READING
TOOLS
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Goodreads - tracks the books you are currently reading, plan to read, and have already read. Provides recommendations along with many other features.
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Likewise - delivers personalized recommendations for books, tv, movies, and podcasts.
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The StoryGraph - "helps you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes."
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Kent District Library What's Next®: Books in Series - A database that links fiction series (two or more books) by character(s),
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What Should I Read Next? - Enter a book you like, and the site will analyze a database of real readers' favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.
Topical Resources
EVENTS
Part time Librarian visits the Farrar Home. June 2024's visit included a tutorial on crocheted bookmarks.
Amy Godine discussed her book “The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier” and highlighted the Black pioneers who eventually settled in Malone and surrounding areas.
At the second annual Wead Library Plant Swap, attendees were asked to bring plants rooted in dirt or loose cuttings to trade with fellow plant lovers.
Part time Librarian visits the Farrar Home. June 2024's visit included a tutorial on crocheted bookmarks.
This Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System (CEFLS) guide highlights local, regional, and national LGBTQ organizations, as well as materials on LGBTQ topics that that you can request from your library.
Connect With Stories of Help and Hope
Learn from Veterans Experiences
Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?
You're not alone—the Veterans Crisis Line is here for you.
You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to call.
LOCAL RESOURCES
MALONE ONE WORK SOURCE CENTER
provides the opportunity for anyone looking for a career to learn their options and find a path to their goal. They can provide you with the information you need to get going on your job today.
MALONE ADULT CENTER
is open Monday through Friday (9am to 4pm) to provide seniors with nutrition, socialization, recreation, education and health related activities for seniors. Contact the Director Vicky Guerin at (518)483-6611 for more information.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
provides services many services including mental health counseling, life skill courses, mentoring, and access to transitional housing. For more information about Community Connection’s services please contact (518) 521-3507 or visit their website.
United Way Of The Adirondack Region, Inc - ALICE
ALICE — an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE represents the
growing number of households in our communities that earn enough to be considered above the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), but do not earn enough to afford basic necessities.
Please contact United Way of the Adirondack Region by calling (518) 563-0028
ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING (AGES 21 AND OVER)
The high school equivalency program is designed to improve the educational and employment opportunities of adults in the Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES catchment area. A variety of adult programming is offered throughout the area including Malone, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and the Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve. Program options consist of morning, afternoon or evening sessions. In addition, opportunities to participate in distance learning (home study) are available for those students who are unable to attend traditional programming.