Wallkill Public Library is updating our Programming & Events Calendar for the new year. The change will take place on Monday, December 16th, so you will notice a difference in how our Programming & Events Calendar looks. However, all of our great events and programs will still be there. All registrations have been transferred over to the new calendar.

We look forward to seeing you in the library for our events and programs! Wishing you a merry and bright holiday season!

Our holiday card workshop stands tall above the rest! This is an amazing festive forest of creative cards!

Food Pantry wins, as well!

Congratulations to Vicki S. for winning the Fall into Books Adult Book Bingo challenge raffle! Her prize, a $50 Hannaford grocery card, has made a meaningful impact as she generously donated it to the Wallkill Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Vicki's kindness and community spirit are truly commendable and an inspiration to us all.

Adult readers can look for a new reading challenge later this winter!

Teens and adults alike enjoyed a couple sessions of wood burning holiday ornaments!

There are a couple spots left for our Friday, December 20 session! Register today on our online calendar!

The Saturday Morning Book Club will have their next meeting on Saturday, December 28 at 10:30 a.m. They'll be discussing Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They won't need one, because come December 25 they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined. -- Goodreads

Board Game Afternoons

Mondays, 3:00-5:00 PM in the Reading Room

Starting in September! We'll meet in the Reading Room on Mondays from 3-5:00 pm to play classic and contemporary board games like Risk, Mysterium, Sherriff of Nottingham, and Scrabble. For teens and adults.

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!

Thursdays from 2 - 4 pm

Having trouble figuring out your new phone? Need some pointers on how to send that photo to your relatives? Until further notice, the Wallkill Public Library will be conducting weekly Tech Support sessions every Thursday from 2 to 4 PM. Swing by the library Reading Room if you need a hand, and we'll do our best to get you the answers you need and give you the know how to do it yourself. 

No registration required! Walk-ins welcome.

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!

COVID and Flu season, that is...

Order Your 4 Free At-⁠home COVID-⁠19 Tests

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home tests. Your order of COVID tests is completely free – including shipping by the postal service. Tests start shipping tests the week of September 30. Want to know when your tests are coming? Sign up to receive email alerts when you order! Click to order your free COVID tests online or use the button below.

Need help placing an order for your at-⁠home tests?

Call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).

Peek a boo, I see you!

But do you see me?

My name is Borden and my title is “Librarian on the Shelf.” I will be visiting from the North Pole soon!

Every day you come the library through Monday, December 23rd, look for me! Once you find me, you can enter a raffle for a chance to win 1 of 2 elf-tastic gift baskets!

You can fill out one raffle ticket per day. The raffle tickets are on the information table in the Children’s Room. Be sure to write the date and my location on your entries! I can be found in the Adult Section or in the Children’s Room.

This raffle is open to children under the age of 12. Winners will be chosen at random sometime after Christmas. I hope to see you soon!

Thanks to everyone who joined the Polar Express Conductor on a journey of believing this past weekend! We enjoyed a Polar Express storytime, winter-tastic antics, and some giggles and wiggles! Special thanks goes out to David Engel for an amazing performance, to our library director Dan Perkins for all of his help, and to Vision of Wallkill for co-sponsoring this event!

Zoe the Therapy Dog

Zoe's next visit with us will be on December 17th at 10:30 AM. 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! Please register each child separately on our online calendar at the following link:  https://www.wallkillpubliclibrary.org/

Thanks-GIFT-ing Crafting Fun!

We still have several Thanks-GIFT-ing take & make kits awaiting pick-up (for those who registered). Please pick up your kits ASAP; if you no longer need them, please let Miss Michelle know.

Open Crafting Caboodles!

Looking for something for the kids to do the day after the holiday? Then swing by the Children's Room for Open Crafting Caboodles with Miss Michelle!

Registration is not required. Drop in any time on Thursday, December 26th between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM! Don't have time to stay? Stop in and grab a take-and-make!

We are thrilled to welcome back Ms. Susan in the new year for a program of yoga, music, movement… and most of all, fun! More information to come.

Ongoing children's programming

Children's Room programming is back to our regular schedule in the Children’s area on our lower level.

• Storytime is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 AM,
• Crafting Caboodles is on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM, and
• STEM is on Wednesdays at 11:00 AM.
• We also have take-and-make sign-ups again!

Please click on the button below to link to our online calendar to register for these programs.

Special Book Display

Check out our special book display for December, featuring titles in celebration of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. This year, Hanukkah begins on December 25th and ends on January 2nd. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and ends on January 1st. Warm wishes to all of those who celebrate!

• 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.
• 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, Motorcylcepedia, 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.