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Looking for some recommendations? Our librarians can help! Just fill out the online forms for Adults, ages 18+ here: http://www.newburghlibrary.org/pick-books-m...ore-for-me-18/ or for Children & Teens here: http://www.newburghlibrary.org/youth-ser/pick-books-for-me/ and we’ll pick out up to five items that can be picked up curbside at either location. See more

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So grateful for the community of friends that open my eyes to new traditions. Latino cultural and business advocate Juana Rocha teaches us about Dia de Los muertos and arranges an altar at the Fullerton Center! #newburgh #multiculturalcollaborations #enrichedbyculture

Join us tomorrow for our Community Conversation: "US History or American Myth?" This Community Conversations will look at how our nation uses its history, expl...oring ways in which American history so deeply informs our society and our self-image while, at the same time, many Americans’ memories have little to do with the historical record. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-conversations-us-his

WAMC Northeast Public Radio's Allison Dune, interviewed NACS project manager Naomi Miller and Director of city planning and development, Alexandra Church, to discuss how the study collects stories and data about the city’s arts and cultural assets, and helps us understand the role they play in Newburgh. Click below to listen to the full interview.

Do you have time to share your experience of arts and culture today at 1:30pm? Speak up at today’s workshop focused on educators, youth, parents, and faith members. Must register to get zoom link.

Congratulations to Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands! https://statewidenews.us20.list-manage.com/track/click

Last call! Books are available for pick up from the Book Exchange?Last call! Books are available for pick up from the Book Exchange?

Calling all designers! Newburgh: Design For Play An Ideas Competition Deadline For Proposals: Monday, August 3, 2020... How can we reactivate the streets of Newburgh, New York so that children - young and old - can safely play, learn, socialize and have fun this summer, and beyond? With support from the City of Newburgh, we’re seeking your most innovative and creative ideas to activate Newburgh’s streets and bring ‘play’ safely outdoors? Anyone can apply! Up to five winning entries will be chosen and awarded a design/build stipend of up to $2,000 to develop their ideas further and implement in Newburgh. We will publish many more ideas on the @designforsixfeet Instagram page and share them broadly to help cities across the U.S. and the globe in their efforts to safely reopen. CLICK HERE for more information and how to apply. This ideas competition is a community effort co-organized by Design For Six Feet, the Awesome Newburgh Foundation, the City of Newburgh, Columbia GSAPP Hudson Valley Initiative, Dept of Small Interventions, the Fullerton Center, and the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. We would like to thank the Williams Legacy Foundation for providing key financial support to make this competition possible and get Newburgh playing again! Questions? Email us at [email protected].

Their new initiative is to distribute a curated 500-book collection to 1,000 medium and maximum security prisons, including at least one juvenile detention center, across every state in the United States over the next three and a half years.

Target put out a list of initiatives to honor black lives and communities. If you use a Target Circle card consider supporting local not for profits in Newburgh. We’re investing $10 million to support longstanding partners like the National Urban League and the African American Leadership Forum, plus new partners in our hometown and across the country. We’re providing 10,000 hours of probono consulting services for Black- and people of colorowned small businesses, helping... with rebuilding efforts. We’re continuing to provide essentials like baby formula, diapers and medicine to communities most in need. We’ll offer our guests, through Target Circle, our loyalty program, the option to direct Target funds to local nonprofits and include organizations supporting social justice. https://click.em.target.com/u/

Join the new Friends of Downing Park group to help keep our beloved #NewburghNY park clean. We will meet on the first Saturday of every month 10am - 12:30pm starting this weekend (June 6). We will provide garbage bags, gloves, and trash pickers. If interested, please click Join Us on the new Downing Park website Take Action section! Masks required and social distancing will be practiced. ... https://www.downingparknewburgh.org/take-action

Tour the City of Newburgh from home! In this time of sheltering in place and social distancing, you can still virtually view some of Newburgh's (or NY City's) h...istoric landmarks and homes from the comfort of your home. One place to look is Urban Archive: https://www.urbanarchive.org/cities/nyc . In it first expansion outside of New York City, Urban Archive Newburgh enables patrons to view 200 geolocated archival images, stories and then & now recreations from the collections of the Newburgh Free Library and its partners. More of the Library's 500 historic images can be found on the NY Heritage site at: http://newyorkheritage.org/contributo/newburgh-free-library .

We need your help today! The Fullerton Center is participating in #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of unity and giving. Support our mission to revive Newburgh’s grandeur by collaborating on cultural programs, promoting historical research and discourse, and enriching our community with arts, culture and history. https://thefullertoncenter.square.site/

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement galvanizing people and organizations to transform their communities #GivingTuesdayNow is a response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Help ensure that the Newburgh Arts & Cultural Study can be fully executed. Donate any amount $5, $10, $50, $100 to The Fullerton Center. They are fiscal sponsors of the study. https://thefullertoncenter.square.site/

On this #GivingTuesdayNow, I want to send a simple note of thank you to those that are on the frontlines of this pandemic- from health workers to city employees and more. Thank you for ensuring our safety and wellbeing. You are giving us a masterclass in courage, generosity and love. Please consider giving whatever you can to continue to enrich Newburgh through building cultural collaborations and creative industry jobs. https://thefullertoncenter.wordpress.com/

Attention kids and adult kids! Time for Urban explorations! Download @wildsam free kids pdf. Designed to give parents a breather and stretch a kid’s curiosity. 5 at-home field assignments for creative kiddos. Print and go. Free. No screens. Safe & socially distanced. https://static1.squarespace.com//WILDSAM-Kid-Guide-to-Expl