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THE BLAST
THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM
WALLKILL PUBLIC LIBRARY
| | | Summer Reading Program 2025
"Color Our World!" | | | |
Happy Birthday America!
... and Happy Independence Day to all of you from the Wallkill Public Library! The Library is closed on Friday, July 4th in honor of the day so that we can celebrate, too. We'd like to wish you all a happy and safe 4th of July! We'll be back open on Saturday, July 5th and look forward to seeing folks then.
| | Adult Summer Reading Program | |
Summer reading… not just for kids!
Just read a book (e-books count, too!) or magazine, listen to an audiobook, attend a program at the library. Each time you do, we will give you a chance to win one of our amazing adult summer reading prizes. Entering is fast and easy! And, the more books you read or listen to, and the more programs you attend, the higher your chances are to win a prize.
Adult summer reading is for readers ages 18+. The program kicks off on July 3 and runs through the end of August 29. Winners will be announced Tuesday, September 2nd.
Good luck and keep on reading!
| | Friends of the Wallkill Public Library Renegades Raffle | | |
The Wallkill Public Library Friends group is raffling off a Summer Fun Basket which includes a family 4 pack to a Hudson Valley Renegades home game (tickets, hats & meal vouchers!!) donated by the HV Renegades!! The basket also includes items donated by Heritage Financial Credit Union, including 2 HV Renegades jerseys, HFCU water bottles, sunglasses, piggy banks, tote bags, pickleball paddles and much more swag!!
Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets and are on sale now at the library. The drawing will be held on July 3. Get your raffle tickets at the library circulation desk. Please consider supporting this Friends Fundraiser!!
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If you haven't been to the Wallkill Public Library in a little bit, swing by and check out our fresh coat of paint! While you're here grab a book and sign up for one of our outstanding programs or raffles, which are ramping up for the summer!
You'll also notice our new Wallkill Wayfinder! Our resident craft queen, Christine Adams, designed and created the colorful Wayfinder arrows pointing to cool places from around the globe in honor of the Summer Reading Program "Color Our World" theme, as well as an amazing Wayfinder facts sheet for kids and adults!
| | Coming to a Library Near You... the 2025 RCLS Road Trip | |
Looking for a local adventure this summer?
Take the #RCLSRoadTrip25 this summer! Your journey starts with a Travel Log featuring all RCLS libraries across Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. Visit any library, any time between June 30 and Sept. 30, and get your log stamped at each stop to earn entries for prize drawings. Each library reflects the character of its community—no two stops are the same.
More details online at https://guides.rcls.org/RoadTrip2025/home #RCLSStamped
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July 18 -- Lemon Balm
Sign up today for our take and make herbal tea growing kit!
Each month Register for a new herbal tea kit to grow at home. Kits will include basic instructions and information, a starter pot, starter soil and seeds. Registrants will receive a lemon balm seed packet on July 18th. Registration is required. Register here: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14830786
| | Library Board of Trustee Petition Signatures | | |
The Wallkill Public Library is presently accepting petition signatures for library board trustees who are up for re-election. The trustees play a vital role in the functioning of the library. So, we encourage residents who live in the Town of Shawangunk within the Wallkill Central School District to consider signing the petitions for these excellent volunteers who seek to give their time in service of the library and the community. Residents are able to sign any and all of the board of trustee petitions, which can be found on the table across from the Wallkill Public Library front desk. Let's support community members supporting their community!
| | It was a graduation card workshop on Wednesday. The graduates will be lucky to receive these great greetings! | | Wings Over Wallkill Birdwatching Walks | |
Art Along the Sidewalk is kicking off with the Summer Reading Program!
With this year's "Color Our World" Summer Reading Program theme, Vision of Wallkill (VOW) and the Wallkill Public Library are teaming up for this year's Art Along the Sidewalk project. People can sign up at the library to participate. They will be given a blank, 18"x24" white plastic sign to paint with a "Color Our World" theme. The art will then be judged at Weekend of Wallkill in mid-September and then put along roadways in the Hamlet of Wallkill for the month of October. There is a $3 fee to participate, and prizes will be awarded. Additional information and signups are at the Wallkill Public Library through August 30th. We hope you'll join the project and help Color Our World!
| | | Click the titles to link to our online catalog to read descriptions, reviews, and place holds. | | Adult Fiction Book Club's July selection | | | | |
The Adult Fiction Book Club's next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 222, 2025 at 3:45 p.m. to discuss His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie.
Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious’s house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity—a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn’t truly know. She acquiesces, but soon realizes that Elikem is not quite the catch he seemed. He sends a stand-in to his own wedding, and only weeks after Afi is married and installed in a plush apartment in the capital city of Accra does she meet her new husband. It turns out that he is in love with another woman, whom his family disapproves of; Afi is supposed to win him back on their behalf. But it is Accra that eventually wins Afi’s heart and gives her a life of independence that she never could have imagined for herself.
-- from Goodreads.
| If you would like to attend virtually, contact Kim O'Sullivan at kosullivan@rcls.org. | | Saturday Morning Book Club's July pick | | | | |
The Saturday Morning Book Club will hold their next meeting on Saturday, July 26 at 10:30 a.m. They'll be discussing Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino.
In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of "She’s Up to No Good." When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye. To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly. As the summer unfolds, Ada and Marilyn head for the Jersey shore, where Marilyn helps Ada scope out eligible matches—for anyone but Marilyn, that is. Because if there’s one thing Marilyn’s learned from Ada, it’s that she doesn’t have to settle. With the school year quickly approaching and her father threatening to disinherit her, Marilyn must make her choice for her future: return to the comfortable life she knows, or embrace a risky, unknown path on her own.
-- from Goodreads
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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!
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Board Game Afternoons
Mondays, 3:00-5:00 PM
in the Reading Room
We meet in the Reading Room on Mondays from 3-5:00 PM to play classic games and learn contemporary board games like Dungeons & Dragons, Settlers of Catan, Risk, Mysterium, Sherriff of Nottingham, and others. For teens and adults.
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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.
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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!
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Lend-A-Pole
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.
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Tech Support 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.
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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!
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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!
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We can't wait to begin our summer adventures with YOU!
Our Summer Reading Program kick-off is just days away on July 3rd. We have great reading incentives to encourage our local youths (ages 12 and under*) to read over the summer months. Registration is not required – reading packets are available at the library and on our website.
This year’s reading packet includes a book BINGO board in celebration of our theme. Readers should complete as many reading challenge squares on their book BINGO board as possible and submit their boards and logs on or after August 30th to receive a special prize!
As readers complete book BINGOs on their boards, they can earn chances to win our grand prize: A $250 GIFT CARD TO THE KARTRITE RESORT & INDOOR WATERPARK!!! All participants will be entered in a raffle to win one of three Barnes & Noble gift cards. Prize winners will be randomly selected and notified in early September.
Be sure to register for great SRP programs on our online calendar at https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/calendar. Don't miss out on the Art of Mondays with Ms. Christine, Foam Cannon Fun (7/30, 7/31 and 8/1), special performers and programs on Thursday afternoons at 4 PM, Snack & Craft on Fridays, Friday Fun on the Lawn (hint, hint... there will be water involved!), and much, much more1
| | Summer Reading Program Pre-Registration Party | | |
Our pre-registration party was loads of fun on Juneteenth with colorful cupcakes, face painting, balloon animals and crafts!!
While the wet grass kept us inside, we look forward to lots of outside events this summer under the tent on the library lawn. Look for special performers and programs on Thursday afternoons, in addition to all our great programming.
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Storytime with Stephanie Lock Tuesday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m.
Join us for a Special Storytime with local author Stephanie Lock on the Library Lawn at the Wallkill Public Library. Lock is the author of If Goldfish Were Bluebirds, a book about self-acceptance. We will enjoy the usual story time activities--reading, singing, dancing, and socializing!
For children ages 8 and under. Registration is required. Please register each child separately by clicking on the link to our online calendar here: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/13476650
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Zoe the Therapy Dog
Zoe's next visit with us will be on July 15 at 10:30 AM under the tent on the library lawn. Zoe loves to join in on the fun - she also enjoys being read to and being pet gently… she might even surprise us with some tricks! To register your child, please click on the following link to our online calendar: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/13476647
| | | Ongoing children's programming | | 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! | | |
We are thrilled to roll out a new program in the Children's Room, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten!
1000 books might seem like a lot, but you have probably already made a dent and if not, it's never too late to start! 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.
Sign up in-person at the library. You can then pick up your program packet. We'll have more information and resources on our website soon!
| | Home school art students learned drawing techniques that Ms. Christine learned in elementary school! | | Teen Summer Reading Program is Here! | | Join the fun with our Teen Summer Reading Program (ages 12-17) and take on the Teen Book Genre Bingo Challenge! Complete squares or score a bingo to earn raffle tickets for a chance to win our grand prize "Taste the Rainbow" bundle—packed with colorful cooking utensils, mixing bowls, cookbooks, and cutting boards. Turn in your bingo sheet by August 29, and don’t miss the raffle drawing on September 2. Let the summer reading (and winning) begin! | | | | |
Wednesday, July 9 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Believe it or not, has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire.
Workshop Wednesday lets you get adventurous with some "authorized" tagging on our extra metal chairs.
Teens, it's your time to tag! Registration required to prep and graffiti spray paint a metal chair in your style! You can keep your chair or let the library keep it for use during programming. Register at: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14649998
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Scratch Art
Tuesday, July 29th between 3–5 p.m.
Swing by the library on for an awesome Scratch Art session! Unleash your inner artist as you scratch out dazzling designs on wild land animals and cool sea creatures.
Not feeling social? No worries—you can grab a take-home kit and create your masterpiece wherever you want!
No registration needed—just show up and start scratching!
Let’s Color Our World, one creature at a time!
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Paint Your Own Unicorn!
From Monday, July 7 to Friday, July 18
Stop by the library and bring a unicorn to life! There are many styles of unicorns to choose from. Once you’re done, take your masterpiece home OR show it off in our Color Our World Teen Tiny Art Show for everyone to admire!
No pressure, just creativity. All supplies provided. Let your imagination run wild!
| | | School is out and your reading time is your own! Here are some titles to get you started. Come in for more. Click the titles to link to our online catalog to read descriptions, reviews, and place holds. | | Local Vaccination Clinics | | Business services available at the library | |
Copy & Print
Copying and self-service printing is available from our public access computers.
- Letter size B&W $.10
- Legal size B&W $.20
- Letter size Color $.30
- Legal size Color $.40
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Fax
Faxes can be sent and received at a charge of $1.00 per page.
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Scan
Scan documents to your portable USB drive. There is no charge for this service!
| | Library services at a glance | |
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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.
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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.
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Fine-free returns on everything, except museum/park passes.
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Inter-library loans are available between all RCLS libraries.
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In-person programming for all ages!
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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.
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We are not accepting any donations of books or DVDs at this time.
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