Pollination is the bedrock of our natural communities. The work of the Hudson Valley’s pollinators—which include bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, and even bats and birds—is vital to the functioning of our natural systems. They help to fuel the food chain that nearly all animals rely on for sustenance and shelter, including human beings. Pollinators make our farms flourish and our forests function. However, the existence of many of our pollinators, and thus the integrity of our ecological communities, is under threat. Join us for the discussion of how we can help and what we can do.

Do you have questions about an old property in our area? Get some resources and ideas of where to look for answers! Presented by Audrey Klinkenberg, Associate Historian from Ulster County for genealogy.

Join us for our first Piano Plus presentation of 2025. Daria Podorozhnova & Terri Ji will perform various pieces on the piano. Suggested fee will be $15 at the door.

Join Will for his FREE Tech Tuesday, get your questions answered, bring devices that are giving you a challenge! Will is here every other Tuesday (upcoming sessions are April 1, 15 & 29). No need to sign up!

Join Kathy Carey for a Tai Chi for Health & Wellness series. This series runs Fridays, from April 4- May 23. Please sign up in advance for the series. This is a mixed level class series and is designed to be a step up from the class offered by the Ulster County office of the Aging.

Julia Haines will be teaching mini harp lessons for people of all ages! Please sign up in advance, there are limited harps. In order to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to try a harp lesson, please only sign up for 2 slots total from now through July. Adults should attempt to sign up for the first slot at each Pop-Up, kids and families for the second session. All guardians should remain with their child whether or not they are trying the harp. This is a free program "This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson."

Join Will for his FREE Tech Tuesday, get your questions answered, bring devices that are giving you a challenge! Will is here every other Tuesday (upcoming sessions are April 15 & 29). No need to sign up!

Julia Haines will be teaching mini harp lessons for people of all ages! Please sign up in advance, there are limited harps. In order to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to try a harp lesson, please only sign up for 2 slots total from now through July. Adults should attempt to sign up for the first slot at each Pop-Up, kids and families for the second session. All guardians should remain with their child whether or not they are trying the harp. This is a free program "This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson."

Come in and sew some new pajama pants! For the PJ Pants class, you’ll need to purchase a commercial pattern. You might also want to buy flannel if you’d prefer that over the cotton fabric available at the library. More info to come in March about patterns and fabric options. Please sign up in advance, are you bringing your own machine or borrowing ours?

Join Will for his FREE Tech Tuesday, get your questions answered, bring devices that are giving you a challenge! Will is here every other Tuesday. No need to sign up! Check the website calendar for upcoming dates.

Join us for another great Yard Sale!

Each spot is approximately 4'x8'. Fee for a spot: Use our tables $35 OR Bring your own tables $25

MUST pay at time of sign up! Call or come in person to get a spot!

Join us for our bi-annual clothing swap! Please bring items in for the swap from April 26- May 1st for sorting. There is no need to bring items to the swap to come and shop, we always have plenty! Great for the whole family!

Chrissy will be here to teach us how to make a tote bag with a zipper. Please sign up in advance, and let us know if you need to borrow a machine or if you will bring your own.

Brought to the Olive Free Library by Health Option NY. Topics covered will be : Common scams targeting seniors.

• How to spot and report fraud.

• Resources, including the National Elder Fraud Hotline.

• Steps to safeguard personal information and finances.

Hot Wrk Ensemble is a saxophone/woodwind and percussion trio founded in 2020 by award-winning musicians J Brooks Marcus (J Why), Lois Hicks-Wozniak and Brad Hubbard, explores, deconstructs and wrks out concepts of traditional chamber music and the concert experience by engaging communities to interact with and partake in the creation process. Performances can include everything from contemporary art music, jazz, world music styles to early Baroque, and arrangements of Dolly Parton and The Beatles. Expect the unexpected! The Hot Wrk Ensemble is performing a free concert at Olive Free Library, West Shokan, NY. This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

“Keepers of the Light: Women Lighthouse Keepers of the Hudson River”
​Women have kept the lights since the earliest days of the Hudson River lighthouses. Starting in the 1830s until automation in the 1950s, nearly a dozen women were official lighthouse keepers on the Hudson River, several with careers of over forty years. Others were unjustly turned out from their posts. Some weren’t official keepers at all, but did the duties nonetheless. Learn about the careers and personal lives of these female keepers, what it took to be a lighthouse keeper, and why the Hudson River had more women lighthouse keepers than most places in the United States.  Jack Loesch from Hudson River Maritime Museum will be presenting.

Join the Nutty Scientists for a great interactive science show and sign up for our summer reading program. Great for the whole family! No need to sign up, show up and have a good time!