Germantown Library

Felted Vessel Workshop
2025-06-08 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Learn how to make a wet felted vessel with Carlise Azmitia of Hudson Valley Atelier! For beginners or experienced felters. Recommended for ages 12 & up
Sunday, June 8, 1-3 pm in the Library Makerspace
Space is limited! RSVP required to reserve your space.

Makerspace: 1st Sunday
2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Makerspace Open House — come make with us!
We meet the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 2 – 4 pm.
Follow our theme or explore our materials to make something on your own! Using our tools and your imagination, create or reuse anything you can think of into something new!
Here’s what you’ll find at the Makerspace:

Tech: Our computers, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino selection enable anyone to pursue their passion for building circuits and writing code. You can even bring in old electronics, take them apart and build something new!
Media: Want to try your hand at photo or video editing? How about writing your own script and making costumes and props to perform with? The sky is the limit with your creativity!
Art: Explore, discover & create with a variety of materials from the basics like paper, duck tape and scissors to experimenting with tools like our Ellison die-cut machine, Crayola Air Marker Sprayers, light box tracing, and sewing machines.
Skill Development: Become part of our maker community, sharing ideas and skills with other “makers”. Whether attending one of our programs or coming in during unstructured open hours to tinker, you never know when an idea will spark or when you might provide the inspiration for other makers!

EKPHRASIS: WRITING FROM IMAGES - Bilingual Writing Workshop (Spanish/English)
2025-05-31 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
The Germantown Library is thrilled to invite you to Ekphrasis: Writing from Images, a four-session writing workshop years in the making by author and professor Mariana Graciano.
This workshop is designed for visual artists, writers, and creative spirits eager to explore the connection between visual art and literature. Whether you’re inspired by photographs, paintings, or collages—or simply intrigued by the interplay of image and text—this space is for you.
Workshop Details

Dates: Saturdays, May 3, 17, 24 & 31
Time: 10:00–11:30 AM ET
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free (thanks to the support of Poets & Writers)

You’ll engage in close observation and free writing inspired by visual works. You’ll also celebrate the contributions of Latinx women artists and writers such as Frida Kahlo and Emma Reyes, whose works will be featured in an included anthology.

What to Expect

A welcoming space that fosters interdisciplinary connections and multicultural perspectives.
Materials and instructions will be available in both English and Spanish (you can choose in which language to write and speak).
A final session featuring a group reading/exhibit of works in progress.

Reserve your spot today! Space is limited, and registration closes on April 30th (or when we reach capacity). Please note that this is a 4-session workshop, you are signing up for the series. Additionally, sessions will be live and will NOT be recorded. Email Mariana at marianagraciano@gmail.com for more information.

Asunto: Únete a Écfrasis: Un Taller Gratuito de Escritura e Imágenes
Me emociona invitarte a Écfrasis: Escritura desde la Imagen, un taller de escritura de cuatro sesiones que he estado planeando—literalmente—desde hace años.
Este taller está dirigido a artistas visuales, escritores y espíritus creativos que deseen explorar la conexión entre el arte visual y la literatura. Ya sea que te inspiren fotografías, pinturas o collages, o que simplemente te intrigue el diálogo entre imagen y texto, este espacio es para ti.

Detalles del Taller

Fechas: Sábados 3, 17, 24 y 31 de mayo
Horario: 10:00–11:30 AM ET
Ubicación: Online vía Zoom
Costo: Gratis (gracias al apoyo de Poets & Writers)

Trabajaremos con la observación atenta y la escritura libre a partir de obras visuales. También celebraremos las contribuciones de artistas y escritoras latinoamericanas, como Frida Kahlo y Emma Reyes, cuyas obras estarán incluidas en una antología.

Qué Puedes Esperar

Un espacio acogedor que fomenta conexiones interdisciplinarias y perspectivas multiculturales.
Materiales e instrucciones disponibles en inglés y español (puedes elegir en qué idioma escribir y hablar).
Una sesión final con una lectura/exhibición grupal de los trabajos en progreso.

¡Reserva tu lugar hoy! Los cupos son limitados y la inscripción cierra el 30 de abril (o antes, si alcanzamos el cupo máximo). Ten en cuenta que las sesiones serán en vivo y NO se grabarán. Escríbeme a marianagraciano@gmail.com para más información.
¡No veo la hora de que escribamos juntxs!
Con cariño,
Mariana

SPARE TIME: Adam Deen Book Release & Exhibition Opening
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us as we celebrate SPARE TIME, the first artist book by photographer and filmmaker Adam T. Deen and accompanying solo exhibition at the Germantown Library.
The Germantown library is honored to host the local artist and his work, an expansive documentation of recreational activities captured over the course of a decade, positing how we spend our spare time reflects a core truth about who we are.
Adam Deen for SPARE TIME
The body of work was created from 2014 to 2024 and depicts wide-ranging pastimes from a Demolition Derby in the Hudson Valley to an evening swim in the French Riviera. The poignant images are a meditation on the time “for what you will,” drawing inspiration from Robert Owen’s influential 19th-century declaration: “Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what you will.” The book release and exhibition opening will take place on Friday, May 30, at 6pm – 8pm, and the exhibition will be on view through Thursday, July 31.
The book features a new essay by the artist Caitlin MacBride, who received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College. She is represented by Deanna Evans Projects and is the Co-Chair of Painting for the MFA Program at Bard College. The book was photo edited by Jennifer Greim, who previously worked in the studio of Annie Leibovitz and the visuals department of Vogue.
SPARE TIME will be available for checkout at the Germantown Library.

About the Artist

Deen is a photographer and filmmaker whose practice documents contemporary culture. His photography has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Hyperallergic. He has shown at the Center for Photography Woodstock (CPW), The Stewart House, and CREATE Council on the Arts, and his mini doc “Ice Yachts” was an official selection of the 2024 Hudson Valley Film Festival.
For more on Adam Deen and his work, visit adamtdeen.com.

Heritage Book Club: Good Talk by Mira Jacob
2025-05-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Heritage Month Book Group: Good Talk by Mira Jacob

Tuesday May 20 @ 5:00 pm
Meet upstairs at The Germantown Library
Scroll down to RVSP

About This Month’s Book
Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob’s half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she’s gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love.
Book Club Copies
For this and all Book Clubs: Stop by the front desk or call to find out if we have any reserved copies available. You can also request a hold via search.midhudsonlibraries.org.

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History Talks: Water Chestnuts with Tom Shannon
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us as we gather with Town of Germantown Historian, Tom Shannon, for an informative local history of the water chestnut infestation, previous efforts to contain it, and the relative success of the last two years, as the cutting season begins.
This event is a hybrid event and will be held both on Zoom and in-person, downstairs, in the Hover Room of the Germantown Library. Please select the RSVP option to attend via Zoom or the Ticket (free) option to attend in-person.
This event is brought to you by the Germantown Library, in partnership with the Germantown History Department, and Germantown Waterfront Advisory Committee.

About The Water Chestnuts
Germantown’s Hudson River waterfront has slowly been cut off by a massive water chestnut (trapa natans) infestation for a generation. Starting in 2023, several volunteers began attacking the infestation with an 8-feet-wide cutter mounted to an old pontoon boat. This effort has been very successful at providing summertime access to Cheviot Park, Ice House Landing, and Lower Main Street.

First Sunday Fiber Arts Group - May
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Need some tips on a fiber art project? Want to learn more about fiber arts? Or just want to hang out with other fiber arts fans? Join us in the library Hover Room on Sunday, May 4th from 2-4 PM!

Felted Bag Workshop
2025-05-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Learn how to make a wet felted bag with Carlise Azmitia of Hudson Valley Atelier! For beginners or experienced felters. Recommended for ages 15 & up
Saturday, May 3, 1-5 pm in the Library Makerspace
Space is limited! RSVP required to reserve your space.

Hudson Children's Book Festival
2025-05-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Columbia-Green Community College: 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534, 4400 Route 23, Hudson, 12534, United States
Hudson Children’s Book Festival
• Saturday, May 3: 10 am – 3 pm
• At Columbia-Green Community College: 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534
We’re helping spread the news about the 14th Annual Hudson Children’s Festival—It’s one of favorite events of the year!
NEW this year: EVERY child ages 0 -18 who visits the HCBF will receive a $15 gift card for the book of their choice—that they can have signed and personalized by the author or illustrator! This includes students in districts and home schools all across the area: Hudson, Germantown, Taconic, Kinderhook—and every other district!
NEW this year: A bigger space! Find 80+ authors and illustrators PLUS face painting and food trucks and much more at Columbia-Green Community College: 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534.
Please contact us at communication@germantownlibrary.org if you would like to learn more about hosting an author at your school or library.
Save the date and stay tuned for more details.
Learn more: https://hudsonchildrensbookfestival.org/in-the-news/
#HCBF #HCBF2025

Dinosaur Club
2025-04-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Introducing a new 4-part children’s event—Dinosaur Club!
Join us as we gather for an extra special bonus meeting and FINAL Dino Club gathering of the season!

Dino Club meets Tuesdays from 3:00pm – 4:00pm in the Makerspace!

Raising Rabbits Workshop
2025-04-13 15:30 - 16:30 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Love bunnies and rabbits? Interested in how to raise and care for them at home? Join us for our Raising Rabbits Workshop where participants will meet several breeds of rabbits and learn the ins-and-outs of how to care for them.

Have Questions?
Email us: events [at] germantownlibrary [dot] org

Bunny Reading Hour
2025-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Have a love of bunnies and books? Join us for Bunny Reading Hour, where you’ll will have the opportunity to read and relax in company and support of a bunny! RSVP below to secure at 15-mintute window to sit back and relax (and read!) with your Springtime pal.

Have Questions?
Email us: events [at] germantownlibrary [dot] org

Annual Egg Hunt
2025-04-13 11:00 - 11:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us as we welcome in Spring!
The Germantown Library’s Annual Egg Hunt returns on Sunday, April 13th! Meet us in the front of The Kellner Community Activities Building at 11:15 am, following the all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser.
We’ll have two hunting spots—littles scoop and grab in front of the activity building and kiddos looking for a challenge will hunt along the trail.
The Library is looking for donations and volunteers! Write to us if you’d like to help prep or donate small prizes, toy, candy or vouchers or other items: events [at] germantownlibrary.org

Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
2025-04-13 08:00 - 11:00 | Kellner Community Activity Building, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown, 12526
The annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser is back, and the day has a packed schedule of exciting new and returning events!
First, we’re partnering with our friends at the Jennings Willet American Legion Post 346 for an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast.
Stop by anytime between 8:00 and 11:00 am to get your fill of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, and beverages. Proceeds will support programming at the Germantown Library and Legion.

Date: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 8:00 – 11:00 am
Location: The Kellner Community Activities Building @ 50 Palatine Park Road
Fee: $15 General Public, $5 Children (12 and under) and Seniors (65+)

But the fun doesn’t stop there! See more of the day’s exciting schedule below;

The Library’s annual Egg Hunt will follow at 11:15 am, with two hunting spots: littles scoop and grab in front of the activity building and kiddos looking for a challenge will hunt along the trail.
Have you ever wanted to read with a bunny? Join us in the Hover Room from 2:00 – 3:00pm for Bunny Reading Hour! Participants of all ages are welcome to come and be paired with a bunny for 1-on-1 time while you sit, read or just enjoy the company of a furry companion.
Wrap up the day with our Raising Rabbits Workshop at 3:30pm in the Hover Room, where participants will meet a variety of rabbit breeds and learn how to care for them at home.

The Library is looking for donations and volunteers! Write to us if you’d like to help prep, clean-up, donate eggs or other items: events [at] germantownlibrary.org

Sylvia Center Virtual Cooking Class - 6 Week Series
2025-03-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Sylvia Center Virtual Cooking Class – 6 Week Series
• Six Wednesdays from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
• 02/12, [skip 1 week] 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19, 03/26
• Food kit pick up: Tuesdays between 5 – 7 p.m.
• Register for series: https://bit.ly/4hBxSyf ;
• Contact the Sylvia Center with questions or concerns: jayne.marzello [at] sylviacenter [dot] org
Join The Sylvia Center for a FREE 6-week virtual cooking class series with Fresh Food Meal Kit available for pick up. Learn the connection between food and health through a new recipe each week.

HOW IT WORKS
• Cooking classes are held weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 pm (no class the week of GCS Feb Break.)
• Pick-up free fresh food meal kits at the Germantown Library on Tuesdays from 5-7 pm.
• Tune into the virtual cooking classes with the Zoom link you’ll receive via email
• Classes are for children of any age PLUS at least one parent or guardian

Paint & Sip
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us for an afternoon of crafting and community! Light refreshments will be served as the group sits down for a 2-hour painting experience where participants will recreate a Spring time artist work while they sit, sip and chat. Community members 12-years-old and older are invited to register for the event below.
Register by March 13th to confirm your spot!

Participation fee: $25 per person.
Residents of Palatine Manor participate for free. Please reach out to Wendy at rsc[dot]palatine[at]carrproperty[dot]com
All other community members, please direct any question to The Germantown Library at events[at]germantownlibrary[dot]org

Afternoon Sound Bath
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Looking for a way to destress and recenter? Join us for 1-hour of guided healing sound therapy, featuring singing bowls, chimes and other meditative tools. Community members 12-years-old and older are invited to join and prepare to leave with a profound sense of relaxation and recharged energy.
Led by trusted Holistic Practitioner with more than 20 years of experience, Nea’ Mckinney will guide the group through a meditative experience where those in attendance are “bathed” in sound waves. These waves are produced by various sources, including healing instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, percussion, chimes, and rattles.

Health Benefits of Sound Therapy

Manages stress, reduces anxiety & creates inner peace
Slows breathing
Stress hormone levels fall
Blood pressure decreases
Improves sleep

How to prepare for a Sound Therapy session
Please bring a towel, yoga mat or blanket to lay on. It is recommended to be well hydrated before your experience as sound and vibration travel much better through water. It may also be a good idea to eat something light about an hour or so prior to your arrival so you do not become hungry during the experience.

Have Questions?
Email us: events [at] germantownlibrary [dot] org

Tech Labs on Zoom: Google Drive
2025-02-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Columbia County Libraries Association (CCLA)
Tech Labs on Zoom: Google Drive
• Wednesday, February 5: 6:00 p.m. on Zoom
• Email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for the Zoom login.
• Watch the recording after: columbiacountylibraries.org/programs/past-programs/
Ready to tackle Google like a pro? Tune in for The Columbia County Libraries Association’s latest Tech Labs showing you how to organize, store and share files seamlessly with Google Drive.
Upcoming Tech Labs on Zoom:
• Google Search, Tips and Tricks, and Google Calendar: Wed, February 26: 6:00 p.m.
• Security and Scams: Wed, March 5: 6:00 p.m
Learn more: https://columbiacountylibraries.org/programs/upcoming-programs
#CCLA #ColumbiaCountyLibraryAssociation #ColumbiaCountyLibraries #CCLATechLabs #GoogleTips

Book Swap — Kids' Books
2025-01-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Book Swap—Kids’s Books
• Sunday 01/19/25: 2-4 pm
• Hover Room (lower parking lot)
• For readers ages 0 – 12
• Scroll down to RSVP with the adult name under the option for the age of the book you are looking for. This helps us plan but is not required.
Bring your gently used and like-new children’s books on Sunday, Jan 19 for a book swap. Stop in any time between 2-4 pm. Bring a bag to take home about 5-10 books, depending on how many we have available.

Please preview your books for any scribbles, torn pages, and items sticking pages together to ensure they are in very good condition.
• Please bring no more than around 20 books to help us manage the collection. We hope to make this a semi-regular event!
• Please ONLY bring books on Sunday, 01/19 between 1-4 pm.
• Please DO NOT leave books at the library, inside or out, at any other time. We do NOT have the staff or volunteers for an ongoing book donation system at this time.

Any items in excellent condition not collected during the swap will be added to our Free Library and shared with GCS for the spring book fair free table. Items in poor condition will be discarded. Contact us at communication@germantownlibrary.org with any questions and if you’d like to help us organize this event or future ones.

Fiber Arts Group - January 2025
2025-01-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Need some tips on a fiber art project? Want to learn more about fiber arts? Or just want to hang out with other fiber arts fans? Join us on Sunday, January 5th from 2-4 PM! We’ll have artists experienced with knit, crochet, weaving, spinning (yarn), and felting on hand!

New Year's Day Library Closure
2025-01-01 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
We are closed on Wednesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day.
Our Little Free Library and online resources are open even when the library is closed. Find our e-Library resources, like Hoopla, Kanopy, Universal Class, Libby, Transparent Language, Newspapers, at germantownlibrary.org/elibrary
Germantown Library Typical Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9 am – 7 pm
Wednesday: 9 am – 4pm
Thursday: 12 pm – 7 pm
Friday: 9 am – 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm
Sunday: Closed*
* Our Makerspace is open on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 2-4 pm. Enter the Makerspace through the lower level parking lot.
www.germantownlibrary.org
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