Author: Jeff McKinney

In what has become an annual winter tradition, the Roeliff Jansen Community Library is partnering with select area restaurants for the “Dine Out for the Library” program, which encourages “dining local” to raise money for children’s programs at the library.

From January 26 through April 27, eleven restaurants in the Roe Jan area will take part, and donate ten percent of  dinner (or breakfast and lunch) revenues to benefit the library’s programming for children and teens, and also fund participation in outreach programs that encourage early literacy and learning skills.

Here’s some info from the library about the program:

The winter months can be hard on restaurants because people don’t go out as much. We see this as an opportunity to help local restaurants by encouraging our patrons to “dine local” more often at this time of year. You can to do good on two fronts — for your local restaurants and for your library. And, of course you get to enjoy some tasty meals.

Restaurants and Dates:

February 6 – O’s Hillsdale Country Diner / 9276 Rt. 22, Hillsdale

February 15 – Taconic Wayside Inn * / 108 Rt 344, Copake Falls

February 28 – Clock Tower Pub & Grill / 1682 County Rte 7A, Copake

March 6 – Bert’s Inn / 4221 Cty Rt. 7, Craryville

March 9 – Dutch Treat (Breakfast-Lunch) / 1843 Rt. 23, Craryville

March 13 – The Greens at Copake Country Club * / 44 Golf Course Road, Copake Lake

March 23 – John Andrews Restaurant * / 224 Rt. 23, South Egremont, MA

March 31 – Cross Roads Food Shop (Breakfast-Lunch) / 2642 Rt. 23, Hillsdale

April 3 – Four Brothers / 2828 Rt. 23, Hillsdale

April 12 – The Pond * / 711 Rt. 3, Ancramdale

April 27 – Swiss Hutte * / 3290 Rt.23, Hillsdale

* Reservations Requested

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