Patriots of Color

On view until November 30

A mini-exhibit featuring replicas from the Museum of the American Revolution bearing the names of Black soldiers who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Highlights include muster rolls, pay vouchers, enlistment papers, and discharge forms. Additionally, the exhibit includes replicas about Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American woman author.

Computer Lab

Receive individualized help addressing your computer-based needs. Specific tasks staff can help with include learning basic computer skills, creating email accounts, performing job searches, filling out job applications, formatting resumes, filing for unemployment, and creating and editing Microsoft Office documents. No registration required.

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.