Programs

All programs, regardless of age.

The Fix-It Picnic: Sashiko Stitching with Aki Goto (Wednesday, March 18)

For this month’s Fix-It Picnic, our special guest will be Aki Goto—a video, sound, and installation artist from Japan, originally trained in textile art. Aki practices Sashiko, a traditional Japanese embroidery technique for reinforcing and decorating fabrics with patterns, and she will share her knowledge on how to use this technique for mending garments/fabrics. In

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Virtual History Talk: Frances Perkins (Monday, March 23)

Join us and the Columbia County Libraries Association for virtual history talks presented by Jeffrey Urbin, educator from the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. To commemorate Women’s History Month, this talk focuses on Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor. Date/Time: Monday, March 23, 6:30pm Location: Virtual, via Zoom Registration: To access the Zoom stream, email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com.

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Exhibition: The Patriots of Hudson in the American Revolution (March 5 – June 30)

To commemorate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the History Room is opening the archives and displaying some very special pieces of Hudson’s history. This exhibit will focus on the local history of the American Revolution and the roles that Hudson residents played in that conflict and what came after.

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