Altamont Library Notes for Friday, April 17, 2015
— Photo by Ron Ginsburg
The Train Station Quilters and their volunteers came together on April 7 for the Million Pillowcase Challenge, making cases for children in foster care. Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, County Sheriff Craig Apple, Altamont Mayor Jim Gaughan, and other officials were on hand for the event.
All year long, people ask us to take their books off of their hands. It always seems that more than almost any category of household item--more than clothes, more than records, more than furniture--people always want to know that their books have found a good second or third home.
All year long, we have to regretfully decline most offers, since we simply don’t have the space for them. Soon, though, will be your opportunity!
On Saturday, May 2nd, Altamont Free Library will hold our annual book sale in conjunction with the PTA’s village-wide garage sale. From noon on Wednesday, April 29th until the day of the sale, we will very grateful to accept your books which will either be added to the library’s collection or sold to raise money for library programs and services.
We will be happy to make up a receipt for you for tax purposes if you like. Please visit us during the sale to find your next favorite book.
In the meantime, we’ve got a bunch of great things coming up this week.
Encore Orientation
This Thursday, we’ll be holding that an orientation session to our new online catalog called Encore. Whether you’d like to reserve items or check your account from home, use our brand new databases or just browse for your next movie, cd or book, we’ll cover everything that the system can allow you to do.
Please bring your library card (or at least have your card number memorized) and join us at 6pm for this enlightening event.
Animation Workshop Full
Registration for our Saturday, April 18th Video Animation Workshop is full. If you haven’t signed up, fear not! We will be running another session of the workshop this summer, and if you’re left on the waitlist for the April session, you’ll have first crack at registering for the summer session.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”
Over the next few months, our Penultimate Monday book club will be discussing old classics that we first encountered (or wish we had encountered) in high school English classes.
First up, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee at 7pm on Monday, April 20th. This widely beloved novel tells a story of crime, prejudice and understanding in the South in the 1930’s. Whether this is your first encounter with the book or your tenth, please join us for what is certain to be a great discussion.
The Dojo
On Friday, April 28th, our old friend Ryan Black will be back to lead out teen gaming program, The Dojo at 6pm. From board games to card games to video games, we’ll have something for every high schooler (or near high schooler) to get into.
Earth Day Craft
Celebrate Earth Day and the spring season at the library! Join us on Saturday April 25th at 11am to make a small greenhouse garden called a terrarium.
Please bring a small glass jar with a lid (mustard, pickle or small mason jar-sized) — preferably something that was headed for the recycling bin! — a tiny glass or plastic figurine or two that can adorn the garden you create — gnomes and kittens love terrarium living! — and your creativity.
Please pre-register to ensure that we have ample garden-making materials for all by calling the library at (518) 861-7239, emailing at [email protected] or stop by the library and sign up in person.
This workshop will be led by Christine Carpenter, who loves exploring the natural world and has been making terrariums and other tiny habitats since she was a very young girl.