ValCon: Volume 3

ValCon: Volume 3

The Valley Cottage Library will be hosting “ValCon: Volume 3” on Saturday, July 22, 2017 from 10am-4pm. ValCon is a mashup of the words “Valley Cottage” and “Comic Con.” The event is free and open to the public. The Valley Cottage Library was the first library in Rockland County and the first library in the Ramapo Catskill Library System to […]

Clarkstown Taxpayers Group to Have “Meet the Candidates” Events

The Clarkstown Taxpayers Group will host a candidates meet and greet and debate on Monday, October 21 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Valley Cottage Library. Clarkstown Town Justice seats will be discussed in the first hour and town highway superintendent in the second hour. A candidates debate for Clarkstown Supervisor and two seats […]

Kids Learn to Draw Manga or Graphic Novel Art @ the Valley Cottage Library

Kids Learn to Draw Manga or Graphic Novel Art @ the Valley Cottage Library

BY BARRY WARNER A course teaching kids to draw in “Manga” took place at Valley Cottage Library this summer. Manga refers to a style of cartoons that are used in graphic novels that originated in Japan. The novels are usually published in installments, have in-depth plots and characters and can be several hundred pages long. […]

State Legislators Gather Input from Experts on Campaign Finance Reform

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Valley Cottage – State legislators met on Wednesday, May 8 at the Valley Cottage Library to consult representatives of various independent groups for advice on how to proceed with a planned campaign finance reform law. The panel consisted of Senators David Carlucci, Jeff Klein and Diane Savino, who consulted members of public […]

HUDSON VALLEY STATE LEGISLATORS TO HOST JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET HEARING

New York State Senators and Assemblymembers will co-host a joint legislative budget hearing in Rockland County to discuss Governor Cuomo’s 2013-2014 Executive Budget. The event will take place this Thursday, February 14 from 3 – 6 p.m. at Valley Cottage Library, located at 110 Route 303. “This hearing will provide an opportunity for residents to […]