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 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 16 – Presidents’ Day
Friday, April 3 – Good Friday, Closing at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 & Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday, July 4 – Independence Day
Saturday, September 5 & Monday, September 7 – Labor Day Weekend
Monday, October 12 – Indigenous Peoples’ & Columbus Day
Wednesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26, & Friday, November 27 – Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve, Closing at 3:00pm
Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Friday, January 1, 2027 – 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

Services

Featured Services

Local History

New York Times Hard Cover Non-Fiction Best Sellers

The Perilous Fight by Colin Kaepernick With Nick Chiles
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
Confronting America by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer
One Man In by Christian Craighead
Live Laugh Love by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
This Is Me by Hayden Panettiere
The Counterrevolution by VIctor Davis Hanson
The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán
Profiles In Cowardice by Jacob Weisberg
Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
My Battlefield by Joyce Meyer
How to Eat An Elephant by Sarah Longwell
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Never Say Die by Ke Huy Quan

New York Times Hard Cover Fiction Best Sellers

Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
Exit Party by Emily St
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
The Altar of Pergamon by Jonathan Cahn
The Emperor's Enemy by Jasmine Mas
We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman
Eldritch by Keri Lake
The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Whistler by Ann Patchett
The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty

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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