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The Kirkland Town Library will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monday, October 13, for Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day.

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Help Us Make Birthday Kits

Thank you to everyone who has brought in supplies to make Birthday Kits for families in need! Right now, we are most in need of:

  • 9×13 disposable aluminum pans
  • Cans of soda (Sprite or Coke) that can be used instead of oil and eggs in the cake recipe
  • Sprinkles
  • Birthday plates
  • Birthday napkins
  • Candles

Pick up these items on your next trip to the store, and bring them back by Friday, October 17. We’ll assemble the kits and donate them to Country Pantry to distribute to local families in need. This project is part of The Great Giveback, a day of community service for public libraries.

Hamilbrary: Sense and Sensibility

Mondays, October 20 & 27 and November 3
at 6:30 p.m.

Join John O’Neill, Hamilton College Professor of English Emeritus (retired), to discuss Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. For each session, try to read one volume of the book and bring a passage that you would like to discuss with the group. Hamilbrary was created to help you crack the cover on classic books. Pick up a copy of the book at the Kirkland Town Library, read a little each week, and join us to talk about it.

An Evening With The Mayor

Tuesday, October 21, from 6:30-8 p.m.

Join us for a Q&A with Clinton Village Mayor Elizabeth Tantillo. Hear about transportation initiatives, DRI progress and other happenings in the Village of Clinton.

Empathy and Expression: The Work of Melissa Hardiman

On view in the Bristol Room through October 31; Artists’ reception on Friday, October 24 from 6-8 p.m.

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!