West Hurley Public Library

Welcome Back

The library building is now open.

Limited Capacity: Occupancy will be limited to maintain social distancing
Reserves: You can place reserves in the catalog from home. Pick up on the far left desk when you enter the building
Masks Required: If you cannot wear a mask, give us a call and we will make accommodations such as: allowing the use of a scarf, loose face covering, or full-face shield, curbside delivery, and/or phone or video appointments
Limited Computers: We are limited to four computers at this time. Computers will be first come, first serve
Curbside: If you are uncomfortable coming into the library, please give us a call at 845-679-6405 and we will put your items in your trunk
Quarantine: Items with plastic covers will be wiped down upon return
Remote printing: You can use the link on this Remote Printing Page to print from your laptop or mobile device
Donations: We are not accepting any donations at this time. Items left in front of the building will be destroyed.

Chair Yoga
We now offer Zoom sessions with Kathy Carey every Wednesday at 1pm until July 29th
Register For Chair Yoga
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Online Book Group
The selection will be “The Weight of Ink” by Rachel Kadish.
The book is available for free using your library card on HooplaDigital. This group will be held online via Zoom at May 11th at 6:30pm. Register here in advance for this meeting:

Digital Library Card
If you don’t have a library card, you may now apply for a digital library card here. When we reopen, you can bring in current ID to borrow library materials as well.

Digital Resources from Home
We have a wide range of digital resources available here for you to use from home. In addition to Libby, we now offer Hoopla Digital for more eBook and eAudio choices. Ancestry.com is being offered for home use for a limited time as well. Many of you have already tried Great Courses, AcornTV, and Universal Class.

Remote Printing
Upload your content to our remote printing page and then give us a call at 845-679-6405. We will make arrangements to mail to you.

New Books on CD

New Books on CD:
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Black Swam of Paris
Book of Lost Names
Cursed
Daughter of the Reich
Fast Girls
Guest List
Her Last Flight
How Lulu Lost Her Mind
Jane Austen Society
Kind of a Big Deal
Lost Book of the White
Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook
Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters
Muzzled
Outsider
Lost and Found Bookshop
Pull of the Stars
Red Scrolls of Magic
To Wake the Giant

DVDs on Order

DVD:
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Bad Boys for Life
Call the Midwife: Season 9
Dark Waters
Dolittle
Emma
Gentlemen
I Still Believe
Jumanji: The Next Level
Little Women
Onward
Richard Jewell
Sonic the Hedgehog
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Swift
Warrant
Way Back
World on Fire
Yesterday

Curbside Pickup

Starting June 8th – Curbside Pickup Services

Place your requests by email at staff@westhurleylibrary.org. Not sure what you want? Call us for help at 845-679-6405. Until June 22nd, materials are limited to items at the West Hurley Library and you cannot place holds online.
We will call or email you when your holds are ready for pickup.
Call or honk when you arrive in the parking lot to let us know that you have arrived. We will place your items on a table in front of the building unless you would rather have us place them in your trunk.
Enjoy your items. A receipt with a return date will be included with your items.

Note: We recommend that you place holds on the newest copies of the materials that we have ordered, since the wait times for these will be shortest. Call or email to place holds before June 22nd, after that date you can also place holds through the catalog. New Books / New CDBooks / New DVDs.

Hours: Monday: 3-7pm, Tuesday: 10am-2pm, Wednesday: 3-7pm, Friday: 10am-2pm, Saturday: 10am-2pm

Other Services

Returns: All return dates have been changed to June 30. You can return them 24/7 in our book drop.

Fax: Call when you get in the parking lot. We will have you put the items you want faxed in a manila envelope on the front table. We will fax the items and return them to you with a transmission receipt. We will wear gloves during the process. You will be free to keep the envelope. The charge is $1.50 for the first page and a $.50 for additional pages. (Cover pages are not included in the cost of the fax.) You can receive faxes on our machine as well. These cost $.50 per page. The fax number is (845) 471-2144. (If possible, please bring exact change.)

Printing/Copying: The link to the wireless printing software will allow you to send and pay for prints from your mobile device or laptop. You can follow the same procedure to have copies or scans made as that for faxing. Copies are $.15 each for b/w and $.25 each for color copies. Call us after you send the copies and we will make arrangements for you to pick them up.

Safety: Our staff will be wearing masks when we interact with you. If you cannot wear a mask, please let us know so that we can take extra precautions when providing your materials. All returned materials are quarantined for 24 hours before being redistributed.

WiFi: Our WiFi Internet service remains turned on 24/7. You are welcome to park or sit outside the library as long as you obey the social distancing rules required by New York State.