Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, March 28, 2019
Throughout the year, we at the Altamont Free Library are frequently asked if we accept book donations, and, normally, we have to say that we don’t have enough room for donations. But there is one time of the year when we can accept donations, and it’s coming up fast!
On Saturday, May 4, we will hold our annual book sale in conjunction with the Altamont Elementary School PTA’s village-wide garage sale. From noon on Wednesday, May 1, until Friday, May 3, we will be very grateful to accept book, CD, and DVD donations, which will either be added to the library’s collection or sold to raise money for library programs.
We will be happy to make up a receipt for you for tax purposes if you like. (Sorry, but we will not be running a garage sale this year, so household goods will not be accepted.) Please don’t forget to visit us during the sale to find your next favorite book!
Christine Capuano Exhibit
What a talented bunch of folks we have in this village! Over the past few months, we’ve been happy to display collections of paintings by Altamont-based artists Nancy Murphy and Joan Johnson, and now we have another homegrown artist to highlight.
Please visit a new exhibit of pastels by Christine Capuano in our community room, which will be hanging for the next several weeks. Christine is one of our favorite local artists. She even designed the library’s logo, so she has a special place in our heart.
Come take a look! Thanks for brightening up the library, Christine!
Story time
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.
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.
Juice & Jammies
Speaking of story time, we also have a special evening story time that we call Juice & Jammies coming up on Friday, March 29. Put on your pj’s and join Miss Erika for a low-key pre-bedtime story, and snack.
This will be the perfect thing to get your kiddos ready to drift off to dreamland.
Eleanor Oliphant discussion
On Monday, April 1, the First Monday Bookclub will meet at noon to discuss “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine,” the best-selling first novel by Scottish author Gail Honeyman. This beloved novel deals with themes of social isolation and the power of human relationships.
It’s a quick enough read, and we still have a few copies on hold, so please join us for what will certainly be a fascinating conversation.