West Hurley Public Library

Census Help

The library will be open specifically for those who need help submitting their census information.

Monday, September 8 from 9am to 5pm

Thursday, September 10 from 9am to 5pm

Special District Vote

The West Hurley Public Library will hold a Board of Trustees elections on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 4-8pm in the library. Three board positions are available.

In order to run:

Candidates are nominated by petition. Petitions are available at the library, for download, or will be mailed by request. Petitions must be returned to the library – signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the district – no later than 5 pm, on August 10, 2020. Please call 679-6405 for further information.

2021 Election:
The West Hurley Public Library proposes a 0% increase for the 2021 budget. 2021 Budget As a result, a budget proposition will not be on the ballot. The proposed budget of $228,404 is a reduction from last year’s budget of $229,804. The budget includes no salary increases. It covers technology increases to accommodate wireless printing, telecommunication advances, and additional eBooks for patrons.

There are three three-year positions available on the board. The candidates running for election are Robert Hoffman, Howard Keene, and Ross Lonstein.

Absentee Ballots:
Absentee ballots applications are available at the library, for download, or will be mailed by request. To get your ballot back to us by September 14 to be counted, we need to receive your mailed absentee ballot application by August 28. If you decide that you would like to request an absentee ballot due to concerns about the virus, you should fill out Section 3 on the application.

Museum Passes

Use your library card to visit some great local museums.
Click here for availability.

Empire Pass to NYS Parks
The EMPIRE PASS allows entry of any vehicle occupied by the pass holder to most New York State parks, Department of Environmental Conservation forest preserve areas, boat launch sites, arboretums and park preserves. Day Use Only (no camping). Areas include:

Mohonk Preserve Day Pass (45 minute trip)
New York’s largest nonprofit nature preserve. Come to the Visitor Center for recreation suggestions, directions, and information on local wildlife and geology. Note: the Mohonk Nature Preserve and the Mohonk Mountain House are two separate places.

Opus 40 Sculpture Park (15 minute trip)
Restrictions as of July 1, 2020
Visitors can walk through, around, and over our 6½-acre sculpture, from the deepest recesses of its subterranean pathways (16 feet below ground) and up to the nine-ton monolith that is the epicenter and summit of the sculpture (three stories above ground).

Storm King Sculpture Park (1 hour trip)
Restrictions as of July 1, 2020
1 Museum Rd, New Windsor, NYMore than 100 sculptures are carefully placed on their grounds. Storm King provides trams for visitors with limited mobility and young children, who may be given priority over other visitors. Trams run approximately every 30 minutes from 11am to 4:30pm.