Stay at Home Storytime will be held online on Sept. 22 at 10:45 a.m. Children up to age 5 and their caregivers can join Miss Terry for a fun, interactive story time. We will read stories, sing songs, play games, and participate in activities around a weekly theme.
This week’s theme is all about books and libraries! Registration is required. This storytime will take place on the Zoom platform. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/y6fly8vu. Once you register you will receive the Zoom join link.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Sept. 22 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,
Online Event
On Sept. 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. join our online event hosted by Middleburgh Library & Schoharie Library. Learn the basics of how to join a meeting, use in-meeting controls, or host a meeting. Click here to sign up. This project is supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services program.
Finding Material
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s curbside!
We will begin taking appointments for computer use, make copies or send a fax. Call us with your needs at 518-827-5142 and we will do everything we can to help you.
Betty and the Baby Boomers will give a virtual concert for the Middleburgh Library on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
It’s time for another virtual concert in the Not So Quiet Concert Series of the Middleburgh Library. The featured act is Betty and the Baby Boomers, a wonderful group from the Hudson Valley.
We’re hoping that you will tune in on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. to enjoy an hour of fun music. We also hope that you’ll be kind enough to make a donation to show your appreciation. There will be a link on their website for donating.
Betty and the Baby Boomers Concert will be available on their Youtube channel at the following link: https://bit.ly/3iaa6Ls
It is a public link, so it can also be found by searching for Betty and the Baby Boomers and the name of the concert. I'll send a reminder a day or two before the concert.
Here’s some information about the group:
When Betty Boomer, Jean Valla McAvoy, Paul Rubeo, and Steve Stanne began singing together more than 30 years ago, the name made sense — a play on Betty’s name and the fact that all are children of the baby boom. Bassist Robert Bard fit right in demographically when he joined later on.
If they’ve had second thoughts, it’s too late to change now. “Betty and the Baby Boomers” appears on the covers of the band’s five CDs, and the name is known to folk music fans from the mountains of Connemara in Ireland to the Catskills overlooking New York's Hudson Valley, their home base.
In addition to original songs from Jean, the Boomers draw on sources including traditional tunes; Americana roots music; contemporary artists like Greg Brown, Bruce Springsteen, and Dougie MacClean; and classic “folk singers” like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Phil Ochs.
Whatever the source, each song is “Boomerized” — set in distinctive arrangements with three- and four-part harmonies. The singers’ voices differ in range and color; they combine in a unique and resonant blend that is the Boomers’ signature. Their vocals are coupled to impressive instrumental work on guitars, Dobro, bass, bodhran, and kazoo, or sometimes — “Look Ma, no hands”— uncoupled in a cappella selections.
This program is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered in Schoharie County by Greene County Council on the Arts doing business as CREATE.
Finding Material
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language? Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s curbside!
Board meets
On Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. the library’s Board of Trustees will meet. This meeting is open to the public.
Storytime
On Sept. 15 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. We'll read books, sing songs and we'll be able to see each other and talk! This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"!
Registration required. Register here to receive your zoom join link: HYPERLINK "https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q?fbclid=IwAR31N_h-oRKjhGn6eRDtXQD9oDlE6Ks9Ra..." \t "_blank" https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at 518-827-5142.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Sept. 15 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,
Meeting Information
On Sept. 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. join an online event hosted by Middleburgh and Schoharie libraries. Learn the basics of how to join a meeting, use in-meeting controls, or host a meeting. Click here to sign up: https://forms.gle/oWRxVxtCnXqnggjt8. This project is supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services program.
Hi, families! With the school year fast approaching, whether the kids are headed back to school or homeschooling, Middleburgh Library Book Bundles is for you! Pick a topic: dinosaurs, trees. geology, birds, Egypt, or even ghosts. Let Rebecca help.
Contact her at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your books curbside!
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Sept. 8 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience.
We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq.
Book Discussion
On Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. join us for a discussion of “American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins (Outside and online). Our monthly book discussion is being done a little differently! We will meet outside the library on the back porch for a socially distant chat about the book American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins - masks are required. If you prefer, you may join us on Zoom by registering above.
After you register, you will be given the join link. Simply put that link into your browser on your laptop, computer, tablet or phone and join in the discussion. Order your copy of the book online or call us at 518-827-5142 to request a copy. You only need to register if you are joining us on zoom.
“American Dirt” will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. The publisher describes it as a page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement. This is a holdover from August, as the books did not arrive in time.
For the rest of the summer, the Middleburgh Library will be closing at 7 p.m. instead of 8:30 p.m.
Book Bundles
Hi families! With the school year fast approaching, whether the kids are headed back to school or homeschooling, this service is for you! Pick a topic: dinosaurs, trees. geology, birds, Egypt or even ghosts! Let Rebecca help!
Contact her at ryoung@mvls.info and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your books curbside!
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Sept. 1 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience.
We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting.
Book Discussion
On Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. join us to discuss "American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins. Join us for our monthly book discussion - done a little differently! We will meet outside the library on the back porch for a socially distant chat about the book. Masks are required. If you prefer, you may join us on Zoom by registering above.
After you register, you will be given the join link. Simply put that link into your browser on your laptop, computer, tablet or phone and join in the discussion. Order your copy of the book online or call us at 518-827-5142 to request a copy. You only need to register if you are joining us on Zoom.
“American Dirt” will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. The publisher calls it “a page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement.” This is a holdover from August, as the books did not arrive in time.
— Photo from Two of a Kind website
Jenny and David Heitler-Klevans, an award-winning husband-and-wife duo, Two of a Kind, will perform for the Middleburgh Library concert series on Sunday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. You can watch by going to twoofakind.com.
The Not So Quiet Concert Series of the Middleburgh Library will host Two of a Kind on Sunday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. You can watch by going to twoofakind.com.
They will also do a special children’s concert at 1 p.m. on the same day. They are among the best in the country performing children’s music and have won all sorts of awards for their work. We hope that you will decide to give a donation to show your appreciation for such an uplifting concert!
Link to the concert: http://www.facebook.com/TwoKing No registration required.
David and Jenny Heitler-Klevans, an award-winning husband-and-wife duo, Two of a Kind, love bringing people together and building community through music. Their beautiful harmonies accompanied by David’s powerful, rhythmic guitar-playing and Jenny’s multi-ethnic percussion instruments create magic on stage.
David taught music to children and adults from 1982 to 1996. He has a degree in composition from Oberlin Conservatory and has Orff Certification Levels I and II. He was a music specialist in schools in the Philadelphia area for many years and taught music theory at Settlement Music School.
Jenny has been singing and dancing all her life. She taught dance at camps and sang in the Anna Crusis Women’s Choir for four years. She also teaches music in pre-schools. Jenny has a master’s degree in public health and a background in training, education, and creative writing.
This project is made possible with funds from the decentralization program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Andrew M. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature and administered in Schoharie County by the Greene County Council on the Arts.
Hours Change
There will be temporary hours change for the rest of the summer we will be closing at 7 p.m. instead of 8:30. p.m.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents, or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language?
Let us help! Contact Rebecca at ryoung@mvls.info and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s curbside!
Legos
On Aug. 17 enjoy Imagine Your Story: Lego Challenge (Online) Monday's Love Legos? Get ready for our weekly Lego challenge. Join our Middleburgh Library Lego club on Facebook. Challenges will be posted on Monday mornings through August 20. Use your imagination and post a picture or video of your creation in the group. For all ages.
Nailed It
On Aug. 17 at 1:30 p.m. Nailed It- Mystery Box Teens Virtual Edition based on the Netflix show Nailed It!. Try your hand at our Mystery Box Edition! We will provide the ingredients and picture in a take and make package. You will provide the creativity and fun! Send us the pictures of your creations and we will judge and vote on them! With your permission we will post the pictures on our Facebook page! This class is part of our Imagine Your Story summer reading program and is for teens going into 6th grade through 12th. Registration is required. Go to our website @ middleburghlibrary.info, click on calendar and click on the event to register.
Storytime
On Aug. 18 at 10:45 a.m. join us for Stay at Home Storytime. Join Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. We'll read books, sing songs and we'll be able to see each other and talk! This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"!
Register here to receive your zoom join link: https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at 518-827-5142.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Aug. 18 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq.
The Middleburgh Library is back to regular hours. Library staff will be in the building during our regular hours. We will continue to provide curbside service of library material. Order online or call anytime the library is open to schedule a time for pick-up.
Also, we will begin taking appointments for you to use a computer, make copies, or send a fax. In our effort to provide safe service, here are the rules: appointments for computer use will be for one half-hour and only two people will be allowed in the library at any one time. Masks or face coverings must be worn the entire time you’re in the building — absolutely no exceptions. Call us with your needs at 518-827-5142 and we will do everything we can to help you.
Lego Challenge
Anytime on Aug. 10 Imagine Your Story: Lego Challenge (Online). Monday's Love Legos? Get ready for our weekly Lego challenge. Join our Middleburgh Library Lego club on Facebook. Challenges will be posted on Monday mornings through August 20. Use your imagination and post a picture or video of your creation in the group. For all ages.
Mystery Book
On Aug. 10 at 1:30 p.m. join us for Nailed It- Mystery Box Teens Virtual Edition (Your house!) Based on the Netflix show “Nailed It!”, try your hand at our Mystery Box Edition! We will provide the ingredients and picture in a take and make package. You will provide the creativity and fun!
Send us the pictures of your creations and we will judge and vote on them! With your permission we will post the pictures on our Facebook page! This class is part of our Imagine Your Story summer reading program and is for teens going into 6 grade through 12. Registration is required.
Broad meets
On Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. the Library Board of Trustees will meet.
Storytime
On Aug. 11 at 10:45 a.m. Stay at Home Storytime with Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"! Registration required. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at 518-827-5142.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On Aug. 11 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators teens to seniors.
We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting.
Movie Effects Workshop
On Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. join educators from Mad Science of the Capital District and create fake snow, engineer sound effects to make a story feel more real, and use flip animation to make a mini movie. Registration required. For kids going into grades 3 to 5. This program is part of our Imagine Your Story Summer Reading Program.
Book Bundles
Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language?
Let us help! Contact Rebecca at ryoung@mvls.info and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s curbside!
Summer Reading
Page Turner Adventures - Daily - Big news! As part of our summer reading program we've partnered with Page Turner Adventures to keep your kids reading and entertained all summer long! From cooking to virtual science museum visits, see what this program has in store for your children this summer.
This 7-week program will be offered for free to all library patrons and will bring new and exciting adventures for preschoolers-teens, five days a week! Go to our Facebook page Monday-Friday beginning on July 6th for watch parties of the day's virtual programming. Watch parties will happen each day at 8 and 10:00 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. No registration required.
Imagine
Welcome to Fairies & Gnomes: Imagine Their Homes! This is a summer learning project of the Mohawk Valley Library System, whose mission is to provide a summer of magical opportunities for families working together — using social-distancing guidelines and natural “found” materials — to build fairy and gnome homes at their own residences, on library lawns, in community parks and other local sites — wherever the shy and mystical “wood folk” might be found! In Middleburgh, you can build fairy and gnome homes in your yard, on nature paths, here in the gardens surrounding the library or the Dr. Best House and Medical Museum. Share your creations in our Facebook group 518 fairy homes.
We're moving into our next phase of library service! Beginning this past Monday, July 27, library staff will be in the building during our regular hours. What does that mean for you? We will continue to provide curbside service of library material. Order online or call anytime the library is open to schedule a time for pick-up.
Also, on July 27, we will begin taking appointments for you to use a computer. In our effort to provide safe service, here are the rules: appointments for computer use will be for half-hour time slots and only two people will be allowed in the library at any one time. Masks or face coverings must be worn the entire time you’re in the building - absolutely no exceptions.
If you have a medical reason and cannot wear a face covering, we will bend over backwards to make sure you get what you need; however you will not be allowed in the library without one. Please talk to us by calling 518-827-5142 and we will work out a solution.
Unfortunately, no bathrooms or water fountain are available at this time and no browsing of the shelves or library material. You will be able to clean your hands at our sanitizing station when you enter the building. Please note that social distancing protocols will apply. We hope to see you soon!
Lego Challenge
On Aug. 2, anytime - Imagine Your Story: LEGO Challenge (Online) Monday's Love LEGO'S? Get ready for our weekly LEGO challenge. Join our Middleburgh Library LEGO club on Facebook. Challenges will be posted on Monday mornings through Aug. 20. Use your imagination and post a picture or video of your creation in the group. For all ages.
Storytime
On Aug. 3 at 10:45 a.m. enjoy Stay at Home Storytime. Join Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. We'll read books, sing songs and we'll be able to see each other and talk! This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"!
Registration required. Register here to receive your zoom join link. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at 518-827-5142.
Insight Meditation
On Aug. 3 at 5;15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,
Summer Reading Program
Imagine Your Story - this summer with the Middleburgh Library! Although it looks a bit different, we're hoping that everyone participates and has fun reading this summer. Go to our online reading log where you can keep track of all the books you read. Register according to your age - pre-school, children's, teen or adult. Complete missions, earn badges and reach your reading goal to be entered into drawings to win great prizes. Watch our Facebook page, our website and the newspapers for upcoming online programs, challenges, craft make and takes that you can pick up here at the library and even some very socially distant events out on the library lawn. More info to come!
Page Turner Adventures - Daily - Big news! As part of our summer reading program we've partnered with Page Turner Adventures to keep your kids reading and entertained all summer long! From cooking to virtual science museum visits, see what this program has in store for your children this summer. This 7-week program will be offered for free to all library patrons and will bring new and exciting adventures for preschoolers-teens, five days a week! Go to our Facebook page Monday-Friday beginning on July 6th for watch parties of the day's virtual programming. Watch parties will happen each day at 8 and 10 a.m., and 1, 3 and 7 p.m. No registration required.
Imagine Their Homes
Welcome to Fairies & Gnomes: Imagine Their Homes! This is a summer learning project of the Mohawk Valley Library System, whose mission is to provide a summer of magical opportunities for families working together — using social-distancing guidelines and natural “found” materials — to build fairy and gnome homes at their own residences, on library lawns, in community parks and other local sites — wherever the shy and mystical “wood folk” might be found! In Middleburgh, you can build fairy and gnome homes in your yard, on nature paths, here in the gardens surrounding the library or the Dr. Best House and Medical Museum. Share your creations in our Facebook group 518 fairy homes.
More fairy fun! Pick up your take and make flower fairy kit at the library beginning this past Monday July 27. Call from the parking lot anytime the library is open (We go back to regular hours that day) and we'll bring you out a kit. Feeling crafty and all ready have the supplies? Learn how to make your very own flower fairy with wire, beads, and faux flower petals! This virtual program will provide step-by-step instructions on making several types of flower fairies.
Please note that supplies are limited.
The next concert in the Middleburgh Library Not So Quiet Concert Series will take place on Sunday, July 26, at 7 p.m. The performers will be Pat Humphries and Sandy O, known collectively as Emma’s Revolution.
Emma’s Revolution’s songs have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near. With beautiful harmonies and genre-defying eclecticism, Emma’s Revolution delivers the energy and strength of their convictions, in an uprising of truth and hope for these tumultuous times.
“The powers that be can control the media but it’s hard to stop a good song … Pat’s songs will be sung well into the 22nd Century,” said Seeger.
Their music has been featured on All Things Considered and Democracy Now. By now, you've realized that this is not your typical folk duo! You can learn more about them at Emmasrevolution.com
Due to the weird circumstances in which we are living, the concert will be streamed live on the internet. We hope you will also be generous and give a donation.
You may register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/EmmasRevConcertSunJuly26
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Back to Regular Hours
We're moving into our next phase of library service! Beginning Monday July 27 library staff will be in the building during our regular hours. What does that mean for you? We will continue to provide curbside service of library material. Order online or call anytime the library is open to schedule a time for pick-up.
Also, on the 27th, we will begin taking appointments for you to use a computer. In our effort to provide safe service, here are the rules: appointments for computer use will be for 1/2 hour and only two people will be allowed in the library at any one time. Masks or face coverings must be worn the entire time you’re in the building — absolutely no exceptions.
If you have a medical reason and cannot wear a face covering, we will bend over backwards to make sure you get what you need, however you will not be allowed in the library without one. Please talk to us by calling 518-827-5142 and we will work out a solution.
Unfortunately, no bathrooms or water fountain are available at this time and no browsing of the shelves or library material. You will be able to clean your hands at our sanitizing station when you enter the building. Please note that social distancing protocols will apply. We hope to see you soon!
Lego Challenge
On July 27 at anytime — Imagine Your Story: LEGO Challenge (Online) Monday's Love LEGO'S? Get ready for our weekly LEGO challenge. Join our Middleburgh Library LEGO club on Facebook. Challenges will be posted on Monday mornings through Aug. 20. Use your imagination and post a picture or video of your creation in the group. For all ages.
Storytime
On July 28 at 10:45 a.m. enjoy Stay at Home Storytime. Join Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. We'll read books, sing songs and we'll be able to see each other and talk! This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"!
Registration required. Register here to receive your zoom join link: https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at (518) 827-5142.
Virtual Insight Meditation
On July 28 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,
Tin Foil Prints and a self-portrait
On July 29 at 7 p.m. join us for Imagine Your Story: Tin Foil Print Making & Self Portrait (Outside). Imagine your story with art teacher Lara Kelley! She'll lead you through the fun process of making tin foil prints and a self portrait. This program will be held outside, socially distanced on the library lawn. Masks are required of everyone attending over the age of 2. This program is for kids going into 2nd grade through 5th. Registration is required. Space is limited. Dependent on the weather — rain date is July 30.
Summer Reading Programs
Imagine Your Story - this summer with the Middleburgh Library! Although it looks a bit different, we're hoping that everyone participates and has fun reading this summer. Go to http://midlibny11.readsquared.com/ to go to our online reading log where you can keep track of all the books you read. Register according to your age - pre-school, children's, teen or adult. Complete missions, earn badges and reach your reading goal to be entered into drawings to win great prizes. Watch our Facebook page, our website and the newspapers for upcoming online programs, challenges, craft make and takes that you can pick up here at the library and even some very socially distant events out on the library lawn. More info to come!
Page Turner Adventures - Daily - Big news! As part of our summer reading program we've partnered with Page Turner Adventures to keep your kids reading and entertained all summer long! From cooking to virtual science museum visits, see what this program has in store for your children this summer. This 7-week program will be offered for free to all library patrons and will bring new and exciting adventures for preschoolers-teens, five days a week! Go to our Facebook page Monday to Friday for watch parties of the day's virtual programming. Watch parties will happen each day at 8 and 10 a.m., and 1 and 3 and 7 p.m. No registration required.
Welcome to Fairies & Gnomes: Imagine Their Homes! This is a summer learning project of the Mohawk Valley Library System, whose mission is to provide a summer of magical opportunities for families working together— using social-distancing guidelines and natural “found” materials — to build fairy and gnome homes at their own residences, on library lawns, in community parks and other local sites — wherever the shy and mystical “wood folk” might be found! In Middleburgh, you can build fairy and gnome homes in your yard, on nature paths, here in the gardens surrounding the library or the Dr. Best House and Medical Museum. Share your creations in our Facebook group 518 fairy homes and go to 518fairyhomes.com for all kinds of fun ideas!
A concert by Emma’s Revolution will be live streamed on Sunday, July 26, at 7 p.m. as part of the Middleburgh Library Not So Quiet Concert Series.
The next concert in the Middleburgh Library Not So Quiet Concert Series will take place on Sunday, July 26, at 7 p.m. The performers will be Pat Humphries and Sandy O, known collectively as Emma’s Revolution.
Emma’s Revolution’s songs have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near. With beautiful harmonies and genre-defying eclecticism, Emma’s Revolution delivers the energy and strength of their convictions, in an uprising of truth and hope for these tumultuous times.
“The powers that be can control the media but it’s hard to stop a good song … Pat’s songs will be sung well into the 22nd Century,” said Seeger.
Their music has been featured on All Things Considered and Democracy Now. By now, you've realized that this is not your typical folk duo! You can learn more about them at Emma'srevolution.com
Due to the weird circumstances in which we are living, the concert will be streamed live on the internet. We hope you will also be generous and give a donation.
You may register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/EmmasRevConcertSunJuly26
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Curbside pick-up
Curbside pick-up of library material began on July 6. For the time being, our hours will be 3 to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Request Books online or call the library at 518-827-5142 for assistance. Unable to get to the library to pick up books?
Call us and we'll see what we can do about it! When your books are ready we will give you a call to arrange a time for you to pick them up on the back porch. Return your books to the drop box or to the tote on the back porch when you pick up your book order.
Safety
Our primary goal during the current health crisis is to offer library service in ways that are safe for both patrons and staff. To do that we plan to move carefully and thoughtfully through several phases of service this summer, always staying in compliance with the Governor's Executive Orders and CDC prevention guidelines.
Some features of our safety plan include: suspending in-library events, requiring staff to wear personal protective equipment, quarantining returned books for 72 hours before checking them in.
For updates on additional services as they are added please check out website at www.middleburghlibrary.info or our Facebook page. If you have questions, please call 518-827-5142
Summer Reading Program
Imagine Your Story - this summer with the Middleburgh Library! Although it looks a bit different, we're hoping that everyone participates and has fun reading this summer. Go to our online reading log where you can keep track of all the books you read. Register according to your age - pre-school, children's, teen or adult.
Complete missions, earn badges and reach your reading goal to be entered into drawings to win great prizes. Watch our Facebook page, our website and the newspapers for upcoming online programs, challenges, craft make and takes that you can pick up here at the library and even some very socially distant events out on the library lawn. More info to come!
Page Turner Adventures
Big news! As part of our summer reading program we've partnered with Page Turner Adventures to keep your kids reading and entertained all summer long! From cooking to virtual science museum visits, see what this program has in store for your children this summer.
This 7-week program will be offered for free to all library patrons and will bring new and exciting adventures for preschoolers-teens, five days a week! Go to our Facebook page Monday-Friday beginning on July 6th for watch parties of the day's virtual programming. Watch parties will happen each day at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. No registration required.
Stay at Home Storytime
On Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. We'll read books, sing songs and we'll be able to see each other and talk! This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"!
Registration required. Register here to receive your zoom join link: https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at 518-827-5142.
Imagine
Welcome to Fairies & Gnomes: Imagine Their Homes! This is a summer learning project of the Mohawk Valley Library System, whose mission is to provide a summer of magical opportunities for families working together — using social-distancing guidelines and natural “found” materials — to build fairy and gnome homes at their own residences, on library lawns, in community parks and other local sites — wherever the shy and mystical “wood folk” might be found! In Middleburgh, you can build fairy and gnome homes in your yard, on nature paths, here in the gardens surrounding the library or the Dr. Best House and Medical Museum. Share your creations in our Facebook group 518 fairy homes and go to 518fairyhomes.com for all kinds of fun ideas!
Imagine Your Story: Lego Challenge (Online) Monday's
Love Legos? Get ready for our weekly Lego challenge. Join our Middleburgh Library Lego club on Facebook. Challenges will be posted on Monday mornings through Aug. 20. Use your imagination and post a picture or video of your creation in the group. For all ages.
Nailed It- Candy Sushi Teens Virtual Edition
On July 29 at 1:30 p.m. join us for this program based on the Netflix show “Nailed It!”. Try your hand at recreating a stunning candy sushi treat! We will provide the ingredients and picture in a take and make package. You will provide the creativity and fun! Send us the pictures of your creations and we will judge and vote on them! With your permission we will post the pictures on our Facebook page! This class is part of our Imagine Your Story summer reading program and is for teens going into 6th grade through 12th. Registration is required.
Virtual Insight Meditation
Our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m.
What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq