For Kids + Parents
Special Events
Make Your Own: Pony Bead Pumpkins
Desmond-Fish Public LibraryFall is in the air! Stop by the library to make a beaded pumpkin sculpture to take home. For ages 5 and up. Registration required. Please register each child individually. […]
Creators Workshop: Halloween Treat Tools
Desmond-Fish Public LibraryOn the second Tuesday of each month, join us for an evening of art, technology, and design as we learn to use makerspace tools by creating a craft project or […]
Weekly Events
New + Recommended Reads
What’s New
Tools & Games
Homework Help & Learning
Need help with your homework, research for a project, help preparing for a test, or just want the answer to that perplexing question? We’re here to help! Check out our Research & Learn page for even more resources.
Librarian Spotlight
Welcome New Children's Librarian Veronica Morgan
The Desmond-Fish Public Library is excited to welcome Veronica Morgan as our new Children’s Librarian. A native of Highland Falls, Veronica has experience working as a children’s librarian in several different locations from urban to rural, most recently as Youth Services Librarian at the Poughkeepsie Public Library. Veronica holds a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, with an emphasis on Archive management; eagle-eyed patrons may recognize Veronica, who worked at the DFPL as a Circulation Clerk as recently as 2014.Your Virtual Library
Philipstown Community
Local Schools
- Garrison Union Free School District (K-8)
- Haldane Central School District (K-12)
- Lakeland Central School District (K-12)
- Manitou School (Pre-K-8)
- The Nest Child Care Center (Pre-K)
- James I. O’Neill High School (9-12)
- Philipstown Recreation (Pre-K)
- St. Basil Academy (Residential Pre-K-12)
- St. Philips Nursery School (Pre-K)
- Stacy’s House Preschool (Pre-K)
Community Service Opportunities
Community Guides
Where to Play
Local Parks
Here at the Library
There’s lots of discover inside AND outside of the library –– our entire grounds are open to the public for play and exploration. Can you find butterflies in the reading garden? Evidence of bats in our bathouses? What kind of animal tracks can you find –– fox, rabbit, raccoon, even coyote? Make sure to tell a librarian what you discover!