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This has been a very productive summer for the Friends. Our three pop-up book sales at the Kinderhook Farmer’s Market were a welcome sign for our community that things might soon return to (almost) normal. At this writing, our September book sale has not yet happened but will have by the time you read this. We’re hoping it will have been as successful as those in the past – the revival of a fond tradition for a book-hungry public. Our first-ever garden tour exceeded our wildest expectations! Thanks to the planning and hard work of Council members Stephanie Lally, Tina … Read more

The Precious Gift of Time Our Library is a very special place to many people in the community. Thankfully, this means that we find ourselves the lucky beneficiaries of a lot of help from volunteers of all kinds. As weenter the season of Thanksgiving, I wanted to extend our deep gratitude to all of you who have given time, money, energy, and talent to our cause. There are also a special few who volunteer each week and deserve to be highlighted for their generosity of spirit where the Library is concerned. Carol Corrigan is a librarian by trade and at … Read more

During the summer and fall of 2019, the Kinderhook Memorial Library engaged in several Community Conversations with a broad cross-section of residents of the towns of Kinderhook and Stuyvesant, for the purpose of gathering input as to what our residents would like to see improved in their communities. At the conclusion of these meetings, the Library Board summarized the recurrent themes, and incorporated several into its Long Range Plan for continued action. Just as that phase was completed, COVID-19 effectively shut down our communities. Since then, our Library staff has worked tirelessly maintaining our services to our patrons, and as … Read more