We are launching our first crowdfunder this week on Indiegogo! The focus is the Early Literacy Storytime Nook to be located in the turret of the Hudson Armory when the library moves in 2015. The video below, filmed at the library by Lauren Keenan, emphasizes the benefits of reading aloud to even the youngest infants. …
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Did you know that cookbooks are the most frequently checked out adult non-fiction books at the Hudson Area Library? The number of requests for cookbooks continues to increase each year. In response to our library members’ increased demand for cookbooks, we have recently added several new titles to the collection. Here are the most recent …
In a continued effort to spread the word about fund raising efforts, this coming Saturday, June 28th, the Campaign for the Hudson Area Library will host a table at the Hudson Farmer’s Market. Representatives will be using the opportunity to discuss the new library with customers who regularly attend the market. There will also be …
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Customers shopping in Hudson may run across bright orange signs with the word “Library” emblazoned in white during their visits to area stores this summer. The campaign for the Hudson Area Library has reached out to select retailers and asked them to help get the word out. The promotion, called “Show & Tell,” is meant …
Kick off the summer with a great eBook or audiobook download, thanks to OverDrive’s Big Library Read! The Big Library Read is sort of like the digital version of a library book club, in that everyone is encouraged to read the same book. This summer’s Big Library Read will be A Pedigree to Die For by …
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The Mid Hudson Library System proudly presents a brand new online library catalog: Encore! This catalog has been remodeled to the modern library patron’s needs by featuring “one stop shopping.” Now when you perform a catalog search, you not only get hits for books and DVDs, but for downloadable magazine and journal articles, eBooks, and …
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This newly published book contains over a hundred photographs of libraries around the US – tiny one room affairs to enormous buildings – architecture ranging from wood frame to Beaux Art extravaganzas to sleek contemporary palaces. There are wonderful images of grand reading rooms and intimate ones of nooks and crannies. Punctuating the visual are …
New in the Library: The Public Library, a photographic essay by Robert Dawson Read More »
On Saturday, May 3rd, the Committee for the Hudson Area Library unveiled the “progress sign” charting pledges and donation achievement. Designed by Tim Legg , graphic designer at Wingo, Inc., the sign will be updated frequently as fans of the Library donate in support of the move to the Hudson Armory – projected to take …
