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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

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

Swan Song by Charles Spencer
Roll the Calls by Ari Emanuel
Actually, Nevermind by Taylor Tomlinson
An Unexpected Life by Gloria Steinem
The Perilous Fight by Colin Kaepernick With Nick Chiles
Go and Do Likewise by Andy Beshear
Pay Attention by David Pakman
Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
Confronting America by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer
The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán
One Man In by Christian Craighead
Unburdened by Lindy Li
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The Counterrevolution by VIctor Davis Hanson
This Is Me by Hayden Panettiere

New York Times Hard Cover Fiction Best Sellers

Hollywood, Ending by John Green
Sometimes I Scare Myself by Jeneva Rose
Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
Agatha Christie: Murder At the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley
VInce Flynn: Double Tap by Don Bentley
The Munich Affair by James Patterson and David Ellis
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Whistler by Ann Patchett
The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
The Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy
The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace
The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
The Disappearers by Marlon James

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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