Our Silent Auction concluded last week and we like to thank all bidders. We enjoyed presenting the items available and a lot of smiling faces left the library with their goods.

Dan Peer was Cheney Library’s maintenance man for 38 years. He kept the inside of the Library in good order and you could often see him outside on his lawn mower. Dan had a knack for coming up with ideas Read More …

Cheney Library is having a Silent Auction. Even though no Festival of Wreaths is happening this year, there are wreaths and knitted items you can bid on until mid December. There are four wonderful quilts, each representing a season of Read More …

There will be a change in Library Hours as of October 14th: Hours Monday through Thursday will remain the same. Friday’s change will be : 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday’s change will be: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Please join us on Wednesday, October 8th at 7 p.m. Helen Dolan and Pat Mulligan, Master Gardeners with Cornell Cooperative Extension, will present a program on Putting you garden to bed.    

Join us at the Library on Saturday, October 25th at 10 a.m. and learn about bats and have some fun. The story time will feature funny story books by bat enthusiast Brian Lies and bats’ lives in nature. Song-singing, crafting Read More …

A sample of a wonderful quilt made by one of the ladies of the Quilting Group that meets weekly at the Library.

We would like to thank Ken Gottry for a wonderful evening. 60 patrons came to hear Ken talk and to watch his slideshow last Monday, July 21, 2014. There was lots to learn and share and a good time was Read More …

Ken Gottry will present a slide show of the history of Eagle Bridge at the Cheney Library on Monday, July 21 at 7 pm. Eagle Bridge, the junction of the north-south D&H and the east-west B&M railroad lines, was equal Read More …

Thank you, Jennifer Mahoney – Rensselaer County Health Department Representative – for spending Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at our Library. 30 people attended and learned about ticks and lyme disease. Anybody who would like literature on this subject, please contact Read More …