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Don’t Forget to Vote!

As a reminder, the school budget and library budget votes will be on Tuesday, May 19, from 12-8 p.m. in the CCS Theater Lobby.

Volunteers Needed

We’re looking for help at our Food Truck Night on Thursday, May 28. Volunteers are needed at 4 p.m. to set up tables and chairs in the parking lot and at 7:30 p.m. to take them down and move them back into the library. Service hours are available for students. Please let us know if you’re able to help by emailing clinton@midyork.org. If you can’t RSVP, just show up at either time. Thank you!

6th Annual Clinton Challenge

Readers ages 18 and up are invited to join us as we compete against other Clinton libraries in a summer reading challenge! We’ll take on readers from the North County Branch Library in Clinton, New Jersey, the Clinton County Libraries in Pennsylvania, the Bigelow Free Library in Clinton, Massachusetts, the Clinton Public Library in Clinton, Iowa, the Clinton Public Library in Clinton, Indiana, and the Quisenberry Library in Clinton, Mississippi to see who can read the most this summer.
 
All you have to do is keep track of your reading. You can read books, magazines, or newspapers, listen to an audiobook, or anything you can borrow from the library. It counts! Download a Clinton Challenge Reading Log below, grab a paper copy from inside the library, or use your own method.

Six times this summer, you’ll report on the number of hours or pages you’ve read. (One page is equal to one minute.) You can snip the round from your reading log and drop it off, email your total to clinton@midyork.org, or fill out this Online Form . We’ll tally the hours and see how we stack up against the competition. For every round that you submit your time, you’ll be entered in a raffle to win a fun prize.

Download Reading Log

Now Hiring

The Kirkland Town Library located in Clinton, NY is seeking its next Director. The ideal candidate will be a community minded leader who can encourage connections, execute capital projects, motivate staff  and has the vision and passion to  continue the library’s upward trajectory.

The Kirkland Town Library, a member of the Mid York Library System, is chartered to serve the town of Kirkland’s 10,313 residents.

Minimum qualifications include an ALA-accredited master of library information science and  a minimum of 5 years of library experience. Possession of NY State Public Librarian certification.

Starting salary range: $55,000 to $65,000, commensurate with education and experience. This position is 35 hours a week.

Benefits per year: 15 days of PTO; 13 paid holidays; 4 personal days and 12 days sick time, accrued monthly.  EAP, vision/dental insurance and health insurance options.

The  job description and list of qualifications  can be found at kirklandtownlibrary.org/employment

Please send resumes to Board of Trustees President Michelle Reiser-Memmer at  mreisermemmerktl@gmail.com  or mail to: Michelle Reiser-Memmer, Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College Street, Clinton, NY 13323. Must be received by Tuesday, May 26th.

Appreciatively,

The Trustees of the Kirkland Town Library

 

Book Donations

Guidelines

We are now accepting donations for the 2026 Friends Annual Book Sale on the Village Green.

Due to limited storage space, we can only accept books in pristine condition. Please make sure all items are in like-new condition and are items you would purchase again.

Like-new means:
Covers are intact         no odors         not chewed on
haven’t been wet         not stained     didn’t need to be dusted off first
not stored in your basement

We do not accept:
encyclopedias        textbooks                         videotapes (VHS)
magazines              Readers Digest Books    cassette tapes
vinyl records          toys/games

Please understand that while you may think your books are priceless, we know from experience what will sell. (That’s why the sale is so popular and a fantastic fundraiser for the KTL!) Any items not accepted are yours to take home.

Other places to donate books

  • Better World Books drop box located outside the Mid York Library System headquarters, 1600 Lincoln Ave, Utica. (Donations here help ALL the libraries.)
  • Thrifty Shopper, New Hartford Shopping Center – accepts donations but prefers newer titles
  • Little Free Libraries (several around the area)
  • Stores with book exchanges (like Kinney)

How to Recycle or Dispose of Books

Remember – books have a shelf life. If it’s been on your shelves longer than you can remember, if you didn’t feel a pang when letting it go, or if you wouldn’t buy it, then it’s okay to let them go to the big bookshelf in the sky.

Paperback books can be recycled.

If you rip out the pages from hardcovers, the pages can be recycled, and the covers tossed in the trash.

Thank you!