Welcome

I am Olga “Regina” Doi, Director of the Galway Public Library and I am pleased to present to you our new website, logo and community resource. Please feel free to stop at the library, say hello, share your thoughts or keep visiting our growing on line community www.GalwayPublicLibrary.org.

P1010114.JPG Have a non-profit, community or business listing you wish share with the world?  Please visit our directories page to add your listing today! Have a community event you want us to share with the world? Please contact the director with your event information.

Want to know what is happening at your library? Please be sure to download and read our May newsletter (.pdf)   and visit our events calendar.

The All NEW Galway Get Together newsletter- swap and shop, share news and more in our free e-newsletter Get our current issue of the Galway Get Together now!!-

 

The Galway Community in Images, Words, and Sound:

Project grant- Galway Library and Galway Schools in the news!

 

 

 

Nooks and Kindles- Oh MY!! Be sure to check out our nooks and kindles preloaded with best sellers-, newspapers, and magazines!

 

 

 

JobNow is an innovative online service that provides expert resume help, real-time interview coaching and career advice. There are services to help with every step of a job search. The Adult Learning Center features test preparation (including GED and U.S. citizenship preparation), writing assistance, and study tools for math, reading and writing. Live, online one-on-one interaction with a tutor or job coach is available as part of JobNow and the Adult Learning Center. 

This May



 Madison Wealth Management Workshop
Wed, May 16, 6pm – 8pm

Comprehensive Financial Planning- Seminar topics will include: a general understanding of investing, strategies to limit risk in your retirement portfolio as well as techniques for generating income in retirement.

   Diners of the Capital District w/Mike Engle Wed, May 23, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
 Library Open House, Mon May 28, 10-12pm
Library Book Sale, Mon, May 28, 9-1pm in the Village Park
 

Reading Together for Kids and Parents

Join local scholar Evelyn Hanna
and facilitator Deb Flint
for this special four-session program where 9 to 11-year-olds and their parents/caregivers get together to talk about books and ideas.

Books are provided in advance to be read for each session.

Tues, May 22, 6:30-8:00pm- Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff

Don’t forget the Hyde Museum pass. Galway Public Library card holders – visit the world famous Hyde Art Collection in Glens Falls, NY for free with the Galway Public Library museum pass

Our Regulary Scheduled Library Groups

   Weekly Wednesdays at the Movies- Big Screen showings of your favorite films for families! Free with refreshments!
May 16- The Karate Kid (2010)May 23- Looney Tunes


Open art Studio with Benno- Weekly Thursdays- 6:30-8:00pm
When Readers Meet- 4th Mondays- 7:00pm-9:00pm


June 25 Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander
July 23rd, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

August 27   Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht
September 24   The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt

  
  • Kid Board Games: Weekly Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00pm
  • Chess Club: Weekly Fridays 3:30- 4:30pm
  • Kids’ Third Thursday with the Arts: Third Thursdays 3:30-4:30pm. Join local artist Nancy McGrath to create art. Please register. For ages 5+. Funded by Target.
  • Teen Youth Book Discussion- 
Calling all Crafters!
New Craft Open House for all ages meets on the 2nd Wed. of each month from 6 – 8 p.m.
Drop in with your portable craft project – knitting, crochet, embroidery, paper crafts, etc. – to work on during this fun, informal gathering. Share your skills, get ideas, show off your projects, and enjoy the company of other crafters.
The Writers’ group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. They welcome beginners as well as published writers. Share your poetry, fiction or non-fiction in this friendly, helpful group. Even if you’re not ready to share your work, please join them to listen, offer encouragement to other writers, and start being inspired! Not quite ready to begin? You can be added to their email reminder list.  They will keep you posted on meeting dates and other writing opportunities – just email director@galwaypubliclibrary.org and we’ll add you to the list.
Community Web Design Class- Weekly Mondays- 4:30-5:00pm
Computer Assistance Lab- Weekly Thursdays- 6:00-6:30pm

 

Thank you for using Ask Us 24/7 - a service of cooperating New York State libraries and library systems, including the New York 3Rs Library Councils. Click the Ask us Link Enter your question, and a librarian will be with you shortly. You will not necessarily be chatting with a librarian from your local library or even your community. This is a global, cooperative service staffed by reference librarians from New York State, as well as other states and countries.

ROI: The Value of Your Library

Return on Information and Return on Investment. Feel good about how far your library dollar goes- please visit our Library Value Calculator to learn how much you save! Wire-less Internet at your Library!

 

See the World from Your Community in Galway, NY. USA

 

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