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State Funding Cuts Impact the Library |
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Due to state funding cuts to public libraries, the Chatham Public Library is paying over $5,137 a year for book delivery and automation fees with another 76% increase coming in 2012 for those same services.
Local libraries are having to now provide the funds that our library system used to receive from the State of New York to keep our wonderful interlibrary loan system up and working as well as it does!
The Mid-Hudson Library System has been cut three times in the last two years, and state funding is now below levels seen in 1998!
Please help us by ordering books, CD Audio books and DVD's that you really want, and by remembering to pick them up!
Tuesday, March 1st is Library Advocacy Day in Albany. Please feel free to call our state legislator, Senator Stephen Saland at either 518-455-2411 or 845-463-0840, to advocate for our libraries and speak up about the cuts. |
| Teen Tech Week |
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All About E-Book Readers
Tuesday,
March 8, 3pm
Thursday,
March 10, 3pm
Find out all about e-book readers, e-books, where to get them, how to work with apps, how to publish your own e-book and share them with friends.
Geared for teens/tweens but all welcome!
Email or call us at 392-3666 to register.
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GARDENING A PALATE OF IMAGINATION |
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A Program for Kids in 4th through 8th Grades
with Beth Horton from the
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Columbia County
Wed., March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 14
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This program aims to teach the benefits of designing and growing your own garden, plant propagation and soil maintenance. Participates will be able to start some seeds and make a small sod sculpture, or container garden.
Email us or call 392-3666 to register. |
