When I shared with a friend that I was moving to North Chatham he commented that I was entering into my “Wendell Berry era.” Unfamiliar with Berry’s writing, I was unsure how to take this remark, so I decided that there was only one thing to do–read some Wendell Berry! … Read more
The North Chatham Free Library is in a tiny, rural hamlet and Historic District and part of the Mid-Hudson Library System. Though small, the Library is known for an out-sized offering of programs covering a wide range of topics for a diverse audience. Position Responsibilities: There is openness for this … Read more
On January 31, over 20 participants listened raptly as former food professional/caterer and current NCFL Vice President Linda Romeo cleverly mixed details on the history of soup while sharing her recipes and helpful hints to making five separate winter soups: beef barley, tomato bisque, creamy broccoli cheddar, chicken Matzo ball … Read more
Regular business hours are: Monday Noon-7:00pm Tuesday 10:00am-3:00pm Wednesday Noon-7:00pm Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm Friday Noon-7:00pm Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm
Bring Your Skills and Help with Part Time Opportunities Ranging from Gardening to Program Assistance to Simple Maintenance With a commitment to grow, develop and enhance services, as well as expand hours, NCFL turns to its most valuable resource for help: the community. To ensure our success, we are looking … Read more
This year’s “Cocktails in the Garden” boasted a spectacular turnout! Everyone enjoyed a beautiful peaceful evening in the back garden with no rain. Here are some candid shots of the over 100 attendees who came from far and wide to attend this event.
NCFL trustee Julie Kabat at an awards celebration accepting an arts grant from CREATE at Henry Hudson Waterfront in Hudson on August 9th and explaining how the funds were used for recent programs. CREATE administers NYS arts-related grants in Columbia, Greene and Schoharie countries. The celebration included activities from some … Read more
The North Chatham community gathered Earth Day, April 22, 2023 to celebrate it’s ‘Oldest Living Inhabitant’. “With its peeling white bark and majestic arms, it reaches out and warms our hearts and the hearts of all who pass this way” (words of George Vollmuth). The Sycamore is a designated Bicentennial … Read more
To kick off National Library Week and the inaugural Right to Read Day, the American Library Association unveiled its highly anticipated list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2022. Because multiple books received the same number of challenges, the list was expanded to include 13 titles. The Top … Read more
Leanna O’Grady shared the excitement of Vernal Pools, also called ephemeral pools, are seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals. Vernal Pools dry up during the year. Wood frogs, Salamanders (among others) lay their eggs here where fish can’t eat them. Tonight (might be one … Read more