The Peru Gazette

On June 3, 2023, over twenty-eight local libraries are participating in a Library Crawl in our region. The Library Crawl is designed for local families to (re)discover libraries in our area. Many libraries will have activities targeted at children, while others will be open for participants to visit.

Participants are encouraged to visit as many participating libraries as they would like.  Participants will pick up their “Library Crawl Passport” at the first library they visit.  At each stop, the librarian will stamp the passport, and those who get at least three stamps will be eligible for a drawing with prizes from local authors. Participants can turn in their completed passports at the last library they visit, and all eligible passports will be entered into a drawing on June 24, 2023.

Local libraries are an invaluable resource to our communities. They provide access not only to a wide variety of books but also computer access, programming, and a host of other services that residents in our area rely on. The Library Crawl seeks to highlight the wonderful libraries in our region and encourage residents to visit their local library and libraries throughout the region.

More information can be found on Facebook at tinyurl.com/Library-Crawl.

The current list of participating libraries is listed below.

• Alburgh Public Library, 16 So. Main St. Alburgh, VT 05440
• Akwasasne Library 321 State Route 37 Hogensburgh NY 13655

• Champlain Memorial Library, 148 Elm Street, Champlain, NY 12919
• Chateaugay 4 John Street Chateaugay NY 12920
• Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Road, Chazy, NY 12921
• Crown Point Hammond Library, 2732 Main Street, Crown Point, New York 12928
• Dannemora Free Library, 40 Emmons St.-Village Community Bldg., Dannemora, New York 12929
• Essex, Beldon Noble Memorial Library, 2759 Essex Rd., P.O. Box 339, Essex, New York 12936
• Keene Valley Library Assoc., 1796 Route 73, P.O. Box 86, Keene Valley, New York 12943
• Keeseville Free Library, 1721 Front Street, Keeseville, New York 12944-3619
• Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, Lake Placid, New York 12946
• Mooers Free Library, 25 School Street, PO Box 286, Mooers, New York 12958
• North Hero Library, 3195 US Route 2, North Hero, VT 05474
• Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak Street, Plattsburgh, New York 12901
• Peru Free Library, 3024 Route 22, P.O. Box 96, Peru, New York 12972
• Port Henry Sherman Free Library 20 Church Street Port Henry NY 12974
• Rouses Point Dodge Memorial, 144 Lake St., Rouses Point, New York 12979
• Saranac Lake Free Library 109 Main Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983
• Schroon Lake Public Library, 15 Leland Ave., Schroon Lake, NY 12870
• Swanton Library 1 First Street Swanton Vt 05488
• Ticonderoga Black Watch Memorial Library, 99 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, New York 12883 
• Tupper Lake Public Library, 41 Lake St., Tupper Lake, NY 12986
• Upper Jay, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 Rt. 9N, Upper Jay, New York 12987
• Wadhams Free Library, 763 NYS Route 22, Wadhams, New York 12993
• West Chazy Dodge Library, 9 Fiske Road, P.O. Box 226, West Chazy, New York 12992
• Westport Library Association, Washington St., Westport, New York 12993
• Willsboro Paine Memorial, 2 Gilliland Lane, Willsboro, New York 12996
• Wilmington EM Cooper Memorial Library, 5751 Route 86, P.O. Box 29, Wilmington, New York 12997