With great sadness, the Trustees of the Piermont Library note the loss of two of their colleagues and friends, Miriam Rapport, who died on May 26, and Martin Gorosh, who died on June 3.

Martin Gorosh

Martin was our longest-serving trustee – twenty-five years by our estimation. During those years Martin worked tirelessly to help make real his dream of a new state-of-the-art library building with easy patron access. To this end, he led the board’s construction committee, dealing with innumerable challenges while keeping track of every penny spent. But Martin’s contribution goes beyond the hours and energy he spent to realize this goal. What he really contributed to us on the board was a vision of what we could be. He will be replaced on the board but not in our hearts.

Miriam Rapport

Almost from the moment that she moved into Piermont in the early 1990s, Miriam was a stalwart supporter of the library, serving as president of the Friends of the Library and then as trustee, president, and vice-president of the Library Board. Her tireless efforts and enthusiasm were major factors in making real our hopes and plans for a new library building. The vital and beautiful Piermont Public Library–now a centerpiece of our community–is her living legacy.

Photo by Holly Macklay.

Continuing a tradition, Library director Jessica Bowen and three local children rode in a car down Main Street as part of Piermont's Memorial Day parade held on Monday, May 25th.

Sunday, December 7, 2008 - Gift of Art Show gala reception. The Library held its annual art show, which exhibited works of 22 notable local artists. Sale from the art show to benefit the library operations and programming.

Homemade refreshments were served at a special concert held on Sunday, February 15, 2009. The concert featured Italian Songs, Love Ballads, Musical Theater Pieces performed by Spinto Tenor Salvatore Chiarelli.

Please see also the newly updated highlights from past Special Events held at the Library.

Join us for Upcoming Events.

Spring series of Sunday afternoon concerts presented by the Piermont Library in the Hudson River Room. Concerts are free and to the public.

• March 22, 2009, 2 p.m. - French and Spanish Music for the Solo Harp performed by Alyssa Reit

• April 19, 2009, 2 p.m. - Music in the Celtic/Folk Tradition with Sarah Underhill

• May 17, 2009, 2 p.m. - Concert: Bennett Harris Trio

This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Community Arts Grants program of the Arts Council of Rockland, the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts and a generous grant secured by Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee. Additional funding for the series has come from The Friends of the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library.

Other special events:

Please see additional, upcoming special events offered by the Piermont Library »

The Library has recently introduced a new program of monthly film screenings titled the First Friday Film Series. This popular offering is organized and guided by Marc Farre. Movies will be shown on the 1st Friday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Admission is FREE and all are welcome.

Information and details on each upcoming film will be listed in the Events section »

About the Piermont First Friday Film Series

Commemorative bricks are placed on the Path of Friends walkway in front of the Library.

Donate to the Library by purchasing a commemorative brick to be placed on the Path of Friends walkway at the front of the Library. The cost of each brick is a $250 tax-deductible donation to the Library. You can designate 2 lines of text (up to 14 characters per line, 28 altogether) to be engraved on the brick.

Download and print the Brick Donation form.

What is That Piece of Junk in Flywheel Park? - this installment in the Piermont History section reveals details about the Flywheel and Piermont's past as a factory town. Accompanying the article are historic photographs from that era.

See also other articles in the Piermont History section.

Overdue fines getting you down? Register now for PreOverdue Notices!

Just send your name and email address to info@piermontlibrary.org with "PreOverdue Notice" in the subject line and you'll be set up to receive email notices alerting you to upcoming due dates.

We are pleased to announce the availability of several new features that we've just released on this web site.

New Books

This section is available by clicking on any of the book cover images displayed on the homepage under the "New Arrivals" box on the right.

The section displays a list of recently added books at your Library. New books are added every week. Sixteen of the most recent are shown as you first arrive at this section. To view others recently added just use one of the "Next →" buttons found at the top and bottom of the page.

Selecting a book cover image or book title leads to the detail page for that book. From this page, you can:

Request a New Book

Use the "Request This Item" button to connect to the online book request system. Learn more about your Online Library Account here.

Read & Write Reviews

Read reviews posted by others or use the form to write a review for a book you've read. And don't forget to invite your book buddies to write one too!

Site Search

Site-wide search is available on the top right corner of every page on the site.

Browse new books now »

The library has a new book drop. You will find the book drop to your left before ascending the steps to the porch at the front entrance. You are welcome to leave books, books-on-tape, books-on-cd, videos, dvds and cds in the book drop. (Of course always bear in mind that some libraries require that you return their items directly to them). At this time, we request that no book donations be put in the drop box, please.

The new drop box was made possible by The Friends of the Library. The staff of the library cannot thank them enough for this wonderful, thoughtful gift. We're sure our patrons will be enormously thankful, too!