Join us on October 7th at 6:30pm , Wednesday November 5th at 6:30pm for a visit from M.E. Kemp, author of Death of a Bawdy Belle, Death of a Dutch Uncle, and Murder, Mather and Mayhem!

If you enjoy murder mysteries set in New York State’s Dutch Colonial past - M.E. Kemp is sure to please.  Visit with the author over some light refreshments and buy an autographed copy or two!

From the author’s website:
” There’s an extra witch hanging from the Salem gallows and the sheriff is not happy. Who strung up the mysterious beauty?

Arabella Edwards, mistress of the King’s colonial Secretary, bewitched many men besides her Protector. Did a rejected suitor or a jealous wife put a period to her life? Arabella had a hidden talent she used to ridicule people – did her caricatures cross the line? Arabella had a mysterious source of income – was it greed that ruined her? It’s up to Hetty and Creasy, two nosy Puritans from Boston, to discover whodunnit.

Hetty Henry is a wealthy widow with connections to high and low society. Increase “Creasy” Cotton is a young minister trained to uncover the guilty secrets of the human soul. Together they investigate the suspicious world of the Anglican chapel people with their noisy bonhomie and careless morals.

This time Hetty’s life is in deep danger while Creasy searches Salem for the person who accused her of being a witch. It’s Arabella Edwards’ young daughter Celia and her friend the Ferret who drag Hetty from the deep and help her solve the mystery. Out of the mouths of babes comes justice. Kemp adds humor to historical detail in this, her third tale of two nosy Puritans on the witch hunt.”

September’s Featured Author!

Gloria Waldron Hukle

September 2, 2008 6:30PM

 “Turning Fact Into Fiction  The Journey Continues” Author Gloria Waldron Hukle will also demonstrate with the help of a clothes line how she has been helping 7^th and 8^th grade middle school students understand that history is simply the story of all our families.

Gloria is the author of two novels:
Manhattan: Seeds of the Big Apple and Diary of a Northern Moon

July 1st @ 6:30 we will be visiting with Michael Virtanen, a local author from the Adirondack region. Michael’s novel, Within a Forest Dark, recently won the 2007 Adirondack Writing Center Fiction award and will be the topic of discussion. “When Jack Kirkland travels to the Adirondack Mountains to investigate the death of a well-to-do engineer, he expects to uncover medical malpractice. Instead, he finds evidence of murder and falls in love with the only suspect, the dead man’s girlfriend. Will Kirkland give up his shot at happiness to get at the truth?”

Joseph Zarzynski, an underwater archaeologist, will be visiting on Tuesday June 3rd at 6:30pm. Joe helped uncover the 1758 Revolutionary Period radeau, Land Tortoise on Lake George. He is joining us to share clips from the new DVD and tell us what the whole experience was like.  Learn more about these ships and their purpose - call and save a seat! 664-6255.

The DVDs are available for sale in the library until the event itself for $37.40 (*tax included).  We also have a copy for you to check-out if you want a preview of what’s in store for you!  A perfect kick-off to the local season celebrating our colonial heritage!!

True Stories of Lighthouses and Their Keepers

Getting ready for summer jaunts to the coastline?
Do you look for the far reaching towers of safety for passing ships?
Ever wonder what life was like for the keepers?

Kate Dudding, professional storyteller of Clifton Park, will join us on
Tuesday, May 6th at 6:30pm
in the library to share her tales on just that subject!

Join in the conversation as you enjoy stories from her CD,
“Lighting the Way Home: Stories of Lighthouses and Their Keepers”
This CD is available for sale in the library at $15 each. Supplies are limited and will be available until the night Kate comes to visit. You can get some more copies that evening and Kate will autograph them for you as well!

Listen to samples at Kate’s website: www.KateDudding.com

Tuesday, March 4th
Tuesday, April 1st
@ 6:30

Irish storyteller,
Bairbre McCarthy will join us to share her newest collection of Irish folktales entitled,
“The Keeper of the Crock of Gold.”

Bairbre rescheduled the original date due to freezing rain…

How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

post a comment to let us know…

Meet the Author!  Robert McIntosh will be joining us in the library on Tuesday, February 5th at 6:30pm to share his exploration of the Covered Bridges of Washington County, New York.

Robert studied architecture at RPI, has made furniture and cabinets for the past 20 years and is now a luthier making and restoring Double Basses (cellos) in Cambridge, NY.

His book, created as a project for the Washington County Covered Bridge Advisory Committee, explores the hidden treasures nestled in the hills of Washington County.  Shushan, Cambridge, Eagleville, Buskirk - all home to covered bridges as lovely and important today as yesterday.

Join us for a night of discussion with the man who studied them all!  Autographed copies are available for sale in the library at $20 a piece, tax included.

Warriors Within By Janine De Tillio Cammarata

When Michaela Sommers, a successful martial artist, investigates the brutal murder of her father, an NYPD narcotics officer, she is haunted by dreams of Celtic battles. When her father appears in these dreams, urging her to help, Michaela plunges into the dream world of a 3rd century Irish warrior.

Maecha Ruadh mac Art, the sovereign heir of Ireland, needs Michaela: she must save her father, the High King, and earn her place as leader of a male band of warriors. When Michaela time travels to Ireland and resides in Maecha’s dream world, she teaches Maecha the martial art skills she needs to enter the Cave of the Warrior with her Champion, Kelan mac Nessa, and survive three deadly challenges that will bond her and Kelan forever.

Michaela’s and Maecha’s quests are interwoven with Celtic lore and Irish warriors, such as Fionn mac Cumhail, as they fight to find the warriors within themselves.

Jenine DeTillio Cammarata of Rexford, NY
Tuesday, December 4th @ 6:30pm

Join us after you vote as Joe Peck of Peckhaven Farms shares his humorous stories of life on the farm. Fun for the whole family, Joe is a lively speaker with lots of mischievous stories to share…

Joe is the author of two hilarious books, “A Tractor in the House & Other Smashing Farm Stories” and “A Cow in the Pool & Udder Humorous Stories”

Tuesday, November 6th 6:30pm

Join us in welcoming local author Gloria Waldron Hukle of Averill Park…

Introducing Resolved Waldron, the ancestral grandfather to thousands of Upstate New York families. This well researched l7th Century historical novel follows the journey of the immigrating Holland born Waldron family who for ten years prior to the English takeover in 1664 made their home near what is today the corner of Wall Street and Broadway. MANHATTAN: SEEDS OF THE BIG APPLE is at heart the story of a struggling middle class, slave owning family, consisting in part of a young wife and two brothers. All three endeavor to understand each other while living the cultural diversities of their time. Ultimately, they have no choice but to accept the harrowing change that threatens to break the family structure. They were immigrants and this is their story.
Tuesday, October 2nd at 6:30pm