Library Staff

Board of Trustees

Brooke Dittmar - Director

Kristin Charles-Scaringi - Asst. Director

Brian James

Chelsea Marino

Adrienne Klonfas

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Jill Abrahamsen - Treasurer

Don Carragher                          
Rhea Paniesin                    

Gilbert Ramos                          
Anne O'Neill

Susan Leiching- President                 
Jim Fitzmorris- Vice President

Laura Lauria                    

                       

Citizen Participants
Mary Redmond
 

Meetings

Board of Trustees Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm, Susan Leiching, Chair.

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Trustee Committee Meetings

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Buildings and Grounds Committee: 2nd Monday of the month at 4:00, Jim Fitzmorris, Chair

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Governance & Personnel Committee: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:00, Susan Leiching, Chair 

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Research and Development Committee: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 4:00, Anne O'Neill, Chair

Sustainability Committee: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:30, Rhea Paniesin, Chair

Finance Committee:  2nd Thursday of the month at 4:30, Jill Abrahamsen, Chair

Trustee Training Committee: Suspended until further notice. 

*All meetings currently occur on ZOOM, unless otherwise noted.

The Library will be closing on the following days for 2021:

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Jan. 1             New Year's Day
Jan. 18           Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 15           Presidents’ Day
May 31           Memorial Day
July 5             Independence Day (observed)
Sept. 6           Labor Day
Oct. 11            Columbus Day
Nov. 11           Veterans’ Day
Nov. 25 & 26   Thanksgiving
Dec 25            Christmas

MEETING MINUTES:

available upon request.

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Mailing & Delivery Address

P.O. Box 1167

128 Canal Street

Port Ewen, NY 12466

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Phone & Fax

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Phone: 845-338-5580

Fax: 845-338-5583

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Email

Mission Statement
The Town of Esopus Library, through a team of friendly, knowledgeable, and well-trained Staff, Volunteers, Friends, and Trustees, is dedicated to providing people of all ages with innovative lifelong learning and leisure opportunities through information, education, technology, and entertainment. Adopted by the Board of Trustees: October 25, 2006

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Vision Statement
The Town of Esopus Library strives to reflect and enrich community life in the Town of Esopus and the surrounding areas.  As a focal point, the Library works in partnership with its patrons, community groups, and the Mid-Hudson Library System to stay in the forefront of local needs and trends.  Library programs and facilities are designed to complement the unique characteristics of the Town of Esopus. Adopted by the Board of Trustees: October 25, 2006

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Friends of the Esopus Library
The Friends of the Esopus Library is a group of dedicated volunteers that work to promote community awareness of the Library and its programs, provide additional financial support, promote special events/programs, and encourage volunteer participation at the Library.

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Town of Esopus Library Foundation
The Town of Esopus Library Foundation was created as a result of the generosity of Mr. Donald W. Taylor in memory of his mother, Bessie Houghtaling Taylor.  The Foundation works to provide a continual financial source for the benefit of the Library, as well as promote its works and causes.