Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
— Photo by Alix d’Entremont/Macaulay Library - Cornell Ornithology
The bluebird of happiness may be yours if you check out a bird bag from the Altamont Free Library. The kit, assembled by the Thacher Park Nature Center, has binoculars for both adults and kids, guides to local birds, bird activity sheets, and more.
Last weekend we held our annual book sale, and it was a huge success! Many grateful thanks are due to all of the many, many of you who donated books to the library for the sale.
Rest assured that we’ve skimmed a number of them off the top to be put into our collection, so that their donors can visit them any time and even bring them back home if they like.
Even more grateful thanks are due to our wonderful volunteers who helped us sort, organize, carry, and sell all those books! It takes a village to run a library, and we’ve got a great one.
Historic homes
As we were reminded with the installation of our new exhibit on the history of the Altamont Train Station, every building has a story. Have you ever wondered about the people who lived in your house before you came along? If so, please join us on Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. for a workshop on how you can learn all about your house and its previous occupants. Led by County Legislator and local historian Jeff Perlee, this workshop will fill you in on all of the free resources that you can use to learn more about the place you call home. To register in advance call us at 518- 861-7239 or email me at .
Birding Bag
You know that it’s spring because the birds have returned! If you and your young friends are interested in learning more about the birds living all around us, we’ve got the perfect kit for you! Put together by the Thacher Park Nature Center, our birding kit has binoculars for both adults and kiddos, guides to local birds, bird activity sheets and much more! This kit can be checked out for up to one week, and you can use it up at Thacher, in your backyard, or anywhere else that birds hang out. Thank you Thacher Park Nature Center!
Train Station
History Exhibit
The Altamont Train Station has witnessed a lot of history since it opened its doors in 1897. Next Monday, we will unveil an exhibit all about that history. The exhibit was curated by Dan Barker of the Village Archive and Museum and features photos, documents, and artifacts from our building’s 125-year history. Among the artifacts on display will be the original stationmaster’s wooden ticket cabinet, which has never been displayed before.
The exhibit, which is presented with the financial assistance of the library’s Marijo Dougherty Fund for Local History Research, also features text by Keith C. Lee documenting the station’s history. It will be on display for the next few months, so please come on in and take a look! Many thanks to Dan and Keith for putting this all together.