Our youth radio crew records their weekly Bound By Books radio show remotely on Tuesday afternoons. Tune in Friday evenings and Sunday mornings to hear tweens and teens, along with our library director Emily Chameides discuss books they love, books they’re currently reading, and other tween and teen media and literary topics. Bound By Books …
Lucille Burr Gringon will share her knowledge of plants and traditional gardening practices of the Menominee and Mohican nations, with a focus on the willow tree. The event will include storytelling and a hands-on activity to create rootstock with the willow. Part of the magic — and the ecological utility — of willow is the …
The Magic of Rooting: Willow Wellness with Lucille Burr Gringon (Saturday, October 21) Read More »
Families living in Columbia County with children ages three and under are invited to attend this monthly play and parent support group. Each session will focus on a new discussion topic for parents, and play activities for the children. Stop by to gather parenting resources, ask questions, and enjoy a peer support space! Date/Time: Monday, …
Infant Toddler Playgroup and Parent Support (Monday, October 23) Read More »
Drop in to the library to paint, draw, craft, build a Lego tower, read, or play with our wide range of toys. Our children’s area team is here most weekdays for your free-form fun! Dates/Times: Miss Israt, our crafting queen, is here Mon, Wed, Fri, 10am – 3pm Miss Kathy, our playtime pro, is here …
Starting July 1, Transparent Language Online will be available for free to all Hudson Area Library card holders. Whether you’re starting at the very beginning with a new alphabet or you’re an intermediate learner looking to enhance your vocabulary and grammar knowledge, Transparent Language Online can help. Available for learning 110+ languages, plus English materials for …
New Resource Alert: 110+ Languages At Your Fingertips Read More »
The BBFH Exhibition documents the historic presence of Black and Brown families residing in Hudson, and includes extended family members that return to their families centered in Hudson. This is the second leg of a documentation project by Operation Unite NY. The first leg focused on collecting photographs from families with senior members living in …
Exhibition: Black and Brown Families of Hudson (extended through October) Read More »
Learn to express yourself in real-life situations and develop Spanish language skills for work, travel, or just for fun! Lessons include grammar and vocabulary as well as an introduction to arts and culture from different countries. This free program emphasizes conversational Spanish skills in fun and friendly classes for both “Beginner/Intermediate” and “Advanced” learners. Date/Time: …
Virtual Adult Spanish Classes (Tuesdays, from September 12) Read More »
Explore our oral history online archives: the Hudson Area Library Oral History Project (HAL OHP), an open collection of interviews collected locally over the past decade, and the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County Oral History Project (BLACC) collection from the 1980s. The development of the online archives was made possible with support from the …
