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By mdrillinger on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 - 1:04 pm
With maps, photos and graphics we’ll explore the idea: Was observational astronomy practiced by ancient native populations in northeast America, with observations preserved in manmade and natural landscape features?
Rails to the Catskills
By Tobe Carey on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 - 2:56 pm
STREAMING TITLES ADDED TO OUR VIMEO ON DEMAND PAGEWe're pleased to announce that two more of our titles have been added to our Vimeo On Demand page.  Rails to the Catskills and Deep Water – Building the Catskill Water System have been added to our... Read more
By woodstocklibrary on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 - 3:45 pm
Free your voice! Explore fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and free form with spoken word performer and young adult author Dakota Lane. Dakota Lane shot Lin-Manuel’s wedding video for The New York Times. Open to all levels of experience! Dakota Lane... Read more
By woodstocklibrary on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 - 4:27 pm
Master Plan Consultants (Library planner Alex Cohen and architect Harvey Cohn) will present conceptual designs. There will be a public be heard section of the meeting. Free and open to the public and meets at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock... Read more
By codascalf on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 - 12:59 am
This year's Holiday PopUp Market features locally handmade Artisans gifts galore! It will be held at the old Miller's Drugstore at 778 Main Street, Margaretville. It will coincide with the Village of Margaretville's Holiday on Main events. It's a great... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 - 3:19 pm
New York State voters opted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton in the Presidential election on Tuesday; in unofficial results, Clinton received roughly 58.8 percent of the votes cast, while Donald Trump got 37.4 percent.  In the Catskills region -- and in... Read more
Vote
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 - 10:25 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Election Day -- and we've put together a few resources to help Catskills voters make the most of it.  The widget below is from Google. Type in your address to see who's on the ballot in your district, and to find the location of your... Read more
Now Is the Time. Now Is the Best Time. Now Is the Best Time of Your Life
By Jenna Scherer on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 - 5:22 pm
Upstate New York and its urban neighbor to the south have always had a fraught relationship. The Catskills sends its water down to the city, the city sends its leaf peepers up to the mountains, and the Hudson River flows both ways. Now Is the Time. Now Is... Read more
Drought-stricken Esopus Creek
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 - 3:22 pm
New York State environmental officials have issued an emergency ban on fishing in the upper Esopus Creek, citing prolonged drought that has left water levels in the creek alarmingly low.  Fishing is prohibited in an 11.9-mile stretch of the creek, from... Read more
Catksill Park sign
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 - 9:17 pm
A New York State budget earmark of $500,000 to fund projects in the Catskill Park, announced earlier this year, may be a fraction of what Catskills regional advocates had originally hoped for. But it’s enough to get the ball rolling on more ambitious... Read more

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