Ulster County Food Fight
As part of the Great Give Back, Ulster County libraries are holding a food collection contest. The common goal is to fill up the shelves of local food pantries and to put an end to hunger in our communities!
September 1 – October 21
Please drop off non-expired, non-perishable foods
Taking Water for the City: Historical Archaeology of the Towns of Hurley, Kent, and Olive”
Since 2012, archaeologist April M. Beisaw has been studying the impacts of the New York City reservoir system on watershed towns. In this talk, she will provide a summary of her recently published book, which focused on the towns of Olive and Kent. April will also share more recent work on the impacts to Hurley, including the creation of an interactive map of land parcels taken which can be correlated to archival photos of demolished buildings.
Thursday, October 12th
6:30-7:30pm
West Hurley Public Library
Register Online or call 845-679-6405
Rare Upcoming Sky Spectacles for our Region
World renowned astronomer and author Bob Berman explores the five celestial spectacles naturalists rate as the most visually amazing – four of which will soon appear over our region, including the rare astounding total solar eclipse a few months from now.
Most of this non-technical program will be accessible to all ages from six through adult. It will include tips on maximizing our already-unpolluted nighttime experience, a quick primer on avoiding traps when buying binoculars or small telescopes, and how simple sky-observations without knowledge of
constellations support some of the most mind-stretching areas of astronomy, such as the nature of the two universes in which we are embedded and the intimate way our own human awareness is correlative with the cosmos.
Sponsored by Stewart’s Corp
Registration Required. No Fee
When: Saturday, September 9th at 7pm