Dine Out for the Library, Winter 2017

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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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Red Hook Public Library, Polar Express Party at Enchanted Cafe on December 16

polar-expressOn Friday, December 16, the Red Hook Public Library will present a free screening of the movie, Polar Express. This event is open to the public, and will take place at The Enchanted Cafe in Red Hook.

DETAILS:
December 16, 2016. 7:00pm
Free

WHERE:
The Enchanted Cafe, 7484 S Broadway,Red Hook, NY 12571

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Polar Express Party at Roeliff Jansen Library on December 2

polar-express-2016-poster-finalThe Roeliff Jansen Community Library is hosting a Polar Express Party this Friday. The holiday themed event will feature a special, new telling of the Polar Express story, hot cocoa, and a visit with Santa, in a winter wonderland of surprises.

DETAILS:
December 2, 2016. 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Attendees are invited to wear pajamas to the event.

The library will close at 3:00 Friday to prepare for the party.

WHERE:
The Roeliff Jansen Community Library is located at 9091 Rt. 22, approximately 3/4 mile south of the light at the Hillsdale intersection of Routes 22 and 23.
The Party will take place in the Community and Children’s Room of the library.

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Nassau Free Library Partners w/ Field-Goods for Weekly Local Produce Delivery

The Nassau Free Library has partnered with the local produce delivery service, Field Goods, to establish the library as a pick-up location for locally-grown fruit and vegetables. Every Thursday, Field Goods customers can pick up their bags of local produce at the Nassau Free Library.

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Field Goods is a year-round, local produce delivery subscription service. Customers select their preferred bag size, which range from the Single person subscription for $16 (about 5 items), and go up to the Family size subscription for $32 (designed for 3 to 5 people). Subscriptions can be put on hold at any time. Field Goods, is located in Athens, NY, and purchases directly from over 80 small farms in the region. All of the produce is non-GMO, and most is organically grown.

TO SIGN UP FOR NASSAU DELIVERY

Visit Field-Goods.com
Click “Order Now”
Choose “Nassau” from the drop-down menu
Click the “Find Location” button
Choose “Nassau Free Library” and follow the prompts

The Nassau Free Library is located at 18 Church St., Nassau, NY 12123 
Phone:518-766-2715

 

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Library ebooks for Kindle

Kindle users now have the ability to download eBooks from Mid-Hudson Libraries. Users can browse the collection of bestselling and classic eBooks and check out titles with their library card to their Kindle and Kindle Apps.

Check out the Mid-Hudson Library System site for more info and to check out Kindle-optomized ebooks. Click here to visit the Kindle page.