Altamont Library Notes for Friday, March 18, 2016

Easter is just around the corner, and what better way to get into the spirit than by dying Easter eggs? Please join us at the Altamont Free Library this Friday, March 18, at 3 p.m., for some colorful Easter fun. We’ll boil the eggs and provide all the supplies, so all you have to bring is your creativity!

Book discussion

The Penultimate Monday Book Club will be meeting on Monday March 21,  at 7 p.m., to discuss “All The Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. This novel, the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, concerns a blind French girl and a young German soldier obsessed with the new technology of radios and their intertwined fates. There’s plenty of time to pick up a copy at the library, so please join us for what will no doubt be a fascinating discussion about one of the year’s most popular books.

Library closed

Please note that the library will be closed on Sunday, March 27, in observation of the Easter holiday.

Make a birdfeeder

April is just around the corner, and with April comes the return of the birds to our area. On Friday April 1, at 3 p.m., we’ll be making birdfeeders to welcome our feathered friends back from their migrations. We’ll have a bunch of different types to make, so there will be something to make for every age and skill level.

100 for 100

The Altamont Free Library will have our 100th  anniversary in 2016. To mark the occasion, we will be celebrating in many ways throughout the year, and there will be countless ways to participate in the celebrations. One way that you can participate is by making a contribution to our Centennial Fund. We are looking for 100 donors to donate $100 each to ensure that your library will be able to continue to thrive at the heart of our community for the next one hundred years. Donors to the Centennial Fund will be acknowledged in the library’s display case throughout the year and will be invited to a special party this summer at the Breitenbach Castle. For more information, please give me a call at  861-7239 or e-mail me at .  

One-on-one tech help

Flummoxed by your Nook? Curious about your Kindle? Ready to throw your iPad across a room? Let us help.  Make an appointment with a staff member and bring whatever eReader or tablet you’ve got and we’ll (try our best to) help you download books to it or help troubleshoot any basic problems you might be having. You can schedule up to a half-hour to work through your tech issues by calling us at 861-7239 or e-mailing .