Did you know that the Emma Hardy Memorial Home, also called the River Lighthouse, once stood on the property where the library building now stands? You will find pictures of this and other historic buildings including the Eureka Hotel, the Half Moon Inn, and Klein's Cash Grocery and General Store, in the library's digitized local history collection. By partnering with the Southeast Library Resources Council as part of their Hudson River Valley Heritage project and working with Hudson Microimaging, the library digitized 85 postcards, 10 stereoscopic cards, and one booklet, all depicting scenes from historic Cornwall and the surrounding area.
Our great thanks go to Janet Dempsey, Colette Fulton, and Barbara Devitt, who volunteered their time to help identify and give background information on many of the images. Thanks are also due to Jane Harkinson and George Kane who provided additional postcards for our project.
The initiative was funded in part by a grant from the Cornwall Public Library Foundation. To browse the collection, please go to the HRVH link on the library's website or go directly to:
www.hrvh.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/cornpl
Karen LaRocca-Fels
Library Director
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 Adult Online Summer Reading Club
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 Family Build-It with Legos® & K'Nex®
Tuesday, August 5
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Come enjoy this time for being creative and having fun with the kids.
Just Drop In - No Registration Required
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For Grades 6+ enrolled in the
Summer Reading YA Challenge
 Day 1: Creation Day
5 hours to make it workWednesday, August 6 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Work in teams or solo - design and/or model clothing, a mask, a hat, or an accessory. Embellish with everyday items. Research, sketch, drape, cut, pin, glue, staple, sew, tie, whatever works for display in the . . .
Day 2: Runway Show Day
Thursday, August 7
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Set up and run through with full dress rehearsal prior to the . . .
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Sponsored by the Friends
of Cornwall Library
Buzzer Practice
for RCLS Teen
Battle of the Books
Buzzer practice is for those interested in rep- resenting Cornwall Public Library in an RCLA member-wide Battle of the Books on Saturday afternoon, September 6th. at the Palisades Mall. The battle includes questions about these books.
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Thursday, August 14
6-7:30 PM
Enjoy a brief lecture about beads and making jewelry with beads, and complete a small project. Register by calling 534-8282. Limited to 15 adult participants.
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Intergenerational Gaming Event
Saturday, August 16
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Bring the kids, your friends, your grandkids, come into the cool, and have fun playing Wii® games!
Just Drop In - No Registration Required
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  Join Us for This
HELPFUL
Drop-In Event
Teen Volunteers Answer Questions About Technology
Grab this opportunity to have our teen volunteers answer your questions about smart phones, iPads, iPods, tablets, laptop computers, and more. Just drop in - no registration required.
PLEASE BRING YOUR DEVICE WITH YOU!
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 Elements
of Paper Blooms with Amy
& Charlotte
Tuesday, August 19 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Learn how to make beautiful carnations and sunflowers with paper. Register by calling 534-8282. Limited to 12 adult participants.
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to see the
Library's complete
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Adult Book Discussions
& Sons
by David Gilbert
Book Chat
& Chocolate
7:00 PM
Thursday
August 28
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 Tea & a Classic
Gypsy
Starring
Rosalind Russell,
Natalie Wood
& Karl Malden
12 Noon
Wednesday
August 13
 Foreign Film
A delicate visual style, tender humor and a sense of loss, beautifully depicted in this
animated film.
5:30 PM
Thursday
August 21
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The Library will be CLOSED
Labor Day ~ Monday, September 1
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