We're proud to announce that the library is in the process of building a Spanish Language Collection. As part of this initiative, we'll be ordering books in Spanish for both adults and children. We’ve received the first 38 fiction titles for adults, and you will start seeing more and more of them on the shelves over the next few months. The collection is intended as a resource for native Spanish speakers and learners alike. Look out for the purple spine labels marked Spanish/ Espanol. If you're interested in taking a look at what we have so far, please ask a staff member for help. We invite you to come on by the library to check them out! 

"El que lee mucho y anda mucho, ve mucho y sabe mucho" - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Congratulations to Pat K., the lucky winner of the Spring 2025 Adult Book Bingo raffle! Pat took home a $40 gift certificate generously provided by the Wallkill Greenhouse. Thank you to everyone who participated and made this season’s reading challenge such a success—happy reading and happy planting!

The Wallkill Public Library is thrilled to announced we're getting a bit of a facelift! We've contracted with CertaPro Painters to have our exterior repainted. The paint might still be a little wet as of the time of this announcement but check us out and let us know what you think of the new paint job!

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Bonner on being awarded the 2025 Wallkill Public Library Award! We at the library greatly appreciate the lifelong dedication she and the other applicants have shown to the library and its community! Congrats, Kaitlyn! We look forward to seeing you around at the library!

And thank you to the Wallkill Senior High School for including us in this great event! Go Panthers!

Looking for a local adventure this summer?

Take the #RCLSRoadTrip25 from June 30 to September 30. Pick up your official Travel Journal at any RCLS library to get started. Inside, you’ll find fun facts, visit challenges, space for stamps, and more. Every stamp earns you a chance to win great prizes! #RCLSStamped

For more info on prizes, FAQs, and getting around all the participating libraries, go to this link: https://guides.rcls.org/c.php?g=1460656&p=10903588

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Spring 2025 Tiny Art Show, Tiptoe Through the Tulips! Your creativity and support made this event truly special. As the show has now come to a close, we kindly ask all participants to stop by and pick up their artwork at their earliest convenience. We loved showcasing your tiny masterpieces! 

**Please note that abandoned art pieces may be repurposed if not picked up with 30 days.**

Saturday mornings at 8 AM on:

7/12, 8/9, 9/3 & 10/11

Spring is on its way, and with it we'll be reviving the Wings Over Wallkill Birdwatching tour at the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge located at 902 Hoagerburgh Rd, Wallkill, NY 12589. This program is open to both experienced birders and beginners. Be sure to bring your binoculars, your hiking boots, and your spirit for discovery.

Register for as many sessions as you like via the links below or the buttons:

July 12 registration link - https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14266112

August 9 registration link - https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14266113

September 13 registration link - https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14266114

October 11 registration link - https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14266115

The Saturday Morning Book Club will hold their next meeting on Saturday, June 28 at 10:30 a.m. They'll be discussing Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Sally Milz is a sketch writer for "The Night Owls," the late-night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she’s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life.

But when Sally’s friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actor who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show—and in society at large—who’ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called the "Danny Horst Rule," poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman.

Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder whether there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn’t a romantic comedy; it’s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her...right?

With her keen observations and trademark ability to bring complex women to life on the page, Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age.

-- from Goodreads

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

Clynk Bottle & Can Collection

Stop by the circulation desk to grab a Clynk bag and tag, then simply:

1. Fill the bag with aluminum cans and plastic bottles eligible for the NY bottle deposit.
2. 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!

Journal for July

Monday, June 30, 1:00 PM

Design, decorate the cover and prep the pages of a summer journal to commemorate all your summer fun with friends and family! Ages 8+. Registration required on our online calendar: https://wallkillpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14644146

On Thursday, June 19 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, come see what this year's Summer Reading Program theme, Color Our World, is all about, including the fantastic programming (July 3 through August 14) and engaging reading challenges (through August 31) that we have planned for your children (ages 12 and under), starting with our kick-off event on July 3! There will also be crafts, cupcakes, a face painter, and balloon animals! While supplies last. Registration is not required. We will also have information for teens and adults.

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. PS: We'll have more information and resources on our website soon!

Zoe the Therapy Dog

Zoe's next visit with us will be on June 17 at 10:30 AM. 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

The homeschool art club cut felt and sewed poppy pins in honor of Memorial Day.

Upcoming Measles Vaccine Clinic in Ellenville

Tuesday, June 17

11 am- 2 pm and 5pm-7 pm

at The Trudy Center, 50 Center Street, Ellenville NY

For Questions:

Call Ulster County Department of Health at (845) 340-3070 or visit ulstercountyny.gov/health.

No reservation needed, but please call if you plan to attend this clinic. Contact Janet Nuñez, Trudy Center Site Program Manager, at (845) 210-8101 or jnun@co.ulster.ny.us.

Measles is a highly contagious virus that can be prevented with the safe and effective MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine.

Nurses will provide first-time vaccinations for children and people of all ages as well as boosters for older residents born between 1963 and 1967. As measles outbreaks continue to pose significant public health risks, the Ulster County Department of Health urges residents — especially parents of young children — to prioritize vaccination.

• 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.
• 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, 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.