Claverack Free Library

09/07/2026

Check out what your local library has to offer!

📚✨ September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Go get a library card, checkout a book (or two), and support your local library 💙📖

09/04/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻-𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

A library card in Claverack does more than check out books—it can also unlock movies, museum passes, and even a state park. A library nearly 200 years old is still finding new ways to serve the community.
Read https://www.tapinto.net/towns/the-columbia-paper/sections/things-to-do-1210/articles/a-library-card-is-your-ticket-to-more-claverack-free-library-celebrates-library-card-sign-up-month or visit TAPinto The Columbia Paper to read more https://www.tapinto.net/towns/the-columbia-paper

09/04/2026

Closed for Labor Day
The library will be closed on Monday, September 7th 2026 for the holiday.

We’re always open online!
Access e-books, audiobooks, museum passes, learn a language, and more at www.claveracklibrary.org

09/04/2026

On Monday, September 14th, the Columbia County Libraries Association and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum present a history webinar: The Constitution Speaks.

To register, email [email protected]. 6:30pm on Zoom.

Presented by Jeff Urbin, Education Specialist at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum.

Image description: Photo is a copy of the original US Constitution. Text reads: When the Founding Fathers forged the United States of America from the 13 British colonies, Benjamin Franklin was said to have proclaimed the creation of "a republic...if we can keep it." This presentation highlights some of the key rules, rights and responsibilities necessary for the maintenance of a healthy and successful democracy."

09/01/2026

📚SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD MONTH!🎉 There’s so much you can do with a library card besides borrow books! Check out movies, museum passes, learn a language and so much more! Celebrate all the ways your library card can connect you to your community, and in September you can play library bingo and be entered into a raffle to win a prize! Starting today, September 1st, complete any 5 boxes on your bingo card to earn a spot in the raffle. You could win your choice of one of our outofprint.com library mugs, a cuddly Harle plushie, or a special edition book! 😊 Come on in, get a library card if you don’t already have one, pick up a bingo card, and discover something new at the library! Oh, and bring a friend 😂

08/25/2026

08/20/2026

Herb gardening with Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners!
Saturday, August 29 at 10 am.
Registration required - 518-851-7120 or email [email protected].
Explore:
Choosing herbs that suit your garden site, preparing your soil for healthy growth, designing herb gardens and containers. Incorporating herbs into an established garden. Harvesting, collecting and storing your herbs and more! Cornell Cooperative Extension

08/18/2026

Dinosaurs at the library!
Now through the end of September come to the Claverack Free Library and enjoy the work of Louis Paul Jonas. Dinosaurs on parade in the library stacks are nearly as amazing as dinosaurs floating down the Hudson River. Learn a bit about the Claverack Giant and more all at your local library.

08/18/2026

You’re Invited!🎉

Summer’s End Ice Cream Celebration

Saturday, August 29th | 12:00 to 2:00 PM
From littles to seniors - come celebrate the end of summer or the start of fall. You chose!
The adventure isn’t extinct yet! We’ve dug up amazing stories, hatched dinosaur eggs, uncovered the secrets of the past through artifacts, archaeology, and ancient tools, and even created art with soil from the earth. Now it’s time for one final treat before our Summer adventures go extinct-an Ice Cream Celebration! Join us for a dino-mite treat and one last roar of summer fun!

08/17/2026

🎷 JAZZY DAZE IS COMING TO CLAVERACK! 🎶

Get ready for an evening of smooth jazz, Latin rhythms, Bossa Nova, American Songbook favorites, and classic rock with Jazzy Daze!

Join us on Friday, August 21, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Claverack Free Library for a fantastic night of live music featuring Connie Lopez, Mike Ragaini, Bill Beveridge, Marla Eggenstein, Billy Serin, Nik Vanderhoof, and Ed Newell.

🎟️ Tickets: Donations Appreciated!

Bring your friends, enjoy the music, and spend a summer evening with us. We can’t wait to see you there!

📍 Claverack Free Library
9 Route 9H, Claverack, NY