I will miss having this space to remind people of library events, and occasionally of what I feel is important. Our new Library Director, Jennifer Russell, will start on September 14. Jennifer is currently the Director of the Saugerties Library. Before that she was Assistant Director of the Esopus Library. She has many friends and connections in Rosendale as a former resident of Tillson, and current resident of Rifton. Please show Jen a warm welcome!

 

Come out and vote in our annual trustee election and budget vote on Tuesday, September 15 at the library. It may feel like you just voted. (Thank you all who showed up in June for the bond referendum!) This is our annual election of trustees and the library’s 2027 operating budget. We have four openings on the board, and four candidates running. Carl Welden, Justin Peone, Neal Campbell, and Robert M. Lee are currently trustees. Neal and Robert were appointed to the board this year to fill vacancies, Justin is seeking a second term, and Carl has been on the board for a number of years and is willing to keep supporting the library as a trustee. All the information about the budget is on the website, linked to the newsletter below, and in hardcopy at the library.

 

I started work here nearly 7 years to the day of when I am leaving. It was early September, 2019, the time before “pandemic” was a household word. Many positive changes have come to the library over this time, and we are positioned to serve the community in many new ways once the facility is expanded. Thank you to all the kind people who have made this work a joy for me.