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The Wadhams Free Library’s Annual Meeting, which is open to the public,  will be held at the Library on Thursday November 21st at 7 p.m.

November 20 Rose Chancler The Art of the Mistake and Other Things the Piano Has Taught Me

November 6 Alex Caskey Sheep and Trees - Using Silvopasture and Tree Crops to Build Climate Resilience on the Farm

Barred Owl Brook Farm, LLC

735 Lakeshore Rd.
Essex, NY 12936

barredowlbrook@gmail.com

Wadhams Free Library and Dogwood Bread Coompany

Present A Sourdough Waffle and Frittata Extravaganza

Sunday, October 20

10 am - 1 pm at the Bakery

Followed by The Wadhamds Fire Company Duck Derby at 1 pm

Sourdough waffles, Hearty Frittatas, Fruit , Tempting Desserts, Coffee, tea and Juice

Suggested Donation $15 Adults $8 Tweleve and Under

To Benefit the LIbrary

October 2 Juleigh Walker Come with Me, Under the Sea: Scuba Diving Around the World

September 25 Nancy Budd Restoring the Ecosystem at the Essex Quarry Nature Preserve

The Library will be closed Saturday 9/21.

Since we’ll all be in Westport this Saturday, we won’t have anyone to open the library.

Come see us at the Adirondack Harvest Festival.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS THURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 19, AT 7 PM,

IN THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Free and open to the public

Questions:

518-962-8717

7 pm

www.wadhamsfreelibrary.org

Wednesday in Wadhams Lecture

7 pm

Free & Open to the Public

Questions 518-962-8717

https://wadhamsfreelibrary.org/

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS THURSDAY,

AUGUST 8, AT 7 PM,

IN THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS THURSDAY,

JULY 18, AT 7 PM,

IN THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

JUNE 5th

The Book of Ruth: On the fine art of story-telling with Jo Ann Gardner

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS THURSDAY,

MAY 9, AT 7 PM,

IN THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

MAY 8th

Wool and Water: Stitching Water’s Story with Fiber Art/ Michale Glennon

Michale Glennon is a wildlife ecologist, fiber artist, and director of Wool and Water, a collaborative data art project of the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute that blends fiber art with scientific information to create visual representations of changing water quality conditions in the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain Basin.

APRIL 17th

Spain, Portugal and Morocco... and more about the Moors.

Jim Kinley and Mary Bell will present photos, videos and tales of their travels there this past November from their impression of the art in the Prado museum, to flamenco dancing in Sevilla, fado music in Portugal, and to the sights, sounds and scenes in the medinas of Fes and Marrakesh.Enjoy their stories from the Iberian peninsula and Northwestern Africa.

Wadhams Free Library

Sunday Brunch - A Sourdough Waffle and Frittata Extravaganza

At Dogwood Bread Company Sunday, April 7

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Bring a Friend - Get some Glasses

Wadhams Free Library

presents

The Boquet River: Resilience and Restoration

with Colin Powers

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

7:00 p.m.

A brief illustrated look at the resilience history of the Boquet River and where it

stands in 2024, and a snapshot of the Boquet River Association’s (BRASS)

projects for the coming year.

Colin Powers is a Board Member of the Boquet River Association and a graduate

of UVM's Community Resilience & Planning program.

Free and open to the public!

Questions: 518.962.8717 !

www.wadhamsfreelibrary.org

APRIL 3rd          

The Boquet River: Resilience and Restoration News for 2024

Colin Powers will talk about current BRASS projects and the state of our river.

Colin Powers is a Board Member of the Boquet River Association and a graduate of UVM's Community Resilience & Planning program.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS THURSDAY,

MARCH 21, AT 7 PM,

IN THE LIBRARY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Wadhams Free Library presents

TOTALITY: The Next Eclipse

with Jacqueline van Gorkom

Wednesday, March 12, 2024 at 7:00pm

On April 8 a total solar eclipse will be visible from Essex County. In this talk, Columbia University Astronomer Jacqueline van Gorkom will describe fun and safe ways to watch the eclipse and perhaps even explore some interesting things to look at if it turns out to be cloudy that day! She will review what a solar eclipse is, why total solar eclipses are a rare phenomena, and their role in some myths. Jacqueline van Gorkom is an astronomer who watched her first total eclipse in 2017. She studies galaxy evolution by observing them with radio telescopes. She has been teaching at Columbia University for more than 30 years. with Jacqueline van Gorkom Wednesday, March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public Questions: 518.962.8717 www.wadhamsfreelibrary.org FREE ECLIPSE GLASSES are available at the library

Wadhams Free Library

presents

Tim Brookes The Endangered Alphabets Project Wednesday January 24 at 7 p.m.

Tim Brookes, the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, will be talking about his carvings, his work with minority communities all over the world, and his new book Writing Beyond Writing: Lessons from Endangered Alphabets— much of which was wri en at the Dogwood. The Endangered Alphabets Project, based in Vermont, is the only organization in the world dedicated to preserving and revitalizing endangered cultures by researching, cataloging, and promoting their indigenous writing systems through talks, exhibitions, educational materials, games, and artwork. The Endangered Alphabets Project is also launching World Endangered Writing Day on January 23rd, dedicated to communities working to revive their culture by reviving their languages, spoken and written.

Information and livestream at endangered writing

The Wadhams Free Library regular meeting for Thursday, November 16th at 7 pm has been changed to December 6th. The public is invited to attend.

Future library meetings in 2023 will be held every other month on the 3rd Thursday of the month. With the exception of August 10th and October 5th, 2023.

Matt Plouffe Energy Efficiency Q&A Clean Energy in the North Country

Matt will have energy efficiency kits available to NYSEG customers and will use these as an opportunity to provide information and answer questions about how to improve energy efficiency in your homes.

Matt currently serves as Energy Advisor for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, covering Clinton, Essex, and Hamilton counties. Matt provides NYSERDA program information, application assistance, contractor resources, and energy efficiency education resources.

Free and open to the public!

Questions: 518.962.8717 www.wadhamsfreelibrary.org

Wadhams Free Library presents

Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route

A Tale of Backcountry Skiing

with Sarah Gardner!

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

7:00 p.m.

Sarah Gardner is a local Doctor of Physical Therapy at the Elizabethtown Community

Hospital Outpatient Clinic. She is an ADK enthusiast and can be found running, biking,

and skiing in the mountains that are now home.

Join Sarah as she tells the tale of

her backcountry skiing adventure

in the Alps.

Hear how she prepared, see what

she brought, and enjoy some

skiing photos along the way!