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Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH)

Address: 1745 Main Street, Keeseville, NY 12944

Executive Director: Erin Tobin

Phone: (518) 834-9328

Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance (ACCA)

President: Geri Faveau

Email: director@minermuseum.org

Website: http://www.adkcoastcultural.org

Anderson Falls Heritage Society

Address: 96 Clinton Street, Keeseville, NY 12944

President: Garth Houde

Phone: (518) 834-9219

Website: www.andersonfalls.org

Clinton County Historical Association

Address: 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY 12903

Director/Curator: Helen Allen Nerska

Phone: (518) 561-0340

Email: director@clintoncountyhistorical.org

Website: http://www.clintoncountyhistorical.org

Dannemora Village Museum

Address: 40 Emmons Street, Dannemora, NY 12929

Director: Larry Seney

Phone: (518) 492-7000

Email: colleenseney@aol.com

Daughters of the American Revolution

President: Theresa Bechard

Phone: (518) 563-0093

Email: yrretkb@gmail.com

Website: http://www.dar.org

Kent Delord House

Address: 17 Cumberland Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY 12921

Director: Samantha Williams

Phone: (518) 561-1035

Email: kentdelord@primelink1.net

Website: https://www.kentdelordhouse.org

Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum

Address: Standish Road, PO Box 230, Lyon Mountain, NY 12952

Director: Jane Kelting Saxe

Phone: (518) 735-4314

Email: bill.kelting@gmail.com

Website: http://lyonmountainmuseum.blogspot.com

North Star Underground Railroad Museum and NCUGRR Historical Association

Address: 1131 Mace Chasm Road, Au Sable Chasm, NY 12911

President: Jackie Madison

Phone: (518) 834-5180

Email: ugr@frontier.net

Website: http://www.northcountryundergroundrailroad.com

Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society

Address: 40 Emmons Street, Dannemora, NY 12929

President: Patrick Buckley

Librarian: Dick Lynch

Phone: (518) 492-4142

Email: lynch51@aol.com

Website: http://www.nnyacgs.org

Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society

Address: PO Box 144, Rouses Point, NY 12979

President: Robert St. John

Phone: (518) 297-5502

Email: sara@primelink1.net

Website: https://www.rousespointny.com/info/rouses_point_-_champlain_historical_society/index.php

Samuel de Champlain History Center (Private)

Address: 202 Elm Street, PO Box 3333, Champlain, NY 12919

Owner: Dr. Celine Racine Paquette

Phone: (518) 298-1609

Email: cpaquette@primelink1.net

Website: http://moorsfieldpress.com/hc/samuel_de_champlain_history_center.html

Saranac Family & History Research Club

Address: 737 Chazy Lake Road, Saranac, NY 12981

Director: Larry Seney

Phone: (518) 297-5502

Email: colleenseney@aol.com

Special Collections at SUNY Plattsburgh

Address: Feinberg Library, State University of New York, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Librarian: Debra Kimok

Phone: (518) 564-5206

Email: kimokdm@plattsburgh.edu

Website: https://plattsburgh.edu/library/specialcollections

Valcour Battle Chapter Sons of the American Revolution

President: Craig D. Russell

Phone: 518-563-7504

Email: sandymt2@yahoo.com

Website: https://valcourbattlesar.com

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					1 Wead Library is Accepting Book Donations Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Accepting donations from September 1 to 29, 2023.Only 3 boxes or bags at a time please during open hours.DO NOT leave items outside. We DO NOT accept textbooks, encyclopedias, cassettes, VHS tapes, magazines or anything dusty or moldy. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Magic: The Gathering Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA Beginners welcome.	2
3	4 10:00 am – 10:45 am Chair Yoga for Seniors Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Dungeons & Dragons Au Sable Forks Free Library, 9 Church Ln, Au Sable Forks, NY 12912, USA Come join our party of adventurers as we delve into an epic story. Bring a pencil and your imagination! Recurs weekly	5 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Knot Just Knitting Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Bring your own small handcraft for crafting and conversation.	6	7	8	9 10:30 am – 11:30 am LEGO Time Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs monthly
10	11 The Creation Story Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Learn about the Mohawk Creation Story with 11 pieces of art illustrated by John Kahionhes Fadden, born into the Turtle Clan of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, and colorized by his son, David Fadden. On display until September 27th. 8:00 am – 11:15 am GED Classes with Nina McBride Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA For questions, contact Nina at nmcbride@fehb.org or at 518-524-3338. 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Chair Yoga & Qigong for Seniors Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA	12 8:00 am – 11:15 am GED Classes with Nina McBride Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA For questions, contact Nina at nmcbride@fehb.org or at 518-524-3338. 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Baby & Toddler Music Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA	13 10:00 am – 10:45 am Chair Yoga & Qigong for Seniors Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm The Knitter-ondackers Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Community Conversation Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Inviting members of the disabled community for input on increasing physical access to the Wead Library’s building and service.	14 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Teen D&D Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Teens only.	15 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Magic: The Gathering Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA Beginners welcome.	16 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Book Club Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Ages 19+ welcome – discussing The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom.
17 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Open Collage Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA Join the Collage Collective. Supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own materials.	18 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. 8:00 am – 11:15 am GED Classes with Nina McBride Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA For questions, contact Nina at nmcbride@fehb.org or at 518-524-3338. 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Chair Yoga for Seniors Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wead Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Public welcome.	19 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. 8:00 am – 11:15 am GED Classes with Nina McBride Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA For questions, contact Nina at nmcbride@fehb.org or at 518-524-3338. 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Baby & Toddler Music Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA	20 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. 10:00 am – 10:45 am Chair Yoga for Seniors Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Teen Advisory Board Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Ages 14-18 or grades 9-12 – volunteer opportunities (service credit). 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Here's the Scoop Patron Appreciation Event Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Free ice cream 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Black Spruce Writer's Series: Aimée Baker Westport Library Association, 6 Harris Ln, Westport, NY 12993, USA Aimée Baker is a multi-genre writer and the author of Doe, an award-winning poetry collection about missing and unidentified women. This book, and Baker’s work on it, is the focus of the recent documentary, She, starring Kate Mulgrew, Coco Jones, and Raven Goodwin. Baker lives in Plattsburgh, New York. She co-hosts the podcast, She Goes by Janeand is working on a collection of essays and another documentary. Brought to you by a collaboration between Westport Library Association and Bell Fine Arts Collective.	21 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. Thursday Art Walk Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA Life in Colors by artist Matt Hudson currently on display in the Cantwell Room. 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm The Knitter-ondackers Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tween Branch Out Book Club Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Ages 9-13 or grades 4-8 – September challenge : Hispanic authors.	22 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Magic: The Gathering Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA Beginners welcome.	23 Constitution Week Sunday September 17 – Saturday September 23 Constitution Week Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Stop in the library to check out the display and take the Constitution Quiz. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Author Book Signing Event: Darcey Hale Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Author of The Clarks of Willsborough Point series. 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Knot Just Knitting Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Bring your own small handcraft for crafting and conversation.
24	25 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Watercolor Workshop with Erin Johnson Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St, Lake Placid, NY 12946, USA Adults and teens welcome. Learn some of the basics of watercolor, and try your hand at landscape painting! Materials will be available to use at the event, or you are welcome to bring your own. Sign up at the front desk or by calling 518-523-3200. 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm NYS Dept of Labor Women's Rights Presentation All are welcome.	26 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Senior Planet - Managing Your Privacy Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd, Chazy, NY 12921, USA 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Watercolor Workshop with Erin Johnson Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St, Lake Placid, NY 12946, USA Adults and teens welcome. Learn some of the basics of watercolor, and try your hand at landscape painting! Materials will be available to use at the event, or you are welcome to bring your own. Sign up at the front desk or by calling 518-523-3200. 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Sustainable PR (Solar Energy) Information Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA All are welcome	27 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm LEGO Club Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Ages 6+, under 12 must have adult present – LEGOs provided.	28 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Teen D&D Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Teens only.	29 Wead Library's Last Day for Book Sale Donations Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Only 3 boxes or bags at a time please during open hours. DO NOT leave items outside. We DO NOT accept textbooks, encyclopedias, cassettes, VHS tapes, magazines or anything dusty or moldy.	30 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Book Sale Set-Up Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA Seeking Middle & High school students – donuts and community service slips available.

3 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Senior Planet - Exploring & Downloading Apps Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd, Chazy, NY 12921, USA 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Dear Banned Author Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Ln, Willsboro, NY 12996, USA Write a postcard to a banned or challenged author and share how their words have impacted you! Postcards available all week long!

6 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Fall Book Sale Wead Library, 64 Elm St, Malone, NY 12953, USA

10 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Senior Planet - Getting to Know Your Smartphone Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd, Chazy, NY 12921, USA

12 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly

17 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Senior Planet - Contacting Your Lawmaker Online Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd, Chazy, NY 12921, USA

19 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly

24 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Senior Planet - Getting Started with YouTube Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd, Chazy, NY 12921, USA

26 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly

31 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Senior Planet - iPad Essentials Mooers Free Library, 25 School St, Mooers, NY 12958, USA Recurs weekly 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Senior Planet - Emojis, GIFs, and More! Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd, Chazy, NY 12921, USA