Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, at 219 Main St. in Hurleyville, will host the 2025 Spring Lego Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14.

It will feature a collection of “Out of this World” builds from community member across the county and beyond. There will be space-themed builds, free builds, sets, historic builds and more.

The event is free and for all ages.

There will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Education  at 5 p.m. Monday, June 9,  in the District Office at 115 Buckley St. in Liberty.  The Board anticipates entering into executive session immediately.  There will be no other business and the meeting will be adjourned at the end of the executive session.  The meeting is not open to the public. The agenda will be available at Board Docs on Sunday, June 8.

The next Board of Education meeting will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in the HS Media Center. The board anticipates to enter into executive session (not open to the public) immediately.  The regular portion of the meeting, open to the public, is expected to resume at 6 p.m.  The agenda will be available on Monday, June 9, at Board Docs.

Dear Liberty,

Meteorological summer is here, and the temperatures are reflecting that. With temperatures expected to be in the 70s today, and 80s throughout the week, I want to take the opportunity to remind students and staff to take steps to help combat the heat.

Most important is to stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water and avoid caffeinated beverages. Water bottle filling stations can be found throughout the school buildings. I encourage everyone to bring their own reusable bottles and fill them often.

Another step is to wear lightweight, light-colored and breathable fabrics, such as cotton.

The Middle School has air conditioning, and it will be turned on as needed. At the Elementary School and High School, which do not have air conditioning, the district will take steps to provide additional cooling, including air movers in the hallways, putting shades down and leaving windows and classroom doors open to help with air circulation.

Other steps that may include turning off the overhead lights and unused electronics that produce heat; and providing water breaks.

Per policy, if temperatures in classrooms and support services spaces reach 88 degrees, students and staff may be removed from those locations. When practicable, students and staff may be moved to cooler locations. If not, school may be dismissed early.

On days when the outside temperature is expected to be high enough that temperatures in occupiable educational or support service spaces are likely to reach 88 degrees, even with the heat mitigation measures taken, the district may hold classes remotely or close school entirely.

Any changes to the schedule will be communicated via our normal emergency closure channels: ParentSquare, our website www.libertyk12.org and local media.

If you have any questions, please email questions@libertyk12.org.

Sincerely,

Dr. Patrick Sullivan

Superintendent

The Liberty Public Library will offer series of activities for students of all ages throughout the summer.

For younger students, the library will host Color Our World programming throughout the summer.

A summer reading challenge will start June 30 and end Aug. 8. Those who participate will receive weekly prizes for reading. Reading logs are available at the front desk and those who bring it back each week to show what they have read will receive prizes. Young students can be read to and those who are starting to read should read on their own.

Fun for the whole family will be offered at three interactive family shows: “Color Our World’ Mime Show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10; Repco Wildlife Reptile Show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24; and Owls and Falcons, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4.

There will also be weekly craft days for students entering kindergarten though fourth grade at 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 1-Aug. 5, as well as STEM Stations at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 3-31, where students will be able to code robots, build circuit paths and use Lego blocks.

For infants and preschool children, there will be Summer Storytimes at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, June 25-Aug.6, featuring stories, songs, crafts and games, as well as Movement & Music at 11 a.m. Mondays, June 23-July 28, except July 7, where young children can make music, learn new songs, dance and make a musical craft.

The Teen Zone, for students entering fifth through 12th grade will be activated from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays with different events each week.

Scratch Art will be offered June 23, with sticker design on June 30. Ink art, using alcohol inks, will be offered July 7. There will be a game day July 14, and an opportunity to make a “FrankenToy” or art using old toys, glue and spray paint. The final event will by July 28, where old CDs will be upcycled into art using stencils or paint.

The older students can also take part in a reading challenge by recording what books they read this summer. Sign up will be done at the front desk. Each book entered into the reading log will earn an entry to win an Amazon Gift Card. All participants will receive a prize when completed logs are turned in.

The Liberty Public Library is at 189 N. Main St. in front of the Elementary School. For more information, call 845-292-6070 or visit www.libertypublicibrary.org.

On May 2, Liberty Central School District completed follow up testing on 10 sinks that were found to have lead levels above action level during lead in water testing in April.

Following remediation, water from all 10 sinks was retested and all locations were found to have levels below the action level of 5 parts per billion.

More information and links to the full first and second round reports are available here.