The Wallkill Public Library has officially begun the process of looking for a new director. In the meantime, circulation supervisor Julie Moussot will be filling in as interim. Many thanks to Julie for taking on additional responsibilities on top of an already busy work schedule!

The following is the ad for the position:

The Wallkill Public Library is seeking candidates for a full-time Director. This special district library is located in Wallkill, NY, a small hamlet in the Town of Shawangunk. It serves a population of 8,036 and is a member of the Ramapo Catskill Library System. 

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The incumbent in this position has overall charge of a library with a moderately complex organizational pattern, while also taking an active part in the provision of professional library services. The Director supervises a primarily para-professional and clerical staff. Work involves carrying out broad policies performed under the general direction of the Library Board of Trustees.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK ACTIVITIES: The following job description is indicative of the level and types of activities performed by incumbents in this title. It is not meant to be all inclusive and does not preclude the Library Board from assigning activities not listed which could reasonably be expected to be performed by a Library Director. [Click to read full position description.]

The new Saturday Morning Book Club will have their very first meeting at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 24!

They'll be discussing Nikki Erlick's The Measure. The group will be meeting in the library's reading room.

For those who may be at work or otherwise tied up when the library’s Fiction Club meets during the week, or for those who are voracious readers and want to discuss more than one book a month, this is your chance!

Home School Art kids are working smart and are eyes wide open to recycling! The older group cut, rolled, and converted cardboard boxes into corrugated owls with wooden bead eyes. Younger kids cut, corrugated their own paper, and constructed owls peeking out of a cardboard tree!

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.

As we build our snowmen and snow forts, we look forward to when the groundhog predicts our winter’s future. In the meantime…

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We had a great MogaWorks pop-up program with Miss Susan, as the kids stretched and wiggled to kick off the new year!

Read with Zoe

Special guest, Zoe the Therapy Dog, will be joining us for Storytime on Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 a.m. Zoe enjoys being read to and will take some gentle pets along the way… she might even surprise us with some tricks! 

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingue

Our next pop-up program will be on Saturday, February 10 at 11:00 a.m. Join Miss Michelle and special guest, Ms. Peg from upstairs at the library, for a special bilingual storytime! We will also sing some classic tunes and make our own mini books, in both English and Spanish! 

Venga a la biblioteca para un programa especial. Ustedes van a oír un cuento bilingüe, leído por la Srta. Peg (del primer piso de le bibliotecta) y la Srta. Michelle.  

También vamos a cantar canciones clásicas y hacer libritos en español e inglés. 

• 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.