Tuesday, April 13 – 7 p.m.  Keeping the Body and Mind Functioning Well, an online  presentation by public health educator, Victoria McGahan, of the Columbia County Health Department.  This presentation may be moved to April 20th if Health Department Staff are needed for vaccination duty.  Please call the Library (518-758-9321) to register so we can […]

We apologize for the confusion, but we are reconstructing our signs for the Story Walk on the Trail behind the Valatie Free Library.  The original signs could not withstand the high winds we have had in the past few weeks.  When we have received formal permission from National Grid, we will construct stronger story signs, […]

E-magazines are available now only on Libby or Overdrive.  RB digital is no longer available.  However, you still have access to the same magazines that were formerly in RB digital and can request and borrow magazines for 7, 14 or 21 days.   Download the Libby App from the App Store or access Libby by clicking […]

Thanks to a very generous donation by Theresa Hurley in memory of her sister, Mary C. Hurley, the Valatie Free Library again has a subscription to Kanopy.  Valatie Free Library patrons may now stream films, documentaries and children’s programming for no charge.  To use this service, a person must be a patron of the Valatie […]

Help the birds that you see around your house by making an easy bird feeder for your backyard.  Pick up an identification chart of common feeder birds, your own bird identification journal and bird seed at the Library.  Find a stick and an empty milk or juice carton and you are ready.  Click here to […]

Nancy Kohler, local artist and enthusiastic art journalist, returns to the Valatie Free Library with a monthly series of art journaling workshops.  No stranger to the Library, she has presented several workshops for families, kids and adults in past years and is looking forward to this new venture.  We are enthusiastic about welcoming her again […]