Well hello there! It’s been a couple weeks since we last updated, and as always, a lot has happened since then. Sure, we’ve been busy with our Summer Reading Program, which you can still register for until, well, the end of Summer, but that’s not what I’m here to talk about today. But you should …
When did it become summer? That was quick! Well, with that realization, I guess it’s time to talk about our annual Summer Reading Program here at the Hamilton Public Library! This year is expanding a bit from the previous year, when we were in the throes of a worldwide pandemic. Starting Saturday, July 10, stop …
When I started working here, I asked the previous Director if she had any unfinished business that I should address immediately. Without hesitation, she responded “the HVAC system.” Well, It’s been 3 and a half years, but we’re finally addressing the HVAC system! Really, we started to address it about 2 years ago when we …
Did you know you can check out museum and park passes from your local library? I’m seriously asking, as checkouts on these passes were down 89% from the previous fiscal year. That’s a pretty dismal number, even factoring in the whole COVID thing, as overall checkouts for library materials only dropped by about 9% during …
If you read our column regularly, you may remember last week’s announcement of the retirement of one of our Library Clerks, Joan Prindle. Well, from the title of this week’s column and through the power of deduction you may have realized what’s next: Someone new! Right now, we don’t know who that new person is …
This is a tough one! Today, the Library says goodbye, kind of, to our longest-serving Circulation Staff member, Joan Prindle. I say ‘kind of,’ as she’s staying on as a substitute staff member, and will continue to serve patrons in her role as Chairperson of the Hamilton Historical Commission, which happens to be located right …
This week, the CDC and the State have eased indor mask-wearing for vaccinated individuals. While we are excited about the world getting a little more back to the way it was, we’re still requiring patrons and staff to wear masks in our building. Why? So many reasons! Let’s start with the New York State Department …
Regular readers of this column may have noticed over the last two months that it has not appeared in the MidYork Weekly. Interestingly enough, this is not the result of a lapse in writing by myself, or an error on the part of the MidYork Weekly staff (Mike Jaquays), who have been nothing but amazing …
If it feels like it’s been a while since we had an art show on display at the Hamilton Public Library, it’s because it has. WAY back in the ‘before times,’ of March 2020, we had an amazing display of quilts hung all around our Children’s room. Unfortunately, the pandemic and forced closing of our …
I hesitate to even write a post about this, as the times they are a-changin’ a-rapidly, and there’s a-good chance by the time this is published they’ve changed yet a-gain, but given the increase in activity in our building and the constant updating of CDC guidelines, a-few things need a-remindin’. (Don’t worry, I’m abandoning the …
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Hamilton Public Library
13 Broad Street
Hamilton, NY 13346
Phone: 315-824-3060
Fax: 315-824-8420
Email: hamilton@midyork.org
Travis Olivera, Director
Monday: 10 – 7
Tuesday: 10 – 7
Wednesday: 10 – 7
Thursday: 10 – 7
Friday: 10 – 5
Saturday: 9 – 3
Sunday: closed
