Need help using your phone, tablet or laptop? Unsure on how to find things on the internet, how to use email or video calling apps, or how protect yourself online? Book a one-on-one session with our Digital Navigator, Paul, to brush up on your skills or learn new ones. Date/Time: By appointment, Mondays – Fridays, 10am […]
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In connection with the Columbia County Libraries Association Community Read, Monique Gray Smith joins us to discuss her most recent book, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults, which received the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award for 2022. Open for all ages. Date/Time: Tuesday, April 22, 7pm Location: Virtual via Zoom Registration: To register and receive
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In partnership with the Jacob Leisler Institute, the library presents a talk with Professor Jennifer Anderson exploring the historical transformations of Hempstead Plains–the only prairie in the northeast. Celebrated as a natural wonder by early Dutch and English settlers, these vast grasslands were initially regarded as a valuable shared resource, then as a barren wasteland,
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The library, the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Columbia County Historical Society are collaborating on a 3-site project of exhibitions and programs focusing on Hudson’s beginnings and its era of whaling and maritime trade. The first event in this yearlong project is the Opening Reception of Hudson: A
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The Columbia County Libraries Association is hosting its second county-wide Community Read between March and May in 2025. We are reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Indigenous scientist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer, which explores the reciprocal relationships between humans and the land and provides a vision for how
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Learn various Qigong sets and then work on a traditional Tai Chi Form – a set series of movements and postures – with instructor Curt Anthon, a member of the Yang Family Tai Chi Association. All are welcome! Date/Time: Tuesdays, through June 24, 10 – 11am Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room and virtual
