish the supply when it gets low.

Ask at the circulation desk for assistance.

Battery Recycling Made Easy

Wondering what's the best way to get rid of those used batteries rolling around in your junk drawer?

The Library accepts used batteries and cell phones to be recycled! You will find the WeRecycle Battery Box located on our window seat. Please use a plastic baggie (found on the side of the box) to place your batteries or cell phones in before placing them in the battery recycle box. Quick, easy, convenient, and environmentally friendly!

Clynk Bottle & Can Collection

Stop by the circulation desk to grab a Clynk bag and tag, then simply:

• Fill the bag with aluminum cans and plastic bottles eligible for the NY bottle deposit.
• Donate your filled Clynk bag by dropping it off at the Clynk collection area located at the entrance of your local Hannaford grocery store. Follow the instructions on or next to the Clynk door.

Together, we can all make a positive impact on the environment and help the library at the same time!

Ready, Set, Go!

Students put their creativity and engineering skills to the test in an exciting Lego vehicle ramp race! Each child designed and built their own unique vehicle using Lego bricks, then raced them down a specially constructed ramp built by Kyle Winchell. The event was filled with cheers, laughter, and plenty of imaginative designs. A big thank you to Mr. Winchell for building the ramp and making this hands-on STEM experience possible!

Wallkill Public Library is proud to announce we're still participating in the 1000 Books before Kindergarten program.

This program is a national initiative which promotes bonding through reading between infants and young children and their caregivers/parents using a simple and fun approach to establish strong early brain development and literacy skills. There are also incentive prizes along the way! Any child from birth to kindergarten-age can participate. 

This is a multi-step program that takes approximately 1 to 3 years for each participant to complete. caregivers and parents who are interested in participating in this with their infants and young children should speak with Miss Sarah, or any of the library staff members at the desk if you're interested in participating or registering a reading milestone! 

TUESDAYS

10:30 AM Family Storytime

Children of all ages are welcome. The books and activities will be centered around children ages 4-10 years of age. Registration is required.

11:00 AM Crafting Caboodles

Join Miss Sarah for crafts in the Children's Room. We will celebrate a different theme every week by making fun creations! Ages 3+ (younger children may attend, but this may require more assistance from the parent). Registration is required.

11:30 AM Take & Make Craft Sign-up deadline

If you aren't able to attend Crafting Caboodles, register for a Take and Make Craft. The craft will be ready on Thursday morning through the following week. Registration is required.

WEDNESDAYS

11:00 AM STEM Explorers

Ages 4+. A wide variety of topics and activities pertaining to science, technology, and math will be covered. (Younger children may attend, but this activity may require more assistance from the parent.) Registration is required.

THURSDAYS

10:30 AM Infant and Toddler Storytime

The books and activities will be centered around children ages 0 to 2-3 years of age. Music, finger play, and sensory activities for infants/toddlers may also be included. Registration is required.

Take & Make Craft Pick-up available anytime after 10AM for the next week.

Some SATURDAYS

Check Wallkill Public Library events calendar for dates

10:00 AM Family Storytime

Children of all ages are welcome. The books and activities will be centered around children ages 4-10. This will be a "repeat" of the previous Tuesday's story time. Registration is required.

10:30 AM Crafting Caboodles

Join Ms. Sarah for Saturday crafts from 10:30 to 11am on September 13 in the library Children's Room (for children age 3 & up). This will be a "repeat" of the previous Tuesday's craft.

Our next meeting is:

Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Learn more and register here: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15012334

10:45 AM Lego Club NEW!

Using Lego bricks and other building materials, children can use their imagination to participate in building activities and challenges. Online registration for this event is required for each meeting per child. For ages 4 & up.

Our first meeting is:

Saturday, September 27, 2025 from10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Learn more and register here:

https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15210798

Lego Bricks Needed

If you have Lego bricks that you no longer want, please consider donating them to the Wallkill Public Library. Lego bricks were used by children during this summer's STEM programs, but we need more bricks for the Saturday Lego Club which is scheduled to begin September 27.  Thank you!!

Zoe the Therapy Dog

Join Miss Sarah for Storytime in the Children's Room at the Wallkill Public Library... with our special guest, ZOE THE THERAPY DOG on Tuesday, September 16! Zoe loves to join in on the fun - she also enjoys being read to and will take some gentle pets along the way… she might even surprise us with some tricks!

Click the link to register: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15010421

Color Our World

Congratulations to Mikaela B!

Mikaela is the winner of our Teen SRP "Taste the Rainbow" Cooking Basket Raffle. We hope you enjoy your prize, Mikaela! Please don't forget to let us taste test some of your goodies!

• 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.
• Fine-free returns on everything, except museum/park passes.
• Inter-library loans are available between all RCLS libraries.
• In-person programming for all ages!
• Museum passes are available to Wallkill Public Library patrons for the Empire Pass, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, Historic Huguenot Street Tour Pass, 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.