Hudson Area Library

This image from our Local Historical Photographs collection, ca early 1900s, shows the Hudson waterfront with Rick’s point on the right. The slip is still in existence. We have many photographs and maps of the Hudson waterfront showing the changes over the life of this Rivertown. To see our collection visit the History Room website: https://historyroom.hudsonarealibrary.org/collections

⏰ Reminder: the Summer Scavenger Hunt ends tomorrow!

We’ve hidden summery items all over the library! If you find them all, you will receive a small treat and a chance to win the Grand Prize! Stop by today or tomorrow to pick up your checklist and begin looking for clues. All ages are welcome to play.

🎁 The Grand Prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, August 27.

� Exhibition Opening: Tuesday, August 27, 4-6pm

Dolwain Green, fine art photographer and former Hudson resident, will share his and his late wife’s adventurous vision of the natural world in this powerful exhibit, running through October 28.

The photos were captured in remote and faraway regions in the United States, Canada, New Zealand’s South Island, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Morocco; some were also taken in La Jolla, California, where Dolwain now lives.

Join us in the library’s Community Room for a stunning show, personal stories, and light refreshments. All are welcome!

A partnership with The Hudson Eye

This image (ca 1910) from our Local Historical Photographs collection shows Hannah's Hollow being filled in with a temporary train and trestle bridge to create a road (Hudson Avenue) to the planned Gifford Wood factory. The factory remains can be seen from the Galvan Ballfield. The city paid $25,000 for the road.

⏰ Reminder: the All Ages Summer Reading Challenge ends this week!

Reading logs are due by Saturday, August 24, before 3pm. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 27!

Congratulations to everyone who's been reading this summer, and thank you to all of the generous donors who contributed to our fabulous prize baskets:
Friends of the Hudson Area Library , 314 Warren, Camila’s Pizzeria & Grill, Charles Lahti Studios, Hudson Clothier, Hudson Roastery, Le Perche Hudson, Manifest, 225 Scoops, Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Rebus, The Social Type, Rolling Grocer 19, Valley Variety, Vasilow's Confectionery, Inc., Verdigris Tea, Vintage Black Label, Wunderbar Bistro

The library is accepting donations for its community-sourced archive on the LGBTQ+ history of Hudson. Any posters, photos, video, document, memorabilia, ephemera on this history would be welcome. Email [email protected] for more information.

When it’s hot this month you can still go to Oakdale Lake to cool off! Lifeguards are on duty Monday to Friday from 3-7pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am-7pm. Enjoy a swim in this lake created by Arthur Farrand!

How many remember the DQ on Green Street? This photo by Neefus Studio from our archives shows the business in its full splendor.

Our SPOUTy sticker is still available at the library, online, and at Spotty Dog Books & Ale for $3.50. Celebrate a whale of a town and support your library’s History Room!

https://historyroom.hudsonarealibrary.org/shop

EDIT: Sold out! Stay tuned for updates.

🦊 Free Movie Screening!🦊 Join us at Story Screen Cinema to celebrate the Hudson Film Festival with a free screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox!

📅 Sunday, August 11, 12pm
🗺️ Story Screen Cinema (160 Fairview Ave., Hudson)

🎟️ Space is limited, so click here to reserve your seats today: https://hudsonfilmfestival2024.eventive.org/schedule/6629517545ebfe00836c71e7
🍿 Show your library card to receive a free small popcorn and soft drink!

This program is brought to you in partnership with Hudson Film Festival and Story Screen.

Read about the Hudson whale ship, the George Clinton, which in 1838 never returned from its voyage, in the Columbia Paper’s July 25 edition and (part 2) in this week’s edition. The article is written by Richard Bazelow, who is working with our History Room team on a 2025 whaling exhibit (you heard it hear first!) By the way, the Columbia Paper is available to read at the library!

There’s still time to find Waldo at the library and at other local establishments! Pick up a Waldo Passport at a library service desk, Spotty Dog Books & Ale or other local businesses with the Waldo decal on their door and join the search. The last day to find Waldo and get your passport stamped is July 31. And the Waldo grand celebration and prize drawing will be held at The Spotty Dog on Saturday, August 3 at 11:30am! More details can be found on the Waldo Passport. Happy searching!

This image from the “Aeroview of Hudson, 1923” shows the former Gifford-Wood Co. buildings. The city built Hudson Avenue to connect the two high points between Hannah’s Hollow, which ranged from Union to Wortman Avenues. The hollow was partially filled in around 1910 to accommodate the road.

Archival prints, framed and unframed, of the Aeroview are available at the library and online at our History Room website: https://historyroom.hudsonarealibrary.org/shop

⏰ Reminder: this week, we're celebrating the release of a new local field guide, "From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County, New York!" Join us:

📗 Author Talk
📗 Thursday, July 25, 6pm
📗 Hudson Area Library Community Room

🌳 Habitat Exploration Walk
🌳 Saturday, July 27, 1pm
🌳 Greenport Conservation Area

📝 To RSVP for either or both of these events, email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792 x101.

Buildings and businesses may come and go, but Rogerson’s is here to stay! Visit the Photo by Gibson website for more Hudson image gems by photographer Howard Gibson.

https://photobygibson.com/

✨Special announcement!✨ We are excited, and honored, to welcome Nkoula Badila and Becca Van K as this summer's guest artist instructors for the Crafting for Money program series! Nkoula will teach beading, and Becca will teach both needlepoint and fuse bead art.

Do you know a student in grades 6-12 who would enjoy learning from these talented experts while making their own crafts, and their own money? Click the link our bio to learn more or, reserve a seat today!

⭐ Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 23 - August 8, 12:30 - 2:30pm
⭐ Hudson Area Library Community Room
⭐ To register, email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792 x101

This program is supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

If you missed the Leisler Lecture, “Impressions of a New World: Jacob Leisler, Nicasius de Sille, and the promised Eden of 1660s New Amsterdam” by Toya Dubin, Director of Mapping Early New York for the New Amsterdam History Center, visit our Hudson Area Library YouTube channel to view the recording. An amazing introduction to 3D New Amsterdam, 1660!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL15QipNIp74zgtnUUpmUmeXrXM88t8ibs&si=tYsh1iHWgJlEh72q

❗New local field guide❗We're excited to celebrate the release of "From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County, New York" with an author talk and habitat exploration walk. Join us!

📗 Author Talk
📗 Thursday, July 25, 6pm
📗 Hudson Area Library Community Room

🌳 Habitat Exploration Walk
🌳 Saturday, July 27, 1pm
🌳 Greenport Conservation Area

📝 To register for either or both of these events, email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792 x101.

This image was donated by Charlene Scheus for our Ukrainian American Digital Photo collection. It depicts the congregation of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church ca 1920s, built by the congregation from bricks bought from Atlas Cement when the company tore the workers’ housing down. Charlene’s grandfather, John Lupino is to the right of the priest with his daughter Helen. Alick Kutksi is second from left in the first row and his wife Mary Spok Kutksi is in the center of the photo in a polka dot dress with her hand on her son’s shoulder.

Anyone wishing to donate images of this vital Hudson community contact [email protected]

🪡 Crafting for Money!🪡 Our youth entrepreneurship program is returning this summer! Learn how to start your own business and make your own money while developing unique craft and design skills. Students in grades 6 – 12 welcome!

💰Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 23 – August 8, 12:30 – 2:30pm
💰Hudson Area Library Community Room
💰To register, email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792 x101

This project is supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

🌞Summer Storytimes!🌞

🌺 Bilingual Storytime
Mondays, through August 19, 1pm /
🌺 Hora de cuentos bilingües
los lunes, hasta el 19 de agosto, 1pm

🌸 Movement & Music
Thursdays, through August 22, 4pm

All storytimes takes place in the Hudson Area Library Community Room, and they do not require registration. For more information, click here: https://hudsonarealibrary.org/2024/07/sr24/

This photo of the Geo. H. Power ferry leaving the Hudson ferry station and heading to Athens with the Hudson-Athens LIghthouse in the background is from our Alice Hallenbeck Photograph collection. Visit the lobby of our library for the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society’s exhibition for more images of this iconic lighthouse.

Refresh your wardrobe for free at the Friends of the Hudson Area Library’s Community Clothing Swap! Simply bring clean, gently-used clothes for all ages and take home new-to-you items. Join the Friends this Saturday, July 13 from 10am-12pm in our Community Room. No registration is required. Refreshments provided.

💡Tomorrow at 6pm!💡Learn how you can help to save the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse from collapse, while celebrating its 150th anniversary with a stunning photo exhibition!

✨ Hudson Area Library Community Room
✨ To RSVP, email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792 x101

📸: Jonathan Simons

Going for a walk, run or maybe cleaning the house or gardening? A perfect time to listen to our latest oral histories (or any that you haven’t caught up with). Patrick Doyle, Ken Sheffer, Janet Miller, Charlie Ferrusi, Carl Whitbeck, and Bill Fisher join other local residents who have been interviewed for our Hudson Area Library Oral History Project.

https://oralhistory.hudsonarealibrary.org/

❣️Big week this week!❣️ Join us for these special events and ongoing programs:

🟡 Celebrate Summer Party
✨ Free pizza and treats, face painting, art-making activities, and more!
✨ Tuesday, July 9, 4pm

🟡 World of Lizards
✨ Meet reptiles from 5 different continents!
✨ Wednesday, July 10, 3pm

🟡 Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Talk
✨ Celebrate this historic landmark, and learn about critical preservation efforts!
✨ Thursday, July 11, 6pm

Ongoing:
🟡 Qigong~TaiChi
✨ Tuesday through September 24, 10am

🟡 Bollywood Dance Classes
✨ Wednesdays through July 31, 10am

🟡 Movement & Music Storytime
✨ Thursdays through August 22, 4pm

To learn more, click here: https://hudsonarealibrary.org/2024/07/sr24/ 🙂

✨Backpack Giveaway!✨ We're gifting these goodies to youth (birth-18) who attend our Celebrate Summer Party on Tuesday, July 9, 4-6pm!

🍕 Join us for free pizza and treats, face painting, art-making activities, and more!

✨ RSVPs welcome: [email protected] or 518-828-1792x101

🍎 Backpacks screen printed locally by New Planet Screen Printing.

🚨 If we take zero action, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is at risk of collapse within the next three years! Help us celebrate it's 150th anniversary with a photo exhibition and talk, where you can learn more about its importance and some essential preservation efforts that could use your help.

🌊 Thursday, July 11, 6pm
🌊 Hudson Area Library Community Room
🌊 Reserve your seat today: [email protected] or call 518-828-1792

Click here to learn more: https://hudsonarealibrary.org/2024/05/halighthouse/

We will be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We wish you a safe and happy holiday!

Pictured here is our Library Director, Emily, as Lady Liberty at a recent Library of Local meeting at the Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff, NY.

🦎🦉Animal Visits!🦉🦎 Reserve your seats today!

🦎 World of Lizards with The Reptile Nook
🟢 Meet reptiles from 5 different continents!
🟢 Wednesday, July 10, 3pm

🦉 Owls & Raptors with Wild mountain birds
🟤 Meet 8 amazing birds of prey!
🟤 Wednesday, July 24, 3pm

Both events will take place in the Hudson Area Library Community Room. Email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792x101 to RSVP!