Mountain Top Library

Mountain Top Library Virtual Story Time! This week Kiernan Shipka reads "The House That Jane Built, " written by Tanya Lee Stone & illustrated by Kathryn Brown. This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center. We want to Give Thanks to the ongoing efforts of the awesome folks from @storylineonline , who continue to present high quality stor...y times that we can post on our Facebook page. The link will stay active, so feel free to watch at your leisure! https://www.storylineonline.net/books/house-that-jane-built/

Tonight on Facebook: Hoopla Book Club LIVE! At 7pm, NYT bestselling memoirist Molly Wizenberg will be in conversation with audiobook narrator of The Fixed Stars, Erin Mallon. Attendees can learn more about Molly and her writing process and even ask her questions during the live session! RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/events/394366781697209 Hoopla Book Club Resources for Molly Wizenberg's "The Fixed Stars" are now available at https://theclub.hoopladigital.com/... #bookinainteasy #midhudsonlibrarysystem #hoopla #hooplamtl #greenecountyny #catskills #morethanbooks #fixedstars #thefixedstars #bookclub #hooplabookclub

STORY WALK! Saturday, December 12th, @ 10:30am through December 19th at The Mountain Top Arboretum! For our first winter story walk, we will be featuring "The Lonely Polar Bear," by Khoa Le. Visit the Arboretum, located at 4 Maude Adams Rd, Tannersville, NY & follow the story. Remember to pick up your FREE craft kit on your way! #bookinainteasy #midhudsonlibrarysystem #librarylife #library #greenecountyny #catskills #morethanbooks #arboretum #storytime #storywalk

Mountain Top Library Series From The Vault! This week, we present a slide of Bigelow Bluestone Company, located in Saugerties-Malden, and founded in the early 19th century by Asa Bigelow. This image, taken circa 1890, features teams of horses pulling slabs of stone. At the library, we have thousands of vintage postcards, documents, and slides that we have been uploading to the @nyheritagedigitalcollections site. The NY Heritage database is a digital archive dedicated to preserving and sharing unique images & documents from New York State Interested in delving deeper into your local or family history? Use your library card to access billions of genealogical records for FREE with AncestryLibrary. This extension is available through December 31st, 2020, so sign up today!

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