The Badenhausen Library will become the Badenhausen Reading Room, starting Jan. 3, open the same days and hours. NCNow photo.
BRASHER FALLS -- After seven years of operation the Badenhausen (Brasher) Library, a branch of the Massena Public Library, will close its doors on December 31, 2021, but the services our patrons have come to expect and enjoy will continue.
The Badenhausen Reading Room, formed by a dedicated group of volunteers from Brasher, Stockholm and Lawrence, will open its doors January 3. The Reading Room’s mission is to promote literacy and provide Reading Room services to the residents of the Tri-Town community, as well as the greater St. Lawrence County area.
The Reading Room will offer reading material to check out, programming, Wi-Fi, computers, faxing, copying and more. The current collection of materials, as well as e-resources, will continue to be available to our patrons.
The Reading Room will still be a member of the North Country Library System and will continue to have access to the services it offers.
The newly formed Board of Trustees for the Badenhausen Reading Room are excited to work with the Friends of the Badenhausen Reading Room group to offer events and programs that serve the needs of the Tri-Town area, while promoting literacy for all ages.
“Efforts to secure funding have met some road blocks,” Trustee Board President Laurel Murphy said, “but the dedicated group of volunteers will continue to work hard to make the transition from library to Reading room a success with little or no interruption in services.”
The reading room will be open the same hours as before: Mon. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tues. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wed. 1-6 p.m.; Thur. 3:30-7:30 p.m.; Friday closed; Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sunday closed.
Community members can show support for the Reading Room and its mission by contacting their local municipality in writing or by phone: Town of Brasher at (315)389-4223, Town of Stockholm at (315)222-7329, or Town of Lawrence at (315)389-4487.
Financial donations can be mailed to: P.O. Box 298, Brasher Falls, NY 13613 and specify “Reading Room”. Supporters can also join our Friends of the Reading Room, which has a Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/librarybrasher/
The Board of Trustees of the Badenhausen Reading Room thanks all who have supported our cause so far on this journey.
