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Category Archives: libraries
Bolton Free Library at Bolton Landing NY
I’ve saved the best for last. And the reason it’s the best is 1. it has such cute architecture 2. it was my very own library growing up
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The Heintzelman Library in Brant Lake NY
This one’s complicated. So if you already have a headache, skip right over it. Just kidding!!! The little building is darling! But you won’t be able to enlarge photos this time through—well, the map works. But because I now have … Continue reading
The Crandall Library in Glens Falls NY
When O’Half and I took a short vacation in late August, we decided to visit some libraries in the area where I grew up. One day we visited the Crandall Library in Glens Falls NY. This was the nearest city and … Continue reading
The Mountainside Library at Dunham’s Bay NY
One of a kind! This is a dear little library I won’t soon forget. First of all, we got lost getting there—well, not exactly lost since it HAD to be on that little road that goes around the lake–Lake George–well, anyway, … Continue reading
The Caldwell-Lake George library in Lake George NY
The same day we continued on our libraries tour. It’s just a hop, skip, and a jump from Warrensburg to Lake George NY. But we drove. The village, at the end of August, was full of tourists and they … Continue reading
The Richards Library in Warrensburg NY
We left the little library at Diamond Point and were told that we would love the Warrensburg library—it was all redone!
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Tagged Diamond Point NY, Richards, Schroon River, Warrensburg NY
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Hillview Free Library, Diamond Point NY
When O’Half and I went on a little vacation last week, we headed to upstate New York where we first met.
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Tagged Bolton Landing NY, Diamond Point NY, Hillview Free Library, Lake George, Susan Glaspell
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