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

New York Times All Access (Click Read More)

NYT All Access - Walden Cardholders Step by Step Instructions Here      

Baby Rhyme Time

Registration begins Monday, April 13th.

Toddler Storytime

*Registration begins Monday, April 6th.

May Calendar

Programs may be subject to change. Updated May 11, 2026.    

Local History

New York Times Hard Cover Non-Fiction Best Sellers

The Case for America by Bret Baier
Strangers by Belle Burden
The U. S. Constitution by Melissa Murray
Famesick by Lena Dunham
True Crime by Patricia Cornwell
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I'Ve Cried About by Isabel Klee
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
Inside the Box by David Epstein
Make Believe by Mac Barnett
Rookie by Joshua Taylor Bassett
When We See You Again by Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Stripped Down by Bunnie Xo
A Course Called Home by Tom Coyne
Backtalker by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
This Vast Enterprise by Craig Fehrman

New York Times Hard Cover Fiction Best Sellers

Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
26 Beauties by James Patterson
The Correspondent by VIrginia Evans
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Starside by Alex Aster
John of John by Douglas Stuart
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Susan Patterson and James Patterson
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Twisted by Emily McIntire
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

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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