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Free Concert: Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes Quartet (Wednesday, April 19)
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with this free concert, featuring Michael on vibraphone, David Gleason on piano, Brad Monkell on bass, and Pete Sweeney on drums. The band will perform both straight-ahead and Latin-influenced jazz, including the Bossa Nova and Samba.
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 19, 6 – 7pm
Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room
Registration: Registration appreciated. Email programs@hudsonarealibrary or call 518-828-1792 x101 to register.
This concert is made possible by the Albany Musicians’ Union, Local 14.
Free One-on-One Job Search Help and Career Development
Program Description: Nationally Certified Career Services Provider, Beth Gordon, will work with you one-on-one to re-fresh your resume or brush up on your interview skills to land that next job.
Date/Time: Beth is available by appointment for one-one-one sessions offered at a safe distance in person at the Hudson Area Library or by telephone, Skype, Zoom, or FaceTime.
Registration: Email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x100 to schedule a one-on-one appointment.
Studies have shown that having a qualified person work through the process of seeking a job gives an individual a much greater chance of success. Beth Gordon is a Certified Career Services Provider, trained as a career coach through NCDA, the National Career Development Association. Beth provides professional development and advocacy to a diverse group of people who are out of work, looking to re-enter or join the workforce. She inspires and empowers individuals to achieve their career and life goals by consulting on resume writing, job search guidance, interview preparation and work ready assistance. Beth has training to help with, not only resumes and interview skills, but online job applications, and finding the right market for your particular job skills. She has access to job search resources online and in our area and has successfully taken many people through the process of searching for a job.
Bound By Books Youth Radio Show
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 has been broadcasting on WGXC since 2011. In addition to the weekly show, past Bound by Books radio shows can be accessed online via the WGXC Audio Archive.
Recording: Tuesdays, 4-5pm
Broadcast: Fridays, 7pm and Sundays, 6:30am on WGXC 90.7FM
Register: Contact Emily at info@hudsonarealibrary.org to learn more.
Anime Club (Tuesdays in April)
Calling all anime and manga fans ages 9 – 18! We’re introducing a new Anime Club this month, and you’re invited! Join us to watch anime, eat Japanese snacks, win manga prizes, and meet your fellow otakus. ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა
Date/Time: Tuesdays, April 4 – 25, 3:30 – 5pm
Location: Hudson Area Library Teen Room
Registration: No registration required. All are welcome! For more information, email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101
Virtual Tech Labs (next session April 17)
Local tech whiz Pam Doran will lead six free online tech labs, designed to help you navigate the digital world.
Date/Time: All sessions are on Mondays at 6:15pm.
January 30 – Photo Sharing and Archive Management
February 13 – Secret Tips & Tricks for iPhone
February 27 – Manage Your Cell Phone Storage
March 13 – Organizing and Managing Your Gmail
April 17 – Using Library Apps: Libby, E-books, Audiobooks
May 1 – Apps for Travel
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Registration: To register and receive the Zoom link, email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Columbia County Libraries Association.
Friends’ Book & Bake Sale (Friday, March 17 – Sunday, March 19)
The Friends of the Hudson Area Library’s spring Book and Bake Sale will include books for all ages, CDs, DVDs, and some scrumptious baked goods. All proceeds will benefit the Friends, who support library collections and programming.
Date/Time: Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, 10am – 3pm
Sunday, March 19, 1 – 3:30pm
Bakers’ Drop-off: Thursday, March 16, 10am – 5pm and Friday, March 17, 10am – 5pm
Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room
HAL TAC is Accepting New Members! (Tuesday, March 7, 4pm)
Be a part of The Hudson Area Library’s Teen Advisory Council! HAL TAC is made up of youth (grades 6 – 12) who take on leadership roles in creating and hosting tween/teen library programs and participating in community events representing the library. Interested? Join us for our March meeting!
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 7, 4 – 5pm
Location: Hudson Area Library Teen Room
Registration: For more information, email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101
February is National Library Lovers Month!
In celebration of libraries and the people who love them, we’re encouraging new library card sign-ups this month by offering free gifts to the first 35 new cardholders! If you or someone you know is ready to register for their first library card, stop by today to pick-up a card and a heart-shaped bucket full of goodies!
This incentive is supported by a generous donation from the Friends of the Hudson Area Library.
Black Earth Wisdom Book Release (Saturday, March 4)
Join us for the Black Earth Wisdom book release celebration! Leah Penniman’s Black Earth Wisdom is a soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people’s spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate. This joyful book release event will include earth ritual, panel discussion, drumming and dancing, poetry, musical performances, refreshments, giveaways, and beloved community.
Learn more about the book at blackearthwisdom.org and @black.earth.wisdom on Instagram
Date/Time: Saturday, March 4, 1 – 4pm
Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room
Registration: Free and open to the public. Reserve a spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-earth-wisdom-book-release-tickets-503368487697
Operation Unite NY Exhibition: Photography Land and River! (through Tuesday, February 14)
Operation Unite NY, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library, presents Photography Land and River! This exhibition and opening reception will share work documenting the experiences of youth and adult participants who attended photography workshops led by JD Urban and apprentice S. Trianna.
Date/Time:
Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 11, 5 – 6:30pm
Exhibition: Wednesday, January 11 – Tuesday, February 14
Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room
Registration: No registration required. For more information, email elena@operationuniteny.org
Photography Land and River! was sponsored by a grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
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Ongoing YA Programs
Bound By Books Youth Radio Show
Dates: Recording sessions on Wednesdays at 4pm, broadcasts Fridays at 7pm and Sundays at 9am
Location: WGXC Hudson Studio, at 7th St. and Columbia St. (recording via Zoom during the pandemic)
Ages: 10-19
The Bound By Books youth radio show broadcasts on WGXC 90.7FM every Monday from 3:30-4pm from the WGXC Hudson Studio. On the show, tweens and teens discuss books they have been reading and other bookish topics. Those interested in joining the Bound By Books radio crew should contact youth@hudsonarealibrary.org
Battle of the Books Trivia Team
Dates: dates TBD
Ages for tween program: youth entering grades 6-9 or homeschooled youth of equivalent ages
Ages for teen program: youth entering grades 9-12 or homeschooled youth of equivalent ages
The Battle of the Books is a yearly trivia contest where teams of young readers from throughout the Mid-Hudson Library System read the same 6 titles over the summer and compete in a trivia contest in August/September. Contact the library to sign up for the Hudson Battle of the Books Teams.