Looking for that special gift for that special someone? Look no further. The Hudson Area Library has a Shop with items based on images in its archival collection. Each sale benefits the library History Room, which acquires, preserves, and makes accessible the history of Hudson, Greenport, and Stockport. Framed and unframed copies of maps and…
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All Together Now for Summer Reading at the Hudson Area Library!
The Hudson Area Library kicks off its 2023 Summer Reading Program July 10 – August 19 Summer Reading is a national celebration of books and readers that goes on all summer long. This year’s theme is “All Together Now” and the Hudson Area Library has a ton of free community-centered events, giveaways, raffles, and activities…
SPOUTy at the Hudson Area Library
You’ve seen the whale symbol on Hudson’s street signs, parking signs, maybe you’ve noticed the whale float that appears in Hudson’s parades. But, where did it all come from? And why? In the mid-1970s, the City of Hudson was a different place than it is today. Big box stores were opening in nearby Greenport and…
Hudson Area Library: Local Hudson Maps and Atlases Exhibition Opening
On Thursday, March 2nd, the Hudson Area Library showcased its historical Hudson maps and atlases. The exhibition was a culmination of months and years of work by local volunteers of the library’s History Room. Their worked helped preserve and make these maps accessible to the public. The maps have been used to teach local teens…
Hudson Area Library Launches Online Access to Two Oral History Collections
The Hudson Area Library is pleased to announce two newly-launched oral history online archives: the Hudson Area Library Oral History Project (HAL OHP), an open collection of interviews collected locally over the past decade, and the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County Oral History Project (BLACC) collection from the 1980s. The archiving of these collections…
Koweek Family Donates Urban Renewal Planning Papers to Hudson Area Library
The Hudson Area Library is proud to announce that the Koweek family has donated the Arthur Koweek Urban Renewal Papers to the library’s History Room. Arthur Koweek chaired the Hudson City Planning Commission during the urban renewal project of 1971-1973. With Hudson again in a debate about housing and business development, much can be learned…
Virtual Listening Party
Teach Us, a Listening Party and Community Conversation about Education, Community, Care, and Covid with the Education Narratives Project Join Oral History Summer School and the Hudson Area Library on Thursday, April 8, 7-8:30pm for a virtual interactive listening party with conversation celebrating educators as they respond to their extraordinary experiences of teaching in the…