Warming Autumn Soups Demonstration & Tasting with Holly Shelowitz

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Warm up your fall menu with fresh, seasonal flavors! Join Holly Shelowitz Tuesday, October 28th from 6-8:00 pm, for an engaging live cooking demonstration where she’ll prepare nourishing soups perfect for crisp autumn days:

  • Lemony Greens Soup 
  • Butternut Squash Soup

Holly will share tips on selecting the best ingredients, enhancing flavor with simple techniques, and adapting recipes to suit your taste or dietary needs. Enjoy samples and leave with the recipes to recreate these dishes at home.

Come for the aroma, stay for the inspiration, and head home ready to stir up your own pot of autumn goodness! Click HERE to learn how to cook these nourishing soups!

Chair Yoga on Monday at 5pm

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Join us on Monday Oct. 27th for Chair Yoga at the library! Perfect for all levels and abilities, chair yoga offers the benefits of traditional yoga—improved flexibility, balance, and peace of mind—while using a chair for support. Kathy Carey guides us in this low-impact class. No special equipment or experience is needed; just bring yourself and wear comfortable clothing. 

Space is limited and sign up is required. 

Purling Among the Pages

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Looking for a warm space to unwind, craft, and connect? Join our library’s knitting club, Tuesday, Oct. 28th 2-3:00 pm, where yarn meets story and creativity thrives. Whether you’re a seasoned knitter, just picking up needles for the first time, or prefer crochet or other fiber arts—everyone is welcome!

For those looking to learn, Sarah is a skilled and enthusiastic artist who is eager to help you get started on your goal project! Sign up ONLY if you are looking for 1:1 assistance or lessons. Those who are bringing their current project and looking to enjoy conversation and crafting in a relaxed friendly setting do not need to sign up.

Register for Free Lessons

Story Hour With Ms. Kelsey In-Person

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Please note that you have to sign up for each individual date in this session. Click HERE to sign up for Oct. 30th 10-11:00am

This story hour for ages 0-5 will introduce a love for books by using song, movement, rhythm, and rhyme. The program will help improve motor, sensory, and social skills during playtime. Stories and songs will be followed by snacks and a hands-on craft!

Do You Enjoy Ken Burns Documentaries…

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Interested in watching/streaming PBS Ken Burns documentaries for free? Access the Hoopla App on your TV or device, you can find the link in the left column of our website. Sign up with your library card, then click on Binge Pass on the top of the Hoopla website. Once you complete your BingePass borrow, you’ll now have immediate access to the content for 7 days. Simply visit the Borrowed section of “My hoopla” when you want to stream your selections.

Hudson Valley Library Air Quality Network

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Current Air Quality in Real-Time

Along with several other local libraries, the Hurley Library is part of the Hudson Valley Library Air Quality Network Purple Air devices affiliated with the Community Sciences Lab at Bard College. Visit the site linked here, scroll down to the Hurley Library, and click to view current conditions. This information is always available, even when the area is not under an advisory.

Other libraries in Ulster currently include the Town of Ulster Public Library, Kingston Library, and Woodstock Public Library District.