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There are still a few spots available for the second installment of our dowsing program presented by Bill and Sue Wiand.
If you would like to see part one of the series it’s available on our YouTube Channel
A Wish for You
Just one little wish for you, Mom,
But it’s loving and happy and true –
It’s a wish that the nicest and best things
Will always keep coming to you!
Happy Mothers Day form the Pine Bush Library
May Newsletter
The latest copy of our newsletter has been published!
To view it, click the link below:
If you would like to receive a copy of our newsletter twice a month send us a message here on Facebook, email PBL@rcls.org or sign up in person the next time you visit.
PINE BUSH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD PROPOSES $135,629,641 BUDGET FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
Voters go to polls May 16 for budget vote, to create a capital reserve fund account and board of education election; Tax levy increases 1.5 percent
Pine Bush Central School District residents will vote on a $135,629,641 budget on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, as well as elect two board of education members. Voters will also decide whether to create a capital reserve fund account in which unappropriated district funds can be reassigned and used for a future capital project.
The proposed tax levy will increase by 1.5 percent or $909,795, for a total of $61,562,815.
This budget is 5.33 percent more than the current year’s budget, an increase of $6.87 million. State aid increased 9.4 percent, providing nearly $6 million in additional aid over the current year’s figure. The district will also use $2,896,756 in fund balance for this budget.
The tax levy is the amount of money raised by taxes. Fund balance is money that was previously collected by the district but not appropriated.
Budget revenue includes state aid, property taxes, fund balance and other sources such as tuition, interest, continuing education fees, BOCES reimbursements, and late tax fees, to name a few.
Graphic Novel Book Club Spring Spotlight
Miles Morales Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn
Join hoopla in discussing this year’s spring selection from May 1 – July 31
Click the link below for more information.
2023 Orange County Summer Youth Government Immersion Program.
The time has come to apply for the Orange County Youth Bureau’s Summer Youth Government Immersion Program!
The information provided in the application will be used to do our best to match youth to one of their top 3 requested departments, if possible.
Youth are asked to please take the time to submit a complete application that includes the details need to help with the matching process.
The County Executive’s Office, Office of Human Resources, and Orange County Youth Bureau will be offering positive, unpaid work experiences for local high school students, currently in grade 10 through graduating seniors who live and/or attend school in Orange County, NY.
Selected youth will be matched to county departments that have available volunteer opportunities.
Please note that slots are limited. Reliable transportation and a consistent time commitment are required.
*Completed applications are due back to the Orange County Youth Bureau, no later than June 2, 2023.
Mail Completed Applications to Beth Conflitti at: Orange County Youth Bureau, 40 Matthews Street, Ste. 301C, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: 845.615.3620 E-mail: emconflitti@orangecountygov.com
To download an application visit.
https://www.orangecountygov.com/1449/Summer-Youth-Employment-Program-2023
Applications will also be available at the Pine Bush Library.
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Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration held on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862,[1][2] led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. The victory over the French army was a morale boost for the Mexicans. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, and a larger French force ultimately defeated the Mexican army at a Second Battle of Puebla and occupied Mexico City. However, following the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the United States began loaning money and guns to Mexican liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. At the opening of the French chambers in January 1866, Napoleon III announced that he would withdraw French troops from Mexico. In reply to a French request for American neutrality, the American secretary of state William H. Seward replied that French withdrawal from Mexico should be unconditional.
Don’t forget to come out to the town wide yard sale tomorrow starting at 9am (rain date Sunday May 7th at 1pm).
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The Pine Bush Library would like to thank George Geysen for exhibiting his paintings in the main library this month.
Celebrate Children’s Book Week with us May 1-7 in school, at your local library or bookstore, at home, online, and in whatever setting is appropriate for your community.
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Tutor.com offers services for everything from Pre-K to Doctorate and beyond at no cost to you. Go to:
To sign up and get started today.
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The Pine Bush Library’s annual yard sale is only one short week away!!!!!!!
We are still accepting donations.
If you would like to sell some of your own treasures we still have prime spots available on the sidewalk for $15 each.
We hope to see all of you on May 6th.
Pine Bush Area Public Library 
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