Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
— Photo by Joe Burke
Thom Breitenbach’s Butterflies of the World collection is on display in the Altamont Free Library for the next several weeks.
Last week, we put out the call in this column for your new collections to display in our display case, and boy did you deliver! We’re currently displaying some of our friend Thom Breitenbach’s butterfly collection that he has kept since his childhood. (And as impressive as our display is, it’s not even the whole collection!)
Do yourself a favor and add some color to these dreary days by checking them out! Thom’s butterflies come from all over the world and will be on display for the next several weeks. Thanks, Thom, for brightening up the library!
Census
The beginning of March means that we’re just one month away from April 1, Census Day! In the next several weeks, households throughout the United States will begin receiving mailings from the U.S.. Census Department, giving them instructions on how to respond to this year’s once-in-a-decade U.S. Census.
As you may have experienced while doing your taxes recently, when the federal government gives instructions, they’re not always very easy to read or understand. But, like those tax instructions, it’s very important that you give it a try.
Why is it important? Because the Census is our country’s way of figuring out who lives where, and how best to divide up their pool of money and representation. The more people who respond to the Census, the more money and representation we get. It’s that simple.
So, when you get your mailing from the Census Department, read it closely. If you feel comfortable responding to the Census through the Census website, go ahead. But if you feel as though you have questions and would like some assistance, or if you don’t have a computer and would like to use one of ours, please give us a call at 518-861-7239 to set up a time to come in and get some help with it. The entire questionnaire shouldn’t take you more than 20 minutes to complete, depending on how many people live in your household, and your participation will make a big difference for your community. Thank you in advance for your participation!
Story Time!
Did you know that one of the best ways of getting our youngest friends to become strong readers is by exposing them to a wide variety of readers and reading environments? For that reason, and also just because it’s just fun, we have two Story Times each week on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
Story time is a super fun program that combines some of our favorite things: awesome stories, silly songs, playful movement, and most importantly, bubbles! Tuesday Story Times with Miss Ann are targeted at preschoolers, while our Wednesday Story Times with Miss Erika are for toddlers (but we don’t mind older or younger friends on either day). Please join us for mornings of stories, songs, and bubbles.