Free print-at-home museum passes

Looking for low-cost, fun, family-friendly activities for the great weather? Wallkill Library card holders have access to an amazing number of free online resources including print-at-home museum passes provided by the Ulster County InfoPortal.

To start your adventure, click on the Reference & Research tab on our website, scroll down to Ulster County InfoPortal, and click the Museums tab to explore your options.

Online passes are available for the following museums:

• Bethel Woods Museum (Bethel)
• FDR Library and Museum (Hyde Park)
• Destroyer USS Slater (Albany)
• Guggenheim Museum (NYC)
• Hudson Highland Nature Museum & Grasshopper Grove (Cornwall-on-Hudson & Cornwall),
• Hudson River Maritime Museum (Kingston)
• Intrepid (NYC)
• Mass MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA)
• MiSci Museum of Innovation and Science (Schenectady)
• NY Transit Museum (Brooklyn)
• Olana State Historic Site (Hudson)
• Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (Red Hook)
• Opus 40 Sculpture Park (Saugerties)
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site (Catskill).

Passes may be reserved up to 30 days in advance and can be printed from home or at the library. Some museums also accept passes displayed on a phone.

The library also has physical museum passes that Wallkill users can check out for three-day loans, including: the Empire Pass good for entry to all NY State Parks, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, Mohonk Preserve, Motorcyclepedia, Museum Village, and Storm King Art Center.

Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m.

The Rose-Sheeley Post 1034 American Legion will present their annual Memorial Day program and guest speakers on the Wallkill Public Library lawn at 11 a.m.

Celebrate National Donut Day on Friday, June 7!

Stop in to celebrate National Donut Day! There will be donut samples, recipes, MYO donut demos at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., and a raffle! 

All ages welcome! Registration required.

Connect. Learn. Go!

Did you know? Tutor.com can help you get your homework done, write your paper, or study for your test so that you can get back to your life. If you’re getting frustrated, Tutor.com can help you get unstuck. Create a FREE account or log in through Wallkill Public Library's website to get the help you need, online and on-demand.

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—10^th Grade Student

Students and parents can get help with any kind of academic question in math, science, English, social studies and writing. Expert tutors work with students in kindergarten through 12^th grade and can even help with AP-level and intro-level college coursework.

Connecting with a tutor is easy. You just need your library card and any Internet-connected device. Head to Tutor.com. Connect. Learn. Go!

Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m.

Embark on epic quests with your adventuring party to explore fantasy worlds together with Jillian, your dungeon master! Open to teens and adults.

Ulster County Older Adults Empowerment Council

Presents 

Seniors Helping Seniors Stay Afloat: All in the Same Boat!

Learn about the various senior groups throughout the county - how they were formed, what they do, how they support and assist each other. In addition, hear about some of the fun activities, how they socialize and help each other, and how being part of a group can help prevent seniors from being isolated and becoming a victim of various scams that target seniors.

Hybrid Event: Via Zoom & In-Person on June 13, 2024, 1:30-3:30 pm        

Ulster County Senior Hub, 5 Development Court, Kingston, NY 

To register: Call OFA 845-340-3456 or click link to join via Zoom Meeting Registration - Zoom

There is also an option to watch at a local library too! Wallkill Public Library will be streaming this program live in our reading room. No registration required to watch at the library!

Featured Speakers / Groups: 

·        Local SSIP Groups (Seniors Serving in Place) – both established and new 

·        Rhinebeck at Home 

·        Catskill Neighbors 

·        Vet2Vet – Veteran Support Groups

The Saturday Morning Book Club will have their next meeting at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 29. They'll be discussing Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. The group will be meeting in the reading room.

Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.



Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. – Goodreads

On Wednesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m., the adult fiction book club will meet in our reading room to discuss the classic World War I novel, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.

A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield - the weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion—this gripping, semi-autobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote his ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. – Goodreads

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 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring your present project and your lunch and join us! No registration necessary.

Mahjong meet-ups

Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 6 p.m. 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!

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 in our Reading Room. No registration is required.

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!

Home tweet, home

Mini wine cork birdhouse plant stakes from this past week's maker workshop. A BIG hit!

Creative Containers Wednesday, May 29

Get creative! 

Turn otherwise used, ready for recycling, containers into lovely vessels for gifts, storage and more! 

Bring your own or use what we have on hand. Registration required. Ages 10+

Puzzle Exchange Club

Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Enjoy puzzles? Join the club!

Stop by any Friday to drop-off, pick up or exchange a puzzle for your weekend!

We will have the puzzles available from 10a-6p every Friday. Puzzles MUST have all the pieces and be in new or like new condition.

All ages and puzzle sizes welcome!

Family Crafty Yarn Club

Mondays at 11 a.m.

Join us for our Family Crafty Yarn Club on Mondays at 11 a.m.! Bring your own project or learn the basics of crochet or knit. All levels of experience are welcome! This is a drop in style club - registration not required or needed. Great for homeschoolers! Age 8+. Contact Kim O'Sullivan with questions.

Shabbat Storytime

cancelled for May and June

Shabbat Storytime is taking a break for a few months. Please look for information about the program re-starting in July. We apologize for any inconvenience.

As spring winds down and summer heats up, we look forward to our Summer Reading Program!

This year’s theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library” – beginning June 26th through July 31st, we will feature adventurous programs to keep k

ids (ages 12 and under*) engaged and entertained on those long and hot summer days!

We’ll host storytimes, crafting projects, STEM experiments, art and makerspace workshops, and don’t forget about Fun Fridays! Also, every Wednesday afternoon we’ll welcome special guests such as magicians, scientists, and even a traveling petting zoo!

To encourage summer reading, we will also run a fun reading challenge through August 27th. All children who participate receive a small prize; the more they read, the more chances they have to win a grand prize! Last year’s grand prize was 4 tickets to LegoLand.

Make sure to attend our pre-registration pizza party on Wednesday, June 19th from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on the Library Lawn, where Ms. Christine and Miss Michelle will be on-hand to discuss program details, hand-out reading challenge packets, and share information about the grand prize! 

Online registration for this event is required for each child; each registered child will receive a piece of pizza. Register here.

There will also be summer craft kits available (while supplies last) and face painting for our festive friends.

NOTE: Online registration for individual programs opens at 8:00 AM on June 19th; your child does not need to register for a reading packet. Reading packets will be available at the library and on our website.

*Teens and adults, there will be some great summer reading challenges and awesome incentives for you too! Ask a staff member for more information.

We can’t wait to begin our summer adventures with YOU!

Are you a teen looking for volunteer opportunities for community service for your school and/or an organization? Then stop by our library to fill out a form or grab one off of our website. We are especially looking for assistance during our Summer Reading Program - spend time outdoors and lend a helping hand during our fun events and special performances! 

Zoey endeared our friends with some cool tricks at our last Storytime! Register here to see what she has in store during her next visit on Tuesday, June 18th at 10:30 AM.

Registration is REQUIRED. Please register each child separately.

Check out these new DVDs to borrow in the Children's Room...

We also have some previously enjoyed DVDs for purchase on our sale cart!

• 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 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.
• We are not accepting any donations of books or DVDs at this time.