Quick Info

Library Hours and Closings
Library Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

2025 Closings:

January 1 – New Year’s Day
Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 17 – Presidents’ Day
April 18 – Good Friday, Closing at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 & Monday, May 26 – Memorial Day Weekend
Friday, July 4 – Independence Day
Saturday, August 30 & Monday, September 1 – Labor Day Weekend
Monday, October 13 – Indigenous Peoples’ & Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
Thursday, November 27, & Friday, November 28 – Thanksgiving

Wednesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve, Closing at 3:00pm

Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Thursday, January 1, 2026 – New Year’s Day

Directions
​Traveling North on Rt. 208 (from I-84), turn left on Scofield St., up a steep hill and down, the library is about 3 blocks on the left.

Traveling West on Rt. 52 Main St. (from Newburgh), turn left on Orchard St. (1st street after the traffic light), you will be facing the library entrance (about one block down Orchard).

The library/police station/municipal building are located in a triangle formed by Scofield, Orchard, and Walnut Streets.

Contact Info
Ginny Neidermier, Library Director
Beth Balogh, Children’s Services
Abby Williams, Teen Services
Alyssa Masotto, Librarian

Phone: (845) 778-7621
Fax: (845) 778-1946
Email: wal@rcls.org

Local History

Featured Services

New York Times Hard Cover Non-Fiction Best Sellers

Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne With Chris Ayres
107 Days by Kamala Harris
How to Test Negative for Stupid by John Kennedy
Hostage by Eli Sharabi
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The Gales of November by John U. Bacon
Dear New York by Brandon Stanton
Told You So by Mayci Neeley
Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Misunderstood by Allen IVerson With Ray Beauchamp
In the Name of Freedom by Enes Kanter Freedom
Truly by Lionel Richie
Awake by Jen Hatmaker
Black Af History by Michael Harriot

New York Times Hard Cover Fiction Best Sellers

The Intruder by Freida McFadden
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
Cry Havoc by Jack Carr
Twice by Mitch Albom
Alchemised by Senlinyu
Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
My Beloved by Jan Karon
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
The Damned by Harper L. Woods
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Get Involved

The Josephine-Louise Public Library circulates more than 84,000 items per year to residents of the Village of Walden and many residents of the Town of Montgomery. The library receives over 61,400 visits a year, and conducts more than 40,400 reference transactions. Join us at the Library and support our goal to provide materials and services to help meet the diverse educational, professional, and recreational needs of the community.

Library Hours

Monday – Thursday: 10am-8pm
Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday: Closed

Contact Us

5 Scofield St.
Walden, NY 12586
(845) 778-7621
Fax: (845) 778-1946
wal@rcls.org

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