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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

2023 Closings:

January 1 – New Year’s Day
Monday, January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 20 – Presidents Day
April 7 – Good Friday, Closing at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 27 & Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day Weekend
Monday, June 19 (For Juneteenth)
Tuesday, July 4 – Independence Day Observance
Saturday, September 2 & Monday, September 4 – Labor Day Weekend
Monday, October 9 – Columbus Day
Monday, November 13 – Veterans Day (Observed)
Thursday, November 23, & Friday, November 24 – Thanksgiving
Monday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Monday, January 1, 2024

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

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

October Calendar

Charlotte!

Baby Rhyme Time

Staff Development

Children's Room

Mahjong Club

Sidewalk Book Sale

Fall Teen Zines

Ghost Hunting

Musical Movie Matinee

Interactive Clue

The Josephine-Louise Public Library is a member of the Ramapo-Catskill Library System (RCLS). The JLPL Catalog is accessible through the RCLS portal. Clicking on the links below will bring you to our page on RCLS. Simply click the logo at the top of their page to return here.

Access The Main Collection

eBook Collection

As a member of the Ramapo-Catskill Library System, the JLPL has access to many online resources and databases including Magazines, Encyclopedias, Language Aids and Genealogy Tools. Access to all of these resources are paid by the Library. For more information and to access the entire list of Databases, use the links below.

More Information and Access to RCLS Databases

Databases A-Z

Popular Services

Come visit us at the library to take advantage of many useful resources beyond our vast media collection. Need a library card? Museum Passes?

We also offer Faxing, Photocopies, Free WiFi, Computers to access the Internet, Designated Children’s Computers, and Out of System loans.

We even have Walden’s original newspapers online. Click Here for access to digitized content.

All these and more are available. Use the navigation bar at the top for details and access.

Staff Picks

Here are a few of our favorite books. For a bigger list of popular books, visit our RCLS Page.

This week's NYT Fiction Best Sellers List

Holly by Stephen King
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
VInce Flynn: Code Red by Kyle Mills
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Payback In Death by J. D. Robb
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bob Brown With Kathleen McGurl
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

This week's NYT Nonfiction Best Sellers List

UNTAMED by Glennon Doyle
CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson
ONE VOTE AWAY by Ted Cruz
KILLING CRAZY HORSE by Bill O
IS THIS ANYTHING? by Jerry Seinfeld
RAGE by Bob Woodward
HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X Kendi

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
wal@rcls.org

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