Pine Bush Area Public Library

Join us for our outdoor story time.

Miss Lucy’s Toddler Story Time: Every Monday 10 am.

Miss Chrissy’s Pre-K Story Time: Every Wednesday at Noon.

Please call 845-744-3375 ex 3 to register in advance.

See you on the lawn!

Rave Reviews by Jean E. Eustance

I love Green Beans! I mean, I love the picture book, Green Beans, by Elizabeth Thomas and illustrated by Vicki Jo Redenbaugh. It is in the picture book section of the Children’s Department of the Pine Bush Area Public Library.  With gardening season starting, it is the book to read.

Dorothea and her Daddy and Gramma lived together and Gramma was a great gardener. She was also very strict. She did not just talk to her flowers and vegetables, she told them what to do, with no nonsense about it!

Vicki Jo Redenbaugh’s illustrations are perfect. They show Gramma, thin and tall, and in command. She looks suspiciously like a master gardener whom I know in Pine Bush. Every time I see “Gramma” working in her garden, I see—woops, better not tell you.

“She loved her garden. She planted it with pink roses, gold zinnias, yellow snapdragons, purple pansies and green beans…There was no lollygagging, she told them. Most of the plants were obedient. The beans were another story.”

The green beans would not grow, no matter what Gramma did. This irked her because she liked to be in control. Finally it was time for her yearly vacation and she had to leave her garden in Dorothea’s hands. When she came back, she found the house a mess, and Dorothea and Daddy out in the garden, astonished!   The beans had grown! Without help!  Without Gramma!

Eventually they had green beans for supper. And Gramma relaxed a little. She listened to a different kind of music on Saturday night. She ate some grapes without cutting them with the grape snips. Even Gramma could change, and all because of Green Beans.

Our latest YouTube video is NOW LIVE!!!!!!Part two of our four part lecture series exploring pandemics and their effect on human history, presented by Joseph Britto, Adjunct Assistant Professor SUNY Orange & Professor Emeritus SUNY New Paltz

Part one of our four part lecture series exploring pandemics and their effect on human history, presented by Joseph Britto, Adjunct Assistant Professor SUNY Orange & Professor Emeritus SUNY New Paltz.

Join Town of Crawford Historian Joanne Keillor as she takes you on a walk through the history of one room schoolhouses in our area.

The Easter Bunny came on Easter and delivered all his goodies. He over estimated how many jelly beans he needed and had extras. He dropped the extras off to the Pine Bush Library. We put them in a jar.

How many jelly beans do you think are in the jar?

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Prize awarded on

April 16th

The Pine Bush Library will be closed April second and third. We will reopen on Monday April fifth.

Watch as Richard Schirrmann shows you how to tap maple trees.

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Come take a walk with lifelong area resident Richard Schirrmann as he discusses a variety of topics related to local flora and fauna.

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