The Vision of Wallkill’s second annual Holidays in the Hamlet event will take place tomorrow from 3-7:30 p.m.

For those wanting to get into the festive spirit earlier in the day, Wallkill Reformed Church will be having a holiday fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Delicious baked goods, jewelry, collectibles, gifts, and Christmas bargains will be available. Wallkill Public Library’s Quilters’ Circle will be exhibiting a display of handmade quilts, as well! Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wallkill Reformed Church is located at 45 Bridge Street, Wallkill, NY 12589. For information or directions, call the church office at (845) 895-2181.

You’ll want to eat early or take your food to go, though, so you can make the 2 p.m. performance at the Town Hall community room, featuring illusionist Ryan Dutcher, who will be performing mind-bending magic tricks! Brought to you by the Wallkill Public Library and co-sponsored by VOW, registration is required and can be done via the library’s online calendar.

Finally, starting at 3 p.m., VOW will host a holiday celebration on the library lawn and at Town Hall, which will include music from school district choral groups and a curated Artisan Marketplace! Santa will make an appearance to help light the Christmas tree and say hi to his fans. In preparation for the Dec. 7 beginning of Hanukkah, the town will have a menorah on display, as well!

A celebratory fireworks display will end the event.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or volunteer at the Holiday in the Hamlet event, contact Donna at 845-527-6230 or email visionofwallkill12589@yahoo.com.

The app many users have downloaded as a means of managing their library accounts, placing holds, and searching the library catalog is no longer available on either Google Play or the App Store.

Users who already had the RCLS Gateway app on their mobile devices may have noticed recently that the app wasn’t functioning correctly. When RCLS – the library system to which Wallkill Public Library belongs – looked into the matter, they were told the app was unexpectedly (and permanently) disabled.

Though currently there is no other app available that can manage your account, RCLS is working on a solution and hopes to have another product available by the end of January. Until then, it’s always a good idea to have your library cards with you when visiting the library. This will avoid the mistakes that have resulted in the past when two different users have the same name.

We appreciate your help and apologize for the inconvenience!

The library’s Fiction Club will be reading The Twelve Topsy Turvy Very Messy Days of Christmas, by James Patterson and Tad Safran, for their December selection.

The club also has a new meeting time – 2:30 p.m.! They’ll be discussing the book on Thursday, Dec. 14, in the reading room of the library. Newcomers are always welcome!

Wood Burning: Holiday Ornaments

Pyrography, or woodburning, gives ornaments a natural and nostalgic look. Woodburn a set of wood slice holiday ornaments in time for decorating and gifting! Ages 12-Adult. Registration required. Multiple sessions are available. More dates have been added due to popular demand! Register on our online calendar:

• Friday, December 8 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
• Friday, December 22 at 2 p.m.

Holiday Ornament Making - Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m.

Make holiday ornaments using recycled ribbon rolls and scrabble tiles! Ages 8+

Felted Holiday Ornament Squares

Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m.

Needle felt a holiday design on a wool square to use as a coaster or add a hanger for a holiday ornament. Ages 8+

Friday, December 29 at 2 p.m.

'Tis the season for duplicate, well-intended, and totally-missed-the-mark gifts! They will make great prizes for our Holiday Re-gift BINGO. If you'd like to join our holiday BINGO game, bring a new, wrapped re-gift from your stash. Each person playing should bring a wrapped mystery gift. Our goal is to have everyone who brought a gift leave with a gift, so even if you didn't win a game, you'll be able to choose a prize at the end of the program. All ages welcome! Registration required.

Mahjong meet-ups

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!

Adult coloring club

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.

Adult crafting

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.

Holidays in the Hamlet Special Guest: Illusionist Ryan Dutcher

Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 PM in the Town Hall Community Room.

As part of this year's Holidays in the Hamlet celebration, join us for our next pop-up program as we welcome special guest, Illusionist Ryan Dutcher, for a spectacular performance of mind-bending magic, cutting-edge comedy, and amazing audience participation! 

Registration is required for this program. Please register each child individually here.

Meet Borden!

The library has a new staff member visiting just for the holidays…Borden, the Librarian on the Shelf!

From now through December 23, whenever you visit the library, keep a look out for Borden, who will be tucked away somewhere in either the children’s room or on the first floor of the library! Those who find him get a chance to win an Elf on the Shelf gift basket or a Buddy the Elf gift basket!

When you find Borden, fill out a raffle ticket (located on the information table in the children’s room) and write down the date and where you found Borden on your entry! Participants are limited to one raffle ticket per day.

The contest is open to children ages 12 and under. Winners will be chosen at random and notified the week of Christmas. Good luck, everyone!

• 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.
• Grab & GO projects 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.