Discovery Science

Every month, the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum will be visiting the Sadie Peterson Delaney Library Branch to create some amazing science experiments and talk about important people in the science world that not everyone has heard about. For kids grade 1-5.

Join us for coding with bots and learn some facts about the scientist Katherine Johnson.

Bilingual Family Story Time
Fridays, March 7 – April 18, 10:30 – 11 AM

Join us for stories, music, and crafts in English and Spanish. For families with children ages 1 to 5. No registration required. 

Fresh, Fab, Fly: All Things Hip Hop Fashion

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) professor, journalist, and author Elena Romero traces the journey of hip-hop fashion, from its early days of oversized gold chains and Adidas tracksuits to the high-fashion collaborations today. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how hip-hop has influenced what we wear, as well as how it has shaped attitudes in terms of race, beauty, and personal expression. Join us as we celebrate style, culture, and the iconic figures that have used fashion as a means of self-expression—creating a legacy that is both fresh and fabulous.

Elinor Levy: Hand in Glove
March 3 – April 29

Elinor Levy was born in Berkeley, CA, and raised in Oakland in a family of art patrons. She has lived in Poughkeepsie since September 2016 and works as a folklorist. She learned needlearts from her mother and is a third-generation knitter on her distaff side.  Her artwork is part of her third act. The medium of gloves, embroidery, beading, knitting, crocheting, cross stitching, and china allows her to use the things of women to express themes and ideas. Many themes are based in mythology, which was not the focus of her folkloric studies but is moving to the forefront in her artwork.

About Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Branch Library:

The Family Partnership Center building was formerly Poughkeepsie High School and later Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School. The library occupies the same space that housed the schools’ libraries. The branch will have a particular focus on early literacy as an important developmental step for children. The original African Roots Library collection that occupied this space is curated through a partnership between the Library Action Committee and the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.

The branch is named in honor of Sadie Peterson Delaney, who attended Poughkeepsie High School and was active in the Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church. She went on to serve as Chief Librarian at the Veterans Administration Hospital Library in Tuskegee, Alabama, where her work in Bibliotherapy received international attention.

Learn more about Sadie Peterson Delaney via our Local History Blog or by visiting Dutchess County Historical Society‘s recording program about Sadie P. Delaney.