Do The (Cocktail) Twist With Tim Federle In Hudson
Tim Federle was a dancer on Broadway until a few years ago. Now he’s an author who has has - so far - released 4 books. (His fifth - a picture book, is due out later this year.) Two of his books,...
View ArticleNational Library Week Highlights Changing Landscape
There was a time when the public library was the place to take out books, do some studying, or research through spools of microfilm. You can still take out a book, but libraries have changed with the...
View ArticleFriends Of The Poughkeepsie Public Library District 2015 Big Book Sale
For over 35 years, the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District have been the leading advocate for the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, promoting the importance of the library as an...
View ArticleMid-Hudson Library System And Morton Memorial Library
We had the great privilege of interviewing author Richard Price in March for WAMC's The Book Show at the Morton Memorial Library a few weeks ago. It was the first time we were there and we fell in love...
View Article'BiblioTech' By Jon Palfrey
Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become a defense against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, jobs,...
View ArticleNew Schenectady Library To Focus On Literacy Education
A new library will be built in Schenectady to bring resources and programs to city children and families.
View ArticleN.H. Public Library Resumes Support Of 'Tor' Internet Anonymizer
A New Hampshire public library has voted to continue supporting the controversial Tor network. The Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon had decided to use its spare bandwidth to serve as a relay for...
View ArticleBanned Books Week Kicks Off
Librarians want to make sure that when we pick up a book at the library we have a full range of choices. The American Library Association has declared September 27th to October 3rd “Banned Books Week."...
View ArticleA Divided America In A World At War
Award-winning author and journalist Marc Wortman will discuss his new book 1941: Fighting the Shadow War tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 pm at the Boardman Road Branch Library of the Poughkeepsie Public...
View ArticleSmall Town World: Bob Warren And Friends
Celebrated singer-songwriter Bob Warren will present a paean in song to his hometown of Greenwich in Small Town World -- a free concert that is part of Greenwich Free Library's live music series,...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1556 - Sue Halpern
Sue Halpern is the author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction. Her new novel, “Summer Hours at the Robbers Library,” tells us about a little New England library that has become the heart of a...
View ArticleThe Great American Read
The Great American Read on PBS is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey.) The...
View ArticleNYS Assemblyman Urges Gov To Sign Library Bill
A New York state assemblyman from the Hudson Valley is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a library shared services bill.
View ArticleSusan Orlean - The Creative Life At UAlbany And "Crybabies" At Bard
Created and produced by the New York State Writers Institute , University Art Museum , and UAlbany Performing Arts Center in collaboration with WAMC Northeast Public Radio, the Creative Life series...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1599 - Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean’s latest bestseller, “The Library Book,” is an investigation into a 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library that consumed 400,000 volumes and damaged another 700,000. In addition to...
View Article88th Annual Woodstock Library Fair
The 88th Annual Woodstock Library Fair will take place this Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The family-friendly event will feature food, music, fun, and a book sale in the Barn. Michael Hunt,...
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