Julie Johnson's blog

Trying to plan your 2012? Click here for a sneak preview of our Winter 2012 newsletter--not in mailboxes in the towns of Kinderhook and Stuyvesant until the second week of January. Impress your friends with your advance knowledge of what's going on in our area! Wow your co-workers! Become the go to person in your circle of friends!

Owners of Amazon's Kindle are now able to use our OverDrive ebook collection!

* Visit the Overdrive link on the right side of our homepage

* Browse the collection and find a title you're interested in 

* A "Get for Kindle" link will be presented that opens a new window (or tab) at Amazon prompting you to login to your Amazon account (you must have an Amazon account to access the library eBook in Kindle format)

* No purchase or credit card is required to create an Amazon Kindle account; users only need to provide an email address

* Once signed in, you will select which Kindle device you want to deliver the title for reading

* The ebook will expire at the end of the lending period

During the week of November 7 to 11 the contractor plans to pave the 2 ½” asphalt binder course on Monday, mill the existing pavement on Hudson St by the Kinderhook Bank and parking area by Route 9 on Tuesday and pave the top 1” asphalt course on Wednesday. In addition the contractor will be completing sidewalk work, regarding and completing driveways, and placing topsoil. Again this will mean closures of the one-way street and alternating one-way traffic with flagmen on Hudson Street.

Although Kinderhook Creek flooded its banks Sunday evening, the water didn't make its way up to the library so the collection, computers, and basement storage are safe and dry. Both Hudson Street and Route 9 north of the village of Kinderhook were closed to traffic Sunday evening. As of 10:00 Monday morning, Route 9 was still closed to traffic near Samascott's Garden Market.

The Friends of the Library are looking for hardy volunteers to move books, set-up and sell at the Fall Book Sale. If you would like to join in the fun, give the library a call at 758-6192 and leave your name and phone number. Just a few hours of your volunteer time make a real difference!