
Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, movies, or music everywhere you have a screen - computer, phone, car, even your TV.
New Services
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
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 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.
Member Affiliations
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
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
This week's NYT Nonfiction Best Sellers List
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.
Donations accepted in memory of loved ones, to commemorate and honor a special person or event, or just in general.
Please contact the library for more information.
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