Local History Talk byMarylou Stapleton Skene Memorial Library on Main Street in Fleischmanns is proud to sponsor a Local History Talk on May 18 at 1 PM. Lifelong Big Indian resident Marylou Stapleton will tell us tales of life in … Continue reading
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John Kincheloe will read from his new book, Heroes for Hire, a Tall Tale of the Catskills A longtime Halcottville resident, John tells the story of the summer of 1969, his introduction to the Catskills and to our mountain way-of-life. … Continue reading
It’s Spring, and time to think about planting your garden! Skene Library is now hosting Transition Catskills 5th Annual Seed Swap at Delaware County Public Libraries with an assortment of heirloom vegetable seeds. Discover good old standards as well as … Continue reading
Greetings Members of the NY Library Community, Governor Cuomo released his FY2018-19 Executive Budget proposal & accompanying legislation. This signals the start of state budget negotiations. Though the Governor proposed an additional 3% in education funding in this year’s budget, … 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