The Woodstock Public Library has launched a capital campaign to raise funds for a possible acquisition of the former Library Laundromat, which the library envisions as an annex that would provide space for computer-related instruction for residents and meetings by community groups.

In a February 8 interview Stuart Auchincloss, the newly elected president of the library district’s 11-member board of trustees, reported that Ulster County, which seized the laundromat property in lieu of unpaid taxes, plans to sell it at a foreclosure auction scheduled for April 11. By law the opening bid is set at the amount of taxes due, which in this case is approximately $166,000. The purchase price will include fees and penalties. Prior to its seizure by the county, the property was owned by Library Laundromat LLC, according to Auchincloss.