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06/01/2026

Today is Dinosaur Day and so we look back to Hudson’s relatively recent history with dinosaurs: The Jonas Studio work for the 1964 World’s Fair! A parade of dinosaur models, created for the Dinoland exhibit in the World’s Fair, went from 7th Street Park down Warren Street to the waterfront where they were loaded on boats headed for Queens, the site of the World’s Fair.

We are looking for any photographs, memorabilia and/or memories from local folks who remember this event in the annals of Hudson history for an upcoming exhibit. Email [email protected] with any information.

05/28/2026

Thursday, June 4, 6-7:30pm via Zoom, the library and the Leisler Institute presents Wartime Refugee Crisis in the Hudson Valley, 1754-1763 by Tom Arne Midtrød. As this preamble to a proclamation by Governor Sir Charles Hardy of New York illustrates Mahican and Munsee-speaking populations in the Hudson Valley were under pressure to relocate due to the French and Indian War and this led to a refugee crisis.

To register for the Zoom visit the History Room website: https://historyroom.hudsonarealibrary.org/history-room-programs

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day we honor all who gave their lives serving their country including Colonel David S. Cowles, who led the 128th Regiment of Columbia and Dutchess counties and was killed during the 28-day siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana. It is said he died saying, “tell my brother that I died with my face to the foe.” Words to that effect are on his tombstone in the Cedar Park Cemetery.

More information: https://gossipsofrivertown.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-about-death-of-colonel-cowles.html

05/23/2026

We are closed Monday, May 25 in honor of Memorial Day.

Update: Due to weather, the Memorial Day Parade has been canceled, but there will be an indoor ceremony. Details in comments.

05/22/2026

✨🌈✨ Sending out a big thanks to all of our sponsors and community partners for Teen Pride Night on Wednesday! We had SO MUCH FUN!

Thank you to cookie maven Trixie Starr and local library teen Jada for delicious baked goods, Lil Deb's Oasis for cute giveaways, Greene County Pride for visiting from across the river, and our Partners-in-Pride for co-hosting: the Mental Health Association of Columbia Greene Youth Clubhouses, OutHudson and the Q***r and Trans Connection Network.

We can't wait to do it again! 🤗

This program was supported by the Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation.

05/21/2026

This image of a Neefus photo featured in the Register-Star in the 1970s is of the last house, and one of Hudson's oldest, demolished on Chapel Street in Hudson. Neither the house nor the street exist anymore. Walter First, grandson of the owners, did the demolition. The History Room contains many photographs, maps and documents pertaining to urban renewal.

05/20/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Tonight! Express Yourself: Teen Pride Night! 🏳️‍🌈

Join the Q***r Teen Meetup Party Planning Crew for a night of nail art, drag makeup, tarot, tunes and pizza! Come as you are! Ages 12 - 18.

📆 Wednesday, May 20, 5-7 pm
🗣️ Hudson Area Library Community Room
🖋️ Registration appreciated. Email [email protected] or call 518-828-1792.

This program is presented in partnership with OutHudson, the Mental Health Association of Columbia Greene Youth Clubhouses, the Q***r and Trans Connection Network, and is supported by the Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation.

05/19/2026

Thursday, June 4, 6-7:30pm via Zoom Tom Arne Midtrød, Ph.D. will discuss how the outbreak of the Seven Years' War affected Mahican and Munsee-speaking populations in the Hudson Valley. Native groups were forcibly removed and relocated to new areas both inside and outside of the Valley, creating a refugee crisis. This image is of Old Fort Johnson, which was a central location during the refugee crisis. To register visit our History Room website: https://historyroom.hudsonarealibrary.org/history-room-programs.

05/14/2026

Tuesday we posted about one of our newest oral histories. Today we feature an oral history from the 1980s, part of the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County (BLACC) collection.

Ms. Parker, a Hudson resident, discusses life in Hudson from the early 1900s including her memories of coal and ice deliveries, the vegetable man who came on his horse drawn cart on the Hudson-Athens ferry, and homemade liniments. All from the era when the Hudson River froze over and people walked across it to the other side!

The video is available to view on the BLACC website: https://blacc.hudsonarealibrary.org/oral-histories/marie-parker

05/13/2026

👕 Tonight! 👕 Save your old t-shirts from becoming global waste! Learn how to make t-shirt yarn, work with a t-shirt weaving loom, and craft a simple t-shirt tote bag. There will be some old t-shirts on hand, but please feel free to bring your own to use.

🧶 Wednesday, May 13, 5 – 7:30pm
🧶 Hudson Area Library Community Room
🧶 No registration required. All are welcome!

This program is presented in partnership with The Second Show Community Thrift Shop, and Pay It Forward Community Thrift Store, and it is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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