Summer Reading Program Sign-up starts June 22nd. Be Creative/ Express Yourself is the theme this year. We will have lots of fun things going on in July and August particularly on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. Click on the Summer Reading 2009 page for complete information. Special thanks to our 2009 Sponsors: American Legion Post 91, Connors Agency, Devito Salvadore Funeral Home, G. A. Bove & Sons, Inc., Hildreth’s Restaurant, Leonard Bus Sales, Liberty Ridge Farms,  Mechanicville McDonalds, Mechanicville-Stillwater Elks 1403, Micklas Manufacturing Jeweler, Peter Purcell Post No. 21, Stewarts Shops, TD Banknorth, Wever Petroleum.

The Life of Beethoven was enjoyed by all in attendance. 

This program is funded in part by the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Saratoga County Arts Council.

At the Southern Adirondack Library System’s Annual Meeting, we won the “2008 Program of the Year Award.” Laura and Michelle along with eight other staff and Trustee members were on hand. We won this award for the 2008 Mechanicville Losers Challenge and could not have done it without collaborating with Mechanicville Area Businesses and Sponsors who displayed the Loser Logo and offered discounts and prizes to participants. Thanks for all your support!

Hurry in and purchase Ladean’s book here at the Library for $19.99. We are participating in a contest in which the participant that sells the most books will be mentioned in her sequel!! We would love to have our 2 seconds of fame within her publication!!

Local Author  Ladean Warner visited the library recently.   The Keeper of Darkness is Warner’s first novel. While working full-time as a finance director for a private girls’ school, Ladean attended Empire State College, completing three degrees. After obtaining her MBA in 2007, Ladean turned her attention to completing her novel. It brought together her love of suspense stories and her deep faith in God.  In addition to working on the sequel, Ladean continues to work at the school, enjoys spending time with her family, is involved in her local church, is an avid reader, and enjoys other creative pursuits

Here is a peek at her novel: Just outside of Saratoga Springs , New York , two women are missing.  Several years ago, four women disappeared in the same way but Jake Peterson solved those cases and a man was convicted of their murders.  Now Jake has just returned as the associate pastor for the small gospel church. Jake’s old boss, the captain of the local police department, asks him to return to his old job as a detective to take over the case since there are similarities to the solved cases.  As Jake finds himself drawn into the investigation, he realizes that Meg, his ex-partner/ex-fiancée, may be the latest  victim…