Altamont Library Notes for Monday, December 7, 2015
This is your last chance this year to honor the memory of a loved one with a holiday light on the Altamont Village Gazebo! Lights cost $3 each ($3.50 if you’d like a postcard sent to the honoree’s family) and all proceeds go to benefit Altamont Free Library.
The honorees’ names will be read out at the lighting ceremony this Sunday and will be published on the library’s website. Look for the submission form this week in The Altamont Enterprise or stop into the library in person to donate.
Whether you donate or not, please join us for our annual gazebo lighting ceremony this Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4:30 p.m. Thank you!
“Elf!”
There are some pretty good holiday movies out there, and even a few great ones, but the best of them all has to be “Elf,” the 2003 classic starring Will Ferrell as the Buddy the Elf.
This hilarious tale of a human raised by Santa and his elves and his quest to find his real father is sure to bring Christmas cheer to your heart. Please join us at 2:30 on Sunday, Dec. 6, for a free viewing of this great movie.
Gingerbread houses
One of our favorite annual events for young folks is taking place next week. Come decorate your very own holiday gingerbread house on Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. The gingerbread houses will be displayed form the Victorian Holidays Celebration at the Altamont Masonic Lodge and will be available afterwards for you to pick up and display (or eat!) yourself.
We’ll have all the supplies you’ll need to make a creative and delicious holiday treat! Space is limited, so please stop in or call the library at 518-861-7239 to register in advance.
Victorian Holiday Celebration
Please visit us during the Victorian Holiday Celebration on Sunday, December 13th. The library will be open from noon to 5 p.m., and we’ll be hosting storytellers, authors and artists with gifts for sale.
Don’t forget to be here at 5 p.m. for a very special train arrival with a very special passenger. (I don’t think anyone told Santa that the library isn’t a train station anymore! Let’s keep that a village secret, shall we?)
Quilt drawing
While you’re here for Victorian Holidays, you’ll have one final opportunity to buy a ticket for our annual quilt-drawing fundraiser. Our beautiful hand-stitched quilt made and donated by Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. of Delmar will be raffled off on Sunday, Dec. 13, during the Victorian Holidays Celebration.
Tickets are a dollar for one or six for $5 and all proceeds go to benefit Altamont Free Library. Tickets can also be purchased from any of our wonderful library Trustees.
Centennial gifts
Next year, Altamont Free Library will celebrate our 100th anniversary, and how better to show your library pride than with an official Altamont Free Library Centennial tote bag, coffee mug, mouse pad or set of note cards?
These will make the perfect gift for every library lover in your life and all feature a beautiful new Centennial logo designed by Christine Capuano. Stop in today to order your gifts today and they will be delivered in plenty of time for the holidays.