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THE BLAST
THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM
WALLKILL PUBLIC LIBRARY
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The Polar Express Comes to Wallkill! | |
All aboard!
Prior to our community's Holidays in the Hamlet festivities on Saturday, December 7th, join us for David Engel’s Polar Express Holiday Adventure!
This program is for children ages 12 and under* and will be from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in the Community Room at the Town of Shawangunk Town Hall. It is brought to you in co-sponsorship by the Wallkill Public Library and Vision of Wallkill.
All aboard for this uncommonly refreshing holiday act! During this hilarious and touching virtual train-ride to the North Pole, the Polar Express Conductor guides his passengers on a theatrical voyage of the heart, with the spirit of togetherness as our final destination. Featuring wonder-inducing magic, zany slapstick antics, a madcap handbell sing-along, eye-popping puppetry and loads of audience participation, this act is sure to please the Grinches among us.
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Holidays in the Hamlet happens... | |
... Saturday, December 7!
Join in Vision of Wallkill's 3rd annual Holidays in the Hamlet happening on Saturday, December 7th from 3 - 6:30 pm on the Wallkill Public Library lawn. The pre-event show, Polar Express by David Engel will begin at 2 pm in the Shawangunk Town Hall community room and is sponsored in part with the Wallkill Public Library.
Kick off the holiday season by bringing your family and joining your neighbors as you stroll the library lawn. Starting at 3 pm, come enjoy holiday music, watch the Tree Lighting, and give your signed letter to Santa. Be sure to have some cash on hand for the locally curated Hudson Valley artisans and food vendors. You will want to nosh and sip while you shop and be merry. VOW encourages everyone to shop locally. End the memorable evening by watching fireworks near Garrison Park!
If you want to become a vendor or have questions, contact Donna at 845-527-6230 or email visionofwallkill12589@yahoo.com.
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Christmas Wonderland Fair | |
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Saturday, December 7, 10 AM to 3 PM
Come get into the Christmas spirit!
Make a full day of holiday merriment! Coming to Holidays in the Hamlet? Plan to come early so you can visit the Christmas Wonderland Fair, too.
The Wallkill Reformed Church's holiday fair features delicious baked goods, jewelry, toy shop & pictures with St. Nick, holiday wood shop, antiques & collectibles, “All About Christmas” corner, Christmas necessities including Rada Cutlery, raffle baskets, a variety of hand-crafted items for sale, and a display of handmade quilts. Lunch will be served.
The Wallkill Reformed Church is located at 45 Bridge Street, Wallkill, NY 12589 For information or directions, call the church office at (845) 895-2181.
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The New Yorker
Since its founding, in 1925, The New Yorker has evolved from a Manhattan-centric “fifteen-cent comic paper”—as its first editor, Harold Ross, put it—to a multi-platform publication known worldwide for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, and humor. The weekly magazine is complemented by newyorker.com, a daily source of news and cultural coverage, plus an expansive audio division, an award-winning film-and-television arm, and a range of live events featuring people of note. Today, The New Yorker continues to stand apart for its rigor, fairness, and excellence, and for its singular mix of stories that surprise, delight, and inform.
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Food & Wine
Food & Wine celebrates the global epicurean experience with its award-winning magazine. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel, and home coverage, the brand inspires and empowers people to discover, create, and devour the best in food and drink—every day and everywhere. Our New York City — and Birmingham, Alabama — based editors are committed to our core values of inclusivity and hospitality, and we strive to offer a welcoming, informative, entertaining, and respectful experience for all people. FOOD & WINE is part of the Dotdash Meredith publishing family.
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Check out The New Yorker and Food & Wine, as well as 30+ other popular magazine titles! The regular loan period for magazines is one week, but they can be renewed up to two times. | |
Tiny Skeleton Fashion Show winners announced | |
No bones about it, they were ALL winners to us!
The Wallkill Public Library is thrilled to announce the winners of the Viewer's Choice Awards for our Tiny Skeleton Tiny Fashion/Art Show! Congratulations to Abigail L. (Spookiest), Ed & Ranaye C. (Staff Pick), L. J. L. (Most Halloweeny), Nick T. (Most Artistic), Mary L. (Funniest), Catherine T. (Fall Favorite), Julie C. (Best Overall), and Jennifer W. (Most Elaborate). A heartfelt thank you to all the patrons who cast their votes and made this event such a success—we couldn’t have done it without your enthusiasm and support!
All skeletons can now be picked up by their creators.
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Staff Pick
Ed & Ranaye C.
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Fall Favorite
Catherine T.
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Most Elaborate
Jennifer W.
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Workshop Wednesday Creations | |
Colorful fall felted pumpkins! | |
Book BINGO for Fall winds down
We are in the final stretch of Autumn 2024 Adult Book Bingo at the Wallkill Public Library which runs through December 1. You still have time to check off a few more challenges before the December 1 deadline for a chance to win a $50 Hannaford grocery card!
Check off your bingo squares by reading diverse genres, and you'll be entered into our exciting drawing. Completing bingos and filling your card earn extra tickets! Embrace the fall reading season and you could be our lucky winner!
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Click the titles to link to our online catalog to read descriptions, reviews, and place holds. | |
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Now or Never*
Janet Evanovich
*also available in large print
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It's time to pack up The Little Suitcase Project!
Patrons decorated little craft wood suitcases however they wished.
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Mary's featured a sweet needle felted mouse, tucked in her room. | |
Jennifer's focused on family with pictures of her and her husband a kids. | |
Lou created a detailed outdoor adventure with a pond, dock, and walking trail. | |
Adult Fiction Book Club's December selection | |
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. | If you would like to attend virtually, contact Kim O'Sullivan at kosullivan@rcls.org. | |
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On Tuesday, December 17 at 3:00 p.m., the adult fiction book club will meet in the children's room to discuss One Day in December by Josie Silver.
Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic... and then her bus drives away.
Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be.
What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness. -- Goodreads
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Saturday Morning Book Club's November pick | | |
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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
| A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition. | | |
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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.
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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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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 2-5:00 pm in our Reading Room. No registration is required.
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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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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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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).
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As we gear up for the December holiday season here in the Children’s Room, we’d like to wish everyone an amazing Thanksgiving! Don’t forget to check out our bulletin board downstairs to see what our turkey is thankful for. We'd also love to hear what YOU are thankful for - feel free to fill out a feather on our board! | |
The Librarian on the Shelf (Raffle) Returns! | | |
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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 between Friday, November 29th and 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!
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Thanks-GIFT-ing Crafting Fun! | |
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for our pop-up Thanks-GIFT-ing crafting event this past weekend! Take & make kits were offered to those who were unable to attend the event. Within just a few hours, we had sign-ups for almost 100 kits! Registration is now closed.
We hope everyone enjoyed making and sharing their homemade holiday gifts for their friends and families!
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Zoe the Therapy Dog
Zoe's next visit with us will be on December 17 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://wallkill.librarycalendar.com/event/family-storytime-3922
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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.
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Nonfiction November
Check out our special November book display, and list of nonfiction holiday books below, celebrating all things that are factual. What will you discover?
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Check out some holiday nonfiction in November! | |
Christmas Around the World | |
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A Great Miracle Happened Here | |
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Seven Candles for Kwanzaa
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The library will be closed from 5 PM Wednesday, November 27 through Thursday, November 28. We will reopen on Friday, November 29 at 10 AM. Enjoy your holiday! | |
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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Curbside delivery of pre-ordered items is available by request. Call the circulation desk at 845-895-3707 to make a pick-up appointment.
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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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Grab & GO projects with materials necessary for crafts available for pickup at the library.
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In-person programming for all ages!
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Museum passes are available to Wallkill Public Library patrons for Empire Pass, Mohonk Preserve, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, 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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