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The East Fishkill Public Library District is notifying the public that three district trustee positions will be subject to election this fall.  Anyone interested in running for the 3 year position of library trustee can pick up the petition forms at the East Fishkill Community Library located at 348 Route 376 in Hopewell Junction. The...
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Local author, Susan Richards, joined us for an evening in May to read from her book, Saddled : How a Spirited Horse Reined Me In and Set Me Free.  Ms. Richards is the author of several previous books which can be found in the MHLS catalog.  We thank Ms. Richards for allowing us to...
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Our librarians found a data base that was so good and so affordable that we couldn’t pass it up.  It’s called Credo Reference and what we’re actually getting is 100 reference books in their entirety!!  This is extra over and above what you’ll find on the “Online Research” page…  And remember, none of this...
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We’re on Facebook – it’s just one more way to keep in touch with you.  Check the discussion tab and post what you’re reading right now.  Let everyone know if like it – don’t like it – not sure…
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We are lucky enough to have TWO readers advisory services. Dutchess Reads is a subscription service that you can sign up for and receive regular notices of newly published and older books.  Pick the topic you’re interested in such as Armchair Travel, Home & Garden, Fitness, Audio Books, and just wait.  You’ll get regular emails...
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In January we changed our fee structure a little bit in order to use our resources more efficiently.  But before going into detail, we want you to know that the overdue fines have not gone up at all and that the new fees are minimal and will not affect most patrons. Guest passes for the...
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We are introducing a new service.  We will clean your DVDs and CDs for $3.00 each with our state-of-the-art Optoclear Elite 60 , a professional cleaner for DVDs, CDs, game discs & HD-DVDs. Just bring your discs in and we’ll send them for a spin.
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