Stop by the Library to pick up a few good reads before the unofficial start of summer. Choose from “Staff Picks”, “Non-fiction That Reads Like Fiction”, “A Writer’s Life” or the latest best seller. Regular hours over the weekend, closed Monday 5/29. Keep a watch out for the adult summer reading program which ties in with the sesquicentennial…[Read more]

Mah Jong Alert! The group that meets at the library on Mondays at 9:00 am is looking for a 4th player. If you’re interested or know someone who might be please contact Liz Demartini at 845-988-7762.

Cookbook Sale and Chef Demos
Saturday, April 22 – 9am to 2pm

The Friends of the Albert Wisner Public Library will be hosting local Chef Demonstrations and a Cookbook Sale on Saturday, April 22 from 9AM-2PM in the library. Choose from hundreds of gently used cookbooks – most books are only $1 – and learn some new culinary techniques from local…[Read more]

It’s Teen Advisory Board’s Semi-Annual Tree Giveaway at Albert Wisner Public Library! Come to the Library on Saturday, April 22 for Earth Day and join the festivities. Free saplings will be handed out to the first 80 people, beginning at 9am. Choose from Blue Beech, Gray Dogwood, Toringo Crabapple, Beach Plum, White Spruce, Bayberry, Winged Sumac,…[Read more]

Please join us for readings and book signings on Sunday, April 30 from 9:30am to 6:00pm at the Warwick Literary Festival. Click on poster below for the list of featured authors.

Work is beginning soon on our expanded parking lot and outdoor improvements. Work is expected to be completed by July.

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Look for copies of Namesake in Warwick Cafes…the spring selection for the Warwick Cafe Reading Project. Read, enjoy and share!

Someone left a Samsung USB charger at the library in the Young Adult area on Sunday March 12. Please phone the library Help Desk to retrieve it. 845-986-1047 x3.

ALBERT WISNER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Library Clerk/Page – Part Time Children’s Dept (10-15 hrs per week)
Schedule for evenings and weekends. Hourly wage $11/hr. HS Diploma or equivalency is required.
For more information contact Stacy Kraai 986-1047 x4.

Improvisational Theater Performance at the Library
Acting for a Change Senior Improvisational Theater group invites you to join them on Saturday January 28 at the Albert Wisner Public Library for a “Play in a Day” workshop and performance. Linda Richmond, the program’s director, will lead participants in developing characters & scenarios from…[Read more]

Stop by the Library tomorrow Wed 12/21 from 11am till supplies run out for some holiday cookies and cider to celebrate one more time before the end of the year our memorable year as Best Small Library in America!

AWPL Receives Award: the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce recently conferred its inaugural Community Involvement Award upon Albert Wisner Public Library in recognition of its collaboration with and service to community organizations. The Library is honored by this recognition!

Libraries provide a safe place for all individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Our Libraries serve all community members offering services and educational resources that transform communities, open minds and promote inclusion and diversity….ALA President, Julie Todaro.

Libraries Respond | Advocacy, Legislation &…

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Join the CommonPlace discussion on Jack Finney\’s classic time travel novel Time and Again, this fall\’s Warwick Cafe Reading Project selection. Find free copies of the book at the following local Cafe\’s: Tuscan, Jean-Claude\’s, Cafe Ala Mode, Sugar Shack, Conscious Fork and Noble Pies.
Read the book and leave your comments here!

The library is a polling place for Warwick Election District #5 for the general election on Tuesday Nov 8th. Polls are open from 6am-9pm. Library hours are 9am-8pm but voting is on the lower level and accessible even during the hours of voting that the Library is closed.

Courage in 3D – making ideas tangible, AWPL\’s inaugural group outdoor sculpture exhibit featuring the work of four artists is on display now. Stop by and take a look, be inspired to be courageous! This exhibit will be up for three months until the end of December.

Only a few days till the 2016 Warwick Childrens Book Festival on 10/8/16 under a tent on Railroad Avenue in the Village of Warwick. Over 60 incredible authors and illustrators of amazing books for children and teens. Check out the festival website for all the info http://www.warwickchildrensbookfestival.org/

On Friday, September 9 at 7:00pm, the Library will host a commemoration of 9/11 at the 15th anniversary. Bob Newsom will present his remembrance of that day with a slide show “The Brooklyn Bridge on 9/11.” The community is invited to share reflections of that day, and to pledge to do a good deed in tribute to the victims, survivors and to tho…[Read more]