February 7th – March 8th “And the winner of the 2024 Cornwall Public Library Oscar Contest is…” Want to hear your name at the end of that sentence? Then it’s time to put all your celebrity obsession to good use! Enter our Oscar Contest with your best guesses and you could be one of our… Continue reading 2024 Oscar Contest

Friday, March 15 @ 3:00 PM Join local artist Paul Gould who will recall his experience with samples of his paintings created on location in Ireland. Watch how he captures the beauty of Ireland in a live painting demonstration of Blarney Castle. Registration opens February 15th and is required. If the program is full, please… Continue reading The Beauty of Ireland: Painting Demo & Exhibition by Paul Gould

Saturday, March 16 @ 2:00 PM Munger Cottage The Cornwall Public Library invites you to enjoy the Songs of Ireland featuring the popular Irish band The Parting Glass! As an added treat, the Friends of the Cornwall Public Library will be hosting a Paul Gould art show highlighting Irish brush strokes. Registration is required and… Continue reading Songs of Ireland

Tuesday, March 19 @ 6:00 PM Join presenter Cynthia Topps for a look at the history of the WASPs, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots  that flew a total of 60 million miles in military aircraft and eventually awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. This program will highlight some of their standout flyers including those… Continue reading Beware My Sting: The Women’s Airforce Service Pilots… WASPs

Thursday, March 21 @ 6:00 PM Barbie – An American Icon: Women’s History Month In the 1950s children could only play with baby dolls. There were no adult dolls. Then Ruth Handler decided to invent a doll with adult features. The doll named Barbie was a “Teen-age Fashion model.” Barbie could be dressed in a… Continue reading Barbie: An American Icon

Saturday, February 24 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Join us as we jazz it up with the live music of love on February 24th featuring the Beacon Jazz Lab at Munger Cottage. Space is limited! Register via the online calendar beginning January 2nd via the library website. If registration is full, please call the library… Continue reading Jazz: The Music of Love

Tuesday, February 13 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Artists Paul Gould, Bill Gould, and Matt Soltis will provide insights about cleaning, color matching, canvas/frame repair and the ethics that govern the profession of art restoration. Registration is required and space is limited. If the program is full, please call the library at 845-534-8282 to be… Continue reading Art Restoration

Saturday, March 2nd @ 10 AM Dominic Schepis of the Mid/Hudson Astronomical Association will provide information about eclipses and what you need to prepare for viewing them just in time for this year’s April Solar Eclipse. This is a drop-in, all ages event!

Calling All Poets Ages 5-18! Enter up to two of your original poems. Our judges will select a Top Poem in different age groups, and a Best Overall Poem from all entries. Deadline for entries: Wednesday, April 10th at 8 PM. Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 28 at 1:30 PM — ALL ARE INVITED! 2024… Continue reading 2024 Annual Timothy Mumford Memorial Poetry Competition-Deadline Extended to April 10

Saturday, April 6 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Open to all ages. Basic understanding of chess rules and game play a must. Registration is required via the library website. Registration opens March 22. Hosted by: Nathaniel Slichta; CCHS – Chess Team If you have any questions please contact Lisa SinClair at 845-534-8282.