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March 19, 2012
Seventeen new teen graphic novels have just been added to the permanent collection, thanks to the Friends of the Hudson Area Library. Already on the shelves, the new purchases include a variety of graphic novels, both new releases and other popular award-winning titles from recent years. Several of the titles were featured on the 2012 Great Graphic Novels list from the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Libraries Association. The titles include work from Eisner Award winning authors, including Brian Michael Bendis, Brian K. Vaughan, Robert Kirkman and Derek Kirk Kim. A few series titles were also purchased including Runaways, Naruto and the new Avengers Academy series.
Once thought only for kids who were considered “reluctant readers”, graphic novels are actually for everyone. The format merges literacy and visual literacy by requiring that readers make the connection between the written words and images, while also reading between the panels. This encourages a new kind of literacy, vital in interacting with and succeeding in our multimedia world.
The new books are: Daybreak by Brian Ralph; Takio #1 by Brian Michael Bendis; One Soul by Ray Fawkes; Same Difference by Derek Kirk Kim; Thor the Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge; Runaways #1, #2, and #3 by Brian K. Vaughan; The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman; Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod; Avengers Academy #1 and #2 by Christos Gage; Scarlet by Brian Michael Bendis; I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly; and Naruto #1, #2, and #3 by Masashi Kishimoto.
All titles will be in the Young Adult section at the Library and can be borrowed for up to 21 days with a library card from any library in the Mid-Hudson Library System. They may also be ordered via the online catalog.
Friends of the Hudson Area Library is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and all proceeds from its fundraising go to the Library for the acquisition of books and other media and for the development and delivery of the Library’s services to the community.
March 6, 2012
March 22, 2012 – Registration Closed
Hudson Area Library Conducting Focus Groups on New Library Design
Seeking Participants to Help Design Our Library of the 21st Century
The Hudson Area Library will be conducting a series of focus groups to gather input for the design of the new library. The library has been working with Kimberly Bolan Cullin, a library design consultant, to develop a program and facilities plan for the new library. Ms. Cullin, who is a nationally recognized expert on 21st century libraries, will lead the one hour sessions. Ten to fifteen people in each focus group will hear a brief illustrated presentation on the library of the future and then have the opportunity to share their ideas about what should be included in the design of the new library.
Ms. Cullin will integrate the inputs from the ten focus groups the library is conducting and combine this with information about the Hudson Area Library and the communities it serves. This will become a facilities plan for the new library. This plan will describe the kinds of programs, spaces, space for books, DVDs, magazine, newspapers, computer terminals, and all of the other elements that we want to have in the library. This then becomes the basis for the architect to develop the plans for the actual building.
Apply By Wednesday March 21, 2012 to Participate
The focus groups will take place between Thursday and Monday, March 22 – 26, 2012, at the library at 400 State St. Hudson. Space will be limited. For more information and to apply to participate go to theFocus Group Application page
February 29, 2012
The Board of Trustees of the Hudson Area Library will hold their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:15pm, following the regularly scheduled Board meeting at 5:15pm. Both meetings are open to the public.
February 25, 2012
The Hudson Area Library book club is open to new members! The group meets around once per month at the Hudson Area Library to discuss a book chosen by the group at the previous meeting. The March book club pick is The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. A description of the book from publisher Random House can be found below. The group will discuss this book on Tuesday, March 27 at 5:45pm. All are welcome.
A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time—Paris in the twenties—and an extraordinary love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.
In Chicago in 1920, Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest Hemingway and finds herself captivated by his good looks, intensity, and passionate desire to write. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group of expatriates that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.
But the hard-drinking and fast-living café life does not celebrate traditional notions of family and monogamy. As Hadley struggles with jealousy and self-doubt and Ernest wrestles with his burgeoning writing career, they must confront a deception that could prove the undoing of one of the great romances in literary history.
February 23, 2012
In celebration of Black History Month, the Friends of the Hudson Area Library has recently purchased and donated fifteen new documentary DVDs for the Library’s permanent collection. The titles were carefully chosen by the Library staff to reflect their patrons’ interest in this subject and media. The Friends of the Hudson Area Library is an advocacy and support group dedicated to increasing public awareness, literacy and services of the Library.
The new DVDs cover a wide range of subjects, including hip hop, art, Hurricane Katrina, the Civil Rights Movement, sports, and World War Two. The titles of the new DVDs are: American Experience: Freedom Riders; A Man Named Pearl; Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest; Eyes on the Prize: Americans Civil Rights Years 1954-1965; Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child; Trouble the Water; Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars; Style Wars; Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson; Black is…Black Ain’t; and Wattstax: The Special Edition. In addition, the following DVDs will also be arriving soon: Black Power Mixtape; God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan; Little Girls; and Planet B-Boy.
All titles are available at the Hudson Area Library or can be ordered through the online catalog. Each DVD can be borrowed for up to seven days, completely free of charge with a library card from any library in the Mid-Hudson Library System.
The Friends of the Hudson Area Library is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all proceeds from its fundraising go to the Library for the acquisition of books and other media and for the development and delivery of the Library’s services to the community. For more information about the Friends, including membership and volunteer opportunities, contact the Library at 518-828-1792 or through our online contact form.
February 17, 2012
In collaboration with Operation Unite, The Hudson Area Library is offering a free Children’s program in honor of Black History Month. The program will integrate creativity, literacy, history, and the arts as participants learn about the history and traditions of Black art, from music to visual art to dance. With featured guest artists, live music, hands-on creative activities, dancing, stories, and presentations made by youth for youth, this program is sure to be fun!
Join us in the Children’s Room Wednesdays from 4-5pm, beginning February 22 and running through March 21. The program is intended for elementary and middle school aged youth but all are welcome.
This special program is made possible with public funds from the Decentralization Program of the NYS Council on the Arts, administered in Columbia County by the Columbia County Council on the Arts through the Community Arts Fund.
February 14, 2012
 Is the Library moving to the Armory?
Yes. Since we last reported on plans to move the library to the Armory (5th St. and State St.) a lot of progress has been made, though a great deal of hard work remains.
The GalVan Initiatives Foundation (see the Register Star article “Nonprofit’s goal: city’s improvement” -12/31/2011) owns the Armory and offered to partner with the Library in the construction of a new library within the Armory in the 10,000 sq. ft. “drill hall”. The GalVan Foundation will make a large contribution towards the construction costs and then lease the space to the library for 30 years at $12 per year.
Since the initial discussions the Board of the Library and GalVan Initiatives Foundation have held numerous meetings to develop a process to carry out this plan. This resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties that was signed in early January 2012. This document describes the responsibilities of each party and the process to achieve the results desired.
February 14, 2012
The Friends of the Hudson Area Library are celebrating “Love Your Library” month with their “Buy a Heart” program at the Library. Patrons and book lovers can purchase a paper heart for a donation of any amount and inscribe it with their personal statement of why they love the library or what the Library means to them. The hearts will then be placed throughout the Library for all to view.
Now in its thirteenth year, The Friends assist the Hudson Area Library through many fundraising programs in order to purchase new books and multimedia and for valuable programs that would not otherwise be available to the community. Each paper heart purchased will enable the Friends to continue to contribute new books, movies, and other media to the Library’s growing collection. These contributions help increase access to media for the hundreds of community members who visit the Library each and every week. Anyone can play an important role in this ongoing mission and support the Library!
The Friends boasts more than 200 members who contribute annually to the Friends’ mission. Dedicated and energetic volunteers raise funds and awareness for the Library by participating in and supporting local community events, plus the twice monthly book sales in the Book Sale Room. Monies raised through these many efforts have enabled them to purchase many new books, DVDs and other media, supplies for the History Room, books and craft materials for the Children’s Room and the renovation of the Book Sale Room. In addition, they have been able to fund interesting and relevant guest speakers and special programming for the Library.
The Friends look forward to seeing everyone at the Library this month! So have a heart— buy a heart!
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Tuesday - 9am to 8pm
Wednesday - 9am to 8pm
Thursday - 9am to 5pm
Friday - 9am to 5pm
Saturday - 10am to 3pm
Sunday - closed
The computer room closes 30 minutes before the library.
Library is closed on national and state holidays.
Library is closed when Hudson City School District closes for weather.
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