Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Partnering with the State Employees Federal Credit Union and the Upper Hudson Library System, the Library will be hosting a series of virtual financial and computer classes over the next few months. Please take a moment to check out these programs on our online calendar:

— Tackle Your Debt: Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m.;

— Facebook Pages for Business: Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.;

— Reach Customers Online with Google: Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.;

— Meeting Online: A Primer: Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.;

— Decluttering Your Email Inbox: Monday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.;

— Power Your Job Search with Google Tools: Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.;

— Growing, Protecting, and Saving your Funds for Retirement: Monday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m.;

— Introduction to Google Apps Suite: Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.; and

— Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

Please register online or call 518-765-2791 for more information.

Creativity Lab:

Artist Trading Cards

Artist Trading Cards are tiny collages — the size of a playing card! Pick up a surprise bag of art odds and ends after 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 15. You can add pieces from your own stash, and make some mini artwork. Since they are trading cards, you’ll need to share them with friends, then they can get inspired too! For grades 6 and up, please register.

College Conversation

The college choice is even more complicated these days! If you are a high school junior or senior and want to hear how colleges and students are adjusting to pandemic pressures, you are invited to join our Zoom meeting at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13. Please register online to get the link emailed to you.

Book talk

These are our February book-discussion dates:

— Books & Beyond: Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m.: “Emma” by Jane Austen;

— Fiction Book Discussion: Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m.: “Emma” by Jane Austen;

— Middle School Book Club (grades 6 to 8): Thursday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m.: “The Lions of Little Rock” by Kristine Levine;

— Kids’Book Discussion (grades 2 and 3): Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m.: “The Mystery of the Gold Coin” by Harper Paris; and

— Teen Bookflix Club (grades 8 and up): Friday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m.; “Alex Rider: Stormbreaker” by Anthony Horowitz.

Please register online each month to receive the private meeting link for any of these virtual book discussions. Limited copies of the book are available, compliments of the Friends of the Library. Library copies will also be available for checkout and downloadable ebook and audiobook versions are on Overdrive. 

In-house browsing

A limited number of appointments are available Monday through Saturday to browse for and check out materials or computer use. Please call Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 518-765-2791 to schedule your appointment. 

Virtual Preschool

Story Time

No registration is needed, and the video link will be available on the Library website, to view at your convenience. Families of preschoolers can pick up a take-and-make bag at the library each week. The bag will include the storytime thematic art activity of the week. Each week’s bags will be at the Library from Tuesday-Saturday of that week.