We are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can only have 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time, there is no seating and no use of public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Facebook Page
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
Drop-in Storytime
On April 20 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive online storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On April 20 t 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually! What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Online Presentation
On April 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. join us forReggie Harris: Freedom Songs and the Civil Rights Movement. Internationally acclaimed performer Reggie Harris is a singer, songwriter, storyteller, and cultural ambassador known worldwide for his ability to inspire hope and create opportunities for building community and positive change. This performance will include spirituals, freedom songs, and his own original work. He will discuss the connection between music and the Civil Rights Movement, the progression of civil rights as it pertains to his own family, and how that experience relates to the struggle for civil rights in the USA. This event is sponsored by the Amsterdam Free Library, The Community Library, Gloversville Public Library, Middleburgh Library, Schenectady County Public Library, Schoharie Free Library, and Sharon Springs Free Library. Please Note: This is an on-line presentation
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Please check our calendar on our website at www.middleburghlibrary.info for future programs. Also, don't forget our Facebook page.
We are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half-hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can have only 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time, there is no seating and no use of public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Board Meeting
The library’s Board of Trustees will meet on April 12 at 6 p.m. This meeting is open to the public.
Storytime
On April13 at 10:45 a.m. Drop-in Storytime is online. Join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On April 13 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
We are opening our doors to patrons at the Middleburg Library. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half-hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can have only 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time, there is no seating and no use of public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves, which are provided, must be used, handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Story times
On April 6 at 10:45 a.m., Stay-at-Home Story Time will be held online. Join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive story time for children up to age 5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games, and participate in activities around a weekly theme.
Registration is required. This story time will take place on the Zoom platform. Once you register, you will receive the Zoom join link.
Meditation
On April 6, at 5:15 p.m., our popular Insight Meditation group meets virtually. What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this.
Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering daydreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others, to allow understanding and compassion to arise, to encourage loving-kindness and patience.
We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators, teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Excel
On April 7 at 6:30 p.m., go online to join “Let’s Talk Excel & Google Sheets.” Learn how to open, save, download, and share a spreadsheet; create a table, enter numbers, make calculations, sort, filter, and more!
Our facilitator is Aneesa Hussain. This project, supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services Program, is an event by the Schoharie Library, the Community Library, and the Middleburgh Library. Register on our website.
Book talk
On April 8 at 1 p.m., join our book discussion on “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Entertainment Weekly describes the book this way: “The story of modern medicine and bioethics — and, indeed, race relations — is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”
Book Bundles
Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language?
Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for. She will research, gather, and collect library material and you can pick up your books.
Check out the Middleburgh Library Facebook Page for Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
We are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half-hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can have only 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time, there is no seating and no use of public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Drop-in Storytime
On March 30 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for an online, fun, interactive storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On March 30 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Book Bundles
Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
If you live in the Middleburgh School District, you are eligible to become a trustee of the Board of the Middleburgh Library. Trustees are special people who serve their community in an important way.
We are looking for you to step forward and join us! Your unique combination of skills will make a difference to the future of the library.
Trustee petitions are now available at the library for you to pick up and return by March 23. For more information please click here go to www.middleburghlibrary.info and click on get involved and become a trustee.
Partial opening
We are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can only have 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time there is no seating and no public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Drop-in Storytime
On March 23 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers.We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On March 23 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually! What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
Women’s History Month
Happy Women's History Month! Spend some time this March learning more about the women, past and present, who shape our world. Check out our website for virtual exhibits, biographies, classroom-ready resources for educators, upcoming events, and more. Together, we can tell a more inclusive and representative history: www.womenshistory.org
Please check our calendar on our website at www.middleburghlibrary.info for future programs. Also, don't forget our Facebook page.
If you live in the Middleburgh School District, you are eligible to become a trustee of the Board of the Middleburgh Library. Trustees are special people who serve their community in an important way.
We are looking for you to step forward and join us! Your unique combination of skills will make a difference to the future of the library.
Trustee petitions are now available at the library for you to pick up and return by March 23. For more information, go to www.middleburghlibrary.info and click on “Become a Trustee.”
Partial reopening
We are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can only have 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time there is no seating and no public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
Board Meets
On March 15 at 6 p.m. Library Board of Trustees will meet. The public is welcome.
Storytime
On March 16 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive online storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On March 16 at 5:15 p.m. join our popular Insight Meditation group meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Women’s History Month
Happy Women's History Month! Spend some time this March learning more about the women, past and present, who shape our world. Check out our website for virtual exhibits, biographies, classroom-ready resources for educators, upcoming events, and more. Together, we can tell a more inclusive and representative history: www.womenshistory.org
Please check our calendar on our website at www.middleburghlibrary.info for future programs. Also, don't forget our Facebook page.
We are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax at half-hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can have only 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time, there is no seating and no use of public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Board meets
On March 8 at 6 p.m. the Library Board of Trustees will meet. This meeting is open to the public.
Storytime
On March 9 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for Drop in-Storytime online. A fun, interactive storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On March 9 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Book Discussion
On March 11 at 1 p.m. join our book discussion via Zoom - "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng - From the bestselling author of "Everything I Never Told You", a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
At the Middleburgh Library, we are opening our doors to patrons. You can come in and browse the stacks, use the computer, print, make copies, or fax during half-hour blocks. We will continue to provide curbside service.
Please note: We can have only 10 people inside the library at a time. At this time, there is no seating and no use of public restrooms. Masks are required at all times while in the library and gloves (provided) must be used handling books. We look forward to seeing you!
Online Storytime
On March 2 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive stay at home storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. This storytime will take place on the Zoom platform. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On March 2 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
E-Books
On March 3 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. join us for Let’s Get E-Book Savvy - Via Zoom with facilitator Jody DeJong. She will teach how to get started with a Kindle, e-reader, phone, or other device, and download books. Whether you use a free site through the library, such as Libby or Overdrive, or download from a commercial website, you can have a great reading experience! Please have your device handy. To register, go to our website and click on register for the Zoom site.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s.
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post for Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
Due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in our county, the Middleburgh Library is taking a step back to provide only curbside service for our patrons. Although we realize this may be an inconvenience, we are also committed to keeping our patrons and staff safe.
So, we are still here and will work our hardest to get you what you need. Call to request books or do it online with your library card.
Have books to pick up? Just give us a call when you're here and we'll bring them out to the back porch. Don’t know what you want? Request a book bundle of a particular subject or author.
We are happy to make you copies and fax your documents while you wait in your car. Hopefully this will be a short setback and will be letting patrons back into the library soon. Please stay safe and take good care!
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
On Hiatus
Both Online Drop-in Storytimes and Virtual Insight Meditation are on Hiatus for now.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language?
Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your books.
Due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in our county, the Middleburgh Library is taking a step back to provide only curbside service for our patrons. Although we realize this may be an inconvenience, we are also committed to keeping our patrons and staff safe.
So, we are still here and will work our hardest to get you what you need. Call to request books or do it online with your library card.
Have books to pick up? Just give us a call when you're here and we'll bring them out to the back porch. Don’t know what you want? Request a book bundle of a particular subject or author.
We are happy to make you copies and fax your documents while you wait in your car. Hopefully this will be a short setback and will be letting patrons back into the library soon. Please stay safe and take good care!
Middleburgh Library Facebook Page - Check out this page for items we post like, Hidden Items pictures, coloring pages, and craft kits you can pick up at the library.
Library closed
On Feb. 15 Martin Luther King Day the library will be closed to celebrate the holiday.
Drop-in Storytime
On Feb. 16 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive storytime for children 0-5 and their caregivers. We will read stories, sing songs, play games and participate in activities around a weekly theme. Registration is required. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Feb. 16 at 5:15 p.m. join our popular Insight Meditation group meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. Registration is required. Please go to our website to register and receive the Zoom link.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your books.