Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information After careful consideration of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) health safety issues, the Board of Trustees of Skene Memorial Library are temporarily closing the library to the public beginning on Wednesday, March 18 and through at least Tuesday, March … Continue reading
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January 22, 2020 ADVOCACY ALERT Governor Cuomo released his FY2020-2021 Executive Budget proposal. For the fourth straight year he has drastically cut funding for our libraries. From the Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal: Library Aid: $91.6M ($4M CUT) The proposed funding … Continue reading
Dr Mike Freeman Book Reading and Talk: Walton Family Hits the Road for Famed El Camino Walk in Spain Santiago de Compostela in the northwest of Spain is a long way from Walton, New York—even if you walk there from … Continue reading
It is with sadness that we note the passing of Dorothy Minion who worked for many years as a daily Skene Memorial Library volunteer and also as a librarian substitute. Library visitors will remember Dorothy for her kind and mild … Continue reading
Sometime around 1894, summer resident Mrs. Alexander Skene first proposed the idea of the creation of a Library for Griffin Corners. (As known physician Dr. Alexander Skene had a summer home east of Griffin Corners, and enjoyed their time in … Continue reading