Be sure to visit the Quilt Display during the Weekend of Wallkill festivities on Saturday, September 24. The Wallkill Quilters Annual Quilt Display will be in the Wallkill Reformed Church sanctuary. There will be door prizes and a gift for any child participating in the Scavenger Hunt. The Quilters will be there to answer any of your questions. 

In addition to the beautiful display of the members’ quilts, there will be a small display of the quilts the group made for Project Linus. Project Linus provides handmade quilts and blankets to children in hospitals. Another display will be a quilt showing Operation Christmas Child, a program that provides Christmas gifts to needy children around the world. There will be information showing how the public can get involved in Operation Christmas Child.

The Wallkill Quilters group meets on Tuesdays at the Town Hall Community Room from 10 AM – 2 PM and is sponsored by the Wallkill Public Library.

What is Banned Book Week? Why is it important? And why should you read banned books? Find these answers and ten reasons to pick up a banned book (although there are many more!) in this enlightening article by children’s author, Samantha M. Clark. 10 Reasons to Read Banned Books.

Another five good reasons… by Regan McMahon, journalist and book editor. Why Your Kid Should Read Banned Books

Why read banned book to your children… from Scholastic Parents. Why I Read Banned Books to My Children

Banned books – top three pros and cons. Banned Books Pros and Cons - Top 3 Arguments For and Against

Need more resources?

Banned Books Resources Hub | Penguin Random House

Want to do more? Unite against book bans from the American Library Association. Unite Against Book Bans

Fall into our Autumn 2022

Adult Book Bingo!

Bingo cards are available at the library circulation desk, now through November 15. For each challenge square you complete, you will receive one raffle ticket to be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Pasquale's. You may earn extra tickets by completing a BINGO (across, down or diagonal rows) or by completing a "blackout" (all squares). All cards must be turned in by November 15, 2022. The drawing will be held, and the winner will be notified on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Good luck to all!

The Ulster County Food Fight is ON!

The food collection contest runs until Saturday, Oct. 15, with a goal of stocking food pantries across the county.

Fourteen Ulster County libraries are participating, including Wallkill, which means you can donate unexpired, non-perishable items like canned goods to the library, and we'll deliver them to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in the hamlet. The library that collects the most items for donation wins the Food Fight and receives a certificate. Last year, libraries were able to collect 4,678 items. This year our goal is 6,000, but we need your help! Search your shelves, toss the expired stuff, and donate what you can to this excellent cause!

Each year, The Great Give Back gives library users opportunities to participate in service-oriented and meaningful programs, workshops, and events. This year, Wallkill’s event will center around recycling.

The library is partnering with the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency to present a primer on all things involving recycling, with a goal of improving the recycling process to better help the environment. Putting unaccepted items in a recycling bin can damage equipment, harm workers, and create inefficiencies in the recycling process. The workshop will answer such questions as:

• Why can’t all plastics be recycled?
• What does the chasing arrows symbol mean?
• Are pizza boxes and coffee cups recyclable?
• How does recycling work in Ulster County?
• What is “wishcycling” and how does contamination affect recycling?

Come into the library and pick up some informative materials from the UCRRA about recycling best practices. When you visit, drop off those old, dead batteries cluttering up your junk drawer. The library has a collection box to recycle old batteries.

Register soon for Recycle Right, which takes place at 6 p.m. Oct. 12. 

The Fiction Club will meet to discuss The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Newcomers are always welcome!

The Lincoln Highway follows 18-year-old Emmett Watson as he’s driven home in 1954 to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York.

To celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month, the Wallkill Public Library will waive the $3 fee usually charged for replacement cards for those that have been lost or damaged. If you need a new card, this is the month to get it!

For new students, a library card is an essential part of your school supplies, providing access to a host of resources and free programming. And whether you’re a student or not, your library card can save you hundreds of dollars per year (don’t believe it? Check out this library use value calculator).

Stop in and apply for your card today, or use the online application available on our website, and we’ll mail you a card!

The library’s Wednesday mahjong group continues to meet at 1 p.m. each week, but for those of you who would like to play and are only free during the evenings, Thursdays evenings from 6-8 p.m. might be a better fit for you!

You don’t have to be an expert – all skill levels are always welcome in both groups. The library has its own game sets and cards, so no need to come with your own supplies, either! Registration is not required to play.

Paint your JEANS!

Wednesday, September 28, 6:00 p.m.

Now open to age 10+!

Make your statement with personalized, one-of-a-kind hand designed jeans! Stencil, free hand or graffiti a pair of your jeans with acrylic fabric paint and a little direction from Christine. This program is open to anyone age 10+. Registration required!

The Shawangunk Valley Fire House will be hosting a Fall Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The event will feature more than 40 vendors selling candles, jewelry, wines, wreaths, ornaments, and more.

Sponsored by the Shawangunk Valley Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary, the fair will take place at the fire house’s 2150 Bruynswick Road location. For more information or to be a vendor, contact svfcauxiliary@gmail.com.

The Shawangunk PBA and Wallkill Lions Club will be hosting a Halloween Pavilion Party from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at Popp’s Park on Route 208.

Children of all ages are invited to enjoy snacks and refreshments and play ghoulish games!

For information, contact Sal Patella at 914-213-3063 or Officer Brooks at OFC.Brooks@shawangunk.org. 

Weekend of Wallkill Lego contest

As fall gets closer, so does the Weekend of Wallkill! As part of the festivities, there will be a Lego Contest on the library lawn on Saturday, 9/24. Our build theme is a wizard’s castle - see the example Miss Michelle made in this newsletter! 

Those interested should register directly with the Vision of Wallkill - for further details, see their website, or their Facebook page.

Registered participants can use their own Legos or pick-up a Lego building kit from the Wallkill Public Library starting Tuesday, 9/20 thorough Friday, 9/23. We will also have a Lego-building workshop on 9/23 at 5:00 PM at the Town Hall Community Room, with Storytime to follow.

Let kindness be your Superpower!

National Good Neighbor Day is on Wednesday, 9/28! Enter our “Kindness is my Superpower” Raffle by sharing how we can be kind and helpful to each other - from Monday, 9/26/22 through Saturday, 10/1/22, you can fill out a card with your ideas in the Children’s Room at the library or email Miss Michelle at mgreco@rcls.org. Several recipients will be chosen at random to receive an ice cream gift certificate to one of our good neighbors… Stewart’s!

Amazon gift card raffle winners

Congratulations to the winners of our Summer Reading Program Amazon Gift Card Raffle: Sophia Bell, Jonathan Dorrmann, Kaeli Groth, Conner Gega, Steven Glassen, Aiden Rosado (photographed here), Vincent Spadavecchia, and Aubrey Vogel. Winners have been notified via email or phone. For those who haven't had a chance to pick-up their gift card, please contact Miss Michelle directly.